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Hyperbole
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Friend and friend Marshall Massey urged Friends (i.e. me) not engage in hyperbole, which I agree with, and was probably guilty of when I wrote my last post about the possible consequences of a leak in … Continue reading
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Your Town–Flint, Michigan
Many people most clearly see issues in terms of their impact on their own lives. So this is what your town will look like when the Dakota Access Pipeline spills. [The oil industry, of course, suppresses how often pipelines spill. … Continue reading
Through a Different Lens
Several weeks ago my camera was stolen. I’ve tried using my phone’s camera, but the resolution is just not very good. I had recently purchased a computer tablet because I’m doing most of my reading via electronic books these days. … Continue reading
#NoDAPL Indianapolis Banks
I was really happy to see a much larger crowd with many more young people at our #NoDAPL gathering here in Indianapolis yesterday, part of a national day of actions supporting the water protectors. I was glad my brother Randy … Continue reading
WYSE Radio #NoDAPL
As I recently wrote, Sunday I went to KI where Ra Wyse recorded a session with Aghilah Nadaraj and I for his radio show. Ra and Aghilah both work for the Kheprw Institute (KI). This session was the first related to … Continue reading
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Rise Up Indy – Local Environmentalism
Over the past five or six years I have been truly blessed to have met, and gotten to know and become friends with so many different people in the Indianapolis activist community. I think of the expression, they “feed my … Continue reading
The Real Goal of #NoDAPL
Although this link is to an article that talks about being an effective ally while at Standing Rock, it makes some important general points, the main one being that the ultimate goal is not to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, … Continue reading
Who’s Banking DAPL?
Last night the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) presented the financial picture for the $2.5 billion loan for the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The four main banks involved are listed below. The figure “Who’s Banking Against the Sioux?” was … Continue reading
Move the Pipeline?
In a recent interview on Now This, President Obama said the Army Corp of Engineers is looking into rerouting the Dakota Access pipeline. “We’re monitoring this closely,” Obama said. “My view is that there is a way for us to … Continue reading
Dakota Access Quaker Meeting
One of the positive things about social media is connecting (electronically) to others who share your interests and concerns. I have been following the Facebook writings of Mark Morey, who has spent time at Standing Rock. Following is a story he tells … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 