Category Archives: Education

Miriam at the grocery store

Letter to the editor: Kindness, generosity, kinship and love are alive and well Posted on Mar 5, 2021, in Little Village By Miriam Kashia, North Liberty If you are paying attention to the news, you’re undoubtedly getting a major daily … Continue reading

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WorldWaterDay is 22 Mar 2021

#WorldWaterDay is Monday, March 22, and the 2021 theme is “Valuing Water.”. In honor of the theme, the City of Iowa City will highlight a different topic and “call to action” every Wednesday in March, and we invite the community … Continue reading

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2021 Barbara Schlachter Memorial March Lectures

100 Grannies Barbara Schlachter Memorial March Lecture Series Register online: http://apm.activecommunities.com/iowacityseniorcenter/Activity_Search/16101 or call the senior center:  319-356-5220 ======================================================== March 8: Climate Change and the Paris  Agreement – Jerry Schnoor; March 15: Facts behind factory farms – Miriam Kashia, Sandy Alper, … Continue reading

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10 Oct 2020 Connie Mutel op ed in today’s PC

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Grannies Gems No. 7

Consider switching from conventional shampoo to a natural shampoo bar.  According to Lush, one of the industry’s leading beauty brands, shampoo bars can last up to 80 washes. This is equivalent to two to three bottles of conventional liquid shampoo. … Continue reading

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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

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Granny’s Gems No. 5

Granny’s Gems offers simple solutions for everyday life to save our planet, ourselves, and future generations. These solutions will save money, save the environment, find alternatives, and reduce the chemicals all around us. Each one of us can reduce, reuse, … Continue reading

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Racism is killing the Planet

from Sierra Club June 8, 2020 Last week, my family and I attended an interfaith rally in Los Angeles in defense of Black life. We performed a group ritual in which we made noise for nine minutes to mark the … Continue reading

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Rice salad

This is a great way to use odds and ends in your refrigerator or to make for a gathering. Rice Salad Combine cut up tomatoes, onions, firm tofu, and cucumber with rice, guacamole, humus red pepper and peas.

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Granny’s Gems No. 4

Granny’s Gems offers simple solutions for everyday life to save our planet, ourselves, and for future generations. These solutions will save money, save our environment, find alternatives, and reduce the chemicals that are all around us. Each one of us … Continue reading

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