Category Archives: peace

Into the Public Square

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve been writing about the new Poor People’s Campaign. It is discouraging that more people haven’t been attending these public events, at least here in Des Moines. A couple of years ago I wrote a series of articles about getting into … Continue reading →

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Iowa Schools, Free Speech and Peace

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

As so often happens, I had no idea I would be writing about this today. I was looking for information about the Shattering Silence sculpture in Des Moines, where today’s Poor People’s Campaign will take place, when I saw this … Continue reading →

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Support Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

From Mary Ann Koch: Last month I had the opportunity of attending a United Methodist meeting and hearing Heecheon Jeon’s presentation about North and South Korea. He gave an overview of the background relationships that now exist between North and … Continue reading →

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Poor Peoples Campaign Des Moines Day 1

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Des Moines, Iowa        May 14, 2018  

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Practicing Hope

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Lately I’ve been studying and thinking about what it means to believe it is too late for Mother Earth to recover from the environmental damage we have done. As a Quaker and person of faith I believe that God continues … Continue reading →

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“A new era of peace” in Korea

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

The leaders of North and South Korea met in an historic meeting and signed an agreement pledging “no more war” and the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula, calling this a “new era of peace.” This is a stunning development … Continue reading →

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National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens today in Montgomery, Alabama. From that name you might be surprised that it is, as the New York Times calls it, A Lynching Memorial.  That article begins: “In a plain brown building … Continue reading →

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Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) 1966

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I recently came across an article in Friends Journal, October 1, 1966, written by my uncle Bernard Standing. It was interesting to see how many similarities there were with Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) today. That was the year I first … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Jr was a Radical

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

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 →

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Video–AFSC: Peace in North Korea

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Excellent video by Rodger Rouths interviewing AFSC’s Linda Lewis and Daniel Jasper about their work for peace in North Korea. Linda and Daniel were in Iowa this past weekend to discuss their work with agricultural projects in North Korea and … Continue reading →

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