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To sleep is to fall into belief
I haven’t heard get “woke” used for some time. Maybe because Barack Obama said being “woke” doesn’t mean anything unless you do something in response. It’s been disappointing to witness how many people have slept and fallen into belief regarding … Continue reading
#CAPITALISMISTHEPANDEMIC flies over New York City
We’re all reeling, trying to make sense of the significant changes that have occurred, and continue to occur in our everyday lives. In a matter of weeks the coronavirus pandemic has exploded across the world. Is pushing, has pushed, economies … Continue reading
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Virtual Rally with Freda Huson and Molly Wickham
Today 5/7/2020 Updated information posted at the end. In the last week the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary chiefs have reached an important memorandum of understanding with the province and federal government to recognize their title moving forward. The agreement is an important … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, decolonize, Indigenous, Uncategorized, Unist'ot'en, Wet’suwet’en
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New FCNL Tools and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Last night I attended an excellent Zoom meeting by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), our Quaker lobbying organization. The presentation was on May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. It … Continue reading
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PRESIDENT TRUMPS’ OPERATION LADY JUSTICE: THE TRUTH ABOUT VIOLENCE TO INDIGENOUS WOMXN, GIRLS AND LGBTQIA+/2S
By Christine Nobiss Read our open letter to President Trump: Five Asks for May Fifth Summary: President Trump’s MMIWG executive order is problematic because it is contradicted by actions that do not match intent to serve Indigenous Peoples with integrity. … Continue reading
Virtual Rally with Freda Huson and Molly Wickham
Thursday 5/7/2020 In the last week the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary chiefs have reached an important memorandum of understanding with the province and federal government to recognize their title moving forward. The agreement is an important victory that was made possible because … Continue reading
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National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. Following is information from the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) about an online Zoom meeting tonight. Join us for a virtual lobby training … Continue reading
the heart of slavery’s horror
Louisa County Patrol Claims, 1770–1863Kiki Petrosino I pry open the files, still packed with liquor & strange brine. Midnight seeps from the cracks slow pulp of arithmetic. Four or five or six at a time, the white men draw along the Gordonsville Road, … Continue reading
A chance for you to support #CapitalismIsThePandemic
Today, a 50’ sky banner visible to millions stating #CAPITALISMISTHEPANDEMIC circled Manhattan–the US bedrock of capitalism and banking–to deliver a powerful message of protest against colonization and worker injustice in solidarity with essential workers who aren’t properly protected or supported. I’ve … Continue reading
#CapitalismIsThePandemic day of action
As I wrote yesterday, today is the day for #CapitalismIsThePandemic. One of many actions related to global mass strikes. This is a creative action, especially in these times when gatherings should be discouraged because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 