The Shop Locally Trend There has been a recent resurgence of consumer demand for locally sourced, assembled, engineered, and manufactured products and services. So, we’re increasingly seeing companies proudly proclaim their products are “Made in the USA” or “Assembled in the USA” or “Engineered in the USA.” There is now a Made in USA brand… Continue reading Made in the USA
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Iowa City Flooding Emergency and Volunteer Recovery Relief Resources
Summary. This page provides links to emergency and volunteer resources for responding to the flood crisis in Iowa City. After the flood, the words Recovery Relief were added to the title. A related article is also available, Proactive Flood Containment and Disaster Planning – Responding to the Iowa Flood of 2008. Helping With Disaster Recovery. The… Continue reading Iowa City Flooding Emergency and Volunteer Recovery Relief Resources
“Tactics for Survival in the Corporate State” – Nicholas Johnson at Grinnell College, Iowa (1 April 1971)
About “Tactics for Survival in the Corporate State: Life, Love and Other Stuff,” Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, April 1, 1971, Broadcast on Iowa Educational Broadcast Network, April 12, 1971. The lecture runs an hour and ten minutes. The Q&A, which is about 21minutes, begins at 1:10:38. An earlier version of this talk was presented on… Continue reading “Tactics for Survival in the Corporate State” – Nicholas Johnson at Grinnell College, Iowa (1 April 1971)
“A Time for Burning” – The 1966 Lutheran Church Documentary on Racism
A Time for Burning explores race relations through the experiences of a church community in Omaha, Nebraska in 1966. In the documentary, Lutheran minister, Reverend L. William Youngdahl, attempts to inspire his White parishioners to reach out and make a connection with members of a Black Lutheran church in their community. Description by Paul Gaita… Continue reading “A Time for Burning” – The 1966 Lutheran Church Documentary on Racism