Category Archives: Activism

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

Posted on May 24, 2017 by 100 Grannies

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 100 Grannies

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 100 Grannies

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 100 Grannies

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 100 Grannies

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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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 100 Grannies

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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