Category Archives: Activism

Too many hogs, too much corporate greed (3 Jul 2018)

Posted on July 3, 2018 by 100 Grannies

(Photo/Above) Pigs in a CAFO (concentrated animal feed operation). — photo via the United States Geological Survey, public domain [By Sandra Alper and Miriam Kashia of 100 Grannies] Two thousand four hundred ninety-nine. That is the magic maximum number of … Continue reading →

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More Bakken resistance

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Katharine

NoBakken Jessica Reznicek & Ruby Montoya speak at ICPL 8-26-17 “It’s not over” Published on Aug 5, 2017 Daniel Sheehan gives an overview of the legal battle ahead for the Dakota Access pipeline protesters and the deep political and military … Continue reading →

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PC – Judge dismisses charges against ‘100 Grannies 5’ – 24 May 2017

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Katharine

Judge dismisses charges against ‘100 Grannies 5’ over oil pipeline protest Judge dismisses charges against ‘100 Grannies 5’ over oil pipeline protest ANDY DAVIS  May 24, 2017 ALDAVIS@PRESS-CITIZEN.COM Disappointed they will not have their day in court to explain environmental … Continue reading →

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Miriam Kashia – Press Citizen – Feb 22, 2017

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Katharine

Why I was arrested for trespassing I am old enough to remember when I was a child in Northwest Iowa in the 1950s. From before Christmas and often until the end of March, the snow blanketed the ground, falling every … 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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Dane County, WS (Madison) banning the TPP

Posted on February 7, 2016 by 100 Grannies

Dane County WI TPP-free zone TPP-Free Zones Building on a history of community resistance to global corporate governance Global corporations are engaged in a series of elaborately planned moves to take away our democratic rights, and currently, nowhere is that … Continue reading →

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Iowa Civil Rights History (7 Feb 2016)

Posted on February 7, 2016 by 100 Grannies

1839 In re Ralph- first reported Supreme Court Case in Iowa, Slave was person, not property. (compared to Dred Scott v Sandford, slave = property 1856, overturned 1865 13th Amendment, 1868 14th Amendment)   1851 Iowa is 3rd state to … Continue reading →

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James Hansen speaks at COP21

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Katharine

from Paula: James Hansen is at it again, describing in plain language where we are headed if carbon dioxide emissions are not reduced now.  Citizen’s Climate Lobby is providing day by day notes, and covered James Hansen’s presentation to activists. Here … Continue reading →

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Moscow, Maine – Local Food Ordinance 2015

Posted on December 10, 2015 by 100 Grannies

This Ordinance Shall be known and may be cited as the “Local Food and Community Self-Governance Ordinance.” [Read PDF]      

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