Category Archives: #LANDBACK

Quaker Social Concerns as Mutual Aid and LANDBACK

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

We are moving further into chaotic times. I started to list all the ways, but there are so many, and you know what they are. People seem paralyzed by the destruction of our environment, and collapse of political and economic … Continue reading →

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LANDBACK and Quakers, a Case Study

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday’s post was the most recent of a series of blog posts I’ve been writing about the concept of LANDBACK. Here is a link to other LANDBACK posts: landback | Search Results | Quakers, social justice and revolution (jeffkisling.com) You … Continue reading →

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Time for a Reset

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

The Spirit tells me it is time for a reset. My whole life I have tried to protect Mother Earth. Live without a car, live in small apartments, protect the water. Protect us from pipelines and other fossil fuel projects. … Continue reading →

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LANDBACK Manifesto

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

I am just beginning to learn about LANDBACK. When I asked my Indigenous friends how I could best support them, they said “LANDBACK”. One of the ways I learn is by writing. Here are some posts thus far: landback | … Continue reading →

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Acting on our beliefs

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Recently I’ve been thinking and praying a lot about Mutual Aid and #LANDBACK. Two concepts I hadn’t known about prior to 2018. That was the year I began to make connections with Indigenous people. And those became things they were … Continue reading →

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#LANDBACK #RiseUp with us

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

We make conscious decisions to either sit back and watch, or stand up and be heard.We make choices as to whether protect our future generations, or we allow for a destitute future for them.We make choices as to enter the … Continue reading →

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Iowa solidarity as RCMP invades Wet’sutwet’en

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Time to Rise Up! RCMP Invades Wet’suwet’en Territory SHARE WIDELY Feb 6, 2020 This morning at approximately 4:30am, heavily militarized RCMP launched their long anticipated raid on Wet’suwet’en land defenders. RCMP invaded unceded Wet’suwet’en territory to facilitate construction of the … Continue reading →

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#LANDBACK and Indigenous Youth

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Earlier in this series about #LANDBACK I wrote the first time I heard that term was from Denzel Sutherland-Wilson. I shared the awful video of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) pointing sniper rifles at him. Canada is ready to kill … Continue reading →

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Light your sacred fires

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Continuing with a review of the Wet’suwet’en peoples’ efforts to stop the Coastal GasLink pipeline, the following is about the call for international solidarity in January, 2020. There were demonstrations of support all across Canada, and the world. The call … Continue reading →

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#LANDBACK INVASION

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Following is a video and some discussion questions related to this series of posts about #LANDBACK. In this era of “reconciliation”, Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint. INVASION is a film about the Unist’ot’en Camp, Gidimt’en checkpoint and … Continue reading →

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