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PRESIDENT TRUMPS’ OPERATION LADY JUSTICE: THE TRUTH ABOUT VIOLENCE TO INDIGENOUS WOMXN, GIRLS AND LGBTQIA+/2S
By Christine Nobiss Read our open letter to President Trump: Five Asks for May Fifth Summary: President Trump’s MMIWG executive order is problematic because it is contradicted by actions that do not match intent to serve Indigenous Peoples with integrity. … Continue reading
#CapitalismIsThePandemic day of action
As I wrote yesterday, today is the day for #CapitalismIsThePandemic. One of many actions related to global mass strikes. This is a creative action, especially in these times when gatherings should be discouraged because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is … Continue reading
Of so little value
Like a faucetDrip, drip, drip.Lives of all our relations,Death, death, death. Jeff Kisling, 4/30/2020 The sun shining on the trees is so beautiful this morning. I had to try to capture it before the sun moved on. Before I came … Continue reading
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What is your vision for the future?
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have upended our lives. Change is being forced upon us. Which makes this an incredible opportunity to build better lives and communities. This requires us to have a vision of what we want to … Continue reading
We need to ask the right questions
The dire economic condition of the vast majority of people, people who have no financial reserves, is creating tremendous, rapidly escalating pressure to re-open businesses. Protests in the streets, usually outside legislative buildings, show levels of fear and anger that … Continue reading
Earth Day 2020
I’ve always felt uncomfortable with the idea of an Earth Day. As others have pointed out for other holidays, what usually happens is one day of attention, and then people return to their daily lives and the holiday fades away. … Continue reading
COVID-19, SHIFT and FCNL
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create havoc all over the world. Its significant stresses expose the cracks in our societies worldwide that have been growing for decades, centuries. Like cracks in glass that suddenly shatter with the faintest touch. Economies … Continue reading
Colonization 2020
#StandWithMashpee: Trump administration revokes tribe’s reservation status. Aƞpétu wašté (Good day)! I hope you are staying well, and I want you to know that we’re praying for all our relations impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. One benefit of sheltering … Continue reading
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Everything shut down except construction projects. New Mexico’s governor warns tribal nations could be ‘wiped out’ by coronavirus.
Yesterday I wrote about the dangers the Keystone XL and Coastal GasLink pipelines posed to native people’s health. Pandemic and the pipeline about the Coastal GasLink pipeline construction in British Columbia. It’s like bringing smallpox blankets in about the Keystone … Continue reading
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Tagged Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, MMIW
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DAPL Permit Revoked
Dear Jeff, As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the nation, we’re aware that it could have an outsized impact on Indian Country. Relief programs may not provide needed tests and medical supplies for us — or anyone — on … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 