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Not Politics as Usual
One of the reasons for introducing the Resolution Recognizing the Duty of the Federal Government to Create a Green New Deal now is because numerous people are saying they support a Green New Deal, but what that means hasn’t been … Continue reading
Resolution for Green New Deal Introduced
A resolution for a Green New Deal was introduced in the House today by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Ed Markey in the U.S. Senate. It had been hoped that a Select Committee on a New Green Deal would be created … Continue reading
Holding in the Light
I’m thinking about what “holding in the Light” means this morning. I’m asking those who are so led to hold my godsons Shawn and Brandon in the light today. Shawn is in the hospital, and Brandon is going to have … Continue reading
Lakota People’s Law Project and Nathan Phillips
There have been many, often conflicting, stories about the confrontation between Nathan Phillips and High School students, many wearing MAGA caps. This morning I received an email message from Daniel Nelson, Director of the Lakota People’s Law Project, telling their … Continue reading
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Sacred Ground, Underground Railroad, Butterflies and Border Wall
“Indigenous Activists Set Up Protest Camp at South Texas Cemetery to Stop Trump’s Wall” by Gus Bova was published by the Texas Observer, 1/31/2019. “Environmentalists, veterans of the Standing Rock protests and Carrizo/Comecrudo tribal members are vowing to stare down … Continue reading
Jussie Smollett
Reading the stories about the recent attack on Jussie Smollett in Chicago made me curious to learn more about the actor, singer, director, and photographer. I learned he stars in the television series “Empire“, which I haven’t seen, yet. Looking … Continue reading
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Arctic Warming and Polar Vortex
Disclaimer: I am in no way an expert on the polar vortex. This blog post represents what I have discovered as I’ve researched the subject, trying to understand how the extreme cold conditions we are experiencing now occurred. Actually, there … Continue reading
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1 Picture (Indy Art) : 1,000 Words
I recently wrote about this blog post: 1:1000, A Picture is Worth 1000 Words written by Julianna Whalen on her site, Streets and Streams. Her idea is to write 1,000 words about one photo. I experimented with that idea with this post … Continue reading
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Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion was started in the United Kingdom in 2018. Extinction Rebellion uses nonviolent civil disobedience to attract mainstream media attention on the need for dramatic changes to try to avoid human extinction from environmental chaos. This is another sign … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Randy
Today is the birthday of my best friend/brother, Randy Gene Porter. My world was turned upside down when he died 7 years ago. Growing up with and sharing life experiences for forty years, there were times when it felt like … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 