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Monteverde Friends suffer severe damage from storm
“Tropical Storm Nate created a state of emergency in Costa Rica and here in Monteverde. Cut off from the main town of Santa Elena by a washed out bridge, no electricity/internet/telephone, limited water and food supplies, and uncertainty about future … Continue reading
US-Korea Exchanges Possible
Daniel Jasper, the Asia Public Education and Advocacy Coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee has just published the article Opening More Channels in US-North Korea Relations, explaining that there are exceptions to the travel ban that still allow exchanges between the … Continue reading
Bear Creek Friends Meeting and North Korea
I just wrote about the current interest in the idea of “farm diplomacy” after a couple of editorials were published in the Des Moines Register. Sept. 1, 2017, Kenneth M Quinn, President of the World Food Prize suggested inviting a … Continue reading
Posted in peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek, diplomacy, food, North Korea, Scattergood
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Swords into plowshares
And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. … Continue reading
Nonviolence needs to be part of our national conversation now
As Robert F Kennedy said when he spoke to a crowd predominately of people of color the day Martin Luther King was killed April 4, 1968: We can move in that direction as a country, in greater polarization — black … Continue reading
Posted in integral nonviolence, peace, race, Uncategorized
Tagged nonviolence, polarization
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Nonviolence does not necessarily require direct action
It is common for people to believe that nonviolence means direct action, because the two are closely related and direct action gets public attention. This can unfortunately mean people don’t feel they can engage in nonviolence because they think that means … Continue reading
Nonviolence and anti-fascists
Many of us who want to advance peace and justice, and who disagree with what white nationalist and other hate groups stand for, are alarmed by the violent tactics these groups are increasingly displaying in public. And are also alarmed that groups who … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, integral nonviolence, peace, Uncategorized
Tagged antifa
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Engage
I realize how fortunate I have been to have had experiences with diverse communities over the past six or seven years in Indianapolis. These have been immensely educational. When I said as much during one of my last meetings with … Continue reading
Korean War Memorial
Below are some photos I’ve taken from trips to Washington, DC, usually to attend Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Annual Meetings. The War Is Not The Answer campaign is one of FCNL’s many projects. The ghostly, life size … Continue reading
Speak for Peace
In these days of an escalating war of words and tensions, especially related to North Korea, Friends are urged to actively promote peace in any way they can. Following is from the report of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, social media, Uncategorized
Tagged war
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 