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Indigenous Led Green New Deal Public Photos
Helping bring about an Indigenous Led Green New Deal is my priority project now, for a number of reasons. I was surprised today when I did an internet search for information about that, and noticed one of my photos on … Continue reading
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Wicked Problems
A troubled Spirit of late had not given me words to share. Following are some notes along the way of trying to understand where we are today, and how we can move through an increasingly chaotic time. Whether or not … Continue reading
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Foxy Onefeather’s Photos
One of my friends who was on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March last September, Foxy Onefeather, just sent some of her photos, many from that March, and gave me permission to share them. One blog post from that March … Continue reading
Sunrise Movement Packs the Streets Outside the Detroit Democratic Debate
The Sunrise Movement, that I support, has been effective in drawing attention to the need for a Green New Deal. The sit-ins and arrests in Congressional offices last November resulted in Congress finally beginning to talk about climate change. On … Continue reading
URGENT: Stop Dakota Access Pipeline Expansion
The long struggle against the Black Snake, the Dakota Access Pipeline, is facing new threats. Your voice is needed. For though the resistance at Standing Rock has been forcibly paused and oil now flows through the Dakota Access pipeline, the … Continue reading
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Iowa Land Acknowledgement Statement
I’ve written a lot about the workshops and presentations that Quaker Paula Palmer led us through when she was in the Midwest recently. In the following excerpt of her letter to faith communities, she describes some reasons why this became … Continue reading
Nooses
I want to disclose I am honored to be on the Bold Iowa Team. I appreciate the many good things Bold Iowa has done and continues to do, especially related to climate change. Unfortunately a recent attempt to call attention … Continue reading
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The Importance of Shared Memory
I am discouraged today. Yesterday our political discourse sank to a new low. As usual the press obsesses on the latest attack on “others” by this administration. We get distracted by paying attention to the latest political outrage and often … Continue reading
A Perfect Storm
perfect storm: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors Hurricane Barry could be called a perfect storm. Hurricane Barry developed from a tropical storm into a hurricane because of higher than normal sea surface temperatures. … Continue reading
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Alton Onefeather on Bear Butte
My friend Alton Onefeather was telling me about the sale of some land, and I was impressed with his eloquent statement here, which he gave me permission to share. The land being sold is around bear butte it is a … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 