Category: Earth Day - PACG - Progressive Action for the Common Good

Environmental Forum Meeting

6/24/2019

Environmental Forum Meeting - Monday, July 1st at 6:30 pm

Cobblestone Place, 1212 W 3rd Street, Davenport, IA (map)

The PACG Environmental Forum will meet on the first Monday of each month. We welcome newcomers to our Forum ~ this week’s topics include:

• The June 27, 2019 PACG Environmental Forum Green Drinks Gathering the last Thursday of every month from 5:00-7:00 pm. Join us for this networking opportunity at Fresh Deli at the Freight House (map).

• Meeting with Iowa and Illinois state legislators and federal representatives. Please bring a question you would like to ask your legislators https://votesmart.org/

• Earth Day 2020!!! Planning - Join us for this planning meeting!

Shirley Johnson

Environmental Forum Meeting

5/28/2019

PACG Environmental Forum Meeting -
Monday, June 3rd at 6:30 pm

Cobblestone Place
1212 W 3rd Street, Davenport, IA (map)

The PACG Environmental Forum will meet on the first Monday of each month. We welcome newcomers to our Forum ~ this week’s topics include:

June 27, 2019 PACG Environmental Forum Green Drinks on the last-Thursday-of-the-month (5:00-7:00 p.m.) networking opportunity at Fresh Deli (map) at the Freight House.

Earth Day 2020!!! Planning the 50th anniversary

Meeting with Iowa and Illinois state legislatures and federal representatives. Please bring a question you would like to ask your legislator to our meeting Monday evening.

Voters deserve to know: Which candidates commit to acting on climate change as a "Day One" priority when in office. Whether presidential candidates support the Green New Deal or can offer their own climate plan that also meets the scale of the crisis.

Sixty-two percent of voters believe that the federal government should do more to address climate change. (Jennifer Marlon et al., "Yale Climate Opinion Maps 2018," Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.)

Join us for this planning meeting!

Shirley Johnson

Earth Day 2019 Was a Success!

5/2/2019

2019 Earth Day Celebration - After Action Report

St. Ambrose University Rogalski Center and Freight House Farmers Market

The PACG Environmental Forum began the 2019 Earth Day celebration by screening the National Geographic film Paris to Pittsburgh on April 17th from 5 pm. to 7 p.m. at Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University. This event was held jointly with the SAU Green Life Environmental Club. A panel discussion on Climate Change and actions needed to address this urgent issue followed the film. Approximately 120 students and members of the general public filled one of the Rogalski ballrooms, it was standing room only for the late comers.

The second Earth Day celebration was held on Saturday, April 20th, from 9 am to 1 pm at the Freight House in Davenport. The Environmental Forum teamed up with the Freight House Farmers Market and Living Lands & Water to host this event. Twenty speakers gave 10 minute “mini-TED” talks on various environmental topics. There were over twenty display and activity tables hosted by environmental organizations, a museum, and vendors. Many learned how to repurpose a T-shirt into a tote bag and Farmers Market kicked off their 2019 Bag Reduction Program.

There was live music, children’s activities, door prizes, and networking everywhere during the event. The river and weather cooperated - about 2,000 visitors enjoyed a beautiful sunny morning along the riverfront and learned about the urgency of protecting the environment. Visit our FB page for more pictures of the event.

Planning for the 2020 Earth Day events has already started. 2020 will mark the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! If you have any suggestions, please contact the Environmental Forum and/or join us at one of our meetings on the first Monday of each month.

Susan Leuthauser

Message from Our President

4/29/2019

Hello Progressives!

Message from the President

I wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to the Environmental Forum for the very successful Earth Day event that was held a week ago Saturday! This group of people worked hard to make sure that our messages about the environment were heard. I hear plans are underway for next year's event. We can all be proud of this event!

I also wanted to let you all know that we have two new board members: Deb Sperry and Glenda Guster. Both of these women are hard working progressives. We are lucky to have them join our board!

Keep up the good fight everyone, Allison.

Celebrate Earth Day in Davenport

4/15/2019

Earth Day Celebration - Saturday, April 20th at 9:00 am

Freight House
421 W River DR, Davenport, IA (map)

Environmental Forum

Join us in celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 20th from 9-1. There will be mini TED talks throughout the day, live music, 20 demonstration tables, and a full activity tent for kids with reptiles from Nahant Marsh and birds from the raptor center. And there will be door prizes! Food will be available at the adjacent restaurants. The interior portions of the Farmer's Market are up and running. The flood has not defeated us, but it does remind us that Climate Change is real.

Lori McCollum

Volunteers for Earth Day at Davenport Farmer's Market

4/8/2019

Earth Day Volunteers Needed - Saturday, April 20th at 9:00 am

Freight House Farmers Market
421 W River Dr. Davenport, IA (map)
Environmental Forum

Your Environmental Forum is asking for all hands on deck to help with the Earth Day event. We need volunteers!

Early set up - need people to be there by 7:30 or 8:00 am
Check-in table
Demonstrators Coordinator - arrive at 8:30 am
Activity Tent - Two shifts 9-11, 11-1 (need several volunteers for this)
Working the PACG table - need 2 people per shift 9-11, 11-1
Social Media Station - need 4 volunteers for 1 hour shifts.
Break down - 1:00 pm need at least 4 people

Contact Amber Bordolo or Lori McCollum.

Environmental Forum Goals for 2019

2/12/2019

Environmental Forum 2019 Goals

Monthly Planning Meetings
First Mondays from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Cobblestone Place
1212 W 3rd St
Davenport, IA (map)

We have identified our Goals for 2019 and they include the following events:

Green Drinks - Last Thursdays of the month through August, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Fresh Deli at the Freight House
421 W River DR, Davenport (map)

Beginning in March the PACG Environmental Forum will host a last-Thursday-of-the-month networking opportunity at Fresh Deli at the Freight House. This fun event is a must for anyone interested in protecting the environment! There is more information at the Green Drinks Quad Cities Facebook page.

Earth Day Events - Saturday, April 20th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
the Freight House
421 W River DR, Davenport (map)

PACG is partnering with the Farmer's Market on this outdoor celebration. Other groups are also participating. Our theme this year is Reducing Single Use Plastics, although there will be information and fun activities about so much more. Various speakers and displays will be on hand.

On Wednesday, April 17th, the yearly Earth Day Celebration, St Ambrose University will have a screening of "From Paris to Pittsburg," an important movie on Climate Change. This will be shown at the Rogalski Center from 7 to 9 pm.

In addition, these are ongoing issues we are working on:

Meeting with Iowa and Illinois state legislatures and federal representatives. We will listen and share our concerns about environmental issues.
Expanding our networking to local colleges, specifically their environmental groups, professors teaching courses in environmental science, and administrative staff who control the college's energy systems.

2019 Earth Day Event

2/5/2019

2019 Earth Day Celebration

Join the Environmental Forum as we celebrate Earth Day in partnership with Freight House Farmers Market.
Saturday, April 20th 9:00am - 1:00pm at Freight House Farmers Market

Freight House Farmers Market is rolling out their new policy of eliminating single use plastics. We will have a full day of speakers, presentations, and activities with a different focus every hour. Stay tuned for the Speakers list.

Schedule
9:00am - 10:00am Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose/Save Energy
10:00am - 11:00am Pollution And Your Family's Health
11:00am - 12:00pm Climate Change And The Planet
12:00pm - 1:00pm Species Protection

If you are interested in having a table at this event please Contact Our Office Manager

Join our Facebook Page

News from the Environmental Forum

12/31/2018

Next Meeting - Monday, January 7th at 6:30 pm
Cobblestone Place
1212 W 3rd ST, Daventport (map)

The PACG Environmental Forum welcomes newcomers to our Forum, which meets on the first Monday of each month.

We will have a discussion of our upcoming goals for 2019, including:

Potentially partnering w/ other area groups on upcoming events (Radish Health Living Winter Fest January 19 (10:00 -1:00) / Niabi Zoo Earth Day ~ Protect our endangered and threatened Species ~ weekend April 20/21) Attend Bi-State Event (Sarah Gardner)
Expanding our networking to local colleges, specifically their environmental groups, professors teaching courses in environmental science, and administrative staff who control the college's energy systems.
Meeting with Iowa and Illinois state legislatures and federal representatives and meeting w/ volunteers from specific districts to join us when we meet with congresspersons. We will listen and share our concerns about environmental issues.

Get ready for the 2020 U.S. Senate elections – It is essential that we have Senators who take positive action to address climate change before the 2020 elections. Climate change should not be a partisan issue!

We will continue to educate Americans about the growing dangers of climate change and the many climate solutions that work, and ways to take action to demonstrate leadership in environmental sustainability. The Fourth National Climate Assessment outlines growing damage from climate change to the economy including agriculture, infrastructure, health, and water. For more details, visit: https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/

Join us for this planning meeting!

Shirley Johnson
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March 2018 Board Update

4/8/2018

March 2018 Board Update

The Board wants to bring the following events to your attention, brought to you by our hard-working volunteers in the PACG Book Club, Environmental Forum, and Health Care Reform Forum:

Tuesday, April 17 at 6 pm at Fresh Deli in Davenport - Discussion of Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine (discussion led by a professor of English literature from St. Ambrose)

Thursday, April 19 at 6 pm at the Quad City Botanical Center - Celebrate the Earth! - a presentation on climate change in the Midwest.

Saturday, April 21 at 10 am at Davenport Central High School - Minority Health Conference - an event especially for immigrants, refugees, and members of minority communities (registration required). Please come yourself and invite your friends and contacts in those communities.

Hope to see you at one (or all) of these activities/events!

Alta Price, Board President