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Category Archives: Mutual Aid
A path away from racism
This past weekend I participated, via Zoom, in a series of sessions where mainly White Quakers heard presentations by an African American Quaker woman, Vanessa Julye. Her presentations, and our small group discussions were on the subject of Quakers and … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, decolonize, Mutual Aid, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, race, Uncategorized, white supremacy
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Choice and Change
How is it there are things that seem obvious to me, that other people don’t see at all? There have been times when I find some things I once believed ended up not being correct. What is correct or right? … Continue reading
Feeding the hungry
I’ve written a lot about my experiences with Des Moines Mutual Aid, which began a little over a year ago. The Spirit led to a meeting with Ronnie James, an Indigenous organizer with many years of experience, and now my … Continue reading
A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities
I was glad to find this collective statement by Asian Americans who are suffering this violence. To hear how they are doing and what they are asking us to do to support them. They rightly point out violence against their … Continue reading
How Is White Supremacy Keeping Us from Hearing God’s Voice?
How Is White Supremacy Keeping Us from Hearing God’s Voice? This will be the topic of discussion this weekend at the Midyear meeting of Iowa Quakers in the Midwest. I really like this title because it puts the emphasis on … Continue reading
This is how our civilization is self destructing
It seems futile to continue to read and share articles about how awful conditions are and how things must change immediately. Similar warnings have been made for decades now, and yet we seem like insects trapped in a spider web … Continue reading
Honoring the Equinox
Today is the Equinox. Yesterday the Pachamama Alliance held a Zoom meeting, Honoring the Equinox with Arkan Lushwala, a Peruvian ceremonialist and healer. Nearly 500 people from around the world attended. The equinox is a time of transition, both of … Continue reading
What does abolition look like in Iowa?
I have joined the Quaker Abolition Network, a new national network of Friends working toward the abolition of police and prisons. I used to think of abolition in terms of the institution of slavery, the death penalty, or nuclear weapons. … Continue reading
White Quakers’ downfall
I’ve been praying how to present what I believe is the way for White Quakers such as myself, to re-engage with Quakers’ tradition of working for peace and justice. I believe many Friends share my feelings that we are not … Continue reading
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Settler Colonialism as Structure
This morning my Quaker meeting will be discussing resources in preparation for upcoming meetings related to the question, How Is White Supremacy Keeping Us From Hearing God’s Voice? Following is the abstract of one of those resources. AbstractUnderstanding settler colonialism … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 