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Where to we go from here?
Where to we go from here? This question, and the related statement below are from Indiana Black Expo President Tanya Bell on this, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Following that is a minute … Continue reading
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March for Our Lives, Des Moines, Iowa
Despite the snow there was a fair turnout for the March for Our Lives at the state capitol in Des Moines. The crowd was completely silent as the names of the 17 victims of the Parkland shooting were read. I … Continue reading
Black Lives Matter: NRA is a terrorist organization
The National Rifle Association (NRA) again pushes its extreme interpretation of the Second Amendment by trying to undo Florida’s recent, small move in the direction of sensible gun safety legislation. “The Black Lives Matter movement slammed the National Rifle Association … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, NRA, terrorist
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Lynch Quilts Artist Explains
The reason for sharing the disturbing photo I took of one of the quilts in The Lynch Quilts Project was because a friend of mine, Jeff Howell and the artist, LaShawnda Crowe Storm were hosting a discussion about the project … Continue reading
Lynch Quilts Project
Here is a link to information about the Lynch Quilts Project. “The Lynch Quilts Project is a community based effort, which explores the history and ramifications of racial violence, specifically lynching, in the United States through the textile tradition of quilting. … Continue reading
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Building Communities 2
I don’t know to interpret the lack of response to yesterday’s post about creating and building self sufficient communities for the massive influx of climate refugees to the Midwest. Whether people don’t think there will be such a migration, or … Continue reading
Leadings and racial justice
Many of you had already heard one version or another of the story about not having a personal automobile that I wrote about again yesterday. Many Friends have also heard the story of how I became connected to the Kheprw … Continue reading
Public Stories
Yesterday’s post about speaking out against injustice generated some interesting discussion on the unofficial Facebook page of my yearly meeting. As I said, I tend to agree that protests that just involve carrying signs aren’t useful for a number of reasons. … Continue reading
The most shameful and tragic problem is silence
Since our trip to Minneapolis last Saturday as water protectors, I’ve been thinking about activism, yet again. Wondering, again, why so few people come out to the streets with us, though it was heartening to find that around 500 or … Continue reading
Environmental Justice
As part of its series on environmental justice in America, the article the Guardian published today is about a study of 90,000 schools across the US, Air pollution: black, Hispanic and poor students most at risk from toxins – study. … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental justice, environmental racism, NAACP
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 