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Immigrant and Racial Justice Events, in person and virtual

Racial Justice

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
ST. PAUL’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
same church, new event space (see below)
1340 3rd Ave SE, CEDAR RAPIDS

Immigration Justice
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Waveland Hall
4126 Ingersoll Ave, DES MOINES

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.

Moral 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.

A 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!

Call your Senator–block the anti-immigrant bill

Contact your senators and urge them to retain federal jurisdiction over immigration policy and reject mandatory detention for people who are unlikely to pose any risk to public safety. Instead, we should invest in our tradition of welcoming immigrants and rejoice in their positive contributions to our nation.

Progressive voices hosting Goldpine

Enjoy an evening of high-energy, harmony-driven, introspective Americana music with Goldpine, a Nashville-based duo with Iowa roots. Winners of the 2022 Rocky Mountan Songwriter Contest, they draw upon the acoustic folk tradition but then put their uniquely innovative and eclectic spin on the music they create. Don’t miss the chance to hear them in our incredible listening room space.

10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won

The key to taking effective action in a Trump world is to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.

You’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.

Dubuque Die in

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque members participated in Dubuque’s 2nd Die In on September 26, 2024 at Washington Park.

We’ve moved to a new Facebook page

Join us on our new Facebook page!

Going Beyond Land Acknowledgements – Decolonial Repair Work first Wednesdays of the month

Dear all, this in person and zoom event is led by Honor Native Land Fund, a group recommended by our friend Shelley Buffalo from the Meskwaki Settlement.

Solidarity with Students supporting justice in Palestine

Statement supporting student activism on Gaza

Side With Love in collaboration with the Youth and Emerging Adult team of Lifespan Faith Engagement office, and the UU College of Social Justice, join in solidarity with Unitarian Universalist young adults and students across the globe, who are protesting the ongoing assault in Gaza

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