Lecture: Conversation with Drew Cameron of Combat Paper Iowa Memorial Union — Monday, March 19 at 11:30 a.m. Combat Paper Workshop The Garden Room (123 E Washington St, Fl. 2) — Monday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. Hancher Auditorium will host two free public events featuring Combat Paper co-founder and Iraq War veteran Drew Cameron […]
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Exploring war onstage at Hancher with ‘My Lai’
It has been nearly 50 years the Mỹ Lai Massacre occurred at the hands of the U.S. military during the Vietnam War on March 16, 1968.
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Crowdfunding campaign underway for ‘Gridshock: A Film about Sex Trafficking in Iowa’
Three Iowa natives are raising funds to begin production on the documentary Gridshock: A Film about Sex Trafficking in Iowa, a “wake-up call” regarding the world’s fastest-growing criminal enterprise. Gridshock will be an exploration of the sex trafficking trade in Iowa, uncovering “the underground and horrendous crimes that are running rampant in our communities,” according […]
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Iowa peace groups to host Armistice Day commemoration Saturday in Iowa City
Peace advocates in Iowa City will honor veterans and oppose the perils of war by commemorating Armistice Day this Saturday.
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Iowa City Police chaplain program contested by national, local secular groups
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is raising constitutional objections to the Iowa City Police Department’s chaplaincy program, which the group argues is a violation of the legal barriers between church and state.
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‘I’m Not Racist…Am I?’ documentary screening and discussion will examine attitudes about race
A free Oct. 23 screening of the documentary ‘I’m Not Racist…Am I?,’ followed by a group discussion, will address questions about the nature of racism and help viewers recognize and respond to it in their own lives.
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‘Whose Streets?’ brings a new depth to the story of Ferguson, Missouri
FilmScene and the Bijou Film Board will host a special screening of the new documentary Whose Streets? with a panel discussion at the 5 p.m. showing, as part of Art House Theater Day this Sunday, Sept. 24.
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P.O.S of Minneapolis’ Doomtree collective returns to the Blue Moose
Hip-hop artist P.O.S will be headlining an Iowa City concert with special guest B L A C K I E and opening act AWTHNTKTS at the Blue Moose Tap House on the evening of Sept. 22. The early show starts at 6 p.m.; tickets are $15-18.
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Iowa workers and activists continue to fight for higher wages and support for unions
It has been two years since the Johnson County Board of Supervisors made state history by raising the minimum wage to $10.10. After this and other local measures to raise the minimum wage were crushed by the Republican-dominated state legislature, workers have vowed to keep fighting, and Iowa organizations are not waiting until the 2018 election season to take a stand. This Thursday, for example, the a Unite for Worker Justice rally will take over the Iowa City Ped Mall to highlight the ways local activists are striving to defend workers’ rights, as well as fighting for immigrant families.
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‘Schindler’s List’ survivor hosts two September events in the Des Moines area
One of the last survivors of Schindler’s List, Celina Karp Biniaz, will be in West Des Moines for two events hosted by the Iowa Jewish Historical Society on Sept. 10 and 12.
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Wagon from 1982 cold case of missing newspaper carrier Johnny Gosch on display at the state fair
The 2017 Iowa State Fair will display the red wagon belonging to missing newspaper carrier Johnny Gosch, who disappeared on Sept. 5, 1982 when he was only 12 years old.
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Center for Worker Justice hosts fundraising dance Tuesday at The Mill
The Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa (CWJ) will host a fundraiser Tuesday at The Mill in the name of social justice and set to a Latin beat.
