Bring Un-Recyclables to Next Granny Meeting

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Katharine

Remember to bring the four categories of unrecyclables to the next Granny meeting.

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City of Iowa City – Climate Action Commission

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Katharine

IOWA CITY – CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION

Three vacancies to fill a three-year term, upon appointment – December 31, 2022
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2019

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Dec 12 Beyond Coal with Katie Rock IC Public Library 7pm

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Charlene Lange

Thursday December 12 at 7 pm Iowa City Public Library Meeting room D:   Beyond Coal Presentation – a meet and greet with Katie Rock, Iowa Campaign Representative for the Beyond Coal Campaign. Katie will present on the damaging effects of coal and efforts to close down coal power plants in Iowa and nationally.  Beyond Coal is a national campaign to retire the U.S. coal fleet by 2030 led by the Sierra Club. To date, Beyond Coal has intervened to retire over 2,000 MW of coal power capacity in Iowa.

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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, with Impossible Burgers gracing the menu at Burger King, physicians recommending we eat less meat, Greta Thunberg and other inspiring figures reminding us that the most effective personal step we can take to protect the environment is to go vegan, a cultural shift seems to be taking place. Meat producers are getting a bit nervous.

It’s still hard for me to understand how the violence and cruelty that characterizes the meat industry can be rationalized. Likely it’s a matter of out-ofsight, out-of-mind.

I do understand that diet is a very personal choice. People quite rightly get frustrated when they feel that others are trying to tell them what to eat, or guilttrip them into a change.

As with other public health and safety issues, though, it helps to examine the social costs involved. There are health costs that we as a society bear, when diet and obesity-related diseases flood our hospitals. Environmental costs we suffer when confinement lots spill their manure, their odor, into the surroundings, or forests are bulldozed for grazing land and leave us with less oxygen.

I’d argue that the suffering of an innocent creature killed for meat also registers a social cost. Any suffering inflicted on animals is a social negative. Like throwing a sack of unwanted kittens into a pond, such actions necessarily leave a mark on our psyches, on our souls. We all get that when it comes to family pets. It hasn’t quite registered when

it comes to other sensitive creatures like pigs and cows.

I believe, though, that we’re riding an unstoppable trend. This cat is not going back in the bag.

Want to learn more about vegan and vegetarian diets? Or celebrate their diversity and deliciousness? Here’s your chance.

The second annual Vegfest of Eastern Iowa will happen Saturday, Nov. 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Kirkwood Regional Center, 2301 Oakdale Blvd in Coralville. Admission is $5 for adults, and free for kids under 18; tickets are available online at vegfesteasterniowa.com. Last year over 700 people attended and that number is expected to grow.

Attendees will be able to purchase delicious vegan food and beverages from Trumpet Blossom Café, Brightside Kitchen, Get Fresh, The Full Bowl, Dodge Street Coffeehouse, Clementine, Oryza Asian Cuisine, Wild Culture Kombucha, and Comfort Food Farms (local makers of vegan cheese). Other vendors will offer cruelty-free home goods and body products, jewelry, apparel, the essentials needed for a zero-waste home, vegan chocolate treats, and more. Nonprofit groups will be present to share more about how attendees can get involved in the local vegan community.

Some great speakers and researchbased educational presentations will appear throughout the day. Topics include the environment, animal welfare and animal rights, nutrition and health, and fitness. Cooking demonstrations by local chefs are also on the slate.

Jenny Brown, this year’s

keynote speaker, is an author and farm animal sanctuary founder who previously worked in film and television. An experience in Texas documenting stockyard conditions led her to change course and dedicate her life to farmed animal advocacy. Jenny’s story has been featured in the New York Times, New York Magazine, CNN, and more. She is the author of “The Lucky Ones: My Passionate Fight for Farm Animals”.

Advance ticket purchase is recommended, though tickets will still be available at the door. The first 150 guests through the door receive a free swag bag full of vegan products and coupons.

This event is presented by the Vegan Community of Eastern Iowa, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, whose mission is to promote the joy, compassion, and life-enhancing possibilities of a vegan lifestyle.

Writers’ Group member Andy Douglas is the author of “The Curve of the World: Into the Spiritual Heart of Yoga.”

I do understand that diet is a very personal choice. People quite rightly get frustrated when they feel that others are trying to tell them what to eat, or guilt-trip them into a change.

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Sanders, AOC set to visit Coralville Saturday

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Katharine

https://100grannies.org/sanders-aoc-set-to-visit-coralville-saturday/

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“2020: Race to Save the Planet,”

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Katharine

“2020: Race to Save the Planet,” will premiere on 8 PM Eastern time, 7 November 2019 on the Weather Channel.

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Drawdown Follow Up

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Deb Schoelerman
Reversing Global Warming: What You Can Do!
Monday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m. in room 202 at The Center
This is a follow-up session to Drawdown: How to Reverse Global Warming. Find out how you can get involved with local environmental groups. Members from 100 Grannies, Citizens Climate Lobby, and Sierra Rise (and possibly others) will share what their organizations are working on locally. Presenters are Virginia Melroy and Deb Schoelerman. Free and open to all; no need to register.
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Support Local Farmers at Board of Supervisors Meeting Dec 12

Posted on November 4, 2019 by 100 Grannies

Thursday, December 12, 2019, at 5:30 pm.
Health and Human Services Building
855 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
Conference Rooms 203 B/C
Stop extra rules for small farmers

Second of three readings to pass extra rules for small farmers. First reading has passed 3-2.  Conference Rooms 203 B/C Health and Human Services Building 855 South Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240

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movies, u-tube, TED Talks

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Charlene Lange

Movies, Netflex, U-Tube, TED Talks

Forks over Knives,                 Cowspiracy: the Sustainability Secret,                                               Living the Change: Inspiring Stories for a Sustainable…           Climate Change the Facts,       Right to Harm,         Paris to Pittsburgh,           The Human Element

TED Talks: Katharine Hayhoe, Mary Robinson, Al Gore, Jill Sobule, Robert Swan, Gavin Schmidt, Joanne Chory, Greta Thunberg,

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Books for adults

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Charlene Lange

America’s Climate Century by Rob Hogg

Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children by Angela J. Hanscom

Betting the Farm on a Drought by Seamus McGraw

Diet for a Hot Climate by Anna Lappe

Drawdown by Paul Hawken

Dry by Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman

Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Falter by Bill McKibben also Fracture, Falter

Earth The Operators’ Manual by Richard B. Alley

Earth: The Sequel – Fred Krupp

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer 2010 book or video

Eating Tomorrow by Timothy A. Wise

Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

History of the World in 7 cheap things by Raj Patel

Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit

If You Could See What I See by Cathy Lamb

Inconspicuous Consumption The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have by Tatiana Schlossberg

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv

Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway

Resistance: Reclaiming an American Tradition by Jeff Biggers

Sicker Fatter Poorer by Leo Trasande

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Storm Lake by Art Cullen

The Future of Packaging: From Linear to Circular by Tom Szaky

The Green Book by Elizabeth Rodgers (buy used)

The Overstory by Richard Powers

The Parent’s Guide to Climate Revolution by Mary DeMocker

The Sixth Extinction – Elizabeth Kolbert

This Changes Everything,   NO is not Enough,   On Fire: The burning case for a Green New Deal all by Naomi Klein

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