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QEW and First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
QEW is the abbreviation for Quaker Earthcare Witness. One of the things QEW does is publish the newsletter Befriending Creation. Following is a link to the latest issue which includes short stories Peter Clay and I wrote about our experiences … Continue reading
Meeting to Discuss the SURVIVE Act
One of the goals of the First Nation-Climate Unity March that occurred during the first week of September was to make it possible for a group of Native and non-native people to get to know each other so we can … Continue reading
Savanna’s Act
Now that Savanna’s Act has passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, I hope you will contact you senators to ask them to vote for the bill. Senator Heitkamp added FCNL’s written testimony into the record Sen. Heitkamp … Continue reading
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War and Peace
Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2018 Military holidays bring attention to perennial questions about peace, how to deal with conflict, and attempted justifications for war. It is an awesome commitment for someone to give years of their life to the service … Continue reading
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Federal Judge says #NoKXL
Yesterday Federal Judge Brian Morris ruled that TransCanada has not fulfilled the requirements to begin construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, and the company cannot do any work on the pipeline construction until it adequately completes the State Department’s supplement … Continue reading
When one hurts, all hurt
This morning we learn of yet another mass shooting in our country. That hurt, hurts us all. Don’t you feel the pain? If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with … Continue reading
Quakers, a “guarded” society, and environmental destruction
“Guarded” was the term used by early Quakers to express avoiding too much of an integration with the larger society they lived in. The term was usually applied to education. Quakers created their own schools to teach Quaker beliefs and … Continue reading
Dust Bowl, Tar Sands and Prayer
As I learn more about Chief Arvol Looking Horse I find parallels to my own experiences related to our environment. It was a spiritual vision of the Rocky Mountains obscured by clouds of pollution that led me to give up … Continue reading
‘One Prayer’
The most powerful experiences I had during the First Nation-Famer Climate Unity March were spiritual. My experience as a Quaker was to try to live a Spirit led life. I had long had a desire to learn more about Native … Continue reading
Water and Attaining Peace
One of the many benefits from participating on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March was making friends with Native Americans as we walked together. My life experiences as a Quaker have taught me our lives can, and should, be guided … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 