Category Archives: Archive

October 2016 Film Festival

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Katharine

Listening to Mother Earth Through Film Sponsored by 100Grannies.org. No registration. Open to All Ages, Free at the Senior Center, Mondays, October, 2016, 6:00-7:00 p.m. room 202 10/3: The Wisdom to Survive Activists and leaders in the fields of science, … 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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Plastic bags on the outs – Daily Iowan

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Katharine

Daily Iowan, July 12, 2016 Officials are considering banning or taxing plastic bag use in Iowa City. By Addison Martin   addison-martin@uiowa.edu Following a long line of cities across the country banning or taxing plastic bags, Iowa City officials are exploring … Continue reading →

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Pat Bowen – Iowa factory farm rules need strengthening 6/17/16

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Katharine

Every five years, Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reviews and makes changes to Iowa’s factory farm rules. Iowans have a chance to weigh in and demand the rules be strengthened and close corporate ag loopholes that allow factory farms … Continue reading →

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Miriam Kashia –  May 13, 2016 – Ecology protest

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Katharine

Ecology protest was a very invigorating experience Two years ago when I began a 3,000-mile walk across American with the Great March for Climate Action, it was hard to find a story in the mainstream media about climate change, fossil … Continue reading →

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Miriam Kashia’s LTE – DM Reg, March 19, 2016

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Katharine

Civil disobedience is key element to inciting change Miriam Kashia, North Liberty, Letter to the Editor 12:02 a.m. CDT March 19, 2016 State Rep. Ralph Watts  [Don’t let IUB’s work on pipeline become undone, March 7] seems to have a problem with … Continue reading →

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March, 2016, Lecture Series

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Katharine

6-7 PM Mondays in March, room 202, Johnson County Senior Center: March 7, Maureen McCue , Climate Change: Risks to Health Here, There and Everywhere. (PowerPoint) March 14, Mary Skopek , Water Quality: What We All Need To Do To … Continue reading →

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Jeff Biggers in Ecowatch – Solar Tree

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Katharine

http://ecowatch.com/2016/03/05/iowa-grannies-solar-tree/ Iowa Grannies Plant Seed for Solar Tree Jeff Biggers | March 5, 2016 As a game-changing “solar tree” public art initiative, the 100 Grannies for a Livable Future in Iowa City has galvanized a groundswell of support for a … Continue reading →

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Des Moines Register 2/22/16 Bakken News

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Katharine

Foes vow to fight if Bakken pipeline approved Opponents of the proposed Bakken oil pipeline are pledging an all-out fight if Iowa regulators approve the project, launching a court battle and engaging in community activism that could result in some protesters trying to block construction … 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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