Category: White supremacy

Palestine and LANDBACK

Plans to destroy Palestine were well under way 75 years ago with schemes to legalize land theft. The LandBack movement began in 2018 with efforts in the US and Canada for Native Americans to regain their ancestral lands. The idea quickly spread to Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and even Fiji. LandBack could easily encompass the … Continue reading Palestine and LANDBACK →

The Crucified of the Earth

I was recently made aware of a slightly different way of thinking about the flight of the family of Jesus from Bethlehem. A farmer who fled from the war in Guatemala into Honduras in the early 1980s, meaning he was a refugee, told Chris Hedges that when the family left Bethlehem, “It was on this … Continue reading The Crucified of the Earth →

How the world sees Israel’s colonial violence in Palestine

(c)2023 Jeff Kisling Increasingly, many more stories and events are emerging related to global opposition to Israel's war in Palestine and the US support for it. The US and Israel are facing growing isolation and opposition from the rest of the world due to their colonial and imperial policies. The U.S. Again Voted Against A … Continue reading How the world sees Israel’s colonial violence in Palestine →

“Ain’t Gonna Study War No More”

There is a sense of hopelessness, helplessness, and despair in the face of the horrors of the Israeli-Hamas war. Coming of age in the 1960s, during the Vietnam War, I witnessed and was part of the massive antiwar movement in this country. But for the past several decades I’ve wondered what happened to the antiwar … Continue reading “Ain’t Gonna Study War No More” →

Prerequisites to Building a Hub for Local Resilience

[Note: This is a continuation of a series I’ve been writing about resilience based on THE RESILIENCE WE WANT, A Guide to Making Your Community Space into a Hub for Local Resilience and Mutual Aid.] Before getting more into the details of the guide to make your community a hub for resilience, I'd like to express more fully … Continue reading Prerequisites to Building a Hub for Local Resilience →

Midwest Solidarity with Palestine

The focus of the mainstream media in this country revolves around who is to blame for the current hostilities and the relentless videos of the bombings and devastation in Gaza. But there is a much deeper fundamental reason behind this conflict: Israel's settler colonialism of Palestine. The same settler colonialism that dispossessed Indigenous peoples of … Continue reading Midwest Solidarity with Palestine →

Polycrisis 10/12/2023

The humanitarian costs of the escalating war in the Middle East are staggering and devastating to watch. Yesterday, during our weekly Friends Committee on National Legislation's (FCNL) Witness Wednesday Silent Reflection, the war and its consequences were the focus of our prayers. For many years FCNL has worked to support legislation for peace and social … Continue reading Polycrisis 10/12/2023 →

Wind-Words. Into the world of wind

Continuing this series about wind-words, I'll explain how this writing impacts me. I'm always looking for ways to express and share spirituality. That began when I was about 8 years old and had a spiritual experience at my Quaker meeting, Bear Creek Friends. For about the past ten years I've written nearly daily, exploring spirituality … Continue reading Wind-Words. Into the world of wind →

What is good activism?

What is good activism? is the title of an article just published by Eliza Daley. I've been thinking about this question for several reasons. And as good questions often do, this has led to some answers but more questions. This is relevant to me now for several reasons. My Quaker meeting is in the process … Continue reading What is good activism? →