Author Archives: Katharine

from 350.org – Keystone XL nixed by Obama

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Katharine

Friends, We just made history together. 4 years to the day after we surrounded the White House, President Obama has rejected the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline! This is huge. A head of state has never … Continue reading →

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October 2016 Film Festival

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Katharine

Listening to Mother Earth Through Film Sponsored by 100Grannies.org. No registration. Open to All Ages, Free at the Senior Center, Mondays, October, 2016, 6:00-7:00 p.m. room 202 10/3: The Wisdom to Survive Activists and leaders in the fields of science, … Continue reading →

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Miriam Kashia, October 6, 2016, Press-Citizen, Bakken Resistance

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Katharine

Dakota Access pipeline protests are protecting life The rosy dawn rises above a sea of tents and teepees across the land at the confluence of the Missouri and the Cannonball rivers. The sacred fire burns where native people and their … Continue reading →

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Ann Christenson to Lee county sheriff

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Katharine

From: Ann Christenson <annfchris@gmail.com> Subject: Water Protectors Date: October 5, 2016 at 5:21:40 PM CDT To: mshort@leecounty.org Lee County Attorney Mike Short: Among other things, the First Amendment to the U.S Constitution prohibits interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning … Continue reading →

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Plastic bags on the outs – Daily Iowan

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Katharine

Daily Iowan, July 12, 2016 Officials are considering banning or taxing plastic bag use in Iowa City. By Addison Martin   addison-martin@uiowa.edu Following a long line of cities across the country banning or taxing plastic bags, Iowa City officials are exploring … Continue reading →

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Pat Bowen – Iowa factory farm rules need strengthening 6/17/16

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Katharine

Every five years, Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reviews and makes changes to Iowa’s factory farm rules. Iowans have a chance to weigh in and demand the rules be strengthened and close corporate ag loopholes that allow factory farms … Continue reading →

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Paul Cienfuegos at ICPL 14 June 2016

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Katharine

Paul Cienfuegos at Iowa City Public Library Tuesday  14 June 2016 Community Rights educator Paul Cienfuegos will join us at the Iowa City Public Library next Tuesday for a presentation. Join us if you can. Community Rights Presentation Is a … Continue reading →

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Miriam Kashia –  May 13, 2016 – Ecology protest

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Katharine

Ecology protest was a very invigorating experience Two years ago when I began a 3,000-mile walk across American with the Great March for Climate Action, it was hard to find a story in the mainstream media about climate change, fossil … Continue reading →

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Stephen Dykstra op ed CR Gazette 2 May 2016

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Katharine

Much has been said since the Iowa Utilities Board approved the Bakken pipeline in Iowa this spring. Indeed, the project poses many environmental and health risks; it also illustrates how the opinions of a select few can override the concerns … Continue reading →

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Miriam Kashia’s LTE – DM Reg, March 19, 2016

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Katharine

Civil disobedience is key element to inciting change Miriam Kashia, North Liberty, Letter to the Editor 12:02 a.m. CDT March 19, 2016 State Rep. Ralph Watts  [Don’t let IUB’s work on pipeline become undone, March 7] seems to have a problem with … Continue reading →

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