Category: PACG Events - PACG - Progressive Action for the Common Good

Inaguration Celebration Help Needed! - What You Can Do Now

11/26/2020

2021 Presidential Inaguration Celebration Planning - Volunteers Needed!

A Message from the President

Hello Progressives!

Interested in ways to get involved? I am looking for a few volunteers to help plan a fun and interactive virtual Inaugural Celebration! Young people, we could really use your perspectives!

This commitment will involve a few idea-sharing meetings and tasks to complete independently, and then meetings to work on the implementation plan. We always have a lot of fun planning events so please JOIN US!

If you are interested or have questions please email me at ambroseallisons@sau.edu.

Allison Ambrose

After Action Report - The Environmental Voter

10/14/2020

The Environmental Voter: A Path to a Just and Stable Climate - After Action Report
Friday, October 2nd at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

On October 2nd over 40 participants attended our Happy Hour with Donald Addu from Citizens Climate Lobby. Local speakers discussed issues such as health complications and economic issues related to environmental factors. Don was an excellent speaker who interwove his personal stories with a history of environmental racism and injustice. This was recorded and is available upon request. Please contact me for a link if you are interested in seeing it.

Lori McCollum

Y15K Funds Distributed to Cobblestone

9/26/2020

Y15K Funds Distributed to Cobblestone Place
Saturday, September 26, 2020

A Message from the President

On Saturday, September 26th the last of our Y15K Initiative Funds were delivered to Cobblestone Place in a very small ceremony. PACG has rented office space in this affordable housing building in downtown Davenport for a number of years, and we often have meetings, parties and events in their public area.

I spoke briefly about our Y15K Initiative, Alta Price spoke about the founding of PACG and our issue forum model, and then we made the presentation.

Juanita Eucker and Diane Wolak received our check and explained that the funds will be used for a bench outside as well as furniture for the common space inside the building.

Cheryl Bruce from Bruce's Furniture in Davenport was also on hand. Her store is going to supply Cobblestone with furnishings.

Funds will also be used to purchase MetroLINK passes and HyVee gift cards for residents. Alta surprised Juanita and Diane with a donation of high quality masks for all employees and residents. "We at Progressive Action take the pandemic very seriously and we encourage people to always wear masks in public," stated Dr. Price.

Here are some of the images we took today of this event.

Allison Ambrose

Sign Up for the 8th Annual Picnic and Pie Auction

9/20/2020

Sign Up for PACG's 8th Annual Picnic and Pie Auction via Zoom

Register for the Picnic here!

Pay online or bring $5 per meal (cash or check) when you pick up your food order (consider a tip for the chef!). Food orders are due by Tuesday, September 29th!

Food pickup: from 2 - 3:30 at St. John’s Lutheran Church (4501 7th AV Rock Island)

Virtual Picnic begins at 4:00 pm with music to entertain you while you eat your meal.

Zoom link: The Zoom invitation will be in your confirmation email.

Pie Baker Information: Bake a pie (or equivalent desert) and your meal is free!! All pie bakers will also be entered into the Door Prize drawing. Call the PACG Office Manager for instructions at (563) 676-7580.

Door Prize tickets: Get these when you pick up your food or deliver your pie.

Questions? Contact the PACG Office Manager at PACGoffice@gmail.com or (563) 676-7580 (no texts).

If you are not familiar with Zoom, especially using the Chat function with numerous other Zoom participants, please contact our Office Manager for training before October 4th! We want you to be able to participate fully in our first-ever virtual picnic!

Third Informed Voters Town Hall on Civil Rights

9/16/2020

Third Informed Voters Town Hall via Zoom
Tuesday, September 29th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Civil Rights Forum

The NAACP Davenport Branch, the PACG Civil Rights Forum and other organizations listed below are sponsoring the Third Informed Voters Town Hall on Tuesday, September 29th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. This is our "Civil Rights and Juvenile Justice Town Hall." We have questions for candidates about reducing the number of juvenile detainees in our community.

This webinar is limited to the first 100 people who register. Contact PACGoffice@gmail.com with questions.

Use this link to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IQT9lq8XR8qLSmApsW39Ww

Or, download this pdf flyer with a clickable link to register (the registration link in image of the flyer below is not clickable).

third_informed_voters_flyer_.pdf
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8th Annual Picnic and Pie Auction

9/16/2020

PACG's 8th Annual Picnic and Pie Auction via Zoom
Sunday, October 4th from 4:00 to 5:30 pm

Join your PACG friends to celebrate our 15th Anniversary at the 8th Annual PACG Picnic and Pie Auction! We will have a virtual picnic but real enchiladas! With music, a raffle and pies, this promises to be a uniquely memorable event! We will have more details in next week's WEU.

Allison Ambrose

21-Day Equity Challenge September and October Sessions

9/8/2020

21-Day Equity Challenge
September and October Sessions
Tuesday, September 15th Deadline for the Second Session

Civil Rights Forum

The Civil Rights Forum would like to thank the United Way of the Quad Cities for bringing the 21-Day Equity Challenge to our community. Many of us have participated in the first session and have found it rewarding. We encourage all members of PACG to take advantage of this opportunity!

Join the United Way and our partners in the community as we learn to change our habits to imagine and build a more equitable Quad Cities with the 21-Day Equity Challenge.

Sign up at https://www.unitedwayqc.org/21-day-equity-challenge for one of the next two sessions. You will receive an email every day with suggestions for readings, podcasts, videos, observations and ways to form and deepen community connections and understanding.

Listen, learn, reflect and act to help us live our lives Stronger Together through these challenges that can be done individually, with friends and family, or organization-wide.

Participants will be invited to the Quad Cities Equity Summit in October. Registration closes for the second challenge on September 15th!

Alta Price

Y15K Initiative Fully Funded!

9/8/2020

Y15K Initiative Fully Funded!

Message from the President

We are excited to announce that our Y15K fundraiser honoring our 15th Anniversary has achieved its goal! We will have more details about our success in next week's WEU. Thank you all for your continued support as we work for the common good of all in the Quad Cities!

Allison Ambrose

Save the Date - 8th Annual Picnic and Pie Auction

9/8/2020

PACG's Annual Picnic and
Pie Auction via Zoom - Save the Date!
Sunday, October 4th from 4:00 to 5:30 pm

A Message from the President

Join your PACG friends to celebrate our 15th Anniversary at the 8th Annual PACG Picnic and Pie Auction! We will have a virtual picnic but real enchiladas! With music, a raffle and pies, this promises to be a uniquely memorable event! Look for details in next week's WEU!

Allison Ambrose

2020 Anual Picnic and Pie Auction Date Change!

8/25/2020

PACG's Annual Picnic and Pie Auction
via Zoom
Date Change!

Due to the unique nature of our first ever virtual picnic and pie auction, the picnic committee needs more time to plan for a truly memorable event! New date will be announced soon!

Allison Ambrose