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Brutally Honest
I’m going to try to give myself permission to be brutally honest about what I believe about Easter and other religious stories. I often don’t know what I’ll be writing about until I sit before this laptop, center myself and … Continue reading
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Seeing Mountains and Visions
It is a revelation (pun intended) to hear the Himalayas have become visible from 125 miles away for the first time in 30 years because of reduced air pollution. The decreased air pollution is the result of decreased fossil fuel … Continue reading
First Nation-Farmer Unity Website Just Opened
Readers of this blog are familiar with me sharing my experiences on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March. Participating on the March was one of the most significant things I’ve done in my life for a number of reasons, which … Continue reading
A #NoDAPL Victory
A federal judge handed down a major victory for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of North Dakota on Wednesday, ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the National Environmental Policy Act by approving federal permits for the Dakota … Continue reading
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Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently
More of us are realizing many of effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue for a long time, some permanently. A recent (3/19/2020) article in POLITICO, “Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How. A crisis on this scale can … Continue reading
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#ShutDownKKR day of online action
Putting pressure on banks and investment firms like KKR has sometimes been successful in stopping the funding for fossil fuel projects. Often this pressure is applied by scheduling a specific date to coordinate actions across the country or world. There … Continue reading
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#LISTEN: A Letter from the Virus
This morning I’m thinking about listening. As a Quaker, our worship is to gather on Sunday mornings, to sit together in silence for an hour. This time of group prayer or mediation with a minimum of distraction is intended to … Continue reading
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Quaker Indian Residential/Boarding Schools
For the past five or six years I’ve searched for and found opportunities to be engaged with and learn from Indigenous peoples. This grew out of working together to bring attention to the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) in Indianapolis, beginning … Continue reading
Sacred, Holy Beings
One thing I’ve learned from these years of writing is I never know what I’m going to say when I center myself before the computer. I’ve heard people say they could not not do…. I can not not write. It … Continue reading
International Solidarity Actions. NO PIPELINES! CALL TO ACTION!
Although several of us were able to attend the vigil in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en last month, we decided not to get together today in support of the International Solidarity Actions as a precaution related to the spread of coronavirus. … Continue reading
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