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Family Separation at the Southern Border
Minute: Family Separation at the Southern Border At the root of our faith is the sacredness of relationships among ourselves and between us and God. We have been heartbroken to see those sacred connections broken as children are separated from … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
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How Friends Can Help the Climate March
I will be writing a lot about this year’s First Nation – Farmer Climate Unity March, September 1 – 8, 2018, that I plan to be participating in. Here is the introduction from the Climate March website: Landowners who had … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, peace, Poor Peoples Campaign, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Climate March, First Nations
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Ringing Japanese Peace Bell 2018
August 6, 2018 is the 73rd anniversary of the use of an atomic weapon for the first time, when Hiroshima was bombed. Last night I attended a remembrance of that tragic day at the site of the Japanese Bell of … Continue reading
Remember Hiroshima
It is sad to see how little attention is being paid to today’s anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima by the United States 73 years ago. And it is tragic to know that the United States today is being called … Continue reading
Vision
We gain a vision of what our potential is from our elders and from the Teachings of the Sacred Tree. By trying to live up to that vision and by trying to live like the people we admire, we grow … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, climate change, climate refugees, Uncategorized
Tagged Inner Light, vision
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Climate Change on NBC
I’ve been frustrated that the mainstream news media has continued to remain silent on climate change, even in the face of record temperatures, massive wildfires, flooding, and changing precipitation patterns. Finally yesterday NBC’s weatherman Al Roker delivered a lecture on … Continue reading
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A little daring
I’ve written a little about my disappointment and frustration from the annual sessions of my Yearly Meeting. Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once. In one of them he is obliged to do all … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical Transportation, peace, Quaker Meetings, race, Uncategorized
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Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 6 is the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. The justification was to bring a swift end to the war in the Pacific, to save lives of soldiers. But it was an atrocity to use … Continue reading
Hot Air Balloons
The annual hot air balloon festival is going on now here in Indianola. My Dad used to volunteer at the National Hot Air Balloon Museum. Sometimes I send photos to the local NBC station. Last night the following two photos … Continue reading
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Doing vs Talking
Brad Ogilvie, who I know from my connections to William Penn House, wrote: “A few years ago, I cut short a trip to Pine Ridge, S.D., so that I could lead a workshop at Baltimore Yearly Meeting annual sessions. The Pine … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 