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King, Ali, the Kheprw Institute Taught Me
Yesterday I discussed some reflections as Martin Luther King Day approaches. I can’t help but be saddened as I remember the moral integrity and leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr, Muhammad Ali, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and all … Continue reading
Revising Queries 2
The Ministry and Counsel Committee of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is asking our monthly meetings to consider possible revisions to our advices and queries. During the online Facebook discussion about this, Marshall Massey wrote: Just speaking for myself, I do not think … Continue reading
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Thankful to be Alive
Thanksgiving Day is when we reflect on all we have to be thankful for. Often this involves paying attention to things we unintentionally take for granted during the routines of daily life and struggles. We so often forget to be … Continue reading
Thanksgiving 2017
One of the things I’m most thankful for this Thanksgiving is having been able to make connections with Native Americans. I’m not going to go into the false, sanitized versions of the Thanksgiving story and our settler-colonial history. Rather, I’d … Continue reading
What Actually Changed?
I’ve been writing a lot about the Quaker queries related to civic responsibility, and this one in particular: How do we share our convictions with others? Do we express our opinions with courage, yet with love, mindful of the Divine … Continue reading
Civic Responsibility – Social Justice Videos
Continuing with the queries regarding civic responsibility, the advice mentions the importance of staying informed on social issues. I’ve been writing about the query “How do we share our convictions with others?” Key to sharing our convictions is informing others … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, climate change, Indigenous, integral nonviolence, Kheprw Institute, peace, Uncategorized
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Building an environmental action movement
After venting my frustration about environmental inaction, I thought it could be helpful to hear about some of the ways you can get involved in fixing environmental problems. Following is the story of how I got involved with the Rainforest … Continue reading
Scattergood graduate’s social justice video project
Recently graduated from Scattergood Friends School and Farm, Rezadad Mohammadi directed, produced and did much of the work on the video below, “The War on Drugs” (U.S.A. and Mexico), Mass Incarceration and Solitary Confinement. After a revealing history of the … Continue reading
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Tagged AFSC, mass incarceration, Rezadad Mohammadi, Scattergood
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Diop – Flex (Hey)
Check out the new video by my friend Diop Adisa, filmed in Ghana, Flex (Hey). After Diop recently asked me how I was doing since I moved to Iowa, I asked him the same. He said “I’m doing pretty … Continue reading
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Engage
I realize how fortunate I have been to have had experiences with diverse communities over the past six or seven years in Indianapolis. These have been immensely educational. When I said as much during one of my last meetings with … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 