Category Archives: Racial discrimination

Learning About the Abenaki

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Doug Bennett

Two years ago, I gave a message at Durham Friends Meeting (NEYM) titled We Worship on Land That Is a Homeland for the Wabanaki. It recognized that our gathering for worship takes place on land that was once home to a … Continue reading →

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Who, Me?

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Doug Bennett

January 18, 2016 It is Martin Luther King Day and I am thinking about how difficult it is to know our own worst capabilities. I’ve been thinking about an experience in the 1980s. I was living near a Quaker day … Continue reading →

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“Basically this was Bayard Rustin’s Show”

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Doug Bennett

August 30, 2013 “Basically this was Bayard Rustin’s show:”  that’s about the 1963 March of Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and it is from John Lewis, Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement (New York: Simon and Shuster, … Continue reading →

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Now (As Always) It Is Up To Us

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Doug Bennett

June 26, 2013 In two dramatic decisions this week, the Supreme Court declared laws unconstitutional. By a 5-4 majority, the Court set aside section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. And by an identical margin, though with only one vote … Continue reading →

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