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Fourth day ends
At 5:30 pm we all straggled into the Boone County Fairgrounds, 15 miles from our Ames camp. Everyone seems to be limping a little. I discovered I had worn a hole in my shoe, which resulted in a blister! Fortunately … Continue reading
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Fourth day begins
We were grateful to be able to stay at the Oakwood Road Community Center in Ames. I believe today is our longest mileage march of about 15 miles. More rain is predicated for this afternoon. Additionally there are flash flood … Continue reading
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Third day of the march begins
It was a nice change to sleep indoors (in the church) especially because it rained again. When I arrived in the dining room at 7 a.m. several people were continuing the discussion stimulated by Lee Tesdell’s presentation the night before. … Continue reading
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Lee Tesdell on Agriculture
Last night Lee Tesdell spoke with us about his farming practices. Lee and I, and our brothers Jon Tesdell and Randy Kisling, attended Scattergood Friends School in the late 1960’s. The School’s name has been changed to Scattergood Friends School … Continue reading
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Second day of the march
The Des Moines Register published a good article about our March. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/09/01/group-march-100-miles-protest-dakota-access-pipeline/1173974002/ We were a bit slow getting started, mainly because of the storm during the night. Most of us were up three or four hours during the most intense parts … Continue reading
Second day of the march begins
After setting up the tent and getting things ready for bed while it was still light out (lesson learned) we gathered for dinner in a huge shed on the farm of Craig and LaVon Griffieon, Craig and LaVon spoke about … Continue reading
First day of the march
The disorganization of the first night continued to be present the first morning. I wanted to write a blog post before we started, but that put me behind in getting packed up and ready to go. It started to blow … Continue reading
First night
People slowly gathered last night for the beginning of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March. Tents popped up on the hill near the shelter at Union Park. Dinner was served around 7:00 pm, followed by introductions and discussions of the … Continue reading
The Journey Begins
People are beginning to arrive for the start of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March. We will spend the first night in Union Park in Des Moines, Iowa. I don’t know Des Moines that well, but had been here earlier … Continue reading
Eloquent Explanation of Peaceful Protest
Yesterday I wrote about the criminalization of peaceful, nonviolent protest. Last night I came across the following video of U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke responding to the question of whether National Football League (NFL) players taking a knee during the national … Continue reading
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