Category Archives: race

When silence is not an option

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

On the 49th Anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Fusion Films is re-broadcasting the powerful sermon delivered just two days ago by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II at the historic Riverside Church in New York … Continue reading →

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Reese Hamilton – Trailblazer

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

Over 300 members of the Indianapolis community came together at the Kennedy King Park today, for our annual celebration of the remarkable speech Robert Kennedy gave 49 years ago, announcing the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.  This story is captured … Continue reading →

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Death of Martin Luther King, Jr

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

This is the sad anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr, in Memphis, Tennessee, April 4, 1968. The New York Times has an article today about King’s opposition to the Vietnam War.  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/opinion/when-martin-luther-king-came-out-against-vietnam.html?_r=0 Online photo album of Kennedy … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King, Jr

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

Martin Luther King Day, 2017 “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution“ was the title of the commencement address Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr, delivered at Oberlin College in 1965. “There are all too many people who, in some great period of … Continue reading →

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African-American Lady Liberty coin

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

In celebration of the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Mint, the new $100 coin features a portrait of an African-American woman. “Our hope is that this coin really gets people thinking and talking about what liberty looks like and represents … Continue reading →

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Interconnections Among Dilemmas

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve been writing lately about how the economic, educational, and political systems we have grown up with are no longer working, and we need to find new ways to move forward.  When it seems so many different things are going … Continue reading →

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Living Under the Influence (of Culture)

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

I am at a place when things are swirling around in my mind and spirit.  On the one hand I welcome these times, because I know from past experience these are times of growth.  I love the expression “outside your … Continue reading →

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The Revival

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

The idea of revivals is far removed from my Quaker experience, but I attended one last night.  I rode my bicycle about 6 miles to a large church on the north side of Indianapolis that eventually completely filled with people–a … Continue reading →

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Public Square 3

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

In this September’s issue of Friends Journal, Rev William Barber writes “Quakers, it’s time to get back into the public square. If you believe that there’s life above the snake line, it’s time to get back in the public square.”   … Continue reading →

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Police abuse cited by court

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

How can our commitment to the principles of nonviolence be used in these days where police violence is out of control? The nonviolent protests related to not standing for the National Anthem are one way, and because of the risks … Continue reading →

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