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White Quakers Part 2
This is the second in a series of articles I plan to write about White Quakers. Yesterday I began by writing about White Quakers and Native Peoples, specifically about land theft and settler colonization. I strongly feel there is an … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, abolition, Black Lives, capitalism, climate change, Dakota Access Pipeline, Des Moines Black Lives Matter, Des Moines Mutual Aid, First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March, Great Plains Action Society, Green New Deal, Indigenous, Kheprw Institute, monuments, Native Americans, police, prison, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Seeding Sovereignty, Uncategorized
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Combating State Repression
The title of the article, Defending Standing Rock, Combating State Repression, caught my attention this morning. I remember how shocking it was to see police in full riot gear and military vehicles facing nonviolent, often praying people at Standing Rock. … Continue reading
Crossing the Divide
My friend Ed Fallon, and Bold Iowa are engaged in an important project to bridge the extreme polarization in this country today. “Crossing the Divide” was filmed in 2017 and is immensely relevant to Bold Iowa’s signature 2021 initiative: 52 Conversations … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, decolonize, First Nations, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged nonviolence
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Divided by Pipelines
A Pipeline Runs Through It. Part one of an ongoing series by Indian Country Today Divided by pipelines. Demand for jobs clash with traditional teachings, split families and friends along the Line 3 pipeline route. Mary Annette Pember, Indian Country … Continue reading
#ShutDownDAPL #NoLine3 #NoKXL
It’s hard to keep up with the news about pipelines these days. Long gone are the days when pipeline permits and construction were unquestionably approved. Following is news about current resistance to three pipelines. Keystone XL (#NoKXL), Dakota Access Pipeline … Continue reading
Supporting Standing Rock Youth Run to #shutdownDAPL
This is an Update of today’s post. Standing Rock Lakota Youth Runners Say #ShutDownDAPL | Quakers, social justice and revolution (jeffkisling.com) This run of the Lakota youth of 93 miles is the same distance we walked and camped on the … Continue reading
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Standing Rock Lakota Youth Runners Say #ShutDownDAPL
Today is the day Standing Rock Lakota youth runners will begin a run of over 93 miles back to the Oceti Sakowin Camp. They run to call Biden to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). They are asking us … Continue reading
Standing Rock Lakota Youth Runners Say #ShutDownDAPL
Standing Rock Lakota youth runners will begin a run of over 93 miles back to the Oceti Sakowin Camp site on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. They run to call Biden to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). They are … Continue reading
NoDAPL Fight Moves From Courts to White House
It was very welcome news when President Biden cancelled the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. There are several developments related to the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL). At a February 10 hearing the US Army Corps of Engineers will have … Continue reading
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We Must “Think Again”
I’m very concerned the white middle class in this country will continue to ignore the fundamental injustices of the colonial capitalist economic system. It will be in their self-interest to work on alternatives now since capitalism is collapsing. We will … Continue reading
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