Month 5->*

Saturday, May 4, 10am: Friends of Stone Park is hosting their annual Highway 12 Clean-up. All are welcome! Meet at the lower parking lot of the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. Safety vests and and bags will be provided. Address is 4500 Sioux River Rd, Sioux City, 51109

Saturday, May 4, 10am: Wildflower Walk! Celebrate Iowa Wildflower Month by joining a walk through the Fowler Forest woodland to view the diversity of spring wildflowers. Wear sturdy walking shoes. The trail is easy and well-maintained, with a slow incline. Dawn Snyder, local plant expert, will lead this walk. Fowler Forest is located 1/2 mile west of Smithland on Hwy 141. Call 712-258-0838 for more information Co-sponsored by Loess Hills Wild Ones and Woodbury County Conservation.

Saturday, May 4, 12:30-3pm: World Labyrinth Day-Walk as One for World Peace. Local Labyrinth Address: 4 Timberland Estates, Sioux City, IA 51108. A walking stick will come in handy as the labyrinth is on a hilltop. . Contact information: Terri Ferrell 712-251-0306 or email lokiscia@gmail.com World Labyrinth Day

Sunday, May 5, 3-5pm: Agape Community Garden- rescheduled/revised Spring cleanup! Please join fellow Sierra Club members and friends to help prepare the property for its official 2024 season opening. Bring your favorite garden tools, gloves, beverage, chair and smile! Not sure how you can help? Never fear, we'll have a task for any level of interest/skill. Questions? Email back or call/text our number at the bottom of the email.

Dinner and a Book- No Homework Required! Thursday, May 9, 5pm (doors open 4:45pm). The final session until next fall. his month's book choices will be What an Owl Knows led by Marla Kerr, and Bedside Book of Birds led by Eric Wissing . We meet at the First Unitarian Church, 2508 Jackson St, Sioux City. Don’t worry if you haven't read the books. No homework is required to participate in the discussions! We wrap-up by 6pm so everyone who wishes can join the Church's monthly Soup Supper Fundraiser.- a hearty buffet provided by church members (free-will contribution for your meal goes toward the roof replacement fund). Sierra Club's lending library is free to anyone who wishes to borrow a book. If you choose to read one of the Dinner and a Book options, but are not planning to attend, please ask about our waiting list. Questions? Email back or call/text our number at the bottom of the email.

Sierra Helps!
Friday, May 24, 6pm: Join us and Strong Women of the Four Directions for May's “24 on 24” trash cleanup at Perry Creek Path. We’ll meet in the parking lot on the corner of 11th and Grandview. We cover our adopted section of the path south to 6th St. We provide cloth gloves and trash bags donated by the City, and buckets. Just show up if you'd like to join us!

Sierra Hikes!
Saturday, May 25, 10:30am-12pm: Here's another excellent opportunity to celebrate Iowa Wildflower Month! You are invited to join in on a prairie walk located on 14 acres of a hill of remnant native prairie located on the north side of Sioux City near North High School. *There is some parking available on the long driveway, or at the middle school across the street. Carpooling would be advised. *If there are folks who would like to join in, but perhaps not walk up the hill, they may relax on the back deck of the house to socialize and enjoy the lovely scenery until we return from our hike . A restroom is also available. (Please call or text the Sierra number below for more details). Co-hosted by Iowa Prairie Network and Northwest Iowa Group Sierra Club

May 28, 6pm "4th Tuesdays": Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Presentation: Tom Pingel, Utilities Director and Vicki Baker, Plant Manager will present information regarding the upcoming improvements at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. This project is believed to be instrumental in helping the environment, economy, recreation, and revitalization of our community. Doors open at 4:45pm. Potluck and conversation at 5pm. Venue: First Unitarian Church, 2508 Jackson St, Sioux City.

May 31-June 2: The Hills are Calling! Grab your friends and family members to the Loess Hills Prairie Seminar! Visit Home | Loess Hills Prairie Seminar Monona County Conservation often for updates!

Sierra Hikes!
Mark your calendar for our June 4th visit to Oak Grove Park Co-hosted by Sioux County Conservation, Iowa Prairie Network and Northwest Iowa Group Sierra Club. Watch for details in a separate email very soon. If you have questions before that time, you can also call/text the Sierra number below.

Looking for more regional events, volunteer opportunities, and family fun? Find links to Loess Hills Audubon Society, Loess Hills Wild Ones, Iowa Prairie Network, Iowa Native Plants Society, regional nature centers, as well as county and state parks of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska here: Events and Meetings | Sierra Club

Month 4->*

In This Issue: Calendar of Events // Links // Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, More!

Honey Bees, Native Bees and Wannabes
Thursday night, May 2, The Loess Hills Audubon Society welcomes local beekeeper Phil Breed. The free program starts at 7:00 pm at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center.

Join the free Jubilee OneEarth Forum each first Saturday morning by Zoom. Contact Lee@Jubilee-Economics.org for an invitation.

Held at the First Unitarian Church, 2508 Jackson St, Sioux City, IA. Social hour in basement from 5-6 PM; meeting/presentation, 6-7 PM

Monthly Book Introduction from 5:30-6:30pm each 2nd Wednesday immediately before the 'Art of Mentoring' video series/discussion.

Then, from 6:30-7:30pm, The stories from our past weave a vision for our future. The Art of Mentoring video series by Jon Young. Sierra Club member, Chuck Hopp, is our guide each month as we explore several of 59 videos which have been created around ancient deep cultural community building. Don't worry if you're just learning about this. Join us anyway because each session offers its own unique lesson and conversation.

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.

Recent Facebook Posts--Like us on Facebook. Find "Events" calendar and "Get involved" tabs sierraclub.org/iowa/northwest-iowa. Engage in our local area virtual community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NWIASierraCommunity

Call us: 712.986.6210

No matter where you live, we encourage you find your nearest Sierra Club chapter

https://www.sierraclub.org/ We all can benefit from community. Also going on....Katie Rock wrote the Beyond Coal, Iowa Op Ed: https://www.sierraclub.org/iowa/blog/2020/08/coal-truth-report-midam-burning-your-money-burning-coal

Jeanne Bockholt
Northwest Iowa Group Sierra Club

Explore, enjoy, and protect the planet

Loess Hills Wild Ones

Explore the world of bees and learn from experts to build your skills as a community scientist every third Friday from May through November.

Register just once to attend all sessions here: Leath Tonino, The SUN Magazine 12/20
Connect here.

Permanent distortion: how the financial markets abandoned the real economy forever by Nomi Prins

When McKinsey comes to town: the hidden influence of the world's most powerful consulting firm by Walt Bogdanich

Starry messenger: cosmic perspectives on civilization by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Trigger points: inside the mission to stop mass shootings in America by Mark Follman

The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture [sound recording (CD)] by Wendell Berry

"How the word is passed: a reckoning with the history of slavery across America" by Clint Smith

"The tantrum that saved the world" by Megan Herbert

Coronavirus criminals and pandemic profiteers: accountability for those who caused the crisis by John Nichols

Gangsters of capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the making and breaking of America's empire by Jonathan M. Katz

The 1619 Project: a new origin story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones--Juvenile Book

Dirty work: essential jobs and the hidden toll of inequality in America by Eyal Press et al.

Not "a nation of immigrants": settler colonialism, white supremacy, and a history of erasure and exclusion by Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne

Four Foundations for Earth Care: Solidarity, Sustainability, Sufficiency & Democracy
By Rev. Peter Sawtell (recorded 10/18/21)--Remember him from First Congregational Church, Sioux City, then Eco-Justice Ministries!?

The Sustainable Sanctuary Coalition of KC, the Environmental Action Committee of Village Church, and Earthkeepers of Heartland Presbyterian co-sponsored a presentation focusing on Earth Care and Environmental Ethics.

See it now at https://youtu.be/TDOQmrBClog

Moral Mondays IOWA (virtual)
Join Moral Mondays IOWA on Zoom (register here) or Facebook on the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa or Moral Mondays IOWA pages at noon. Moral Mondays IOWA is a collaborative project designed to highlight the progress at work in the Iowa legislature. As a coalition of over 30 progressive Iowa organizations, including MFSA, Moral Mondays IOWA proactively supports the moral good sought through policies that span a range of progressive issues and works for the advancement of Iowa values like equality, fairness, and justice.

Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery

Want a curated list of anti-human trafficking news? Read our latest blog with over 40 links to news and research. https://iowanaht.org/2021-legislative-update-and-other.../

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 

The podcast is currently on pause.

1/22 -- Chuck Collins on the Industry That Protects Wealth and How It Hurts Everyone

12/21 -- Della Duncan, Renegade Economics

11/21 -- Lauren Van Ham: Radical Inter-religious Cooperation Is Working to Save Life on Our Planet

10/21 -- Encuentro: A U.S./Mexico Conversation on Living the Alternative Worldview We Call OneEarth Jubilee

Simple Living Works! Latest Blog/eNews #120 -- Eric LeCompte: Forgive Us Our Debts -- Woes and Wins in Canceling Student Debt

Simple Living Works! Blog--eNews #119 -- Brenda Wyss: Feminist Economics Is Creating Just Systems That Meet Current Crises

Simple Living Works! Blog--eNews #118 -- Matt Brennan: An Advocate for Your Congregation and Nonprofit on How to Install Solar Power

Simple Living Works! Blog--eNews #117 -- Carrie Radloff on Midwest Environmental Activism

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.

Indian 101 // Movements in Indian Country // 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.

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:

1. GrowthBusters // GrowthBusters Podcast
2. Post-Carbon Institute // CrazyTown Podcast — SLW! Ep. 109–Richard Heinberg
3. CASSE: Center for the Advancement of the Steady-State Economy // Steady-Stater Podcast // The Common Good Podcast Ep. 46: Brian Czech (use player)

"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 is 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.

Send 'Nudge' to SimpleLivingWorks@yahoo.com to receive a free, brief monthly email.

We can pay for so many essential social programs by having a just redistribution of wealth.

Worthwhile Podcasts

What Could Possibly Go Right? with Vicki Robin

CrazyTown: Post-Carbon Institute

Fallon Forum with Ed Fallon of Iowa

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Imagine with Us (SpiritualProgressives.org, Tikkun.org)

Patheos--Progressive Christian

Jesus for Everyone

Peace Podcast from John Dear on Apple and Google. Author of 'They Will Inherit the Earth: Peace and NonViolence in a Time of Climate Change'; SLW! #114: Part 1 // TCGP #98: Part 2

BLOGS

Options for Curbing the Two Primary Drivers of the Climate Crisis: Overpopulation and Overconsumption

10 Tips for Simpler, More Meaningful Celebrations

SLW! Blog--Nudge [click "+Follow" to subscribe]

Simpler Living Daily Nudges - brief, available by email [send Nudge to SimpleLivingWorks@yahoo.com] and/or Twitter [follow @GeraldIversen]

Also connect with SLW! at

Facebook | SLW! Blog | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest

Gerald "Jerry" Iversen, host/producer

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.

Find details of Sierra Club activities and others on our website at the Events and Meetings tab: http://www.sierraclub.org/iowa/northwest-iowa

"Explore, enjoy and protect the planet!"

Click here for quick access to our Facebook site: "Like" Us on Facebook

Click here to visit our new website: http://www.sierraclub.org/ iowa/northwest-iowa

CALENDAR

http://www.sierraclub.org/iowa/northwest-iowa/events-and-meetings

ACTIONS, MEDIA, SITES

Like SimpleLivingWorks.org on Facebook. | Follow me on Twitter.

Free Subscription: Daily Simpler Living Nudges Receive brief nudges toward Simpler Living, such as the ones here, at no charge. Simply reply to SimpleLivingWorks@yahoo.com with NUDGE at the top. You can unsubscribe at any time by replying Unsubscribe Nudge.

• SLW! Blog Index | SLW! Podcast Index
• SUBSCRIBE to SLW! Podcast for free through your favorite podcast service. Subscribe to SLW! Blog. Click "+Follow" at lower right of blog post, enter a name and email address. Welcome!
• Non-Conform-Freely Celebrations: Months 1-4*
• Check out a few of SLW! thought-provoking, timely resources that might meet your personal, family or congregational/group needs. They're all FREE. Visit Seasonal/Thematic Resource Index.

Jubilee After CoronaVirus

DONATE: https://oneearthjubilee.com/support-oneearth-jubilee/

Snapshots: How Money is Turned into Jubilee Actions  

We protect ourselves from Climate Crisis deniers, through such series as:

• Healthy Political Practices & Spiritual Disciplines  // Banishing Fake News // Simple Living SANITY

• Why We Podcast--We truly believe in the missions of SLW! and Jubilee OneEarth Economics! The mainstream corporate media -- left, right or center -- exist to sell us more stuff. Though we are only the tiniest whisper, we cannot stop offering an honest alternative to that MultiEarth message. There is no Planet B. Here's a list of worthwhile media. And even more.
• Our Daily Simpler Living Nudge -- What It Is / How It Works / How to GET It - Subscribe by sending NUDGE to SimpleLivingWorks@yahoo.com. / How to SHARE It
• Previews of Simple Living Blogs, Podcasts and Sites // Collaborators & Champions
• Recent Responses to SLW! media
• Publications--The complete SLW! Quarterly Digest on the SLW! site features the latest posts from colleague organizations and is updated weekly. Simpler Living eNews features offerings from SLW! It comes as your free subscription to SLW! Blog. Daily Nudges come by email (send NUDGE to SimpleLivingworks@yahoo.com) or by Twitter @GeraldIversen. Choose the options that work for you.

You can access all SLW! podcast audio and the show notes at SimpleLivingWorks.org (then click window #3). Complete Episode Index. Listen through your computer, iPod, iPad, iPhone (or equivalent). To SUBSCRIBE to email notices, click Comments at the bottom of Show Notes, then check 'Notify me of new posts by email.' Please rate us in iTunes and leave a review. Send us your email address to receive the free monthly SLW! eNews. Remember to like us on Facebook. Urge your friends to do the same. Do your friends a favor. Share our blog and podcast. Like SLW! on Facebook. | Follow us on Twitter. | Follow us on Pinterest. Share your thoughts on our podcast and blogs. Email SimpleLivingWorks@yahoo.com, leave a message on our Facebook page or on the SLW! blog.

You're welcome to forward this monthly eNews to your friends and contacts. If you received this from a friend and want to continue receiving it directly from SLW! send a "SUBSCRIBE-SSJeNews" notice to SimpleLivingWorks@yahoo.com. Thanks.Open document settingsOpen publish panel

Courses from Pace e Bene--REGISTER HERE

Population Matters is hosting a virtual live-screening of the population segment of the important new documentary ENDGAME 2050. Watch the full film for free at the link.

Featuring musician Moby along with top scientists, and created by physician-turned-environmentalist Sofia Pineda Ochoa, ENDGAME 2050 is an urgent call to action to tackle the existential crises bearing down on the planet.

Mondays--Unlearning Racism/Oppression Classes
Racism is a construct made in the mind of the oppressor and projected into the minds of the oppressed; to be experienced in Fear, Anger, Grief, Boredom and Guilt... Creating self hate and sickness and bad habits.
Weekly series of classes, Mondays via Zoom. Free Introductory Lecture (45 minutes) provides details about continuing class format, costs and materials.

SPACE IS LIMITED * RSVP REQUIRED TO RECEIVE ZOOM LINK INFO TO PARTICIPATE *Reserve Your Space

ONE-STOP SHOP of environmental webinars at bit.ly/EnviroWebinars .  With COVID, events and educational programs have moved online, and finding and keeping up with all of them can be challenging, so this makes it easier for people to stay informed and engaged.

Worthwhile Colleague Organizations

Extinction Rebellion US // NAACP

ACTIONS, MEDIA, SITES

BLOGS, PODCASTS, VIDEOS

One Planet, One Child Campaign from Population Balance and The OverPopulation Podcast

The OneEarth Project

Subscribe to Jubilee OneEarth Economics email list and receive a free copy of Jubilee Circles. Click on the Download link in your Welcome Email. Paperback copies are available from Amazon for $5.99.

Lee Van Ham's "Jubilee Circles" is available now 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.

BLOGS

Options for Curbing the Two Primary Drivers of the Climate Crisis: Overpopulation and Overconsumption

Jerry's Guide: Where to Get Books?  //  The OneEarth Project

10 Tips for a Simpler, More Meaningful Celebrations

SLW! Blog--Nudge (click '+Follow' to subscribe)

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.

Family Safety Guide for Immigrants / Guía de Seguridad para Familias de Inmigrantes -- http://www.ccc-uss.org/safety-guide.html

This eNews is a personal project, not an official publication of any organization. Opinions are those of the editor.

NOTE: Report additions, changes and corrections within one week of publication. They will appear online, not by email.

Simpler OneEarth Living Podcast, co-production of Simple Living Works! and Jubilee OneEarth Economics.

SLW! Blog/Nudge: Monthly Digest, Daily Nudges. Also connect with SLW! at Facebook | SLW! Blog | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest

Comments welcome.

Gerald 'Jerry' Iversen, Chief Activist, co-host/producer

Simple Living Works! -- SimpleLivingWorks.org (or SimpleLiving.StartLogic.com)

Equipping People of Faith to Challenge Consumerism, Live Justly and Celebrate Responsibly

Daily NUDGEs * Legacy BLOGs and PODCASTs * Monthly eNEWS * Free Simpler Living VIDEOs * Hundreds of Free Personal and Educational RESOURCES -- all online, all free of charge

Extending the mission and resources of Alternatives, promoting voluntary simplicity since 1973

You're welcome to forward this eNews to your friends and contacts. If you received this from a friend and want to continue receiving it directly from SLW! send a SUBSCRIBE-Siouxland notice to SimpleLivingWorks@yahoo.com. Thanks.

If you choose to unsubscribe from this monthly eNewsletter, simply reply UNSUBSCRIBE-Siouxland.

Return to Table of Contents