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Iowa City Action for Palestine
This grassroots community event, organized by Iowa City Action for Palestine, is scheduled for Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Public Space One's Cloud House.
Come for food, music, vendors, a speaker panel, drag, burlesque, and a mud wrestling competition.
Attendees may participate in all-ages activities from 11 AM to 5 PM, with the event becoming 18+ from 5 PM to 9 PM.Admission operates on a sliding scale with a $10 recommended donation, and all proceeds will be directed to the Hope Foundation.
#IowaCityIA
Please join community members for a discussion panel #SiouxCityIA
Iowa judges take ICE to task over 'astonishing conduct' and violations of court orders • Iowa Capital Dispatch
iowacapitaldispatch.com"The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations And Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights and previleges." ---George Washington
CALLING ALL PEACE MAKERS
CALLING ALL PEACE MAKERS
SAY NO TO WAR
March With Your Allies
Urbandale 4th of July Parade
SATURDAY, JULY 4TH, 2026
9:00 AM - LINE-UP
10:00 AM - PARADE
STOP WAR - STOP GENOCIDE
WE NEED YOU !!!
CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS
* EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
* CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
* WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
* FREEDOM OF SPEECH
* FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY
* FREEDOM OF PRESS
BRING YOUR SIGNS OR HELP CARRY OUR BANNERS
Meet in Front of Emmaus House, 3315 70th St. Urbandale, IA 50322
(Old City Hall of Urbandale)
WHAT TO BRING & WEAR
• Comfortable Shoes: The walk is approx. 2 miles
• Signs, Banners, & Flags that carry the message
• Sunscreen & Water: Stay Hydrated & Protected
• Attire: Keffiyehs, peace-themed clothing
Sponsors: Circle of Peace Makers (formerly Catholic Peace Ministry), Women’s Int'l League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF DSM), DSM for Palestine, Central Iowa Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Moms Against Genocide, Iowa Phone Bank for Palestine, Direct Empowerment Iowa Alliance (DEIA) and other Allies.
PEACE ☮️ 🕊 IS NOT PASSIVE. JOIN US ❣️
Canvassing for Lindsay James THIS SUNDAY with Next Century Forum!
Next Century Forum is joining Lindsay James, democratic candidate for Congress, this Sunday morning at 10 AM in Cedar Rapids for canvassing! Bring yourself, a phone, and a friend to knock doors and help flip our district! RSVP HERE for the address!
Fact Check: TH Article on Stu's Home Improvement (Stu Surface)
This business has a horrible reputation in town from former employees to customers who purchased broken appliances. Does the TH fact check before print? If so, what has the non-profit Restoration Works done in Dubuque? Something doesn't smell right in this article:
Excerpt the TH article above written by journalist Thomas Gleason: "Products come from name-brand manufacturers. They are all out-of-the-box new but might have a scratch or dent and be the past year’s model. Surface acquires the products through bankruptcy courts and volume deals.
“We are one of the fastest growing retail centers in the tri-states,” Surface said. “When I started this, I never dreamed it would take off like this.”
Stu’s plans to add locations in the Quad Cities and in Madison, Wis., this year.
Profits from the business are donated to nonprofit Restoration Works, which supports veterans and women and children who were victims of domestic violence.
Stu’s also hires veterans dealing with mental-health challenges and people who recently completed prison sentences.
“My store is built on community,” Surface said. “I want to make sure that I am able to provide services for those that need it the most.”
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_714160ac-7adc-460e-96ff-98e9b4666c28.html
Wandering through a bird preserve in Iowa 🕊️
“my polaroid” is on your favorite streaming platform and I might have a link for it in my profile :) I used actual bird samples in the track so this seemed like the perfect place to visit since finishing it 🫧🐣
Iowa mutual aid coordination — looking for feedback
Hi all — I’m looking for some grounded feedback from people in Iowa who have experience with mutual aid, community support, resource sharing, organizing, or local volunteer coordination.
I’ve been working on a small coordination tool meant to help groups track things like needs, available help, skills, resources, and follow-up. The basic idea is to reduce the chaos of scattered DMs, Facebook threads, spreadsheets, and one or two people having to remember everything.
To be clear: I’m not trying to take over any existing group, centralize control, or tell anyone how to organize. I’m more interested in whether a tool built specifically around mutual aid coordination could help connect groups that already exist, while letting them stay independent.
The priorities would be:
- privacy and safety
- no open-access chaos
- no doxxing or creepy data collection
- no replacing existing groups
- useful coordination without making things more complicated
- Iowa-based focus
I’m mainly trying to talk with a few people who understand the practical side of this: what would actually help, what would be a bad idea, and what concerns groups would have before using any kind of coordination system.
If you’ve been involved in mutual aid, local organizing, resource sharing, community response, or similar work in Iowa, I’d appreciate your perspective.