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Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit
Worship and prayer for Protection of “Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit” (The Sacred Place Where Life Begins) I’ve been making new friends as the Decolonizing Quakers steering committee meets monthly. At our last meeting Cathy Walling, of Alaska Friends spoke movingly about … Continue reading
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Cups of Light
Writing about Harold Feinstein and flowers yesterday reminded me of the following story about the Glick Public Art Project, and the photo of tulips I submitted. At the time I was working at Riley Hospital for Children, part of Indiana … Continue reading
To call out in a moment of awe
Some time ago my sister suggested I share one photo a day on social media. I wasn’t sure about that, at first. For years I’ve been writing almost daily on my blog. The blog is a spiritual practice for me. … Continue reading
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Urgent Call to Protect the Sacred
In a last-minute push, the Trump administration announced Thursday that it will auction off drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in just over a month, setting up a final showdown with opponents before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. The sale, … Continue reading
Envision that world our ancestors want for us
From my first contact with native peoples I felt a spiritual connection. That was the reason I embarked on the spiritual journey I’ve been on since. I wrote the following in October, 2016. We Caucasian/European people don’t have a spiritual … Continue reading
Study your assumptions
As I was praying to find another way to explain Mutual Aid to people this morning, I came upon this quotation by Idries Shah. “Study the assumptions behind your actions. Then study the assumptions behind your assumptions.” The reason I … Continue reading
Climate activism and the fossil fuel industry’s financial crisis
For the past seven years climate activists have used every technique we could think of to stop fossil fuel mining and infrastructure construction. We got another one. On Monday evening, Bank of America said that it will no longer finance … Continue reading
Conscientiously Object to Capitalism
Capitalism is based upon white supremacy and structural racism. The capitalist system that supports our material lifestyle is built on stolen land and the labor of those who were enslaved in the past, or are forced to live on poverty … Continue reading
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Mutual aid will help us survive the Biden presidency
Today’s post is based on the article “Mutual aid will help us survive the Biden presidency. Biden and Harris are not going to stop the crises we are facing — mutual aid projects are essential to survive and build the … Continue reading
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Mutual Aid Discourages Colonized Ideas
In the following I try to express why I believe Friends should do our justice work using the Mutual Aid concept. Mutual Aid is far from a new idea, having been practiced globally for centuries. Christine Nobiss recently wrote truth … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 