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- Record Store Day • Davenport, 9:00 am, Ragged Records and Trash Can Annie
- Make a Two-hole Oval Bead Component Bracelet • Iowa City, 10:00 am, Beadology Iowa
- LGBTQIA+ Resource Fair and Social • Springfield, 12:00 pm, Lincoln Library
- Racial Equality Now! Rally • Moline, 12:00 pm, Slumberland corner
- Wake n Bake 420 Fest • Burlington IA, 3:00 pm, Wake n Bake Breakfast Company
- 4/20 Festival at State Street Theater • Quincy, 4:00 pm, State Street Theater
- Roller Derby: Old Capitol City Roller Derby versus Quad City Rollers • Eldridge IA, 6:00 pm, Eldridge Community Center and Skate Park
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Nex Benedict death investigation / home ownership / IVF in Alabama
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Alabama embryo ruling, Nex Benedict death investigation, 150,000 student loan debts erased, and redlining’s connection to air pollution
Find links for the best information about how Alabama’s embryo ruling is likely to affect Black and Brown women more; the ongoing investigation into and reaction to the death of Owasso High School nonbinary student Nex Benedict; how redlining of previous years amplifies air pollution today; and President Joe Biden’s move to relieve student debt for more than 150,000.
New context for Nex Benedict assault, charges in Kansas City shooting, Iowa’s Religious Freedom act advances, polysubstance use, and a more accessible Starbucks
Find top links about Oklahoma School Superintendent Ryan Walters’ comments of concern following the death of Nex Benedict, Iowa’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a second LGBTQ sanctuary city in Missouri, and more.
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January’s Question:
What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?