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Is this our last hope?
The future of life on Mother Earth hangs in the balance. I am convinced that too many tipping points have been reached and exceeded, each one leading further along the path to extinction. All of the environmental damage and climate … Continue reading
Being white as violence
Yesterday’s blog post, Violence/Nonviolence, was prompted by something I read recently. I hadn’t necessarily made the connections between a number of things such as suppressing voting rights, attacking the free press, etc. and violence. But I came to see that … Continue reading
Violence/Nonviolence
Recently I’ve been reading and thinking more about violence and nonviolence. Reflecting on the recent first year anniversary of the white supremacy rally and deadly attacks in Charlottesville, North Carolina last year, I’m saddened to remember the violence on the … Continue reading
Resist not evil
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matthew 5:39 My friend Lucy Duncan, of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) recently wrote, … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
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Quakers and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign
Some Friends and I have been involved in this year’s launch of the Poor People’s Campaign. I have been wondering about Quaker’s involvement in the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign. I knew Quaker Bayard Rustin had been involved in the 1963 … Continue reading
New Queries – Sacred Questions
Many readers of this blog are probably familiar with the Quaker practice of contemplating answers to a set of written questions that we refer to as queries. While individuals can of course consider their answers to the queries, the usual … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
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Space-“the next battlefield”?
It is profoundly sad and disturbing to hear that the current Republican administration would like to expand militarism into outer space. Those of us who believe in peace have the opportunity to vigorously speak out against this new threat to … Continue reading
Remembrance of the Victims of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
From Christine Ashley (FCNL) today, August 9: I’m looking forward to gathering at FCNL’s Quaker Welcome Center tonight at 6:15 P.M. ET in remembrance of the victims of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I hope you can tune … Continue reading
How Friends Can Help the Climate March
I will be writing a lot about this year’s First Nation – Farmer Climate Unity March, September 1 – 8, 2018, that I plan to be participating in. Here is the introduction from the Climate March website: Landowners who had … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate March, First Nations
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Ringing Japanese Peace Bell 2018
August 6, 2018 is the 73rd anniversary of the use of an atomic weapon for the first time, when Hiroshima was bombed. Last night I attended a remembrance of that tragic day at the site of the Japanese Bell of … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 