Author Archives: Marcia Ward

100Grannies to co-sponsor showing of “Kiss the Ground” documentary film on Sept 19

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Marcia Ward

The new documentary film Kiss the Ground will be shown on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., in the Iowa City Public Library meeting room A. The sponsors of the film are 100 Grannies, Backyard Abundance, Bur Oak Land Trust, … Continue reading →

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100Grannies has written 4 children’s books

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Marcia Ward

100Grannies’ motto, as printed on their green shirts, is Educate, Advocate, and Agitate. We have quite a few former teachers in our membership, so we decided to write children’s books as an educational endeavor. Our first book was “Granny Green’s … Continue reading →

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July tabling events included JC Fair and RAGBRAI

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Grannies were busy with more tabling opportunities in July 2023.  The Johnson County Fair gave us extra space to showcase multiple trifolds including on reducing single-use plastics, the advantages of recycled paper based toilet papers, and how personal dietary choices … Continue reading →

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Grannies participate in community summer parades

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Along with numerous tabling events, Grannies have also been active joining community parades this summer to educate about climate change and the CO2 pipeline.  These included the July 22 Beef Days parade in Solon and the 4th of July parade … Continue reading →

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Iowa CCI is coordinating a Clean Water Book Club

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) is coordinating their first-time ever Clean Water Book Club and Pat Bowen of 100Grannies is offering to host a local discussion. The book club will be discussing Water by Jennifer Wilson in August and … Continue reading →

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The powerful role of household actions in solving climate change

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Excerpt from Project Drawdown Insights Feature  October 27, 2021 https://drawdown.org/news/insights/the-powerful-role-of-household-actions-in-solving-climate-change by Chad Frischmann and Crystal Chissell of Project Drawdown Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects. … Continue reading →

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Action Team updates landowners on CO2 pipeline developments

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Marcia Ward

A dozen Grannies on the Action Team met on Monday,  June 19, 2023 to address and stuff envelopes to landowners affected by the three companies proposing CO2 pipelines through Iowa.  The letters notified them that the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB), … Continue reading →

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Milkweed seed pod activity at Arts Festival

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Marcia Ward

The Iowa City Arts Festival is always a popular summer event.  As part of it, the Iowa City Public Library sponsored the ABC (Arts, Books & Children) Arts Fest on Saturday, June 3, 2023.  Throughout the day, Grannies provided a … Continue reading →

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Grannies wore red to support our allies at PHMSA meeting in Des Moines

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Marcia Ward

    Grannies traveled to Des Moines on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, to participate in a non-violent protest with our allies to show support for a moratorium on dangerous CO2 pipelines threatening Iowa.  Showing support included wearing red instead of … Continue reading →

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Grannies introduce newest Granny book at Iowa City Public Library

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Marcia Ward

The Grannies have just published their newest Granny book.  This latest book is titled “Granny Green and the Friendly Farm”.  All four Granny books can be purchased at Prairie Lights. The Grannies introduced the book during story time at the … Continue reading →

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