Jim Fussell

We’re at the #WorldBank hearing from Global South climate activists dealing w even stronger superstorms, floods & droughts than we are in the US. Can you imagine living on an island & not knowing if ur home will be there in 20 years? #worldbankworldproblems #climatechange

Why Recycling Plants Keep Catching Fire, by @ciaraCnugent. As recycling fires go, the 56 Hour #RichmondPlasticFire was dramatic, yet not an isolated incident: at least 2 similar fires broke out the same day in NJ & Alberta. @mayordavesnow @earlham1847 time.com/6271576/recycl…

The recycling facility that went in up in flames in Indiana created a toxic plume of smoke that forced thousands to evacuate. It's an egregious, horrifying situation — and also one plastics fire of many. theverge.com/2023/4/14/2368… via @Verge

Russia’s White nationalists are making U.S. connections. This week on Reveal, @greenblattmark speaks with a neo-Nazi who invited members of the Russian Imperial Movement to the U.S. and connected them to his network of American White power extremists. revealnews.org/podcast/inside…

This is true Direct result Done on purpose Ignorant people are easier to control We used to have the number one education system in the world Now are are behind almost every other developed country They wanted it this way

David was fearless in life and in music. He leaves behind a tremendous void as far as sheer personality and talent in this world. I'm lucky to be friends with such an amazing man. RIP Brother ❤️🕯️

#Quaker worship uses silence - but does that mean it's a theological blank space? I don't think so. New blog post from an old conference paper which might speak to questions @MarkDRuss has been discussing recently (and also mentions @manofasini's work): brigidfoxandbuddha.wordpress.com/2022/11/04/mee…

In 1927 Philadelphia Quakers were advised to take “care in speech” using only statements that “convey the exact truth without exaggeration or omission of essential facts.” They were reminded: “false impressions may be conveyed by actions and appearance, no less than by words.”

Quaker Helen Steven wrote that she found comfort in: “the idea of a God who is “closer than breathing”, the very ground of our being. This shifts the entire focus of the divine .. to an immediate immanent presence within every one of us, constantly present and constantly loving.”

“Protests are well known, and popular. The trouble is, when I look back on the one-off protests I’ve joined over the years, I don’t remember a single one that changed the policy we were protesting against.” —George Lakey @peace_news peacenews.info/node/9240/why-…

Did you know Virginia students get one day off a year to protest? Ranger Balleisen and students at nearly 100 other high schools plan to use one tomorrow to protest @GovernorVA's model school trans policies. @wusa9 @PrideLiberation wusa9.com/article/news/l…

Just finished the graphic novel "Prophet Against Slavery" by @LesterMecca & Paul Buhle based on @MarcusRediker's "The Fearless Benjamin Lay." Highlights @JohanGaltung's typology of violence/peace mediated through the Quaker tradition before the Revolutionary war with slavery.

Five years ago today, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons opened for signature in New York. More countries should sign and ratify it – and work to bring the era of nuclear weapons to a permanent end. #nuclearban #TPNW #UNGA

Rich comments on being "divisive" from the person who started a teacher tip line, is focused more on "CRT" in K-12 rather than pandemic learning loss or educating kids for 21st Century jobs & appoints Confederate apologists to state history boards bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"My Quaker education didn't just point me on one path," Paige Martin says. "They guided me on a journey…through dialogue, through inquiry." Being able to help other young people on their similar journeys is what prompted Paige to become a teacher as well. fdsj.nl/education

Peace Mediation Learnings from Quaker Mediators is the subject of a recent QCEA report on EU Mediation. See QCEA.org

22 September is Loss & Damage Action Day. Quakers are taking action in solidarity with communities bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. Find out how to get involved in @BritishQuakers 'Make Polluters Pay' campaign: quaker.org.uk/our-work/clima…

Is #Haverford really a #Quaker college? In an essay which won the Lucretia Mott Award, Joseph M. Weisberg calls for more careful evaluation of the legacy of Quakerism at Haverford. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/id/78… #QuakerStudies @rebeccawynter @ericanela @LivUniPress @openlibhums

The NYYM weekly update is now available. In this week's issue: gather with Friends on Long Island re: the Urgent Call to Action, and more Urgent Call news; sign up for Quaker Parent Mutual Support Groups; Testimonies to Mercy series begins; and more! - mailchi.mp/nyym.org/nyym-…

In 1929 Quaker scientist Arthur Eddington drew a parallel between Quakers and scientists in their rejection of creeds: “The spirit of seeking which animates us refuses to regard any kind of creed as its goal.” He felt that a “living belief” should be open to undiscovered truths.