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Thanksgiving 2017
One of the things I’m most thankful for this Thanksgiving is having been able to make connections with Native Americans. I’m not going to go into the false, sanitized versions of the Thanksgiving story and our settler-colonial history. Rather, I’d … Continue reading
Building an environmental action movement
After venting my frustration about environmental inaction, I thought it could be helpful to hear about some of the ways you can get involved in fixing environmental problems. Following is the story of how I got involved with the Rainforest … Continue reading
Nonviolence Is Essential
Adherence to nonviolence is essential for healing our communities and our environment. This is true for both moral and strategic reasons. The recent chaos in Charlottesville demonstrates the error of some of those opposing the white supremacists using violence themselves. President … Continue reading
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Environmental Crisis for Dummies
The title was intended to refer to the DUMMIES series of books, that usually explain topics in a concise and clear manner. I hope the following will explain why I have been writing so much about Indigenous peoples lately. Plant … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Ethical Transportation, Indigenous, revolution, Uncategorized
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Application for Spiritual Warriors
Yesterday I wrote about how my spiritual life had been radicalized. As the examples in that post, of the work at the Kheprw Institute and the global Indigenous peoples response to support the water protectors at Standing Rock show, a … Continue reading
A Radical Spiritual Evolution to Revolution
There was evidently a reason I was led to name my blog Quakers, Social Justice and Revolution when I was called to wrestle with issues publicly. Writing a blog and sharing those writings on social media helped me clarify many … Continue reading
Nahko speaks to water protector youth after the dog attacks
The previous blog post was about Nahko talking to the water protector youth during his concert at Standing Rock last September 8, 2016. Following are further remarks, as he talks to the youth between songs. To put this in context, … Continue reading
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Remember nonviolent direct action is the way to a successful revolution
On this July 4th we are in the midst of a new revolution, a nonviolent revolution. Below is an amazing video of Nahko Bear performing solo at the Water Protectors Youth Concert Sept 8, 2016. He says the resounding message … Continue reading
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