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Peace and Social Concerns
Quakers believe their faith calls them to action, to address issues related to peace and social injustices. Readers of this blog know of many of the things I’ve been involved with over the past several years, including the Keystone Pledge … Continue reading
It Only Matters If You Win
I can only think of the phrase “it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, its how you play the game” when I think about the embarrassing spectacle of the United States House of Representatives and Trump administration’s passage of … Continue reading
#noDAPL as Revolutionary Act
I’ve written a lot about how working with others who love the Earth, and especially Native Americans this past year related to the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance has profoundly deepened and broadened my spiritual life. As I begin to try … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged revolutionary act
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Last Revolutionary Act
Although living without a car has involved fundamental lifestyle changes, and daily (what many would consider) inconveniences, I’ve always been aware that wasn’t nearly enough. Those living in the United States consume energy and materials at a rate many times … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, revolution, Uncategorized
Tagged cars, Gandhi, Iceberg, nonviolence
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Quaker Social Change Ministry Review
This Sunday, North Meadow Friends will be discussing our past year’s experience with implementing the American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) new program, Quaker Social Change Ministry (QSCM). To many of us who have been participating in QSCM, we have come … Continue reading
My draft resistance story
I have recently been sharing the stories of Quaker draft resisters. I struggled with what to do about the Selective Service System quite a bit. I was keeping a journal at the time, and attending Scattergood Friends School, then a … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
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John Griffith’s draft resistance
I’ve written several things recently related to Quakers and military conscription. Yesterday I shared the stories of Don Laughlin and Roy Knight, Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Friends, who served time in prison for draft resistance. John Griffith, clerk of … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged draft resistance, war
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Draft Resister Stories
I recently posted a copy of An Epistle to Friends Concerning Military Conscription. Two of the men who signed that letter, which explains why those Quakers felt they could not cooperate with the draft (Selective Service System), were Don Laughlin … Continue reading
Reese Visits North Meadow Friends
I previously wrote about Reese Hamilton, an 8 year old young man who has been acting on things about our society that bother him. When murder occurred near his home last year, he was deeply affected by the violence and … Continue reading
Posted in Kheprw Institute, Quaker Meetings, Quaker Social Change Ministry, Uncategorized
Tagged peace, Reese
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An Epistle to Friends Concerning Military Conscription
Although yesterday’s post was intended to be about privilege, the context was war and conscription, specifically the Vietnam War. I was reminded of a letter to Friends on the same subject, that was published earlier than the Richmond Declaration of … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged conscription, Vietnam War
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