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What does it mean to be a truth teller?
I’ve recently heard about additional experiences of a friend of mine, a Quaker friend. A friend who is a person of color. She has had many experiences related to racism and White supremacy, in more than one Quaker meeting she … Continue reading
My tree friend
I subscribe to poem-a-day (https://poets.org/). Today’s poem is “To the Pine Tree” (which can be found at the end of this). That reminded me of the blog post I had written in 2019 about my tree friend. August 26, 2019: … Continue reading
Election
Today, November 3, 2020, is election day in what is called the United States. First, everyone should vote. “I have said this before, and I will say it again, the vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the … Continue reading
Young Quaker Men Facing War and Conscription
Don Laughlin was a mentor to me. He and his wife Lois lived just a few miles from Scattergood Friends School and Farm, a Quaker co-ed, boarding High School just East of West Branch, Iowa. Following is part of his … Continue reading
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The Future of Pandemic Solidarity
Having been led to the discovery of something I hadn’t known about, Mutual Aid, and joining in the Des Moines Mutual Aid food giveaway, I’m beginning to see this is how we can find our way through these increasingly chaotic … Continue reading
Out of the Meetinghouse
Yesterday I wrote about Peace in a Culture of Violence, which began ‘this country’s culture of violence has taken dramatically new forms that we haven’t adapted our work to address. ‘ And ended with ‘in light of all this, what … Continue reading
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Quakers and Mutual Aid
I’ve been studying mutual aid extensively lately because the concept encapsulates the answer to what I have been praying and thinking about for many years. About the immorality and dangers of the capitalist system. As stated below, “we must mobilize … Continue reading
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States bill
There is a long and terrible history related to the attempts to forcibly assimilate native children into the White settler culture that colonized the lands and people in what are known as the United States and Canada. This is a … Continue reading
FCNL Native American Legislative Update
Several days ago I wrote about the passage of Savanna’s Act and Not Invisible Act. Both bills now go to the White House for the president’s signature. Savanna’s Act (S.227) will establish better law enforcement practices by requiring federal, state, … Continue reading
Ceremonies to Stop Pipelines
A couple of days ago I wrote about ceremonies to stop pipelines. In that case, the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX). Ceremonies became important to me, as well, as we worked to bring attention to the Keystone XL and Dakota Access … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 