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Natives, religion and culture
After writing about the tensions between religion and culture yesterday, I read this: “Indian cultural traditions provided an easy explanation for certain kinds of religious acts whereas Christian religious acts depended primarily upon the acceptance of Western culture. It was … Continue reading
Living Under the Influence (of Culture)
I am at a place when things are swirling around in my mind and spirit. On the one hand I welcome these times, because I know from past experience these are times of growth. I love the expression “outside your … Continue reading
Initial Impressions
As I recently wrote, I don’t know about Native Americans and would like to learn more, especially about spiritual matters. To that end I contacted the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, and received a very helpful reply. … Continue reading
Interconnections
In this time of increasing recognition of and actions on a wide range of social justice issues, by a rapidly increasing number of people, there comes a growing awareness of how interrelated these things are. Each summer Quakers in the … Continue reading
Inspired
I’ve been thinking more about our latest gathering, Monday, in support of the water protectors. I felt so inspired for a number of reasons. But what first came to mind was, once again, the question Alvin Sangsuwangul, my friend from the … Continue reading
A Magical Day of Activism
Today was simply a magical day. Our local No Dakota Access Pipeline Indy group came together on the grounds of the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, in the middle of downtown Indianapolis, for our second demonstration to support the … Continue reading
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An Epistle to Friends Concerning Environmental War
“It matters little what people say they believe when their actions are inconsistent with their words. Thus we Friends may say that we care for our environment, but as long as Friends continue to consume fossil fuels, our Peace and … Continue reading
Visual Presentation – Activism
Here is a link to a SWAY presentation I created and named Peacebuilding, which is a visual presentation of many of the things I’ve written about recently regarding activism. https://docs.com/jeff-kisling/3889/peacebuilding
Reflections on Activism 2
“It matters little what men say they believe when their actions are inconsistent with their words. Thus we Friends may say that all war is wrong, but as long as Friends continue to collaborate in a system that forces men … Continue reading
Public Square 5 – Vigils and Demonstrations
After recently writing about being in the public square, and signs used in public, I realized the next step should probably relate to how those signs are used, which are usually either displayed in windows or yards, or during vigils … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 