Events
Ready to take climate action in your community? Join Iowa Interfaith Power & Light for our annual Called To Climate Action Conference on Saturday, March 29 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Grinnell College. This event is perfect for anyone from college students new to the environmental scene to seasoned climate activists.
Read MoreMoral Mondays at the Capitol–fighting for Human Rights for All
Monday, February 3
12:00 – 12:45 pm
Online only via Zoom or Moral Mondays IOWA Facebook page
Standing up for the rights of transgender Iowans
Rep. Ross Wilburn (D – Ames)
Keenan Crow, Director of Policy and Advocacy, One Iowa Action
Governor Kim Reynolds’ office is working on legislation to remove basic human rights protections from transgender Iowans. This proposal would remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, stripping transgender Iowans of critical anti-discrimination protections in the areas of housing, credit practices, education, employment, and public accommodations.
Read MoreA day of Action February 10
Will you join us for a Day of Action on February 10 at the State Capitol to fight back?
At this Day of Action, we will:
Meet other Iowans who care about this issue and creating a better food & farm system;
Dig in on what the Cancer Gag Act is and why defeating it is important;
Have a rally and speak out to learn how this issue impacts our state and share why we care; and
Deliver a clear message to our state legislators – vote no on Bayer’s Cancer Gag Act!
Progressive voices hosting Jeremy Facknitz
Progressive Voices in Des Moines hosting Jeremy Facknitz, who comes down from the Front Range of the Rockies to brighten our winter with his high-energy yet intimate story-songs.
Read MoreYou’re soaking in it: White Supremacy Culture for White Folks–Faith Development Classes
It can be easy to ignore what we have been soaking in our entire lives. That doesn’t make it any less toxic to ourselves and others. This class is designed for white-identified UUs to explore the notion of White Supremacy Culture so that we might identify what we’ve been steeped in.
Read MoreDubuque Die in
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque members participated in Dubuque’s 2nd Die In on September 26, 2024 at Washington Park.
Read MoreBook talks w/ Austin Frerick
Join CCI member Austin Frerick for a talk and Q & A based on his new book “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry”
Austin’s book is a deep dive into seven barons in the food industry, their rise to power, and the consequences for farmers, workers, eaters, and democracy itself. It prominently features Iowa and the stories of CCI members fighting in the trenches against Big Ag.
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