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Black Lives Matter in a small Iowa town
When I retired from working in the Infant Pulmonary Function Lab at Riley Hospital for Children in 2017, I moved to Indianola, Iowa. (bottom center of map below). Indianola has a population of around 16,000 and is home to Simpson … Continue reading
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Pence and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana
With Vice President Pence scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention tonight, I’m reminded of how he tried to diminish the rights of the LGBT community in Indiana, in 2015, when he was Governor there. The Republicans forced the … Continue reading
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A Quaker and Native Peoples: Part 3
I’m somewhat surprised that what I wrote yesterday, “I believe our only hope for addressing our evolving environmental catastrophe is to follow the wisdom, spirituality, and centuries of experience of Indigenous peoples,” didn’t result in anyone, so far, challenging that. … Continue reading
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A Quaker and Native Peoples: Part 2
[Note: I don’t think I’ve sufficiently explained the reasons I’m led to share these stories with you. As Richard Wagamese wrote, “we change the world one story at a time.” I don’t know what change might come from these stories. … Continue reading
A Quaker and Native Peoples: Part 1
The title says a Quaker, instead of Quakers, because I can only speak from my own experiences. There is a very long history related to Quakers and Indigenous peoples. I’m blessed to have grown up on several farms in Iowa. … Continue reading
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Richard Wagamese
I’ve often tried to describe writing as a spiritual practice for me. Almost never knowing what I will be led to say as I sit quietly each morning. Occasionally there will be a series related to a difficult, or inspiring … Continue reading
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Forget everything
It feels like the world is falling apart. Just last week a derecho smashed everything in its path as it roared through the Midwest. I wrote of my experience of being out running when it hit: https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2020/08/11/exhilarated-again/ Successive high temperature … Continue reading
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Challenging you to publish your radical stories
Recently I’ve written about the power of stories, publishers of the truth, and radically rethinking our stories. I’ve written a lot about stories over the years: https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/?s=stories. As Richard Wagamese wrote, “we change the world one story at a time.” … Continue reading
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Publishers of the truth
I often refer to the article written by James Allen, Pontoon Archipelago or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Collapse. Clearly we are living in increasingly chaotic times. Collapse is an apt characterization. I hadn’t thought of warning … Continue reading
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Land Theft, Land Back
As I’ve been learning more about Indigenous peoples, I’ve been trying to formulate what this means for me as a White person living on land that was taken from them. I am looking forward to the series of six webinars, … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 