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The 2009 Quad Cities Earth Charter Summit
“Building a Local Foods Movement”

Saturday, September 26, 2009, 9am-3pm
Augustana College - Wallenberg Hall

Local Food is the theme of the 2009 Earth Charter Summit, focusing on PACG’s Local Foods Initiative - Our goal is to promote and assist in the development of a healthy, sustainable, local food supply for our region, emphasizing sustainable agricultural practices.

The summit will include local and regional speakers and informative workshops focusing on our effort to develop a working partnership between individual citizens and those working within an institutional framework. There are opportunities for everyone on every level to become involved in the Healthy, Local Foods movement.  People in communities all across our country, and in the world, are mobilizing around this effort.                               

Workshops include:

· Community Gardens
· Local Food Coop
· Farm to Cafeteria
· The Economics of a Local Food Supply
· Information for Food Services, Municipalities, & Legislators
· Reducing the Carbon Footprint of our Diet
· The Importance of SEEDS in a local Foods movement

Keynote Speaker:

Kamyar Enshayan
Director, University of Northern Iowa Center of Energy and  Environmental Education

Enshayan launched Buy Fresh, Buy Local in Iowa  and worked with Iowa communities to start chapters.
Recipient of the 2008 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award  from Practical farmers of Iowa.

Augustana’s Food Service will be providing a delicious, healthy, local foods lunch!

Cost to attend the Summit is only $10 /$5 for students—scholarships are available

REGISTER TODAY!—Through our website: qcprogressiveaction.org or Call PACG at 563-676-7580, or REGISTER at the door!


  • HCAN Health Care Rally at Iowa STate Fair

    HCAN "Health Care Can't Wait" Rally at the Iowa State Fair

    By Caroline Vernon

    Last Friday on August 21st, Eastern Iowans from Progressive Action for the Common Good, the Quad Cities Federation of Labor, and NAMI of Scott County boarded a bus and traveled to the HCAN "Healthcare Can't Wait" Rally outside of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.  We joined others from the area and around the state.  Senator Grassley was finishing up his Ambassadorial tour - we were hoping to get his attention somehow, but by dumb luck and a little synchronistic guidance by the Universe, a few of us stumbled right on top of him.

    Shortly after we got into the fair, it started to rain so a few of us sought cover in the closest building. It turned out to be WHO radio/TV station. Surpisingly, we could hear Grassley's voice coming out of the speaker system but we could not see him anywhere.  We finally realized he was inside the small glass booth at the back of the room - they had been recording live.  When he came out of the recording session, I called out to him, raised my bag full of money and said. "Senator Grassley, I have your money!  Thank you so much for your support!"  He immediately came over and started talking to me as if I were his long lost friend.  I actually appreciated his engaging us as his handlers could have swept him off immediately but there were many people around and I imagine he was attempting to save face, or perhaps he was just feeling frisky.

    It bears mentioning that I was dressed in black business attire, sporting a lapel pin that read, "Wealth-Mark Insurance CEO."  I was carrying a black leather bag stuffed with $100 bills spilling out of the top. A picture of Senator Grassley was taped to the bag, framed by dollar signs.

    Dan DeShane accompanied me. F