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We Need Courage, Not Hope, To Face Climate Change
I hope you have had an intense experience that changed you so much you had trouble returning, or could not return to what had been your routine. A life changing experience. I have been blessed to have had a number … Continue reading
Unknowing
I like this concept, Unknowing. I am glad a friend told me about Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation from the Center for Action and Contemplation. The following by Karen Armstrong appeared in contemplations about Unknowing. Our scientifically oriented knowledge seeks to … Continue reading
Indigenous Peoples Day
Reparations refers to correcting past wrongs. Some of the greatest wrongs committed by the United States include the enslavement of Black people, the genocide, broken treaties and land theft of Native Americans, the internment of Japanese Americans, the separation of … Continue reading
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Reflections on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
The First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March involved a group of about thirty native and non-native people walking, eating, and camping together for 8 days. We walked 94 miles from Des Moines to Fort Dodge Iowa, along the route of the … Continue reading
Final Day of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Eighth day. September 8, 2018. Walk 12.4 miles from Otho to the end of the march at Fort Dodge, Iowa. It was cold when we awoke this morning at 6:00 a.m. and broke camp in the dark. I didn’t want … Continue reading
Seventh Day of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Day 7, September 7, 2018. 11.7 miles from Dayton to Otho, Iowa. Yesterday evening the solar panel unit was set up because there wasn’t any electricity available in the park. It was cool when we broke camp, but a … Continue reading
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Fifth Day of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Day 5. September 5, 2018. 14 miles from the Boone County Fairgrounds to Pilot Mound, Iowa. Once again I was pleasantly surprised to awaken feeling fairly refreshed, despite being pretty tired at the end of yesterday’s 15 miles, and staying … Continue reading
Fourth Day of First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Fourth Day. September 4, 2018. 15 miles from Ames to the Boone County Fairgrounds. I believe today is our longest mileage march–15 miles. More rain is predicated for this afternoon and there are flash flood warnings. The group is becoming … Continue reading
Third day of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
September 3, 2018. 10 miles from Huxley to Ames. It was a nice change to sleep indoors (in the Fjeldberg Lutheran Church) especially because it rained again. When I arrived in the dining room at 7 a.m. several people were … Continue reading
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Many of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity Marchers are involved with the ongoing tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Christine Nobiss, who is with us on this March, is one of the leaders of Seeding Sovereignty, one of the … Continue reading
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