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Miriam Kashia op ed 13 Nov 2019

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

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

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Sanders, AOC set to visit Coralville Saturday

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

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

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

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

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City of Iowa City – Climate Action Commission

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

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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Sanders, AOC set to visit Coralville Saturday

https://100grannies.org/sanders-aoc-set-to-visit-coralville-saturday/

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“2020: Race to Save the Planet,”

“2020: Race to Save the Planet,” will premiere on 8 PM Eastern time, 7 November 2019 on the Weather Channel.

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