Join us for a conversation about glyphosate with Dr. Charles Benbrook, a renowned expert on agricultural systems and their impact on health and the environment.

Cancer rates are on the rise in Iowa, and every year half of our state is bathed in pesticides containing the controversial chemical glyphosate. Meanwhile, the Iowa state legislature is considering a bill – the Cancer Gag Act – that would grant multi-billion-dollar corporations legal immunity from any lawsuits alleging their pesticides cause cancer.

Dr. Benbrook will discuss the potential ramifications of the Cancer Gag Act, new research on the links between exposure to Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides and blood cancer risks, and the connection between soil health and public health.

This event was held in early 2025 in collaboration with 100Grannies, Iowa Farmers Union, and the UNI Center for Energy & Environmental Education.To learn more about 100Grannies, visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠100grannies.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Jessica Wiskus lives in Lisbon where she’s been working with neighbors to oppose the CO2 pipeline since it was proposed in the fall of 2021. In the struggle to stand firm and strong, neighbors have been reaching across the state, demonstrating extraordinary trust and support. What strategies have been effective and what do the landowners say they need right now to stand strong?

You can view the presentation at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-JCW-zc16s32LeptWScJXVI8x2VCJG4y/view

To learn more about 100Grannies, visit us at ⁠⁠⁠100grannies.org⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on our ⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠.

A recent panel was organized on Nov 13th, 2024 to examine how our current agricultural practices are harming human health and ways to access cleaner, healthier, environmentally-friendly local foods. Speakers:

• Dr. Chris Jones, Retired Research Engineer, UI IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
• Audrey Tran Lam, Environmental Health Director, Center for Energy & Environmental Education, UNI
• Mary Jo Forboard, Registered Dietician, 5th Generation Organic Farmer in Western Minnesota
• Michelle Kenyon, Executive Director Field to Family

This event was sponsored by the Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture, Little Village, 100 Grannies, and the Iowa City Public Library.

You can view the presentation on the IC Public Library YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuq3FIhuwoM

To learn more about 100Grannies, visit us at ⁠⁠100grannies.org⁠⁠ or follow us on our ⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠.

In this podcast, we reflect back on the amazing life of one of the original founders of 100Grannies, Ann Christensen.

First, we read off the memorial she wrote before she passed away earlier this year. You can read her memorial at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thegazette/name/ann-christenson-obituary?id=54549106

Next, we replay our 1st podcast, where she was interviewed (along with Becky Ross) on Iowa Public Radio's "Talk of Iowa" show in April of 2022.

They share how 100Grannies 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 us on our ⁠Facebook page⁠.

In this podcast, we share the audio from a presentation we gave on April 23, 2023 at the Coralville Unitarian Universalist Society service.

The four presenters were:

• Miriam Kashia - A lifetime of climate activism
• Deb Schoelerman - Chico Mendes Reforestation Project
• Sally Hartman - Recycled Toilet Paper
• Jessica Wiskus - Accidental Activist

You can watch the video of the full service on the Coralville Unitarian Universalist Society's YouTube channel, or go to ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnEKdd_pz3U

In 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 and Water Watch
• "Voluntary Nutrient Reduction Systeems & Biogas Partships (greenwashing)" by Silvia Secchi, Associate Professor, UI Dept Geographical & Sustainability Sciences Public Policy Center. Organizer of "We All Want Clean Water Now"
• "Organizing against Big Ag" by John Aspray - Food and Water Watch Senior Organizer
• "Fight for a Moratorium" by Diane Rosenberg, Executive Director of Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, inc. 

This presentation was sponsored by 100 Grannies For a Livable Future, The Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture and The Iowa City Public Library.

You can watch the video at the Iowa City Public Library YouTube channel, or go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooKn3w2S6w8

Dr. 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/

This 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PXTaOOpTQw