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Free films
Free films on line from Environment Iowa We’ll send you an email reminder with links to watch the film and join us for a post-film discussion each week. With July predicted to be the hottest one on record, there’s never … Continue reading
Hope by Quinn Norton
Excerpt From: “A Sermon on Hope” by Quinn Norton, American journalist and essayist. People often mistake hope for a feeling, but it’s not. It’s a mental discipline, an attentional practice that you can learn. Hope isn’t just looking at … Continue reading
A “teach-in” Saturday 23 May 2020
“How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly” A “teach-in” Saturday, May 23 at 3 p.m. CST featuring author Stan Cox About the participants Stan Cox is a research fellow in Ecosphere Studies at The Land Institute. His most recent book is The … Continue reading
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What I learned
What I have learned so far during this pandemic. 1. Immigrant workers are essential for our well-being, from picking our vegetables and fruits, to cleaning our groceries stores and business, to processing our meat, to taking care of our elderly, … Continue reading
Letter from Jonas Magram
Dear Friend, Many people were outraged last week when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reopened some of the state’s beaches as throngs of coronavirus-fatigued Floridians flocked to sand and surf. Across the country, the public’s response (especially among middle-age and older Americans) … Continue reading
Lynn Gallager LTE Des Moines Register 14 Apr 2020
Right now, all Iowans should be worried about is taking care of themselves, their loved ones, and staying safe and healthy during this COVID-19 crisis. Unfortunately, that’s not possible with the Kim Reynolds administration rolling back nearly all environmental protections … Continue reading
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Climate Strikers Little Village Magazine article
As they mark their first anniversary, Iowa City Student Climate Strikers turn down award, join ‘digital strike’
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Lakota People’s Law Project
Dear Miriam, I recently wrote to you about my Tribe’s emergency declaration over Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children (MMIW/C) and its relation to the Keystone XL pipeline’s (KXL) incoming man camps. Today, I want to highlight another effort … Continue reading
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Coralville Earth Day Celebration, April 25, 2020
4/25/20 Earth Day EVENT A Preliminary status report – Coralville Earth Day Celebration, April 25, 2020 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM -On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, with interconnected crises of climate change, species extinctions, and violence looming, we … Continue reading
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