Author Archives: 100 Grannies

Good Neighbor Committee meeting Monday, Dec. 16

Posted on November 14, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Monday, December 16, 2019, 4 to 5 p.m. Iowa City Public Library Contact: Linda Quinn, 319-330-3328 New members are welcome. Feel free to drop in and check us out.

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Caucusland

Posted on November 14, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Public Radio’s Caucusland is featuring climate this week.

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Miriam Kashia op ed 13 Nov 2019

Posted on November 13, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Celebrate progress on climate issues Global climate hero Greta Thunberg recently drew a wildly enthusiastic crowd of thousands in downtown Iowa City. An entire seven hours on CNN were devoted to a Democratic Presidential Candidate Forum on Climate where our … Continue reading →

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Greta Thunberg at UN

Posted on November 11, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Transcript: Greta Thunberg’s Speech At The U.N. Climate Action Summit

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Sanders, AOC set to visit Coralville Saturday

Posted on November 9, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Zachary Oren Smith – Iowa City Press-Citizen USA TODAY NETWORK This Saturday, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will be joined by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Coralville. The rally is part of the pair’s swing through Iowa hoping to … Continue reading →

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Miriam’s Trial

Posted on November 9, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Forwarded message ———   From: Miriam Kashia  Date: Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 4:16 PM My Friends, On Tuesday Nov 12, I am on trial with four other members of BOLD Iowa for our arrest on June 11 in Des Moines … Continue reading →

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Watch live: 2019 Presidential Forum on Environmental Justice

Posted on November 7, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Friday, November 8, 6pm ET This Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at 6 p.m. ET, Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman and former EPA official Mustafa Ali will co-moderate the first-ever Presidential Forum on Environmental Justice.

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Bring Un-Recyclables to Next Granny Meeting

Posted on November 7, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Remember to bring the four categories of unrecyclables to the next Granny meeting.

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City of Iowa City – Climate Action Commission

Posted on November 6, 2019 by 100 Grannies

IOWA CITY – CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION Three vacancies to fill a three-year term, upon appointment – December 31, 2022 Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2019

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Vegfest article by Andy Douglas

Posted on November 5, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Vegfest celebrates delectable diversity- Press Citizen 5 Nov 2019 These are interesting times for a person who eats a whole-food, plant-based diet. When I moved back to Iowa in the early 1990’s, vegetarianism was still regarded with some suspicion. Now, … Continue reading →

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