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Move the Pipeline?
In a recent interview on Now This, President Obama said the Army Corp of Engineers is looking into rerouting the Dakota Access pipeline. “We’re monitoring this closely,” Obama said. “My view is that there is a way for us to … Continue reading
Dakota Access Quaker Meeting
One of the positive things about social media is connecting (electronically) to others who share your interests and concerns. I have been following the Facebook writings of Mark Morey, who has spent time at Standing Rock. Following is a story he tells … Continue reading
The Great Bison Spirit and DAPL
The Great Bison Spirit and the Dakota Access Pipeline by thirdeye http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2016/10/givers-of-courage-thousands-of-wild.html
Water Protectors Pray
Water protectors’ statements regarding commitment to nonviolence and prayer to oppose the Dakota Access pipeline: According to the Associated Press, Don Cuny, the security leader for activists at the encampment, said Saturday that standoff “does not represent” the ongoing protest. … Continue reading
Public Square 6
The question that has been put to me recently relates to how we decide which public events to support. Quakers believe that the spirit of God is present in all of us, and guides our way each day. And it … Continue reading
Calls for Help for Global Solidarity
The situation in North Dakota is being dramatically escalated by the Governor and the presence of militarized police from surrounding states. NOW is the time those of us who cannot be in North Dakota can do our part. The Global … Continue reading
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Police Violating Civil Rights of Water Protectors
Please contact the Department of Justice, your Congressional representatives and the White House to ask why law enforcement in North Dakota is being used to suppress the rights of the water protectors for peaceful protest. Why law enforcement officers from other … Continue reading
Autonomous Death
Stories are appearing more frequently about robots and advances in artificial intelligence (AI). As a computer programmer I find this to be a fascinating subject. Perhaps that is also the reason I find the subject so terrifying. I know how … Continue reading
Standing Rock and the Environmental Emergency
As I’ve been writing lately this is a time for Quakers and others to return to the public square. Corporate control of the mainstream media means news about injustices such as those related to the Dakota Access pipeline and either not … Continue reading
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Eminent Domain
In yet another example of global environmental leadership and creative resistance, water protectors in North Dakota took back unceded territory affirmed in the 1851 Treaty of Ft. Laramie as sovereign land under the control of the Oceti Sakowin Mekasi Camp-Horinek, an Oceti … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 