I plan to discuss this more thoroughly soon, but if you are wondering how you can become a NewCO, you become a NewCO as soon as you begin to RESHAPE your thinking about the state of the world and what we can do. It is a positive concept and a way to have hope again.
Category: story
The Unfolding Testimony
It is helpful to know the history of conscientious objection in this country, in order to understand the New Conscientious Objector (NewCO) concept. This storybook, The Unfolding Testimony, is about that history of conscientious objection by members of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative).
The Unfinished Peace
I really like the children's books Storybook creates. They convey complicated subjects very well, I think. And, of course, they can bring children into these discussions.
A Discussion Guide: Will we change?
Discussion Guide based on Jeff Kisling’s blog post Decolonial Path for Quakers 11 – Will we change?. This guide is designed to help Quaker communities or other spiritually grounded groups reflect on the themes of decolonization, environmental witness, and systemic change.
Decolonial Path for Quakers 11 – Will we change?
If you believe, as I do, in the need for decolonization, the question becomes how do you change what is currently the status quo?
Stories of faith in action
I've been thinking a lot about a passage from Scot Miller's book, Gospel of the Absurd. He writes that intentional non-violent responses to specific situations are not usual "NOT because they are too difficult an ethic to maintain, but because we do not live in communities that seek out opportunities to embody such faith on a larger scale."
Tent Solidarity in Practice
This was the first opportunity I had to put the Quaker Tent Solidarity concept into practice, which is related to the work I’ve been doing regarding ways for Quakers to do something, anything, to bring attention to the horrors of the ongoing Israeli military operations and genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
Iowa Yearly Meeting (C) Briefing Document
This is a briefing document I created by loading the Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Minute Books for the years 2003 - 2023) into the new research tool I'm using, NotebookLM
Temporary Memorial for the Children of Gaza
I am very moved by the "Temporary Memorial for the Children of Gaza" by Behn Samareh in Bombay Beach in California, where he created a temporary memorial by drilling a hole for every child killed in the war, symbolizing the immense loss.