Category Archives: Quaker

Quakers, Faith and First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

This video is about some of the ways faith played a role during the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March, a 94 mile March along the route of the Dakota Access pipeline in central Iowa. The transcript of the video is … Continue reading →

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Love Knows No Borders

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

As I wrote yesterday, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is participating with others  across the country for a week of action as we stand in solidarity with the migrant caravan and all who seek refuge in the U.S. Together, … Continue reading →

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Walls

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Sheila Kennedy wrote about the “wall” this morning, sharing this poem by Robert Frost. Before I built a wall I’d ask to knowWhat I was walling in or walling out,And to whom I was like to give offence.Something there is … Continue reading →

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Young Friends (continued)

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

After writing yesterday’s post about Young Quaker Resources I realized I hadn’t gotten one part of that story quite right. I said I realized we hadn’t invited the participation of young Friends in our peace and social justice work. More … Continue reading →

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Young Quaker Resources

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I know that I am not alone in wondering how we can engage more young people in our Friends Meetings and activities. In Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) we are very grateful for the ongoing participation of several young Friends. But … Continue reading →

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Responses from Monteverde Friends School

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I recently wrote about this drawing on the envelope of a letter from Monteverde Friends School, which is in Costa Rica. My family and Iowa Quakers have a long history with the Monteverde community in Costa Rica. It is always … Continue reading →

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Ask Congress to Preserve SNAP

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Congressional leaders are in the midst of final negotiations on the farm bill (H.R.2) and the future of SNAP, the largest source of food assistance for millions of families struggling with hunger in our country. The biggest hurdle remains the … Continue reading →

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Giving: Friends Schools

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

This time of year most of us are flooded with pleas for financial donations. This year my attention was caught by the hand drawn picture on the envelope from Monteverde Friends School.  My family, and many others in Iowa Yearly … Continue reading →

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DoubleSpeak

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

“DoubleSpeak”, a term coined by George Orwell in his futurist dystopian novel, 1984; language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses meaning to further an agenda, often by governments, corporations, marketers, or other power structures.  http://www.doublespeak.us/what-is-doublespeak/ We are subjected to the … Continue reading →

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Coalition to Work with Senator Grassley

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Today a coalition of Native and non-Native people,representing several organizations, met with Carol Olson, Senator Chuck Grassley’s State Director at the Federal Building in Des Moines. Two of Senator Grassley’s staff from Washington, DC, joined us via a conference call. … Continue reading →

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