Category Archives: Education

October 2019 Film Festival

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Katharine

Listening to Mother Earth Through Film Senior Center (& below see September 30 “Drawdown”) 28 South Linn Street • Iowa City, IA 52240 Fee: none. No registration. Open to All Ages Mondays, 10/7 – 10/28    6:30 – 8 PM … Continue reading →

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Reader is horrified by environmental damage (19 Sep 2019)

Posted on September 19, 2019 by 100 Grannies

I am horrified by the burning of the Amazon rainforest. People clear land by fire to make a living on cattle and palm oil. The fire gets out of control and destroys trees and ecosystems resulting in loss of soil … Continue reading →

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Five difficult things to do to make a better world

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Charlene Lange

Five difficult things to do to make a better world 15 Sept 2018, Press Citizen To the future generations: I am doing some easy and difficult things to make this a better world for you. I will do more. Here … Continue reading →

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stop whining and start changing

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Charlene Lange

Stop whining and start changing Charlene Lange Published: September 5, 2019, Cedar Rapids Gazette, August 20, 2019 Press Citizen I am so tired of whiners. Johnny’s mom doesn’t make him clean the bathroom, why should I? Suzie mom doesn’t make … Continue reading →

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2019 Johnson County Fair and previous year

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Charlene Lange

JC Fair Coalition picture:

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2019611 recycling tour

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Charlene Lange

 

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These grandparents are changing everything

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Charlene Lange

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/23/climate-change-global-warming-grandparents-trying-save-earth/2589375002/ Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY For Charlene Lange, the breaking point came on her bucket-list trip to see the Northern Lights in Canada’s far north. Her tour came by plane because melting tundra caused local train tracks to sink. Now, she … Continue reading →

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100Grannies in USA Today April 23, 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Charlene Lange

USA Today’s Elizabeth Weise meet with  100Grannies in  Iowa City and others from New York to Paradise California to speak with elderly climate change activists on things they are doing to combat climate change. Article “These grandparents are dropping everything … Continue reading →

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Lectures

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Katharine

Barbara Schlachter Memorial lecture series: February 2014 lecture series February 2015 lecture series March, 2016, Lecture Series March, 2017, Lecture Series March, 2018, Lecture Series March, 2019, Lecture Series March, 2020, Lecture Series Lectures take place in room 202 of … Continue reading →

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March, 2019, Lecture Series

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Katharine

Barbara Schlachter Memorial Lecture Series Mondays, 3/4 – 3/25 Fee: none. no registration; Membership Not Required; 6:30 – 8 Pm in room 202; Organizer: 100 Grannies ===================================================== 3/4: Weathering the Recycling Storm Recycling programs across the country are finding ways … Continue reading →

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