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Responses from Monteverde Friends School
I recently wrote about this drawing on the envelope of a letter from Monteverde Friends School, which is in Costa Rica. My family and Iowa Quakers have a long history with the Monteverde community in Costa Rica. It is always … Continue reading
Posted in peace, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek, Costa Rica, Monteverde Friends
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War and Peace
Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2018 Military holidays bring attention to perennial questions about peace, how to deal with conflict, and attempted justifications for war. It is an awesome commitment for someone to give years of their life to the service … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous, integral nonviolence, peace, Quaker, Uncategorized
Tagged conscription, Don Laughlin, draft resistance
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When one hurts, all hurt
This morning we learn of yet another mass shooting in our country. That hurt, hurts us all. Don’t you feel the pain? If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with … Continue reading
‘One Prayer’
The most powerful experiences I had during the First Nation-Famer Climate Unity March were spiritual. My experience as a Quaker was to try to live a Spirit led life. I had long had a desire to learn more about Native … Continue reading
Water and Attaining Peace
One of the many benefits from participating on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March was making friends with Native Americans as we walked together. My life experiences as a Quaker have taught me our lives can, and should, be guided … Continue reading
Urgent Message from Keeper of Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe
For years now I’ve been writing about why a spiritual approach is required to address our evolving environmental disaster. As environmentalist Gus Speth says, “I used to think that top environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate change. … Continue reading
Declare war on the United States?
I know this is a provocative title, but as I read about yet another environmental disaster, the 14 year long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which might become worse than the Deep Horizon disaster, that thought crossed my … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, peace, Uncategorized
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Peaceful protest vs political violence
The news that Rihanna declined the opportunity to perform during half time at the 2019 Super Bowl in support of Colin Kaepernick again brings attention to the attacks on peaceful protest by the current Republican administration and many of its … Continue reading
Indigenous Peoples Day
Reparations refers to correcting past wrongs. Some of the greatest wrongs committed by the United States include the enslavement of Black people, the genocide, broken treaties and land theft of Native Americans, the internment of Japanese Americans, the separation of … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Black Lives, climate refugees, enslavement, Indigenous, peace, Uncategorized
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Eloquent Explanation of Peaceful Protest
Yesterday I wrote about the criminalization of peaceful, nonviolent protest. Last night I came across the following video of U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke responding to the question of whether National Football League (NFL) players taking a knee during the national … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 