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The future, now
We need a vision to navigate the changes that are being forced upon us by rapidly evolving environmental, economic and political chaos and a global pandemic. I’ve gone back through the many blog posts I’ve written about change and my … Continue reading
Military Recruitment, Schools, Free Speech and Peace
The article publish yesterday, Military Recruiters Don’t Belong in High Schools reminded me of the remarkable story below. The following video is about the case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. That case was eventually decided by … Continue reading
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Tagged Scattergood Friends School, Vietnam War
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Quakers and the Future of Racial Healing
I often write about trying to listen for and be guided by the Spirit. Quaker Sterling Duns puts it this way below. “Things just started to open up because I really started listening and being guided by this inner truth.“ … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, Quaker Meetings, race, Uncategorized
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Sovereignty and Tribal Government Relations in the United States and Canada
The first of six webinars in the series “Working Toward Right Relationship with Indigenous Peoples” will be held this Monday, August 10, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Eastern. Click here to register Sovereignty and Tribal Government Relations in the United States and Canada … Continue reading
All that we are is story
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is holding our Annual Session this weekend. In this age of the COVID-19 pandemic, we, as so many others, are using Zoom (an online meeting app) to connect with each other. When we resume, we re-Zoom. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, climate change, peace, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
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Let our lives speak for our convictions
The annual sessions of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) begin today. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our meetings this year will occur remotely using Zoom, a video and audio online meeting application. The following is from the Yearly Meeting’s website https://www.iymc.org/ … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
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Institution-Building Critical To True Change
I am very glad to see the two articles discussed below. I’ve known the authors, Diop Adisa and his father, Imhotep, for seven or eight years. As Diop writes below, he, his father, mother, Miss Fair and Alvin Sangsuwangul have … Continue reading
Peace and Social Concerns
We are living in a time of great upheaval, related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the massive demonstrations demanding the eradication of systemic racism. And more generally to restore our social contract to serve everyone, to change an economic and … Continue reading
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Quakers and social change today
Note: I need to make a few things clear about the following. When I say “we” I’m talking about the demographics of most Quaker meetings today, i.e. primarily White, and tending to be older in age. Secondly, this is not … Continue reading
Ceremonies and the pandemic
I have been thinking and praying, trying to discern what the Spirit is asking of me in these times of confusion, fear and violence. Violence in the sense of tearing apart the fabric of our lives, as well as the … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 