100Grannies – about us and what we do
Announcements and Action Activities:
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Action item – Send letters to HyVee store managers asking them to post signs encouraging customers to bring their own reusable bags. For addresses and more info link here. For helpful guidance on writing for climate justice link here.
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Beyond Plastics is a global movement to end plastic pollution, especially single use plastic and 100Grannies is an affiliate. For much more info link here and for a recent article in The Guardian on the plastic crisis link here.
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The Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA) is helping lead the charge to limit the number and effects of factory farming in the state. Link here for how to advocate for a safer, healthier Iowa.
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Did you know that 100Grannies is on Spotify? Link here for podcasts, presentations, interviews, panel discussions and other audio content to keep us up to date with climate change and environmental crises in Iowa and beyond. The most recent is a conversation about glyphosate and the cancer gag act with Dr. Charles Benbrook, a renowned expert on agricultural systems and their impact on health and the environment.
Upcoming Events:
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Tuesday, February 24, 3:30 to 4:30 pm – 100Grannies next monthly meeting. Join us on the fourth Tuesday of the month (except Nov. and Dec.) from 3:30 to 4:30 in the downstairs of the Coralville Public Library.
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Saturday, February 28, 9:30 to 11:30 am – Johnson County League of Women Voters Legislative Forum on the Environment. Coralville City Council Chambers.
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Thursday, March 5, 5:00 pm. Miriam Kashia to speak in celebration of Women in History Month, by invite of the AAUW Keokuk Branch. Keokuk Public Library Round Room.
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Friday, March 6, 6:00 pm – Night of 1,000 Dinners at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
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Saturday, March 7, 1:00 pm – Chris Jones and Sonja Eayrs Speaking Event on CAFOs and water pollution in Iowa. Iowa City Public Library.
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Tuesday, April 28, 6:30 – 8:00 pm – League of Woman Voters Panel with David Cwiertny. Iowa City Public Library (Grannies are co-sponsoring)
Calendar
Check out our Posts for news items about what we are up to. The most recent Posts are shown in the column to the right
100Grannies are engaged in numerous important activities to educate, advocate, and agitate for renewable energy, pure water, clean air and a healthy environment for future generations. Some of these are:
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Educating the community through our annual spring lecture series and fall film series. 100Grannies also table at community events and donate books to the Iowa City School District each year.
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Partnering with the Iowa Carbon Pipeline Resistance Coalition and landowners to fight against eminent domain by private industry for a dangerous CO2 carbon pipeline across Iowa. Link here to learn more. Link to this YouTube for more about the landowners’ perspective.
Worried about the water usage demand of the CO2 pipeline? Click here to learn more and what you can do.
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Advocating against CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) by meeting with legislators to support a moratorium in Iowa and other activities. Click here to learn more about Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture and why there should be a moratorium on CAFO expansion.
Granny’s Gems – Flyers telling about ways to reduce, reuse, recycle.
Our Podcast Series archives presentations, interviews, panel discussions and other audio content on climate change and the environmental crisis in Iowa
This YouTube channel archives Lecture Series presentations
Additionally, click on any of our resource links below:
- Toolkit for writing for climate justice
- Publicity
- 100Grannies on Facebook
- Founding Granny, Barbara Schlachter, Posthumous Award
- The best short video of 2019 “Everything Counts” featuring Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot.
- Greta Thunberg met with Grannies in Iowa City
- 100Grannies In the National News !!!
- Love Food /Fight Waste – Link to an Iowa City program to fight food waste with new topics and tips each month at icgov.org/lovefood.
- Racism is Killing the Planet – Black Lives Matter – We Stand Together
- Climate Song video and Climate Song words
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