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January 2019 PACG Out and About MLK/Civil Rights Week

1/18/2019

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Join PACG Out and About group at St. Ambrose University's Civil Rights Week

St. Ambrose University
2019 Civil Rights Celebration Schedule

St. Ambrose Events (except where denoted *)
Use 
#SAUCivilRights all week!


Weekend of Reflection and Community Support
Monday, January 21st

9:00 am – 2:00 pm **PACG will have a table at this event**

Martin Luther King Service and Project “FROM WHENCE WE CAME, a celebration of civil rights history.” Service Project goes from 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. at KWQC, 805 Brady St. At Sacred Heart Cathedral, a Civil Rights History display opens at 9 am. The Unity Service begins at 11 a.m. followed by a free lunch. Sponsored by P.U.N.C.H, Friends of MLK, and Sacred Heart Cathedral at 422 E. 10th St., Davenport, IA 52803

10:30am - Noon

36th annual MLK Jr. Memorial Service & Awards "Accepting evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."
Martin Luther King Center at 630 -9th Street, Rock Island, IL.


Monday, January 21st - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
St. Ambrose University will be closed in observance of the holiday. We invite students, faculty and staff to honor this day by attending weekend or Monday events, and listening to the KALA airing.


KALA Radio 88.5 FM airing of ‘From Atlanta to the Mountain Top’
Noon – 3:00 p.m. - Listen at 88.5 FM or at 106.1 FM; go to www.sau.edu/kala to listen online; or download KALA’s new mobile app(see website for directions).



Tuesday, January 22nd
March to Remember: Silent March – Christ The King Chapel
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Join the St. Ambrose community as we participate in a silent march to commemorate the Civil Rights Movement,
reflect on its impact, and consider what those efforts mean for us today. This year we will meet in the gathering space of Christ the King Chapel to begin our march. From there we will commence our march to Marquette Street, commemorated by the City of Davenport as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Alumni Thomas Mason will share some insights regarding the process for recognizing that designation through the sign project. We will return to campus where participants are invited to join us for hot chocolate and the unveiling of the Hands that Help canvas in the Food Court area of The Rogalski Center.


LGBTQ Laws, Support, & Accountability – Ambrose Hall BeeHive
7:00 –8:30 p.m.
Ric Tennenbaum of Iowa Safe Schools will discuss law that protect LGBTQ folks in Iowa. She’ll discuss the importance and limits of these legal protections, and then consider what we can do in our everyday lives to show up for LGBTQ people. Session will be interactive and very informative.



Wednesday, January 23rd
Courageous Conversations – Rogalski Center - Gottlieb Conference Center
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Courageous conversations are dialogues in which participants commit to engage each other with honesty, open-
mindedness, and vulnerability. This will be an opportunity for members of St. Ambrose and the community to listen deeply to better understand each other’s perspective when it comes to race. Facilitated by: Latrice Lacey, Director of Davenport Civil Rights Commission, and Jennifer Boedeker, Director of Field Education at St. Ambrose School of Social Work. The Kokjohn Fund supports this event as an example of critical reflection and dialogue, which is a core aspect of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.


Overcoming Bias through Agility – Rogalski Center – Third Floor Ballroom 
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Spark Creative will lead a series of research-based (but still fun!) interactive exercises and debriefs to help us enhance agility in our communications and relationships. We will learn skills to help bring about positive change in others and ourselves. These skills are helpful as we face conversations around race/gender and, also, beneficial in nearly all aspects of our personal and professional lives. Participation is limited, RSVP to diversity@sau.edu required.


Civil Rights and Human Liberties Mass – Christ the King Chapel
9:15 pm
Fr. Thom Hennen and the Campus Ministry staff will highlight the legacy of civil rights and human liberties work
during the weekly student mass. Prayers used will be from the "Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice" that evening. All are welcome.



​Thursday, January 24th
Survivor Voices – Ambrose Hall BeeHive
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Survivors of trafficking and other forms of violence and their allies will read poetry to raise their voices against
violence. Sponsored by SAU SAAT, Triota, WGS, Family Resources Survivor Services , Braking Traffik, and the Midwest Writing Center. Ryan Collins of the Midwest Writing Center will MC the event and advocates from SAAT and Braking Traffik will have a resource table with more information about counseling, prevention, legislative advocacy, and volunteer opportunities to help our community stand together against violence and to support human rights in our world. For more information, or to volunteer as a reader, please contact saat@sau.edu.


Community Service Project – River Bend Food Bank *
3:15 – 5:45 pm
Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a service project at the River Bend Food Bank warehouse,
where food is received and distributed to food pantries in 26 Iowa and Illinois counties. We will sort donated items, and pack backpacks with food for school children to take home on weekends via the “Backpack Program.”Carpool transportation will be provided; if you can help driving others, please let us know when you register. Please gather in the Rogalski Center foyer at 3:15 that day. Pre-registration is asked of volunteers, please email Kaitlin Bormann at bormannkaitlina@sau.edu by January 23rd to register.

Typecast Exhibit – Morrissey Gallery in Galvin Fine Arts Center
4:00 – 7:00 pm
Join artist Ben Blount as he discusses the exhibit entitled “Typecast”. Blount’s work explores questions of race and
identity and the stories we tell ourselves about living in America. Truth tellers and rabble rousers in all areas of popular culture inspire his work--from Dave Chapelle and Kara Walker to Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and Amos Kennedy. This exhibit will be in the Morrissey Gallery from January 14th - March 2nd. It is free and open to the public.


Movie “The Hate U Give” – Rogalski Center Ballroom (map) 7:30 pm
**PACG Out and About will be gathering at 6:00 pm at Zeek's Island Cafe,
​1509 N Harrison St, Davenport IA (map) and then going to the movie together.  If you can't join us for dinner, we hope to see you at the movie!**
7:30 –9:00 pm (movie)
Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right. Written by Twentieth Century Fox. All are welcome.


Saturday, January 26th
Race: Are We So Different? - Putnam Museum *
10:00 – 11:30 am
Diversity at St. Ambrose will sponsor a limited number of students and employees to attend the traveling exhibit on
Race. This exhibit aims to help visitors of all ages better understand the origins and manifestations of race and racism in everyday life by investigating race and challenging its misconceptions through the framework of science. This insightful and impactful exhibit examines the history of the idea of race and looks at the experience of race in the United States with respect to housing, education and health. The exhibit is open to the public. --St. Ambrose students and employees wanting to attend as a group must, RSVP to diversity@sau.edu.
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For more information e-mail us at diversity@sau.edu or follow us on Twitter @saudiversity.
Be sure to use #SAUCivilRights all week!
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Immigration

1/15/2019

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Let's Talk About Migrants at the Border

The Sanctuary Project of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities
3707 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA 52807 (map)


Please join us for this enlightening discussion of why the migrants are leaving their countries, what are the causes of the problems in their countries, and what is happening at the border.  Speakers are Dr. Peter Kivisto from Augustana College and Jody Mashek from American Friends Service Committee.  This event is sponsored by The Sanctuary Project of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities.

John Dunsheath
j.dunsheath@aol.com
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Nobody is Above the Law - Rapid Response for Jeff Sessions Firing

11/8/2018

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Attend the Nobody is Above the Law Rally TODAY at 5:00 pm 
Davenport - LeClaire Park  
400 West Beiderbecke DR (map) 
Rock Island - US County Clerk 211 19th ST (map)

With the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday, Donald Trump is demonstrating his intention to put himself above the law. We won’t allow it.

Trump is compromising the Special Counsel investigation and will create a constitutional crisis if he fires special counsel Robert Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees Mueller.

Our response is imperative now! We must show Members of Congress that they need to stand up to Trump or allow him to move our democracy toward authoritarianism.

From the MoveOn rally organizers: "Donald Trump has installed a crony to oversee the special counsel's Trump-Russia investigation, crossing a red line set to protect the investigation. By replacing Rod Rosenstein with just-named Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as special counsel Robert Mueller's boss on the investigation, Trump has undercut the independence of the investigation. Whitaker has publicly outlined strategies to stifle the investigation and cannot be allowed to remain in charge of it. The Nobody Is Above the Law network demands that Whitaker immediately commit not to assume supervision of the investigation. Our hundreds of response events are being launched to demonstrate the public demand for action to correct this injustice. We will update this page as the situation develops."

MoveOn is holding emergency “Nobody is Above the Law” rallies around the country TODAY at 5:00 pm local time. There are over 900 of these demonstrations planned, in every state, with 350,000 RSVPs to date!

RSVP to attend the rallies today.  Nobody is Above the Law – Mueller Firing Rapid Response rallies here:

For Davenport RSVP here.

For Rock Island RSVP here.

Alta Price
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Support the Transgender Community - Wednesday, Nov 7 at 7:00 pm

11/6/2018

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Support the Transgender Community - Wednesday, Nov 7 at 7:00 pm

Civil Rights Forum
Metropolitan Community Church, 2930 W Locust St, Davenport, IA (maplink)

 
The Board of PACG voted to sponsor this rally in support of the Transgender Community. We encourage you to come and show your own support.

The Trump Administration is trying to erase transgender persons out of existence and deny them civil rights protections. Read more about the proposed changes at the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Alta Price
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Sanctuary 102: November 3, 2018

10/27/2018

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Sanctuary 102 Presentation
Saturday, November 3 at 9 AM to noon
UUCQC, 3707 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA
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Click on the file below to download the flyer to invite your friends.

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Community Events: Quad Cities Interfaith October 2018 Task Force Assembly

10/9/2018

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Join Quad Cities Interfaith 
for our upcoming


Issues Task Force Assembly
October 22, 2018, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Parrish House, 516 Fillmore Street, Davenport (map link)


Issue Task Forces will be strategizing on advancing our campaigns for:
Immigrant Rights 
Mass Incarceration/Restorative Justice
Additional issues as they emerge

Note from PACG:

Immigrant Rights will be of interest to our Civil Rights Forum
Mass Incarceration/Restorative Justice will be of interest to our Civil Rights Forum
and Drug Policy Forum


Contact Lead Organizer Aaron Wagner, QCI, at 
641-990-4594, aaronwagnerqci@gmail.com, with 
questions or input leading up the October 22nd meeting



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Our First Online Fund Drive Was a Success!

9/26/2018

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Working Together: Make America Progressive Again Online Fund Drive 

PACG Message to our membership

Our first Online Fund Drive was a great success! With the matching grants, we raised about $3,800. More importantly, we learned a lot about Facebook and about making videos. Check out our feature videos on the home page of our website, pacgqc.org.

Thanks to all who donated. A special thanks to our Facebook Ambassadors:  Allison Ambrose; Cath Bolkcom; Linnea Crowther; Alta Price; Caryn Unsicker; and Caroline Vernon. We are also grateful to our many donors who give in other ways through the year. We couldn't do all we do without all of you!

Alta Price, Board President

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PACG Annual Picnic and Pie Auction!!

9/16/2018

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Our 6th Annual PACG Picnic & Pie Auction is today, Sunday, September 16th, from noon to 3pm at Fejervary Park Shelter 1 (just west of the Putnam on the bluff) in Davenport.  Join us for juicy pulled pork, potato salad, coleslaw, baked beans, and both vegetarian and meat lasagna and watermelon all catered by Fresh Deli.  If you have a favorite dessert, you can bring it to share (optional).

There will be music by Chris Dunn and all kinds of fun things to do, too.  Buy tickets to win our 50/50 raffle, and win prizes in our ice breaker game.  You can buy PACG t-shirts and compete for the delicious donated pies in our Annual Pie Auction.  Don’t forget that pie bakers attend for free!

Finally, just come and have fun with other like-minded progressives.  There’s a playground right by us, so bring your kids and grandkids, too.  

Tickets are $10 per person or $25 for families (Kids under age ten are free) and you can click right here to register now.  If you don’t want to use a credit card online, just put “pending” where it asks for payment and pay at the door.

We very much look forward to seeing you. 

Sincerely,

The PACG Picnic Committee (click to email us about the Picnic): 
Allison Ambrose, Ann McCluskey, Susan Meenan, Margie Mejia-Caraballo and Caryn Unsicker
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Monarch Release and Immigration Celebration - Sunday, September 23, 2018

9/14/2018

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Monarch Release and Immigration Celebration - Organized by Quad Cities Interfaith

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National Voter Registration Day - September 25,  2018

9/3/2018

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National Voter Registration Day for the Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities

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PACG encourages its supporters to attend this local National Voter Registration Day event (click on the link to learn more about this worthy organization). Use the downloadable flyer above to invite your friends and neighbors.

National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday celebrating our democracy. It was first observed in 2012 and has been growing in popularity every year since. Held on the fourth Tuesday of September, National Voter Registration Day will be observed on Tuesday, September 25th this year. The holiday has been endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). It is further supported by the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).

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