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The Eternal Now and Social Concern
As I prepared for meeting for worship at Bear Creek this morning, I was led to read the following. I am thankful to have been raised in the Quaker approach to faith based social concern. “The Eternal Now and Social … Continue reading
Posted in Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged mysticism, Peace and Social Concerns
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Visualizing Flooding and Increasing Heavy Rainfall in the Midwest
There is an interesting story in the Washington Post, What the Harvey deluge would look like where you live, that includes a tool that shows how much flooding would be predicted to occur if the 51.88 inches of rain (which … Continue reading
Social and Economic Justice
I’ve mentioned the Quaker practice of routinely considering questions related to our spiritual and social lives and practices. Praying about and discussing these questions, or queries, together is a way for us to share what we believe, and sometimes find … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Indigenous, race, Uncategorized
Tagged economic justice, queries
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Harvey and the (near) Future
The recent article in Politico Magazine, Harvey Is What Climate Change Looks Like: It’s time to open our eyes and prepare for the world that’s coming, by Eric Holthaus, is an excellent summary of what we can expect in the … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Uncategorized
Tagged climate crisis, climate refugees, housing, urban planning
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#StopETP Day of Action
A large number of environmental justice organizations are calling for a national day of action against Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access and many other pipelines. http://stopetp.org/ From the organizers: We are a growing coalition of communities … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, social media, Uncategorized
Tagged #StopETP, action, Energy Transfer Partners
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Thwarting the Rule of Law
Our system of government is based upon the balance of powers among its three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. While the president has unlimited power to pardon people except for impeachment, the recent decision to pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio undermines … Continue reading
Circle
Seeing so much of life is broken, I was struck by the following from the book Black Elk Speaks: You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World … Continue reading
Charlottesville and Quaker Social Change Ministry
Fourteen Friends of North Meadow Circle of Friends gathered for the monthly Quaker Social Change Ministry meeting. It had been announced that this meeting would discuss the recent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, where people opposing the removal of a statue of Robert E … Continue reading
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Nonviolence needs to be part of our national conversation now
As Robert F Kennedy said when he spoke to a crowd predominately of people of color the day Martin Luther King was killed April 4, 1968: We can move in that direction as a country, in greater polarization — black … Continue reading
Posted in integral nonviolence, peace, race, Uncategorized
Tagged nonviolence, polarization
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Nonviolence does not necessarily require direct action
It is common for people to believe that nonviolence means direct action, because the two are closely related and direct action gets public attention. This can unfortunately mean people don’t feel they can engage in nonviolence because they think that means … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 