Siouxland Social Justice eNews
8/15/20
In This Issue: EVENTS // Blogs and Podcasts // More!
Northwest Iowa Group Sierra Club
Dear Northwest Iowa Group Sierra Club members and friends,
Although we will not schedule face-to-face gatherings until further notice, we’re committed to remain interactive in other ways. Our aim is to keep everyone safe, happy and healthy. We will let you know as soon as possible when we will be able to resume our normal activities.
Please continue to visit our website where you’ll find links, inside the “Get Involved” and “Events” pages, to webinars, videos and citizen science activities for everyone regardless of where you call “home.” Check out our “official” Facebook page, and never hesitate to reach out to us directly.
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Call us: 712.986.6210
Lastly, no matter where you live, we encourage you find your nearest Sierra Club chapter
https://www.sierraclub.org/ . We all can benefit from community.
Peace,
Jeanne Bockholt
Northwest Iowa Group Sierra Club
Explore, enjoy, and protect the planet.
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First Thursday of the Month–Loess Hills Audubon Society monthly meeting at Pecaut Nature Center.
No meetings are currently scheduled due to the CoronaVirus!
Visit http://lhas.tripod.com/id33.html
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Although Pecaut Nature Center is CLOSED Until Further Notice, the trails are open for self-guided hikes. And the Center conducts numerous educational events by ZOOM every week. To stay up-to-date, visit the Center on FaceBook or sign-up for email alerts.
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Register today: CCI Action’s 2020 Virtual Convention, Sat., 8/29
The global pandemic and uprisings against police brutality are challenging us to think bigger and bolder about the scale of the solutions we should be fighting for.
And, we know Iowans are ready for bold change.
Join us for Rooted in Justice: CCI Action’s 2020 (virtual) Convention.
8/29, we’ll turn the spirit of today into a movement for the future – one that organizes for Medicare for All, racial justice, a food system that works for farmers, workers, eaters, and the environment, a fossil fuel free future by 2030, and more.
Rooted in Justice will feature:
- Inspiring testimonies from locally- and nationally-known movement doers and thinkers.
- Live music performances, powerful art, and a celebration of joyous rebellion.
- Ways to deepen our activism, plug into issue organizing and impact upcoming elections.
- A vision of how our communities could work if we implemented People and Planet-First policies.
The time is now for transformative social change — for us, our kids, and our grandkids.
Register today. It’s free! Join us August 29. Let’s build the movement we need and the future we deserve.
Convention artwork by CCI member Ramona Muse Lambert.
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Watch: The Update on Racial Profiling in Iowa
ICYMI, CCI members Lori Young and Harvey Harrison presented a detailed webinar that included robust data and information about the history of racial profiling in Iowa.
You can access the recording of the webinar here. Slides are available at this link.
This political education meeting discussed how this global pandemic has only exposed just how bad our communities have been hurting, and challenged us to think bigger about the scale of solutions we should be fighting for in response to the Covid-19 crisis. We examined the neoliberal policies that got us here and what it will take to get us out of the hole we’re in.
You can access the recording of the webinar here.
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Simpler OneEarth Living Podcast Recent Episodes
Simple Living Works! Latest Blog–eNews #107: SLW! Podcast Ep. 0820–Leaving Superpower Ways for Earth-Size Living
Simple Living Works! Latest Blog–eNews #106: SLW! Podcast Ep. 0720–As This World Ends, Light at the End. . .
Episode 0620–Pandemic Shows Food System Broken, Opens Door to Better Choices
Episode 0520–Life with Covid-19: Heading Toward a More Ecological World
Episode 0420–CoronaVirus: A Devastating Natural Disaster with a Message–Live Differently
Episode 0320::Dave Gardner of GrowthBusters, World Population Balance and OnePlanet/OneChild Campaign–Busting Two Killers: Growth Economics and Human Population Growth amid Species Extinctions
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Read and use this Advent–“The Liberating Birth of Jesus: A Birth Story Able to Reverse Our Planet’s Perils” by Lee Van Ham. Read more here. // Hear more here.
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Invitation to Read and Sign OneEarth Jubilee Covenant for the 2020’s
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How to be in better relationship with the oppressed of the oppressed
Rev. Vance Blackfox–“Truth & Healing for the Sake of Indigenous People” Series
Wed., 7-8:30pm Central
8/19 – Indian 101
9/16 – Movements in Indian Country
10/14 – Indigenous Thought & Theology
Questions? Contact Vance@OtherWise.Red
For previous workshops in this series, visit “Truth and Healing for the Sake of Indigenous People” Series.
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Solving the Climate Crisis with No-Growth Economics
To get a worldview very different from the greed and profit-oriented politicians and corporatists, visit these solution-oriented resources:
- GrowthBusters
- Post-Carbon Institute — SLW! Ep. 109–Richard Heinberg
- CASSE: Center for the Advancement of the Steady-State Economy — The Common Good Podcast Ep. 46–Brian Czech (use player)
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“Jubilee Circles” is now available also as an audiobook, at iTunes, Nook Audiobooks, Google Play, and Audiobooks.com, which offers a free sample. It includes 20 actions to take to help keep our planet livable.
https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/jubilee-circles/381421 THAT’S THE LINK to the audio version of the little book “Jubilee Circles: Help Save Life on the Planet.” Please share this audio version with all who’d like to listen while jogging, walking, etc.
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Months 8-9/20 of the Simpler Living Daily Nudge (updated weekly)
Month 8*: Personal Choices, Happiness, Fulfillment // Week 1:Work, Stress & Health // Week 2: Support // Week 3: Transportation & Travel // Week 4: Homes & Buildings: Construction, Energy Generating, Appliances
Month 9*: Non-conform Freely // Week 1: Media Literacy || Week 2: Advertising & Public Relations || Week 3: Alternatives to TV, Video Games, Movies, Gambling || Week 4: Marketing
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We’re Inviting Sierra Club to Rethink Overpopulation–Issue of Magazine Rife with Misassumptions
The Nov./Dec.’19 issue of Sierra Club’s magazine, Sierra, attempted to dissuade readers from concerning themselves about population’s role in the damage we’re doing to the life-supporting ecosystems of our planet. The writers and editors recommended focusing on our behavior instead. But if behavior is the problem, isn’t the number of people misbehaving part of the sustainability equation? Of course, so The Overpopulation Podcast team recorded this episode to set the record straight. We can’t afford to ignore either one.
You won’t want to miss this episode! Read more and hear the podcast here.
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More Worthwhile Podcasts
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CrazyTown: Post-Carbon Institute
Fallon Forum with Ed Fallon
Patheos
Jesus for Everyone
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10 Tips for a Simpler, More Meaningful Celebrations
Healthy Political Practices & Spiritual Disciplines // “Post-’16 Election Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Survival Guide”
Tips for Banishing Fake News // Simpler Living SANITY Suggestions
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MORE EVENTS
Betty Strong Center offers “must see” programs Sundays, 2 p.m. Call: 712-224-5242, visit: http://www.siouxcitylcic.com/ NOW find them on Facebook.
IA Legislation tracking, a drive to amend Citizens United, water quality improvement action items and more can be found at Sierra Club-Iowa Chapter: http://iowa.sierraclub.org/
Sign up as a Friend of Prairie Fire. Visit www.prairiefirenewspaper.com or find them on Facebook and Twitter.
Listen to “Living on Earth” Sun., 10 am on KWIT-FM90.3, online @ loe.org, or subscribe as podcast at iTunes.
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center (DPNC), 4500 Sioux River Rd., Sioux City. Most events are free and held at DPNC. To register, contact 712-258-0838 or tkruid@woodburycountyiowa.gov
Find details of Sierra Club activities and others on our website at the Events and Meetings tab: http://www.sierraclub.org/iowa/northwest-iowa
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