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Ask Congress to Preserve SNAP

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Congressional leaders are in the midst of final negotiations on the farm bill (H.R.2) and the future of SNAP, the largest source of food assistance for millions of families struggling with hunger in our country. The biggest hurdle remains the … Continue reading →

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Giving: Friends Schools

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

This time of year most of us are flooded with pleas for financial donations. This year my attention was caught by the hand drawn picture on the envelope from Monteverde Friends School.  My family, and many others in Iowa Yearly … Continue reading →

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DoubleSpeak

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

“DoubleSpeak”, a term coined by George Orwell in his futurist dystopian novel, 1984; language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses meaning to further an agenda, often by governments, corporations, marketers, or other power structures.  http://www.doublespeak.us/what-is-doublespeak/ We are subjected to the … Continue reading →

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Coalition to Work with Senator Grassley

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Today a coalition of Native and non-Native people,representing several organizations, met with Carol Olson, Senator Chuck Grassley’s State Director at the Federal Building in Des Moines. Two of Senator Grassley’s staff from Washington, DC, joined us via a conference call. … Continue reading →

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QEW and First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

QEW is the abbreviation for Quaker Earthcare Witness. One of the things QEW does is publish the newsletter Befriending Creation. Following is a link to the latest issue which includes short stories Peter Clay and I wrote about our experiences … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve been talking about climate change for so many years, most people are so tired of hearing it, they don’t pay attention anymore. There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain … Continue reading →

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Savanna’s Act

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Now that Savanna’s Act has passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, I hope you will contact you senators to ask them to vote for the bill. Senator Heitkamp added FCNL’s written testimony into the record Sen. Heitkamp … Continue reading →

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Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I am glad to have gotten to spend some time with Ed Fallon since I returned to Iowa last year. I went to Minneapolis last February on a trip he organized to take a group of water protectors to demonstrate … Continue reading →

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California Fires and Apathy

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Note from Ed Fallon, Bold Iowa: The denial of the forest fire-climate change link is incredible, not just by Trump but by the mainstream press. Discussing it on my program today, FYI. 11:00 on my website: http://www.fallonforum.com.  There aren’t words … Continue reading →

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War and Peace

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2018 Military holidays bring attention to perennial questions about peace, how to deal with conflict, and attempted justifications for war. It is an awesome commitment for someone to give years of their life to the service … Continue reading →

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