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Peace vs a culture of guns
Living in the United States, with our gun culture, is difficult for those who believe in peace and nonviolence. The debates quickly become partisan and generate deeply emotional responses. There is a reason so much of these debates are simply … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged gun violence
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Overground Railroad
In response to my recent posts concerning how we in the Midwest might deal with the massive inland migration of climate refugees, I received the following interesting response from Jane Peers. As a member of the coastal Quakers, I wonder … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, climate refugees, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
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Building Communities 2
I don’t know to interpret the lack of response to yesterday’s post about creating and building self sufficient communities for the massive influx of climate refugees to the Midwest. Whether people don’t think there will be such a migration, or … Continue reading
Design and Build Beloved Community Models
In a recent article in Friends Journal, Donald McCormick asks “why is there no vision for the future of Quakerism?” That and the increasing threats from environmental destruction led me to share my vision, which has been evolving over the … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, climate change, Quaker Meetings, renewable energy, revolution, Uncategorized
Tagged Beloved Community, future
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Friends of Prairie Awakening-Prairie Awoke meeting
A number of members of Bear Creek Friends (Quaker) meeting have been involved in the Prairie Awakening-Prairie Awoke celebration for many years. Last fall’s celebrations was the first I was able to attend and I was just amazed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek, Prairie Awakening
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Friends of Prairie Awakening-Prairie Awoke
Bear Creek Friends have been involved with the Native American celebration, Prairie Awakening-Prairie Awoke, at the Kuehn Conservation Area for many years. Everyone is invited to attend an organizational meeting about creating Friends of Prairie Awakening this Sunday (not specifically … Continue reading
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Tagged Bear Creek, Kuehn Conservation, Prairie Awakening
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How effective?
Recent reactions to posts about actions related to social and environmental justice have made me reflect again on their effectiveness. My very good friend Alvin Sangsuwangul at the Kheprw Institute (KI) frequently asks, “what actually changed as a result?” My … Continue reading
Leadings and racial justice
Many of you had already heard one version or another of the story about not having a personal automobile that I wrote about again yesterday. Many Friends have also heard the story of how I became connected to the Kheprw … Continue reading
Why do I write so much?
I used to irritate people by sending far too many email messages about things I was concerned about. Three years ago I started writing on this blog which is better because people choose whether they want to come here to … Continue reading
Building Bridges
The reason I wanted to be part of the group who went to Minneapolis last weekend was to make connections with water protectors and environmental activists. Over the last six years in Indianapolis I was blessed to be part of … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged build bridges, Minneapolis, Nahko
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 