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We Are Not Terrorists
I usually don’t know what I will be led to write about when I sit in silence in front of the computer. Several days ago I received a text message that the charges against Chase Iron Eyes, related to the … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged criminalize protest, protest, terrorist
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Is this our last hope?
The future of life on Mother Earth hangs in the balance. I am convinced that too many tipping points have been reached and exceeded, each one leading further along the path to extinction. All of the environmental damage and climate … Continue reading
Press Release–94 mile march against Dakota Access Pipeline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 28, 2:00 p.m. Contact: Jeff Kisling, jakislin@outlook.com or (765) 631-8197 Christine Nobiss, (319) 499-8039 or cnobiss@gmail.com Ed Fallon, Bold Iowa, (515) 238-6404 or ed@boldiowa.com Indianola man to join 94-mile march against Dakota … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged First Nation Farmer Climate Unity
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Risk and faith
Risk is the possibility of loss or injury. I’ve been thinking a lot about risk and faith recently as I try to prepare to walk ninety miles next week as part of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March. I can … Continue reading
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As I March
As I march my soles ground me to Mother Earth, where all our souls connect. Searching for the immediate, infinite now where past and future meld in a brilliant circle. Seeking a path through the chaotic future, that presently I cannot see but step … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, bicycles, climate change, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged First Nation Farmer Climate Unity
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Being white as violence
Yesterday’s blog post, Violence/Nonviolence, was prompted by something I read recently. I hadn’t necessarily made the connections between a number of things such as suppressing voting rights, attacking the free press, etc. and violence. But I came to see that … Continue reading
Violence/Nonviolence
Recently I’ve been reading and thinking more about violence and nonviolence. Reflecting on the recent first year anniversary of the white supremacy rally and deadly attacks in Charlottesville, North Carolina last year, I’m saddened to remember the violence on the … Continue reading
Resist not evil today
I’m thinking more about what resist not evil means today. Yesterday’s post related to what Henry Cadbury said during the time of Hitler: “By hating Hitler and trying to fight back,” Cadbury said, “Jews are only increasing the severity of … Continue reading
Resist not evil
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matthew 5:39 My friend Lucy Duncan, of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) recently wrote, … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Volunteer Service Mission VSM
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Breaking: Federal Court Overrules Trump and Calls For Full Environmental Review of Keystone XL in Nebraska
Yesterday I wrote about the Keystone XL Pipeline resistance. Later in the day, Promise to Protect published this press release: “Lower Brule, SD — Today, a federal court ruled the State Department must conduct an environmental review of the Keystone … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 