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Sixth Day of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Day 6. September 6, 2018. 9 miles from Pilot Mound to Oak Park in Dayton, Iowa. Day 6 of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March began with another awesome breakfast by Lyssa Wade. As we were waiting to start walking … Continue reading
FCNL’s Native American Advocacy
While I’ve been writing about my adventures during the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March, I’ve been thinking about ways Quakers support Native Americans. The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), our Quaker lobbying organization, has made advocacy for Native Americans … Continue reading
Fifth Day of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Day 5. September 5, 2018. 14 miles from the Boone County Fairgrounds to Pilot Mound, Iowa. Once again I was pleasantly surprised to awaken feeling fairly refreshed, despite being pretty tired at the end of yesterday’s 15 miles, and staying … Continue reading
BTS Speaks at the United Nations’ Generation Unlimited
I first saw BTS perform at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea and have been entranced by videos of their performances since. They were recently in New York City. “To help launch the United Nations’ Generation Unlimited, an … Continue reading
Fourth Day of First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Fourth Day. September 4, 2018. 15 miles from Ames to the Boone County Fairgrounds. I believe today is our longest mileage march–15 miles. More rain is predicated for this afternoon and there are flash flood warnings. The group is becoming … Continue reading
Third day of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
September 3, 2018. 10 miles from Huxley to Ames. It was a nice change to sleep indoors (in the Fjeldberg Lutheran Church) especially because it rained again. When I arrived in the dining room at 7 a.m. several people were … Continue reading
Help Bring Attention and Resources to Missing and Murdered Native Women
The video and information below about the huge numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) is stunning. The video offers some explanations of why so little attention has been, and continues to be paid to this horrible situation. … Continue reading
Discussion of Agricultural Practices
September 2, 2018. Huxley, Iowa. Day 2 of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March. The forum this evening gets to the heart of First Nation-Farmer unity. Local progressive farmer Lee Tesdell described his work in improving agricultural practices (detailed at … Continue reading
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Many of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity Marchers are involved with the ongoing tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Christine Nobiss, who is with us on this March, is one of the leaders of Seeding Sovereignty, one of the … Continue reading
First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March-Day 2
We were a bit slow getting started, mainly because of the storm during the night. Most of us were up two or three hours during the most intense parts of the storm. Some people went to the machine shed to … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 