Environmental Forum
Purpose: To educate the citizens of the Quad Cities about environmental issues and the science of Climate Change, and to work with other environmental advocates to build sustainability across our communities.
Details About this Forum: We host events to celebrate the environment and educate the public. We initiated the Quad Cities Green Drinks chapter, and work with local environmental and conservation groups as well as community leaders and educators on local environmental issues and goals. We welcome newcomers to our Forum. Contact Shirley to be placed on the monthly notification list.
Forum Facilitators: Shirley Johnson, Susan Leuthauser and Lori McCollum. You can link to Shirley’s email by clicking on her name to ask questions or become more involved.
Meetings: We meet the first Monday of each month at 5:00 pm on Zoom.
Register for a meeting on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldeCvqzIjE92ZZWcuDJzWw4TeaLePSIaf After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Facebook Group: Please join (and Like) our Environmental Forum Facebook group.
Green Drinks - Quad Cities has information about that monthly event.
Details About this Forum: We host events to celebrate the environment and educate the public. We initiated the Quad Cities Green Drinks chapter, and work with local environmental and conservation groups as well as community leaders and educators on local environmental issues and goals. We welcome newcomers to our Forum. Contact Shirley to be placed on the monthly notification list.
Forum Facilitators: Shirley Johnson, Susan Leuthauser and Lori McCollum. You can link to Shirley’s email by clicking on her name to ask questions or become more involved.
Meetings: We meet the first Monday of each month at 5:00 pm on Zoom.
Register for a meeting on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldeCvqzIjE92ZZWcuDJzWw4TeaLePSIaf After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Facebook Group: Please join (and Like) our Environmental Forum Facebook group.
Green Drinks - Quad Cities has information about that monthly event.
Join us at the Everyday is Earth Day Fair - Saturday, June 3rd from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Upcoming Meetings
Environmental Forum meeting
Monday, June 5th at 5:00 pm via Zoom
Environmental Forum
Meeting Topics include:
Please Register in advance for this meeting.
Shirley Johnson
Meeting Topics include:
- Upcoming Green Drinks gatherings
- Earth Month events
- Updates CO2 pipeline, 'Bring Back Bins' RICWMA
- NAACP Environmental Climate Justice calendar
Please Register in advance for this meeting.
Shirley Johnson
Green Drinks - Quad Cities
June Green Drinks - Our Future, Our Voice: Climate Activism at COP27
Tuesday, June 6th at 5:00 pm
El Patron Mexican Restaurant
1806 2nd Av
Rock Island, IL (map)
Read our blog post here for more details and a link to register so that the restaurant can accommodate us.
Susan Leuthauser
1806 2nd Av
Rock Island, IL (map)
Read our blog post here for more details and a link to register so that the restaurant can accommodate us.
Susan Leuthauser
Community Events Of Interest to Our Forum Members
Walk for River Rights - Saturday, May 13th at 11:30 am
Tomato-N-Pot Giveaway for Mother's Day - Friday, May 12th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm
NAACP Climate Justice Garden Tour - Saturday, April 29th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm
Recent Green Drinks Events (2023)
January, 2023 Green Drinks NAACP Environmental Climate Justice Committee
February Green Drinks - Insects in Art
March Green Drinks - Climate Stories
April Green Drinks - Davenport students provide clean drinking water in Kenya
May Green Drinks - Clean Up around The Lincoln Community Center
February Green Drinks - Insects in Art
March Green Drinks - Climate Stories
April Green Drinks - Davenport students provide clean drinking water in Kenya
May Green Drinks - Clean Up around The Lincoln Community Center
Green Drinks meetings from 2022 and 2021
Click this link to see our past Green Drinks events.
See Our Local Press About Green Drinks - Quad Cities!
Monthly Environmental Celebrations in 2022
In 2022, we created Monthly Environmental Celebrations. These flyers and posts gave our community suggestions of different ways they could honor the environment each month. See a list of our past Monthly Celebrations here.
What You Can Do Now - Join Our Facebook Group!
Past Events
Here's a list of some of our numerous recent activities.
We Celebrated Earth Day in 2022!
We Celebrated Earth Day in 2021!
We Celebrated Earth Day in 2020!
Our Renewable Energy Conference Was a Success!
Download presenter and exhibitor Reference Materials here
