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Peace and Social Concerns 2017 Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Recent posts are about peace and social concerns related to Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). I haven’t had a chance to post anything since Tuesday, because we have been having our annual meetings of the Yearly Meeting at Scattergood Friends … Continue reading
Peace and Social Concerns Minutes
The last post described the process by which peace and social concerns matters are dealt with by Quakers in Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative), which begins its annual meetings today at Scattergood Friends School and Farm. Following are the Minutes that … Continue reading
Faith and mental health
I have no answer here, just questions. Recent experience with those suffering from mental illness have me wondering what role faith might play, both for those who suffer from it, and those who care for them. As one who seems … Continue reading
Authorization for War
From the Facebook page of Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-CA), who was the only person to vote against the Authorization for the Use of Military Force, which granted the President the authority to use all “necessary and appropriate force” against those … Continue reading
Posted in peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative), war
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Remember nonviolent direct action is the way to a successful revolution
On this July 4th we are in the midst of a new revolution, a nonviolent revolution. Below is an amazing video of Nahko Bear performing solo at the Water Protectors Youth Concert Sept 8, 2016. He says the resounding message … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, climate change, Indigenous, peace, revolution, Uncategorized
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Caring about other people
Kayla Chadwick recently published an article in the Huffington Post titled “I Don’t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People”. She says “I can’t debate someone into caring about what happens to their … Continue reading
Memorial Day 2017 – Vietnam War
I was glad to see Harry Targ’s blog post yesterday, Remember Those Who Protested Wars, Too Memorial Day observances are often uncomfortable for those of us who oppose war. But this is a chance to honor the memories of those … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Martin Luther King, Moratorium, Vietnam War, war
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Peace and Social Concerns
Quakers believe their faith calls them to action, to address issues related to peace and social injustices. Readers of this blog know of many of the things I’ve been involved with over the past several years, including the Keystone Pledge … Continue reading
My draft resistance story
I have recently been sharing the stories of Quaker draft resisters. I struggled with what to do about the Selective Service System quite a bit. I was keeping a journal at the time, and attending Scattergood Friends School, then a … Continue reading
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Tagged draft resistance
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 