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Category Archives: Quaker Meetings
Iowa Schools, Free Speech and Peace
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
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Scattergood Friends School, Vietnam War
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Photographs and Memories
I’m not sure what to think about Facebook in light of how the platform was used to influence the last election(s) (and perhaps upcoming elections). I would hope people would verify what they read on Facebook with other sources. But … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Volunteer Service Mission VSM
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Sacred Place
As I listened to Arkan Lushwala speak, I recognized what he was saying about our own indigenous memory: “You start praying while you are also listening. I become aware of, remembering, what I pray about at that moment. We need … Continue reading
Arkan Lushwala and prayer
I posted an introduction to Arkan Lushwala yesterday. I was really looking forward to hearing him speak on the topic of “Indigenous Ways of Restoring the World”. My experiences over the past several years working with people of color and indigenous … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Spiritual Warrior, Uncategorized
Tagged prayer
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We Need Spiritual Warriors Now
I’ve been thinking more about Spiritual Warriors since writing yesterday’s article. I realized I hadn’t written about the first time I was called a warrior, which led me to think of myself and other activists in those terms. During my … Continue reading
FCNL Comic about Climate Disruption
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is supporting the work of artist Joey Hartmann-Dow who studied Studio Art and Environmental Justice at the University of Rochester. She is on the FCNL General Committee and is serving as FCNL’s Friend in … Continue reading
Apologies to Britain Yearly Meeting Friends
In writing a recent blog post, “Don’t need God?”, I didn’t intend any criticism of Britain Yearly Meeting. I knew the Guardian article I quoted was written by an opinion editor, Simon Jenkins. As I wrote, “I was shocked when … Continue reading
Spiritual Warrior
I am glad I have been given the opportunity to show some of my photography at this summer’s gathering of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). When asked for a short biography for the program, I listed the following: water protector, community … Continue reading
Undoing Racism as a Spiritual Practice
Changing Systems, Changing Ourselves is a series of four e-courses related to anti-racist practice for sanctuary, accompaniment, and resistance. This is a collaboration with AFSC (Lucy Duncan) and other church groups. This is a pilot project whose process involves both … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, Quaker Meetings, race, Uncategorized
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Practicing Hope
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
Posted in climate change, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged environmental destruction
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 