Category: Of Interest To PACG Forum Members - PACG - Progressive Action for the Common Good

QC Juneteenth Festival - Of Interest to Our Forum Members

5/31/2023

QC Juneteenth Festival
Saturday, June 17th at 11:00 am to 6:00 pm

The Lincoln Center
318 East 7th ST
Davenport, IA (map)

Friends of MLK Center (FoMLK)

The Friends of MLK (FoMLK) organization is proud to host the Quad City Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at the Lincoln Center - TMBC located at 318 E. 7th St., Davenport, IA. from 11 am – 6 pm.

This festival is complete with food and retail vendors; local and national history information; community and resource booths; and fun-filled games and live entertainment for the whole family, this is sure to be an event you will not want to miss. Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, we are looking to make this year’s event our largest ever.

We look forward to having you join us as a vendor, volunteer, sponsor or patron for this years festival as we acknowledge and celebrate the Black/African American culture and history. Read the history of Juneteenth and find more information about the 2023 Festival here.

PACG Webmaster

Free Films at Figge for Pride - Of Interest to Our Forums

5/17/2023

Free Films at the Figge for Pride
Sundays, June 11th to 26th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Figge Art Museum
225 West 2nd ST
Davenport IA (map)

Gender Equity Forum

Note: Figge Art Museum has changed the showing time for these films. Movies will start at 4:00 pm.

Sunday, June 11th - Four Moons (2014)
The second film in the series is Four Moons (2014) about four interwoven and complex stories of love and acceptance. Admission is FREE! Watch a trailer.

Sunday, June 18th - Tomboy (2011)
The third film in the series is Tomboy (2011). A French family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year-old Jeanne, moves to a new neighborhood during the summer holidays. Laure is mistaken for a boy by the local kids and passes herself off as Mickael. Admission is FREE! Watch a trailer.

Sunday, June 25th - Joyland (2022)
The final film in the series is Joyland (2022). Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider lands a job at a Bollywood-style burlesque as a backup dancer for Biba, a strong-willed trans woman with whom he becomes infatuated. Joyland was the first Pakistani film ever to be selected for screening at Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for four major awards, winning two. Joyland continues to be banned in Punjab, the largest and most populated province of Pakistan, and in its capital city of Lahore where the story takes place and where the film was shot. Admission is FREE! Watch a trailer.

Free Fill at the Figge for Pride month - Of Interest to Our Forums

5/17/2023

Free Film at the Figge - Holding the Man
Thursday, June 1st at 6:30 pm

Figge Art Museum
225 West 2nd ST
Davenport IA (map)

Gender Equity Forum

In recognition and celebration of Gay Pride Month, the Figge Art Museum is presenting a series of four award-winning, independent films throughout June. The first in the series is Holding the Man from 2015. Based on the Australian memoir by Timothy Conigrave, Holding the Man is the true story about the fifteen-year love-affair that began in prep school in 1976 when Conigrave fell in love with the captain of the school soccer team, a relationship that endured disapproval, parental resistance, separation, and loss. Admission is FREE! Watch a trailer here.

PACG Webmaster

Town Hall on cuts to Social Security and Medicare - Of Interest to Our Forum Members

5/9/2023

Town Hall on 22% cuts to Social Security & Medicare
Wednesday, May 17th at 12:30 pm via Zoom

Alliance for Retired Americans

Join the Alliance for Retired Americans Retiree Town Hall on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 12:30 PM, via Zoom. Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), will discuss the impact on beneficiaries of Social Security and Medicare if the 22% SSA budget cut, passed by the House this week, becomes law. Please register for this event.

"Abortion IS Healthcare - A Public Health Discussion" - Of Interest to Our Forum Members

4/29/2023

Abortion IS Healthcare - A Public Health Discussion
Thursday, May 11th at 6:30 pm

The Village Theatre
2113 E 11th ST
Davenport, IA (map)

Quad Science

Join us for a community-building event to hear from field experts who will provide evidence-based information about abortion and its role in healthcare. “Abortion is Healthcare: A Public Health Discussion,” will take place Thursday, May 11th at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Theatre in Davenport, IA.

This free event will feature a talk by Dr. Lena Hann, an associate professor of public health at Augustana College and abortion researcher. Following the talk, there will be a discussion and Q&A session with a panel of experts including Allie Wampler, a women's health nurse practitioner, abortion nurse, and sexual assault nurse examiner.

We, the organizers of the event, are local nursing students. We were inspired to put together this evening of speakers after representatives from a local crisis pregnancy center came to speak at our school. Their presentation included several points of misinformation about abortion. We wanted to take action to make evidence-based information on this topic available to members of the public, as well as to future members of the healthcare professions

Facebook event link: https://tinyurl.com/abortionishealthcareqc

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at abortionishealthcareqc@gmail.com

We appreciate your consideration and hope to see you on May 11th.

Lara Lee Paxton, M.P.H.

"Happiness in a Difficult World" symposium - Of Interest to Our Forum Members

4/29/2023

Happiness in a Difficult World symposium
Saturday, May 6th from 9:00 am to noon

Scott County Community College Urban Campus
101 W 3rd ST Davenport, IA (map)

One Human Family QCA

We will be exploring positive peaceful ways of addressing some of the most pressing social justice issues confronting our community today. We will have an excellent keynote speaker and stimulating breakout sessions. Registration is FREE and will be at the door. This will be our first symposium since before the COVID pandemic!

Rabi Henry Karp

"The True Dangers of Long Trains" - Of Interest to Our Forum Members

4/11/2023

The True Dangers of Long Trains

Environmental Forum

ProPublica

Trains are getting longer. Railroads are getting richer. But these “monster trains” are jumping off of tracks across
America and regulators are doing little to curb the risk. (photo credit ProPublica)

From ProPublica's Regulation series, The True Dangers of Long Trains is an in-depth analysis covering stories of the victims of these train "accidents" and the people who profit from them. This dramatic article discusses how the drive to make railroads more profitable for investors ultimately led to the failures we see today happening across the United States. Read the full article here.

Dee VanThournout

Celebrate Minority Health month with free screening - Of Interest to Our Forum Members

4/7/2023

Celebrate Minority Health month with free screening
Saturday, April 22nd from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Community Health Care Rock Island
2750 11th ST
Rock Island, IL

Health Care Reform Forum

To celebrate National Minority Health month, these free screenings will be available to people of all ages. Let Metro know you are headed to this event and your ride will also be free!

You do NOT have to be a minority to get a screening! Undocumented people will also be screened. All are welcome!

Frank Samuelson

"Let's Talk About Reproductive Rights" workshop - Of Interest to Our Forum Members

4/1/2023

Let's Talk About Reproductive Rights workshop
Wednesday, April 12th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Online

ACLU Iowa
PACG Gender Equity Forum

The ACLU of Iowa is offering a workshop that we think will be of interest to our PACG Gender Equity Forum members. Here is their description of this short, informative workshop:

Are there topics or questions you have struggled with when talking about abortion with others? Have you ever been nervous to broach the subject altogether?

Having personal conversations with the people in our lives is one of the most important things we can do to advocate for reproductive rights in Iowa.

Join us on Wednesday, April 12 at 6 PM for a 1 hr workshop on how to make these conversations helpful & effective.

This workshop will:

provide brief info on reproductive rights in Iowa
equip folks with effective conversation tools & proven messaging
provide a safe space to practice hard conversations.

Register here for this online event.

Marie Gleason

NAACP Climate Justice Garden Tour - Of Interest to Our Forum Members

3/28/2023

NAACP Climate Justice Garden Tour
Saturday, April 29th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm

9 Waverly Court
Davenport, IA (map)

NAACP Environmental Climate Justice Committee

Join us for A Garden Tour at the home of Anna Roorda. All attendees will receive at least one free plant. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP toannaroorda88@gmail.com.