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Iowa City Area Government News and MeetingsDefeat the HeatPart of the 2023 Climate Fest events, Johnson County Public Health, the Your Best Lawn program, and 100Grannies sponsored this forum that offered information related to hot spots, heat illness, and heat preparedness. The event featured a video of Iowa City's Spot the Hot Urban Heat Mapping campaign. Also, Tim Gross, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climatologist from the local National Weather Service station, explained the preliminary data that was collected. For more information, visit www.icgov.org/keepcool.2023-09-221h 06
100Grannies for a Livable Future PodcastE8: The Story of Iowa's Factory Farms - A Critical History & SolutionsIn this podcast, we discuss Confined Animal Feed Operations (CAFOs) and their history in Iowa with an expert panel of speakers:
"Colonization and farming in Iowa - an Indigenouse perspective on Colonial-Capitalist farming practices". by Shelley Buffalo, Great Plains Action Society
"The Farm Crisis of the 1980's and Rise of Vertical Integration" by John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural & Applied Economics University of Missouri at Columbia
"Local Fight" by Diane Delozier-Lahr, Activist with 100Grannies and long-time Johnson County Resident
"False Solutions - Restrictions on Local Control, Ag-Gag and Hostile judicial Proceedings" by Tyler Lobdell, Staff Attorney at Food an...2022-12-151h 07100Grannies for a Livable Future PodcastE7: CO2 Sequestration and Pipelines with Dr. Maureen McCue and Ed FallonDr. Maureen McCue she is with Physicians for Social Responsibility and at the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights. She is interviewed by Ed Fallon of The Fallon Forum podcast. They discuss CO2 pipelines and why they are a public health concern, especially in Iowa. The interview was published on November 9th 2022. Ed is a former Iowa lawmaker, and his broadcast focuses a lot on climate change and environmental concerns. Learn more at http://fallonforum.com/2022-11-2517 min100Grannies for a Livable Future PodcastE6: Pesticide-Free Lawns with Good Neighbor Iowa - April 2021This podcast is the audio from a video that was recorded in April 2021, which is an initiative that the Grannies has strongly supported. You will hear from two Grannies, Linda Quinn and Mary Dicks, along with Emily Dvorak and Leah Doyle from Good Neighbor Iowa.
Good Neighbor Iowa is a state-wide public health initiative that aims to reduce unnecessary urban pesticide use and to transform lawn culture to encourage an appreciation of diverse lawns as a way to protect child health, water quality, pets, pollinators, and biodiversity.
The video can be watched online at https...2022-11-2208 min100Grannies for a Livable Future PodcastE5: "Climate Change and Policy" with Jerry Schnoor - Barbara Schlachter Memorial Lecture SeriesThe following talk titled "Climate Change and Policy" was presented at The Center in Iowa City Iowa by Jerry Schnoor on March 5th, 2018. He is a professor in civil and environmental engineering, and co-director of the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research at the University of Iowa. This presentation was part of our "Barbara Schlachter Memorial Lecture Series". The first speaker you will hear is Diane Dillon-Ridgley. In his talk, he discusses global greenhouse gas emissions, ocean temperature and acidity, arctic ice loss, sea level rise and flooding, hurricane intensity, the Paris Agreement, and what we need to...2022-10-241h 00100Grannies for a Livable Future PodcastE4: 100Grannies Interviewed by Multiple TV Programs Over the YearsWe have compiled 4 video clips together from the past 10 years highlighting our work.
The first clip you'll hear is an interview done in April this year for the Iowa City Press-Citizen about the 10 years of 100Grannies, which was also shared in USA Today. You'll hear from Charlene Lange in the audio clip, but the link to the article below is more detailed with more conversations with other Grannies.
USA Today and Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City's '100Grannies' celebrate 10 years of fighting for healthier planet: https://www.press-citizen.com/story/n...2022-10-2308 min100Grannies for a Livable Future PodcastE3: Climate Activist Panel Discussion After "The Race to Save the World" Movie Premiere 4/26/21The following is a recording of the live panel event that immediately followed a US screening of "THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD" in April 2021.
The movie is about people, ages 15 to 72, who see the danger coming and are putting their lives on the line to try to turn this around. This is an uplifting film that will inspire viewers to stop waiting on the sidelines and make their voices heard for a livable future.
You can learn more about the movie at TheRaceToSaveTheWorld.com
The panel included our own Miriam Kashia (who is...2022-10-231h 00100Grannies for a Livable Future PodcastE2: Reduce Your Plastics Footprint with Briana Hoffman - Barbara Schlachter Memorial Lecture Series 03/07/22The following presentation was given on March 7th, 2022 as part of the Barbara Schlachter Memorial Lecture Series, a partnership between 100 Grannies for a Livable Future and The Center in Iowa City. Barbara was the founder of 100Grannies back in April 2012.
First up you will hear from Deb Schoelerman, who discusses the books that the 100Grannies have decided to donate this year to the Iowa City School District, an annual tradition since 2013.
The main presenter is Briana Hoffman, who is a software engineer and Rotarian who started the philanthropy and sustainability club at her work on h...2022-10-221h 08
100Grannies for a Livable Future PodcastE1: 100 Grannies reflect on a decade of agitating and advocating for a cleaner environment - Iowa Public Radio 4/20/22This is the first podcast episode we are releasing. If you like this format, let us know and we will post more episodes and updates.
In this episode, we share an interview from April of 2022 on Iowa Public Radio's Talk of Iowa show. They spoke with Ann Christensen and Becky Ross about how 100 Grannies has changed their lives and relationships with political activism.
You can also listen on the IPR website at https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk-of-iowa/2022-04-21/100-grannies-reflect-on-a-decade-of-agitating-and-advocating-for-a-cleaner-environment
To learn more about 100 Grannies, visit us at 100grannies.org or follow...2022-10-2230 min
The Fallon ForumFeb 1: Responding to criticism of Trump Voter conversationsOn this week's Fallon Forum, Ed Fallon discusses:
(01:40) Nik Refsland: National Guard Recruiter, Trump voter;
(18:49) Responding to my critics — again;
(30:36) Reigning in industrial hog, with Miriam Kashia, 100Grannies for a Livable Future;
(43:20) AG Tom Miller on wrong side of Dakota Access Pipeline fight;
(55:03) Edible trees and shrubs, with Kathy Byrnes, Birds & Bees Urban Farm.2021-02-011h 05