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Environmental Crisis for Dummies
The title was intended to refer to the DUMMIES series of books, that usually explain topics in a concise and clear manner. I hope the following will explain why I have been writing so much about Indigenous peoples lately. Plant … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Ethical Transportation, Indigenous, revolution, Uncategorized
Tagged environmental justice
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Settler Colonialism
Continuing on the topic of Indigenous peoples that I’ve been writing about, the concept of settler colonialism came up in a radio interview I did last year with Ra Wyse and Aghilah Nadaraj, also associated with the Kheprw Institute (KI). I … Continue reading
We must reconnect with our indigenous roots
As I began to try to express yesterday, we are all Indigenous. “An incredibly important aspect of life that many people have neglected and even forgotten is our connection with the Earth. This loss of respect and sense of oneness … Continue reading
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We are all Indigenous
“Indigenous peoples, also known as first peoples, aboriginal peoples, native peoples, or autochthonous peoples, are ethnic groups who are descended from and identify with the original inhabitants of a given region, in contrast to groups that have settled, occupied or … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged colonialism, cultural appropriation, Quaker
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Capital Punishment
One of the things the Peace and Social Concerns Committee considered was the following minute about capital punishment, which was written and approved by Des Moines Valley Friends. We prayerfully considered the Minute, and then approved it unchanged. It was then … Continue reading
Bill Chance / Frank Griffith
Bill Chance, who I haven’t met, left this comment about yesterday’s post, Ethical Transportation 2. Bill writes about bicycles on his website Interesting post. A few years ago, I made a commitment to reduce my miles driven by riding my … Continue reading
Ethical Transportation 2
I previously described recent work by my Quaker meeting, Bear Creek, related to trying to reduce the use of fossil fuel transportation in a rural setting. The meeting approved a Minute (statement) of their views on this. As I mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek, Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
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Peace and Social Concerns 2017 Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Recent posts are about peace and social concerns related to Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). I haven’t had a chance to post anything since Tuesday, because we have been having our annual meetings of the Yearly Meeting at Scattergood Friends … Continue reading
Peace and Social Concerns Minutes
The last post described the process by which peace and social concerns matters are dealt with by Quakers in Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative), which begins its annual meetings today at Scattergood Friends School and Farm. Following are the Minutes that … Continue reading
Peace and Social Concerns at Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative), an organization of Quaker meetings in the Midwest, begins our annual meetings at Scattergood Friends School and Farm, in the country near West Branch, Iowa, today. You can see the schedule and descriptions of events for … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 