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CAPITALISM IS THE PANDEMIC #CapitalismIsThePandemic
https://seedingsovereignty.org/capitalism-is-the-pandemic I’ve recently been studying, thinking and writing about the idea of an era of global mass strikes that began yesterday, May 1, International Workers Day. https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2020/04/30/the-era-of-mass-strikes-begins-on-may-1/ Having been involved with many movements over the course of my life, many … Continue reading
A Zoom meetinghouse
Since face to face meetings are not safe until the pandemic is under control, many groups are meeting virtually, often using videoconferencing software. I use Zoom to connect with the Infant Pulmonary Function Lab I recently retired from in Indianapolis … Continue reading
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Sacred spaces and places in the age of ZOOM
In this age of mandatory social distancing to try to reduce the spread of COVID-19 religious groups are among those who are looking for alternatives to meeting face to face. Many are using videoconferencing apps like Zoom to connect people … Continue reading
What is your vision for the future?
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have upended our lives. Change is being forced upon us. Which makes this an incredible opportunity to build better lives and communities. This requires us to have a vision of what we want to … Continue reading
The normal we had was precisely the problem
In these turbulent days I think about the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the great misfortunes of history is that all too many individuals and institutions find themselves in a great period of change and yet fail … Continue reading
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Earth Day 2020
I’ve always felt uncomfortable with the idea of an Earth Day. As others have pointed out for other holidays, what usually happens is one day of attention, and then people return to their daily lives and the holiday fades away. … Continue reading
Another time of cultural chaos
As I often say, I usually don’t know what I will be writing when I sit in front of this laptop first thing in the morning. It is a spiritual practice to try to discern what the Spirit is telling … Continue reading
Look beyond your culture
The multiple, significant changes people globally are experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic give us both the time and impetus to revaluate our lives. And the opportunity, or rather the necessity of figuring out where we go from … Continue reading
What does solidarity look like?
Yesterday I was blessed to attend a ZOOM meeting which was the first of what will be a series of such meetings, to be held every second Thursday. These meetings, led by Native people, are titled SHIFT the Narrative, which … Continue reading
COVID-19, SHIFT and FCNL
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create havoc all over the world. Its significant stresses expose the cracks in our societies worldwide that have been growing for decades, centuries. Like cracks in glass that suddenly shatter with the faintest touch. Economies … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 