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Scattergood and Great Plains Action Society Part 2

We began the demolition of the Healing Justice House several days ago. Scattergood Friends School is included in the title of these blog posts because some people working on the demolition have been hosted at the school. Another part of Scattergood’s involvement is that I was so glad to be able to share about this…

Scattergood and Great Plains Action Society Part 1

I arrived at Scattergood Friends School and Farm Sunday where I’ve been staying so I can go into nearby Iowa City to help with the beginnings of the renovation of the acre of land the Great Plains Action Society (GPAS) recently acquired, or would it be re-acquired? This is an example of the idea of…

Decolonial Journey 15 – Incommensurability and Quaker Conscience

For any settler institution, a decolonial path requires moving beyond reconciliation to repentance and restitution. It means embracing the incommensurable demands of LANDBACK, Mutual Aid, and Abolition. This is not a rejection of values like peace and justice, but their most rigorous and honest application-an act of faith in a more just world yet to…