Category Archives: Education

February 2015 lecture series

Posted on February 19, 2015 by 100 Grannies

Climate Action Now: Learning by Lecture 6:00-7:00 PM, room 202, Senior Center, Iowa City. (One exception, the Mar. 23 lecture will begin at 6:30) ================================ Monday, Feb.9- Connie Mutel Monday, Feb. 23- Miriam Kashia Monday, March 2- Ferman Milster Monday, … Continue reading →

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Press-Citizen page 1 – January 19, 2015

Posted on January 19, 2015 by 100 Grannies

http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2015/01/18/grannies-climate-change/21977119/ Climate group aims to make difference through education Paul Deaton, For the Press Citizen 9:06 p.m. CST January 18, 2015 “Social justice and environmental justice issues are completely intertwined,” says Miriam Kashia, a member of 100 Grannies. Kashia recently … Continue reading →

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September 2014 Film Festival

Posted on September 18, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Sept. 8—YERT, Your Environmental Road Trip:  Called to action by a planet in crisis, three friends hit the road, with hope and humor in search of breakthrough solutions to humanity’s greatest environmental challenges in this award winning documentary.  Becky H will … Continue reading →

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February 2014 Lecture Series

Posted on February 19, 2014 by 100 Grannies

February 2014 Lecture series: Climate Change: Learning by Lecture sponsored by 100Grannies.org  Monday, Feb. 3- Professor Liz Maas Monday, Feb. 10-Professor Udaykumar (Feb 17 = Presidents Day holiday) Monday, Feb. 24- Michael Garvin Monday, March 3- Senator Rob Hogg   … Continue reading →

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Paul Cienfuegos – Local Communities Dismantling Corporate Rule (12 Feb 2014)

Posted on February 12, 2014 by 100 Grannies

‘Community Rights US’ Program Director & Lead Trainer Paul Cienfuegos explains how “We The People” are exercising the authority to govern ourselves and dismantle corporate rule. When small farmers in rural Pennsylvania wanted to say “no” to a corporate factory … Continue reading →

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Give up plastic bags for Lent

Posted on January 29, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Give up plastic bags for Lent (Shorter bulletin versions below) Plastic Pollution The Earth is one interconnected, living, breathing organism. What’s healthy for you is healthy for the environment and this includes reducing single-use plastics. Have you noticed how more … Continue reading →

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Jim Hansen conference call

Posted on October 20, 2013 by 100 Grannies

Sunday, October 20, 2013, 7 pm, Jim Hansen conference call Sunday Oct. 20 at 7pm at the Unitarian Church, 10 S. Gilbert St. there will be a talk by Jim Hansen based on his book “Storms of My Grandchildren.”   This is a conference … Continue reading →

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September 2013 Film Festival

Posted on September 18, 2013 by 100 Grannies

Environmental Film Series & Discussions A Free Senior Center Class Four Mondays in September Sponsored by 100Grannies.org Each Monday at 6:00 p.m. September 9: Bag It – This documentary raises awareness of the many issues concerning the ubiquity of plastic … Continue reading →

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The Rights of Nature – Making Sustainability Legal (18 Sep 2013)

Posted on September 18, 2013 by 100 Grannies

Thomas Linzey, speaking at MUM, Fairfield, Iowa on Wednesday 9/18/2013 Thomas Linzey, Executive Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, will present a new paradigm to protect nature — a paradigm based on rights. Today, communities across the country … Continue reading →

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June 2013 Film Festival

Posted on June 13, 2013 by 100 Grannies

Environmental Film Series & Discussions A Free Senior Center Class Four Mondays in June Sponsored by 100Grannies.com Each Monday at 6:00 p.m. June 3: “Home” – The diversity of life on Earth and how the ecological balance of the planet … Continue reading →

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