Cedar Rapids models success of the ‘peaceful protest’
The protests in 1,700-plus American communities since George Floyd’s May 25 murder have...
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Category: Group Profiles
The Project aims for health equity in the Quad Cities
QUAD CITIES – During a recent visit to a local shelter for people experiencing homelessness,...
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ICE raids inspire new Mount Pleasant PFLAG
MOUNT PLEASANT — The greatest inspiration for a new PFLAG chapter in Mount Pleasant, a town...
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Iowa Safe Schools leads fight against conversion therapy
DES MOINES – A renewed effort is on to ban conversion therapy in Iowa, and Nate Monson is...
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Proteus celebrates 40 years serving migrant workers
DES MOINES — Proteus, a Des Moines-based nonprofit that helps immigrant farmworkers find...
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One Human Family offers brochures on tracking, reporting hate
QUAD CITIES – A Quad-Cities collaboration between a queer Christian Church and a synagogue...
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Davenport-based FB group aims for decriminalization
Decriminalize Davenport is a growing Facebook page devoted to decriminalizing cannabis in the city...
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Teens “shatter the silence” with spoken word
DES MOINES — In a world where many of us are still ignored, a group of talented high school...
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Team Indigenous educates through roller derby
The inclusive, empowering sport of roller derby is becoming a vehicle for indigenous women to...
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IC Bruisers are misfits, and proud of it
When I first sat down with a crew of the Misfits, the teen component of the IC Bruisers, I...
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