Category Archives: white supremacy

Concentration camps versus abolition

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

This is some follow-up related to yesterday’s post, Today Where I try to answer yesterday’s question, “what will you do?” I had forgotten to mention my reaction to writing the Des Moines Mutual Aid Bail Fund phone number on my … Continue reading →

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A path away from racism

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

This past weekend I participated, via Zoom, in a series of sessions where mainly White Quakers heard presentations by an African American Quaker woman, Vanessa Julye. Her presentations, and our small group discussions were on the subject of Quakers and … Continue reading →

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Personal experiences regarding racism and privilege

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday’s post was related to a weekend gathering of Friends (Quakers) to consider the question “how is white supremacy keeping us from hearing God’s voice?” It was pointed out that what I wrote about that came through as judgmental, and … Continue reading →

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Quakers and white supremacy

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

This weekend my yearly meeting, Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) will hold our Midyear meeting. The theme is How Is White Supremacy Keeping Us From Hearing God’s Voice? Which will be lead by Vanessa Julye. This morning I’m reflecting on some … Continue reading →

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A Review of the White Quaker Series

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

I’m afraid I am not being clear about what I’m trying to do with this series of articles about White Quakers. I say White Quakers because Black, Indigenous and other people of color (BIPOC), including BIPOC Quakers, are the victims … Continue reading →

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What does abolition look like in Iowa?

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

I have joined the Quaker Abolition Network, a new national network of Friends working toward the abolition of police and prisons. I used to think of abolition in terms of the institution of slavery, the death penalty, or nuclear weapons. … Continue reading →

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Abolish White Supremacist Monuments in Iowa

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday I saw some of my friends speaking in an online conversation about removing monuments to white supremacy in the state of Iowa. This is something they have been teaching me about over the past year. Links to those posts … Continue reading →

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