Stop Building Obsolete
Obsolete what? We seem to be in a split-screen moment. Despite growing resignation that environmental chaos will only worsen, we still refuse to make changes that will stop making it worse. That is, we continue to build: Before any lasting peace may be achieved, however, the Stop Cop City movement must reverse the current state…
Indigenous leadership
My friends at the Great Plains Action Society (GPAS) continue their years of work providing Indigenous leadership on a number of fronts. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls First, we want to recognize that today (5/5/2023) is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. On May 2, the City…
Transforming justice strategies
Is working for justice important to you? Are you satisfied with your justice work? Working for justice has been a lifelong focus of mine. Being a Quaker, I have many examples of how people and organizations have worked for justice. But, no, I am not satisfied with my justice work. I don’t believe we can…
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.…
‘Cop City’ Opposition Spreads
Concerns and demands for investigation of the fatal police shooting of Tortuguita are growing.(See: https://quakersandreligioussocialism.com/?s=Tortuguita+) The Atlanta public safety training center’s land disturbance permit (LDP) is being challenged by a member of the project’s own review committee, and another member has resigned in outrage over the police killing of a protester at the site. Community Stakeholder Advisory…
The Great Carbon Boondoggle
I’ve written about a new report from the Oakland Institute titled The Great Carbon Boondoggle, which focuses on the resistance to Summit’s CO2 (carbon) pipeline here in the Midwest. Summit is one of three proposed CO2 pipelines, so far, to be built in the Midwest. (See: Oakland Institute Report) Boondoggle: work or activity that is wasteful or pointless…
A New Year Begins
12/31/2022 It still seems strange that tomorrow we will have transitioned to a new year. As a scientist I understand measuring and classifying things like time. One of the few times my godson got really upset was when he learned about losing an hour of his life with the switch to daylight savings time. I…
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES RISE TO RESIST CARBON PIPELINES
NOTE: I am truly blessed to have many Indigenous friends, many who are involved in the Great Plains Action Society (GPAS), including the founder Sikowis Nobiss. As a White person I’ve tried hard to learn how to appropriately engage with my friends. I’ve made mistakes. I’ve written a lot about my experiences, hoping other White…
Pipeline Resistance: Landowner Harassment and Field Damage
Yesterday I wrote an introduction to one of the key elements of the Buffalo Rebellion’s work that was discussed during a recent community call via Zoom, i.e. carbon (CO2) pipeline resistance. The call was to build upon this new coalition’s first year of work together, and plans for the future. Resistance to the proposed carbon…
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Quakers and Mutual Aid 