Category Archives: race

“lesser evil” is still evil

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

Friend Marshall Massey speaks my mind in his recent Facebook post, copied below. Supporting either the Democratic or Republican party as they are today is support for a massive military budget and militarized foreign policy, unauthorized drone assassinations and terrorization … Continue reading →

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It’s time to get back into the public square

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

“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.”  Rev. William Barber, The Third Reconstruction, Friends Journal, September 1, 2016. … Continue reading →

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Higher Ground Moral Declaration

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

I believe the adoption of the concept of the separation of church and state that our government is founded upon is one of the most significant reasons we have had some success in trying to create a just society, though … Continue reading →

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Quaker Public Engagement

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

I write a lot, in a lot of places.  This is a spiritual calling for me.  I am led to share what the Inner Light says to me.   Years ago that was done mainly via email, since the people I … Continue reading →

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Robert Kennedy Announces Death of Martin Luther King in Indianapolis

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

In these days of racial tension and violence and Black Lives Matter, I’d like to share, again, a video I made of photos I took at the Kennedy King Memorial, with audio of Dr. King’s speech just before he was … Continue reading →

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The Time for a Moral Revolution of Values

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

“Today we stand as truth-tellers witnessing to the pain and suffering caused by the injustices within our community and across this country.  We gather to declare that we need a moral revival, a radical revolution of values.”   https://kairoscenter.org/revival-time-moral-revolution-values/ I’m so … Continue reading →

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Rev William Barber’s DNC Speech

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

I’m so grateful that I was able to attend the MPOLIS Summit (Moral Political Organizing Leadership Institute) Wednesday, with Dr. Rev. William Barber, and will write more about that soon. But as I listened to him then, I was reminded … Continue reading →

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Public Witness

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

Quakers have a long history of public peace vigils.  I’m not sure what effects these might have. But too often silence is taken as complicity in the issue at hand.  Too often the mainstream media doesn’t report on all the … Continue reading →

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To: Black peoples and our allies

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

  The following is from the new Movement for Black Lives: Our Movement is under attack. Many want us to stop moving forward. Show them that we can’t stop. Stand with the Movement for Black Lives. Why is this important? … Continue reading →

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Baton Rouge Illustrates a Divided America

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

Today’s excellent New York Times article, In Baton Rouge, A City Divided Faces Two Different Tragedies, describes the history of racial injustice and current tensions in that city.  Although the situation is more desperate in many ways in Baton Rouge, … Continue reading →

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