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Lyle Smith
Wednesday evenings here in Indianola a group of about ten Quakers gather for meeting for worship. Most I have known for much of my life. Someone I hadn’t known is Lyle Smith, and since he doesn’t often say much, I … Continue reading
Spiritual Warriors Gather
I like to think of this past weekend’s Midyear Meeting as a gathering of Spiritual Warriors. I have enjoyed pondering the writings of Paulo Coelho, specifically Warrior of the Light: A Manual. I have spent a lot of time trying … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Quaker Meetings, Spiritual Warrior, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek, Midyear Meeting
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Indigenous Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline: Criminalization of dissent and suppression of protest
The link below is to the report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, prepared by faculty and students of the International Human Rights Advocacy Workshop at the University of Arizona Rogers College … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, Uncategorized
Tagged criminalize protest, totalitarian, water protectors
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Martin Luther King Jr was a Radical
Martin Luther King Jr was a radical is the title of Cornel West’s article in the Guardian on the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination: The major threat of Martin Luther King Jr to us is a spiritual and moral one. … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, spiritual seekers, Uncategorized
Tagged Martin Luther King
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Protest
Following are various thoughts about protest. I have been very moved by the widespread and massive protests related to gun violence in general and school shootings specifically, including yesterday’s actions. I was especially saddened to see that even elementary school … Continue reading
Josué Rivas: The Power of Stories
“When one lives in a society where people can no longer rely on the institutions to tell them the truth, the truth must come from culture and art.” John Trudell Josué Rivas (Mexica/Otomi) began his talk at Stanford, “The Power … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged Josue Rivas, Nahko, Standing Rock
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Resistance Gathering On The Oglala Homeland
I received the following email message today. There wasn’t a web page to link to so the message is copied below. Resistance Gathering On The Oglala Homeland by Lakota Media Project with partial reprint from Lakota Country Times article by … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged nonviolence, resistance
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I speak about Keystone
Today I came across the video below. This was taken at a gathering of water protectors who had been working together in Indianapolis for about a year, in solidarity with those at Standing Rock. We were gathered on the grounds … Continue reading
How effective?
Recent reactions to posts about actions related to social and environmental justice have made me reflect again on their effectiveness. My very good friend Alvin Sangsuwangul at the Kheprw Institute (KI) frequently asks, “what actually changed as a result?” My … Continue reading
Building Bridges
The reason I wanted to be part of the group who went to Minneapolis last weekend was to make connections with water protectors and environmental activists. Over the last six years in Indianapolis I was blessed to be part of … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged build bridges, Minneapolis, Nahko
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 