Category Archives: Activism

Letter from Barbara Schlachter 2015

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Charlene Lange

Dear Mayor Throgmorton and Members of the Iowa City Council, The 100Grannies for a Livable Future wish to respond to your desire for suggestions for making Iowa City a better place to live.  We were pleased to read the article … Continue reading →

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Press-Citizen 12/3/15

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Katharine

GROUP DEMONSTRATES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS   page 3A 100 Grannies for a Livable Future work to keep environmental issues in the public eye Miriam Kashia of the advocacy group 100 Grannies for a Livable Future demonstrates for climate change awareness … Continue reading →

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Bakken Resistance photos

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Katharine

Photos – Bakken Resistance Miriam, Georgiane and Jan S. protest in Des Moines:   Grannies at the courthouse – MS Stand: Resistance at the Mississippi: Ann Christenson arrested at the Mississippi: Video begins with Miriam Kashia Resistance – July 20, … Continue reading →

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Climate Protests 2014-5

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Katharine

Paris Climate Summit 2015 local demonstration Thanks, Miriam, Linda, Janet, Becky, Becky & Donna. You rock! Pipeline hearing draws hundreds in Boone:   Oct 14 on the ped mall: 10/14/2015 article in the DI: http://daily-iowan.com/2015/10/14/climate-on-the-mind-locally%e2%80%a8/ Climate on the mind locally
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PC Article 11/13/2015 on Bakken Hearings

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Katharine

http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/politics/2015/11/12/emotions-high-bakken-pipeline-debated/75580970/?from=global&sessionKey=IGcy2ROx2Bx2BAax2FhNqPjvq05I4rUVcx2FNzBY-18x2dbsQi3miQnzVCebRgM0lqDAx3Dx3Dx2BrxxNajGQb9oc72NacBDbgwx3Dx3D-7OiaAuMyZ0DZnpDlwH5hggx3Dx3D-BSbDHxx3VpNx2BzSS4fs9Qckgx3Dx3D&autologin=ExxkoQVJGF1yApIWOtLjQgZCu2TqBf3aFwcC4l78byTEx3D (Pictures at end.) BOONE, Ia. – Hundreds of people cheered, whistled, applauded and groaned Thursday as an exhaustive daylong public hearing kicked off deliberations on a proposed crude oil pipeline that would pass through 18 Iowa counties. Emotions ran high among … Continue reading →

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LaVerne Johnson 11-5-2015 LTE Press-Citizen

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Katharine

Boone pipeline not a done deal Boone County supervisors deserve an “attaboy” for passing the resolution against the pipeline. Even though the pipeline is rigged and greased, the pipeline is not a done deal. Let’s get a grip on reality. … Continue reading →

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Brainwashed

Posted on October 29, 2015 by 100 Grannies

Safety should be the ultimate factor in the Bakken pipeline decision. What would it take to allow the pipeline while making sure that Iowans are protected? Any corporation that wants to install a fuel pipeline should have to ensure that … Continue reading →

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Nothing for the public necessity – Bakken

Posted on October 29, 2015 by 100 Grannies

  Nothing for the public necessity The Bakken pipeline does not offer anything that promotes the public convenience and necessity.   The corporation behind the pipeline is attempting to acquire private property solely for the benefit of the corporation, not for … Continue reading →

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Bakken Resistance Information

Posted on October 28, 2015 by 100 Grannies

Bakken Related Articles: Bakken flyer Oct 2015 Bakken hearing speeches in Boone October, 2015: Speeches: Dawn Jones I am pro-labor and pro-union. All Iowans who want to work deserve a job that pays a living wage. And the pipeline corporation … Continue reading →

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Sample Local Ordinances (25 Oct 2015)

Posted on October 25, 2015 by 100 Grannies

The Chambersburg Declaration Dane County WI TPP-free zone Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa: Winneshiek County Iowa Community Rights Ordinance Sugar Hill Township, NH: Sustainable Energy, Scenic Preservation, Self Government Ordinance Benton County, Oregon: Sustainable_Food_System_Ordinance Columbia County, Oregon: Sustainable_Energy_Future A call for … Continue reading →

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