Category Archives: Publicity

Vegfest article by Andy Douglas

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Katharine

Vegfest celebrates delectable diversity- Press Citizen 5 Nov 2019 These are interesting times for a person who eats a whole-food, plant-based diet. When I moved back to Iowa in the early 1990’s, vegetarianism was still regarded with some suspicion. Now, … Continue reading →

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100grannies support for high school climate strikers

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Katharine

Thanks to Jeff Biggers for sending us his thank-you on climate action. Top story in today’s Press-Citizen.

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USA Today

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Charlene Lange

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Trump fiddles while the earth burns (9 Oct 2019)

Posted on October 9, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Three thousand Iowans showed up in downtown Iowa City on Friday and cheered wildly as 16 year-old Greta Thunberg of Sweden took to the stage. As a member of 100Grannies for a Livable Future who have been supporting the local … Continue reading →

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100 Grannies Annual Stone Soup Supper Dec 3

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Charlene Lange

100 Grannies Annual Stone Soup Supper      December 3, 2019  –  5:30 pm      100Grannies In the National News !!!   [Source: NBC, 19 Sep 2019]   Photos from some of our other parties

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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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NBC News: Meet the retirees trying to save the planet (19 Sep 2019)

Posted on September 19, 2019 by 100 Grannies

“Meet the retirees trying to save the planet” – NBC News’ Chris Jansing travels to Iowa to speak with elderly climate change activists on what they do to raise awareness for climate change. [Source: NBC, 19 Sep 2019]

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100Grannies In the National News !!!

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Katharine

100Grannies In the National News !!!   (video) “Meet the retirees trying to save the planet” – NBC News’ Chris Jansing travels to Iowa to speak with elderly climate change activists on what they do to raise awareness for climate change. … 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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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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