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Mutual Aid 101 #WeGotOurBlock
The reason I’ve been writing so much about Mutual Aid recently is because I have seen this concept in action. It has been amazing to join a group that is literally sharing food with those who need it. Mutual Aid … Continue reading
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The audacity to believe
The election results aren’t final, yet, but things are looking much better for the current president than I expected. I could wait for the final tabulation, but am being led to begin the search for what the president’s re-election might … Continue reading
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Working with Joy
These are perilous times. This election has become a focal point for a growing mountain of danger and stress. What is the way forward, whether there is chaos after this election, or not? As we continue to be threatened by … Continue reading
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What diagrams can reveal
As a software engineer I’ve used diagrams most of my life to help me understand the process I’m trying to create a computer program for. Those diagrams at times reveal an idea or relationship I hadn’t thought of. As an … Continue reading
A radical act
“Mutual Aid is essential to our survival” by Dean Spade, Truthout, October 28, 2020, is a primer about the concept of Mutual Aid. I recommend reading the entire article. I’ll be quoting it more extensively than I usually like to … Continue reading
A United Front Against Fascism
It is said that democracy is on the ballot in this election. The current administration and Republican Party have been successful in destroying democratic norms and policies. Another four years of this administration would be disastrous, since the restraints on … Continue reading
What’s not on the ballot
Former Vice president Biden is using an effective technique, pointing out character, democracy, science, compassion, and decency are all on the ballot. What’s important, though, is what is not on the ballot: Capitalism With the presidential election coming up, there … Continue reading
The Future of Pandemic Solidarity
Having been led to the discovery of something I hadn’t known about, Mutual Aid, and joining in the Des Moines Mutual Aid food giveaway, I’m beginning to see this is how we can find our way through these increasingly chaotic … Continue reading
Mutual Aid for Social Concerns
For some time I’ve been praying and thinking about Quaker Peace and Social Concerns Committees .Many Quaker meetings have had such committees for many years. For a long time I’ve been struggling to understand why I’ve felt these committees haven’t … Continue reading
Peace and Process
I’ve been praying and thinking about our (Quaker) work for peace and justice. Explored the question of what working for peace means in a culture of violence. Not that violence hasn’t always been part of human societies, but how the … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 