Category: PACG Events

Learn about carbon dioxide pipe lines - What You Can Do Now

11/26/2022

Learn about carbon dioxide pipe lines
Thursday, December 1st from 6:00 to 7:30 pm

Bettendorf Public Library
Gilbert Room
2950 Learning Campus Drive
Bettendorf, Iowa (map)

Environmental Forum and Iowa CCI

The PACG Environmental Forum and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) invite you to this informational meeting about carbon dioxide pipe lines.

Please register for this event here: https://iowacci.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?id=2981&reset=1

Susan Leuthauser

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"I Am the Future" Showing - After Action Report

11/10/2022

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Black History Video of I Am the Future: Standing on the Shoulders of the Past - After Action Report

Rock Island Library
Rock Island, IL

PACG Board

On Tuesday, October 25th we gathered together to watch the PACG Black History Video I Am the Future: Standing on the Shoulders of the Past. Despite the rainy day, over 35 people were in attendance! Gabriel Barber spoke as one of several interviewees that were featured in the video. And this was his 95th Birthday! Many of his family and church members joined us for this event.

The following interviewees were in attendance: Bill Gluba, Dr. Henry Brockington, Catherine Alexander, and AbdurRahmaan "Abdur" Howard. There was a lot of positive feedback from the audience. There were questions from several young people that attended in support of Abdur Howard.

The Rock Island Library requested the link so it can be included in their reference video collection. Several attendees requested a link to the video which is on our PACG YouTube Channel (link above).

The video will be shown again in 2023 at the Davenport Library, Fairmount St. Branch on Saturday, February 11th from 2:00 to 3:30 pm. We will be asking the Moline and Bettendorf Libraries to host viewings of the video for Black History month.

Glenda Guster

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Book Club November 21st at 4:30 pm - " This Is How It Always Is"

10/30/2022

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PACG Book Club - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Monday, November 21st at 4:30 pm (in person)

Davenport Public Library
Fairmount Street Branch
3000 N Fairmount St, Davenport, IA (map)

Book Club

We have decided to meet in person in November and go back to Zoom for the winter months. We will skip December since it is too close to the holidays.

Our November book will be This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel. We will meet on Monday, November 21st at 4:30 pm at the Fairmount Street branch of the Davenport Public Library.

Here is some information about the book from Goodreads:

This is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them.

This is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever after becomes complicated.

This is how children change…and then change the world.

This is Claude. He’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.

When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl.

Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They’re just not sure they’re ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude’s secret. Until one day it explodes.

This Is How It Always Is is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. And it’s about the ways this is how it always is: Change is always hard and miraculous and hard again, parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts, children grow but not always according to plan. And families with secrets don’t get to keep them forever.

You can RSVP at our Facebook Event (not required). Contact me with any questions.

Alta Price

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People's Forum - After Action Report

10/16/2022

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People's Forum - Iowa House of Representatives - After Action Report

PACG Board of Directors, Forums and AAUW and ISEA

PACG cosponsored this event with the AAUW (American Association of University Women) and ISEA (Iowa State Education Association).

Seven of the twelve candidates for the Iowa House participated in a candidate forum on Saturday morning, October 15th, at the Bettendorf Library. About 30 citizens attended this event, which was moderated by Daniel Salazar, a Senior at St. Ambrose University and a member of the Muscatine LULAC and Latinos Unidos.

Thank you to all who helped coordinate this event.

Lori McCollum

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Informational Town Hall on Potential Abortion Legislation in Iowa - October 2, 2022

9/24/2022

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Gender Equity Forum Sponsors Informational Town Hall on Potential Iowa Abortion Ban
Sunday, October 2nd at 2 pm

Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities
2930 W Locust St
Davenport, IA (map)

Led by the Gender Equity Forum of Progressive Action for the Common Good, a coalition of local organizations and pro-choice activists have announced plans for an informational session on the Governor’s proposed Iowa abortion ban. The event will be held on Sunday, October 2nd at 2:00 pm at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities, located at 2930 West Locust Street, directly across the street from the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport. Discussion will focus on how the six-week abortion ban will impact women’s and nonbinary individual's health, as well as the social justice implications for these people's autonomy and equality.

The announcement comes in response to Governor Kim Reynolds' court filing requesting a state court to reinstate a 2018 law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, now that state and federal precedents protecting abortion rights have been overturned. This action comes despite a recent Des Moines Register poll reporting that 60% of Iowans believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases.

Among the speakers scheduled to present on October 2nd are: Dr. Carolyn Martin, a retired obstetrician-gynecologist; Maize Stilwell, Director of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; Francine Thompson, Executive Director of the Emma Goldman Clinic; and, Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst. The event will be hosted by Scott County Supervisor Ken Croken.

Contact Carolyn Martin or Alta Price for more information.

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October 2022 PACG Book Club

9/10/2022

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PACG Book Club - The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth by Kristin Henning
Monday, October 24th at 6:30 pm

Moline Public Library
3210 41st St
Moline, IL (map)

In October the PACG Book Club will have a joint discussion with the Project Now Book Club of Kristin Henning's book, The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth. Read more about the book at Goodreads.

PACG hosted a webinar with Professor Henning in June of 2021. You can read all about it, and find a list of resources she shared with us, at this PACG Blog post.

Contact me with questions.

Alta Price

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Gender Equity Forum Meeting July 19th at 7:00 pm

7/11/2022

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Gender Equity Forum Meeting
Tuesday, July 19th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Gender Equity Forum

Bettendorf Public Library, Gilbert Room
2950 Learning Campus Drive
Bettendorf, IA (map)

The Gender Equity Forum’s next meeting will be Tuesday, July 19th from 7:00 - 8:00 pm in the Gilbert Room at the Bettendorf Public Library. The Gilbert Room is located on the 2nd floor. While future meetings may have a Zoom or hybrid option, this one will be in-person only.

The mission statement for our forum is: This forum works to remove barriers to equal opportunity for women and nonbinary individuals. We educate and engage members in positive action that they can take to help affect change.

This meeting will be a great opportunity to have conversations with other individuals who are passionate about gender equity.

The planned action item for this evening is to organize in-person meetings with Iowa State legislators to discuss abortion access and to reiterate our belief that abortion is an individual’s health right. (Illinois residents will discuss what actions make the most sense for them at this point, given that abortion at the state level will probably not be restricted.) If you don't already know who represents you in the Iowa legislature, click this link to find out: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find

The American Medical Association published this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe, calling the decision “an egregious allowance of government intrusion into medicine.”

Our Tuesday, August 16th meeting will also be held at the Bettendorf Library, although we plan to alternate future events on both the Illinois and Iowa sides of the Quad Cities, and will vary which night of the week the meetings will be held.

If you are unable to attend our meetings but still have interest in learning what you can do on your own to take action regarding gender equity, visit our website (www.pacgqc.org), subscribe to our weekly Progressive Action Update, and/or email us at qcprogressiveaction@gmail.com.

Carolyn Martin
Alta Price

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Save the Date - Picnic and Pie Auction!

7/7/2022

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Save the Date - Tenth Annual PACG Picnic and Pie Auction!
Sunday, September 11th from noon til 3:00 pm

Longview Park
1300 17th ST
Rock Island, IL (map)

The PACG Picnic Committee asks that you Save the Date for our Tenth Annual Picnic and Pie Auction on Sunday, September 11th from noon until 3:00 pm at Longview Park in Rock Island. This event is one of the highlights of the year for our organization. To get a feel for the fun we had last year, read this blog post.

There's a lot of work involved in putting on an event like this, and we need volunteers to step forward now! ! If you are new to PACG, this is a great way to get to know some of our members, and a way for us to get to know you! We are very excited that we have chosen a date and location. Now, let's get to work!

Register here: https://pacg.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=527&

The PACG Picnic Committee

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ACLU of Iowa Meet and Greet - PACG Event

6/24/2022

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ACLU of Iowa Summer Meet & Greet Events: Davenport Edition
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

LULAC Center
4224 Ricker Hill Rd
Davenport, IA 52802 (map)

Women's Equity Forum and Civil Rights Forum

Come hear timely updates on our work from ACLU of Iowa staff, meet other ACLU advocates in Davenport, and find out more about how to get involved in some of the most pressing civil liberties issues in our state!

Everyone who registers will receive a free ACLU of Iowa t-shirt and have the chance to win raffle prizes from local businesses. Appetizers will be provided.

Please RSVP by June 28.

Schedule:
5:30-6: Check-in and mingling
6-6:45: Program
6:45-7:30: Social time

Register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/FMnVs-ygaUuoA1Y9vGSG1A2

Alta Price

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May Green Drinks - PACG Event

4/26/2022

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May Green Drinks
Tuesday, May 3rd at 5:00 pm

via Zoom

Environmental Forum

Join us for May Green Drinks. Mr. Randy Moore, President of the Iowa American Water Company-Davenport will discuss the current water issues, water quality rating system, maintaining sustainability, and emerging contaminants in our water system.

Please register in advance at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/

Susan Leuthauser

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Learn about carbon dioxide pipe lines - What You Can Do Now

Learn about carbon dioxide pipe lines
Thursday, December 1st from 6:00 to 7:30 pm

"I Am the Future" Showing - After Action Report

Black History Video of I Am the Future: Standing on the Shoulders of the Past - After Action Report

Book Club November 21st at 4:30 pm - " This Is How It Always Is"

PACG Book Club - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Monday, November 21st at 4:30 pm (in person)

People's Forum - After Action Report

People's Forum - Iowa House of Representatives - After Action Report

Informational Town Hall on Potential Abortion Legislation in Iowa - October 2, 2022

Gender Equity Forum Sponsors Informational Town Hall on Potential Iowa Abortion Ban
Sunday, October 2nd at 2 pm

October 2022 PACG Book Club

PACG Book Club - The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth by Kristin Henning
Monday, October 24th at 6:30 pm

Gender Equity Forum Meeting July 19th at 7:00 pm

Gender Equity Forum Meeting
Tuesday, July 19th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Save the Date - Picnic and Pie Auction!

Save the Date - Tenth Annual PACG Picnic and Pie Auction!
Sunday, September 11th from noon til 3:00 pm

ACLU of Iowa Meet and Greet - PACG Event

ACLU of Iowa Summer Meet & Greet Events: Davenport Edition
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

May Green Drinks - PACG Event

May Green Drinks
Tuesday, May 3rd at 5:00 pm

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Learn about carbon dioxide pipe lines Thursday, December 1st from 6:00 to 7:30 pm

Black History Video of I Am the Future: Standing on the Shoulders of the Past - After Action Report

PACG Book Club - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel ​​Monday, November 21st at 4:30 pm (in person)

People's Forum - Iowa House of Representatives - After Action Report

Gender Equity Forum Sponsors Informational Town Hall on Potential Iowa Abortion BanSunday, October 2nd at 2 pm

PACG Book Club - The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth by Kristin HenningMonday, October 24th at 6:30 pm

Gender Equity Forum MeetingTuesday, July 19th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Save the Date - Tenth Annual PACG Picnic and Pie Auction!Sunday, September 11th from noon til 3:00 pm

ACLU of Iowa Summer Meet & Greet Events: Davenport EditionWednesday, July 6, 2022 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

May Green DrinksTuesday, May 3rd at 5:00 pm

Archives

Categories

Learn about carbon dioxide pipe lines
Thursday, December 1st from 6:00 to 7:30 pm

PACG Book Club - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Monday, November 21st at 4:30 pm (in person)

Gender Equity Forum Sponsors Informational Town Hall on Potential Iowa Abortion Ban
Sunday, October 2nd at 2 pm

PACG Book Club - The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth by Kristin Henning
Monday, October 24th at 6:30 pm

Gender Equity Forum Meeting
Tuesday, July 19th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Save the Date - Tenth Annual PACG Picnic and Pie Auction!
Sunday, September 11th from noon til 3:00 pm

ACLU of Iowa Summer Meet & Greet Events: Davenport Edition
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

May Green Drinks
Tuesday, May 3rd at 5:00 pm