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Category Archives: Quaker Social Change Ministry
Help KI Win Funding for Food Coop
UPDATE: Click on the green arrow next to the Empowered to Serve box to go to voting for Community Food Initiative The Kheprw Institute (KI) youth empowerment community in Indianapolis that North Meadow Friends and I have been involved with … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Quaker Meetings, Quaker Social Change Ministry, Uncategorized
Tagged food coop, Kheprw Institute
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Engage
I realize how fortunate I have been to have had experiences with diverse communities over the past six or seven years in Indianapolis. These have been immensely educational. When I said as much during one of my last meetings with … Continue reading
Settler Colonialism
Continuing on the topic of Indigenous peoples that I’ve been writing about, the concept of settler colonialism came up in a radio interview I did last year with Ra Wyse and Aghilah Nadaraj, also associated with the Kheprw Institute (KI). I … Continue reading
Mysticism and Activism
We have been having some interesting discussions in the Facebook group, Quakers Welcome Spiritual Seekers. I was glad to be reminded by my Bear Creek Friend, Liz Oppenheimer, about some things I had previously written related to the spiritual basis … Continue reading
Posted in Quaker Meetings, Quaker Social Change Ministry, spiritual seekers, Uncategorized
Tagged activism, mysticism
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Ineffable
A visitor to the Facebook page I created, Quakers Welcome Spiritual Seekers, challenged me with the following: After reading the pinned post and skimming the posts below. I’m left feeling that the stated intent is entirely missed. Or I could … Continue reading
Peace and Social Concerns
Quakers believe their faith calls them to action, to address issues related to peace and social injustices. Readers of this blog know of many of the things I’ve been involved with over the past several years, including the Keystone Pledge … Continue reading
Quaker Social Change Ministry Review
This Sunday, North Meadow Friends will be discussing our past year’s experience with implementing the American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) new program, Quaker Social Change Ministry (QSCM). To many of us who have been participating in QSCM, we have come … Continue reading
Reese Visits North Meadow Friends
I previously wrote about Reese Hamilton, an 8 year old young man who has been acting on things about our society that bother him. When murder occurred near his home last year, he was deeply affected by the violence and … Continue reading
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Living History
Yesterday after meeting, Evalyn Kellum and Pat Zarowin shared how the North Meadow Circle of Friends meeting was started, almost 40 years ago. They spoke of their families search for a spiritual home, with the familiar story of meeting in rented … Continue reading
Kheprw Institute Community Discussions
I’ve written a lot about the Kheprw Institute (KI). This community devoted to mentoring Black youth has been a great source for me, and North Meadow Friends, to learn more about environmental and other social justice issues, and how to … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 