Quakers and Change
Quakers have a long history of working for justice and social change. But what do we (Quakers) do when we realize change is necessary now? Throughout our history we have been led to see we are implicated in injustice. “Led” means the Spirit has shown what the injustices are, and what changes should be made.…
Contradictions of the Imperialist ‘Rules-Based Order’
Have your views about our environmental situation changed? It is more difficult to deny environmental damage in the face of all kinds of climate chaos occurring globally. Did you know the U.S. Military emits more carbon dioxide than many nations? This leads to an existential paradox. If we are ever going to begin to mitigate…
Epic battle
The battle to stop construction of the proposed militarized police training facility being referred to as “Cop City” in the Atlanta Forest has many components. Militarized policingAt this time of endless instances of militarized policing the last thing we need is a facility to train police to use these tactics. To train police from all…
An Alternative to Capitalist Hierarchies
I previously began to describe the Cecosesola Co-op (See: http://bit.ly/3mrdtop). I had been doing research to find examples of large mutual aid communities when I started to see stories about Cecosesola. This InfoGraphic from Venequelanalysis shows there are one thousand three hundred people involved. On September 29, 2022, Cecosesola received the Right Livelihood Award, a Swedish prize…
Process as Solution
When I’m overwhelmed with complexity and questions, I try to express things visually. Following is the most recent iteration of something I’ve been working on for years. The most recent change is the red line, representing how failing and corrupt institutions, authoritarianism, and environmental chaos, are blocking solutions like LANDBACK, Black Liberation, Abolition, and Mutual…
Changing course
How straight has the course of your life been? During my life I’ve changed course many times. Sometimes a change was forced upon me, sometimes a voluntary change. Sometimes both. I grew up on farms and in small towns in rural Iowa. I hadn’t lived in any cities prior to moving to Indianapolis in 1971.…
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Quakers and Religious Socialism 