Civil Rights Forum
Purpose: This forum educates the public, and participates in fun and interesting projects that advance
civil rights for all.
Forum Co-Facilitators: Margie Mejia-Caraballo and Alta Price (email Alta for questions or to get more involved)
Meetings: Monthly on the second Monday (usually), 5:00 - 6:00 pm, at Cobblestone Place, Davenport, IA (map)
Facebook Group: For more PACG Book Club news, join our closed Civil Rights Forum Facebook Group.
civil rights for all.
Forum Co-Facilitators: Margie Mejia-Caraballo and Alta Price (email Alta for questions or to get more involved)
Meetings: Monthly on the second Monday (usually), 5:00 - 6:00 pm, at Cobblestone Place, Davenport, IA (map)
Facebook Group: For more PACG Book Club news, join our closed Civil Rights Forum Facebook Group.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Juvenile Justice Coalition of the Quad Cities Planning Meeting -
Friday, January 31st at 12:30 pm
The Center
15th and Brady, Davenport, IA (map)
We will continue to discuss the best way forward for Scott County regarding the recommendation from a study that a large amount of taxpayer dollars be spent on new beds for the Detention Center for Juveniles. We believe that there are better options than incarceration for juveniles, such as restorative justice practices.
Debra Sperry
15th and Brady, Davenport, IA (map)
We will continue to discuss the best way forward for Scott County regarding the recommendation from a study that a large amount of taxpayer dollars be spent on new beds for the Detention Center for Juveniles. We believe that there are better options than incarceration for juveniles, such as restorative justice practices.
Debra Sperry
Changing Systems, Changing Ourselves Webinar - Tuesday, January 28th at 7:00 pm
Civil Rights Forum Monthly Meeting - Monday, February 10th at 5:00 pm
Cobblestone Place
1212 W 3rd St, Davenport, IA (map)
The Civil Rights Forum meets in the Community Room at Cobblestone Place (1212 W 3rd St, Davenport). Please park in the lot behind the building and come in the door into the Community Room. The lobby entrances will be locked. You can call Alta if you have trouble getting in.
We continue to work on Juvenile Justice, immigration issues (especially the crisis at the border), racial profiling (particularly in Bettendorf), and restoring voting rights to ex-felons in Iowa.
We are using the unfortunate anti-immigrant rally at the Pleasant View Baptist Church in Bettendorf as a way to do more than protest (which can also be an effective tool).
Contact Margie Mejia-Caraballo or Alta to get more involved. See our PACG Blog about this discussion.
Alta Price
563-505-2996
1212 W 3rd St, Davenport, IA (map)
The Civil Rights Forum meets in the Community Room at Cobblestone Place (1212 W 3rd St, Davenport). Please park in the lot behind the building and come in the door into the Community Room. The lobby entrances will be locked. You can call Alta if you have trouble getting in.
We continue to work on Juvenile Justice, immigration issues (especially the crisis at the border), racial profiling (particularly in Bettendorf), and restoring voting rights to ex-felons in Iowa.
We are using the unfortunate anti-immigrant rally at the Pleasant View Baptist Church in Bettendorf as a way to do more than protest (which can also be an effective tool).
- We plan to use Peace Circles to open a dialogue on immigration between community members with different viewpoints.
- We will try to meet with Bobby Schilling and Marionnette Miller-Meeks about the crisis on the southern border. Both are Republican candidates for Congress and both attended the rally.
- We want to approach the City of Bettendorf about the problems with racial profiling in Bettendorf, and this event bringing Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist speaker, to speak in Bettendorf, together with recent leafletting with hate flyers, makes the issues more urgent.
Contact Margie Mejia-Caraballo or Alta to get more involved. See our PACG Blog about this discussion.
Alta Price
563-505-2996