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Quad Citians Affirming Diversity
 Address: 3300 River Drive  Moline, IL  61265
Contact person: Joyce Wiley
Phone: 309-269-9037
Email:  joyce [email protected]                                            
Website/URL: QCAD Out for good
 Action: Working with lgbt Teens
Where: at Western Illinois University campus during drop-in
Date/Time: Friday nights at 6:30

AAUW
American Association of University Women
Address: P.O. Box 621, Bettendorf, IA 52722-0011
Contact: Maria Bribriesco, President
Phone: 563-505-5711
Email: [email protected]
Website/URL: http://davenportbettendorf-ia.aauw.net/ and aauw.org
Action: Iowa Legislative Forum with all Scott Co. legislators
Where: Rogalski Center, 3rd. floor, St. Ambrose Campus
Date/Time: Saturday, April 22. Forum: 10:30-12.
Also, Go to www.aauw.org. Click on Take Action, then choose to be a "Two Minute Activist
 
ACLU of Iowa
American Civil Liberties Union
Address: 505 5th Ave., # 901, Des Moines, IA 50309
Contact: Veronica Fowler, communications director
Phone: 515-243-0586
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: www.aclu-ia.org
Our mission is to defend and preserve individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. We do this through litigation, lobbying, education, and outreach.
Action: Join the ACLU of Iowa, part of the national ACLU. Go to https://action.aclu.org/secure/join-aclu-iowa?ms=web__aff_ia_menu_join.
Date/Time: Today! / Now!

 Quad City Audubon Society
Address: P.O. Box 81 Bettendorf, IA  52722
Contact:  Tim Murphy
Phone: 309-764-9779
Email:  [email protected]
Website:  www.quadcityaudubon.org
Action: Join us. The Quad City Audubon Society is dedicated to the enjoyment of birds; a better understanding of the natural world; stewardship of natural areas and habitats; fellowship; improvement of community awareness of environmental issues; and education of youth for the benefit of future generations.
Where: Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline, IL  61265     
Date/Time  7:00pm 2nd Thursday of each month September-May, Public Welcome
Quad City Audubon believes there are many threats to bird populations.  One is the changes in the environment  likely to be wrought by Global Climate Change.  It is believed that many natural communities will be altered and that many species, including birds, will not be able to adapt to these changes.  National Audubon Society conducted a study of North American Birds and found that 314 species could be imperiled by Global Climate  Change in this century.
Action:  Any efforts that individuals, corporations and government entities engage in to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases will help to mitigate environmental damage.
Individuals can also create safe places for birds to rest and nest in your yard and community by using fewer pesticides, letting dead trees stand, installing bird baths, and converting lawns and gardens to native plants. Large private landowners are encouraged to preserve and enhance woodlots, grasslands and wetlands.
Native plants produce food for pollinators and a host of other insects that are eaten by birds.  320 native plants for this area are described at www.audubon.org/native-plants as well as some vendors in the area.   Many plants are available locally.  Others are available through mail order from retailers such as Ion Exchange and Prairie Moon Nursery.
Transforming our bird unfriendly lawns into bird friendly habitats is one way to make a difference.

 PACG - Civil Rights Forum
Contact: Judy Morrell
Phone: 563-529-4079
Email: [email protected]
Website/URL: pacgqc.org
Action: Attend the panel discussion about racial profiling and mass incarceration of people of color by professionals in the criminal justice system.
Where: Rogalski Center on the St. Ambrose University campus
Date/Time: April 11 at 6:30 p.m.
 
River Action
Address: 822 E. River Dr., Davenport, IA 52803
Contact: Laura Morris
Phone: 563-322-2969
Email: [email protected]                                              
Website/URL: www.riveraction.org
Action: Join River Action on Earth Day to clean up a local park.
Where: Pigeon Creek Park, Bettendorf, IA
Date/Time: April 22, 9am-noon

 “Democracy Now: Talk It Or Lose It!”
Address: 1691 320 St., Sherrard, IL 61281
Contact: Steve Drucker 
Phone: 309-781-8004
Email: [email protected]                                               
Action: Attend 3-6 hour trainings on Political Conversation and other tools of Communication on Progressive Issues.
Where: Negotiable
Date/Time: Negotiable
 
Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center
Address: 5500 Lakeview Pkwy., Davenport, Iowa  52807
Contact: Kirby Winn, Director of Public Relations
Phone: 563-823-4114
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: www.bloodcenter.org
Action: Support the Blood Center’s mission as a blood donor, volunteer, or host a mobile blood drive.
Where: Give blood at various locations in Quad Cities region, host a blood drive with your business, school, church or civic organization, or volunteer as a driver or in other roles at the Blood Center’s headquarters in Davenport.
Date/Time: year-round opportunities

 The Quad City Food Forest
Address: 1599 Garden Avenue, Davenport, IA 52802
Contact: Conza Borders (president) Krista BonAmour (vice-president)
Phone: 563-505-9493 
Email: [email protected]                                               
Website/URL: www.facebook.com/qc.foodforest 
Action: Big Earth Day event April 22nd (various activities on different days. Contact us for a schedule of events.)
Where: 1599 Garden Ave., Davenport, Iowa
Date/Time: April 22nd, 2017 at noon
 
Asbury Ecumenical Garden Ministry
Address: 1809 Mississippi Blvd. Bettendorf, IA 52722
Contact: Dave Phillips
Phone: 563-340-6594
Email: [email protected]                                             
Action: volunteer to plant, maintain and harvest vegetables in our one acre plot. The ministry distributes harvested vegetables to local food pantries, meal sites, homeless shelters and senior living housing complexes.
Where: Contact Dave Phillips
Date/Time: varies; gardening opportunities are announced via emails. Interested individuals should provide their email addresses so they can be notified of volunteer opportunities

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund
Address: 2001 Forest Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
Contact: Erica Blair
Phone: 515-282-0484
Email: [email protected]
Website/URL: www.cciaction.org & www.facebook.com/CCIAction
Action 1: Sign up for Action Alerts. We’re up against some bad bills this legislative session – like the racist “Stand Your Ground” gun bill; a bill to dismantle the Des Moines Water Works and kill their lawsuit; a bill to lower the minimum wage for thousands of Iowans and limit local control; the anti-democracy Voter ID bill that will make it harder for Iowans to participate in elections; and “You’re Not Welcome Here” bills that target our immigrant neighbors. With so much happening at the statehouse so quickly, the best way to stay up-to-date is to sign up for our emails. We’ll let you know when your call or email has the most impact.
Where: www.cciaction.org
Date/Time: Throughout the legislative session and beyond!
Action 2: Join our Citizen Lobby Team. Join our powerful Citizen Lobby Team to do some grassroots lobbying. This is a great opportunity to speak to your legislators face-to-face on critical bills that affect every Iowan. They have money and corporate lobbyists. We have YOU! Now that the first funnel is behind us, we have a clearer picture of the biggest threats we're facing, and we're not giving up!
Where: Iowa Capitol, 1007 E Grand Ave, Des Moines
Date/Time: March 29 at 10:00 AM. Email us for future dates.
Action 3: Save the Date for Iowa CCI Action Fund’s Annual Convention. We may say this every year, but you really don’t want to miss this. We have some big names planned, powerful workshops on critical issues, and a community of Iowans who are ready to fight back. Stay tuned for speaker announcements and registration information!
Where: Des Moines
Date/Time: July 15, 2017
 
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Iowa
Address: 2114 Nicholas Court, Bettendorf, IA  52722
Contact: Maria Bribriesco
Phone: 563-505-5711
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: www.lulaciowa.org       
Action:  Educate and inform citizens of new voter ID laws and conduct voter registration drives
Where: Start in Scott County (exact details to be determined)
Date/Time:  To be determined
                                      
Palomares Social Justice Center
Address: 133 4th Avenue, Moline, IL 61201
Contact: Adrian Wille
Phone 309-255-8427
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: www.PalomaresQC.org
Action: 
  • Attend Monday volunteer meetings at 6:30PM to become involved.
  • Make a Donation to help us pay for events and our community center:       https://secure.squarespace.com/commerce/donate?donatePageId=546cf544e4b05a70ad840ff1
  • Provide us with useful sources/links about immigration related topics.
 
Native American Coalition of the Quad Cities (NACQC)
Address: 1424 21st Ave., Moline, IL 61265
Contact: Regina Tsosie, President
Phone: 309-631-0124 or 309-788-9063
Email: [email protected]
Website/URL: Facebook.com/nativeamericancoalitionofthequadcities
Action: Please attend the traveling exhibit, "Native Voices - Native Peoples' Concept of Health and Illness” (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/) and learn about how Native Peoples of the United States today enhance their wellness through both traditional and Western healing practices.
Exhibit dates: April 26, 2017 to June 7, 2017. No admission fee.
Special presentations at the exhibit location by NACQC on Saturday, May 20, 2017, 12 noon - 4 pm, which will include Native American drumming, singing, dancing, storytelling. Native American items will be available to sell. No admission fee.
Where: UnityPoint Trinity, Healthcare Library, 2701 17th St., Rock Island, IL 61201 (Phone: 309-779-2603)  
 
Earth Keepers
Address: Quad Cities
Contact: Karen Neder
Phone: 309-788-6313
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL:  http://www.wix.com/earthkeepers/earthkeepers
Action: environmental issues
Where: Quad Cities Area Churches/Faith Communities, check website
Date/Time: bi-monthly, check website
        
Quad City Alliance and Refugees (QCAIR)
Address: 1800 3rd Ave, Suite 501, Rock Island Il  61201
Contact: Grant Curtis
Phone: 309-786-2995/563-528-0835
Email: [email protected]                                                         
Website/URL: qcair.org
Action: QCAIR will be hosting an Honors Dinner at the end of October. The dinner will honor Immigrants and Refugees who have chosen to become US Citizens. This meeting will be to begin the planning for the event.
Where: Village Inn, on Elmore, Davenport
Date/Time: April 5th, 5:30 pm
 
Quad Cities National Organization for Women
 Address: PO Box 5483 Rock Island IL 61201
 Contact: David Stewart
 Phone: 563-326-4558
 Email: [email protected]                                           
 Website/URL: iowanow.org
Action: QC NOW April meeting (3rd Wednesday)
Where: Cobblestone Place, 1212 W 3rd Davenport IA
Date/Time: April 19th, 6:30 to 8:00
 “No need to hurry. No need to sparkle.  No need to be anybody but oneself.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own

Quad City Animal Welfare Center
Address: 724 W. 2nd Avenue Milan, Illinois 61264
Contact: Stacey Teager
Phone: 309-787-6830 ext.12
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: qcawc.org
Action: Volunteer to make a difference in the lives of homeless animals. We currently have volunteer opportunities in these areas:
  • Administrative
  • Mobile Pet Adoptions
  • Clinic Assistance
  • Foster Care
  • Fundraising
  • Walking Dogs
  • Socializing with Cats
  • Education
  • Special Events
  • Animal Enrichment
Where: Quad City Animal Welfare Center
 724 W. 2nd Avenue Milan, Illinois 61264
Date/Time: Attend volunteer orientation to get started. It is the first Wednesday of every month (excluding December) 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.

 River Bend Foodbank
Address: 4010 Kimmel Dr, Davenport, IA 52802
Contact: Belinda Mielenhausen
Phone: 563-345-6490 x209
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: www.riverbendfoodbank.org
Action: Sort donated food, package food for schools, seniors and mobile pantries, label vegetable cans
Where: River Bend Foodbank warehouse
Date/Time: varies
 
Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities
Address: 3625 Mississippi Avenue, Davenport, IA  52807
Contact: Jan Trimble – Family Services Dir/Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 563-359-9066
Email: [email protected]                                            
Website/URL:  www.habitatqc.org
Action: Various volunteers needed to help prepare and serve lunch, serve as committee members, assist in the office, ReStore or Health & Home volunteers.  Must attend an hour-long orientation prior to volunteering.  Contact Jan Trimble or Gail Yingling at the ReStore for dates and times.
Where: Build and Lunch provider locations vary – all other help is at the administrative office, ReStore or Health & Home stores
Date/Time: Flexible depending on volunteer’s time availability

Rock Island County NAACP
Address: P.O. Box 4701, Rock Island, IL 61201
Contact: Berlinda Tyler-Jamison, President
Phone: 309-716-2487 (NAACP)
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL:  www.riconaacp.org and Facebook Page rockislandcountynaacp
Action: 
  • Oppose HR 610 “Choices of Education Act of 2017”.   This legislation proposes to replace the Primary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and establishes a voucher program through block grants.  It also proposes to repeal school nutrition standards for lunch and breakfast.  This legislation was introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Ia-4th district)
  • Support SB 411 “The End Racial and Religious Profiling Act” and proposed companion legislation “End Racial Profiling Act”.  Both proposed acts are intended to protect Americans from Biased Treatment by Law Enforcement Officials and Improve Policing.  Both acts were or will be  introduced by Senators Ben Cardin and Congressman John Conyers in March, respectively.  Contact your U.S. representatives and senators’ offices.
  • Attend the Rock Island County NAACP’s March 30th Mayoral Candidates’ Forum
Where: Martin Luther King Center, 630  9th Street, Rock Island, Ill.  61201 
Date/Time:March 30, 2017 from 6 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of E. IA & W. IL
Address: 729 34th Ave. Rock Island, IL 61201
Contact: Dave Layton
Phone: 309-793-4425
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: www.wiaaa.org
Action: RSVP offers recruitment, training and placement of volunteers working with children as tutors and mentors; recruitment and placement of volunteers addressing poverty in a variety of ways; as well as serving frail, homebound elderly and others with limiting disabilities. 
Where: Quad Cities schools and after-school programs, food pantries, shelters, ELL Literacy instruction, Home delivered meals, Opportunities Quad Cities and a wide variety of non-profit and government services.
Date/Time: variable
 
Churches United of the Quad City Area
Address: 2535 Tech Drive, Suite 205, Bettendorf IA 52722
Contact person: Betsy Vanausdeln
Phone: 563-332-5002
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: www.cuqca.org
Action: collecting food or donating food to any one of the 26 emergency food pantries operated by Churches United
Where: when available
Date/Time: anytime

Sage Sisters of Solidarity
Contact: Regina Tsosie or Melisa Marroquin
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: www.sagesistersofsolidarity.wordpress.com
Facebook: facebook.com/sagesistersofsolidarity
YouTube: Sage Sisters of Solidarity
Instagram: Sage Sisters of Solidarity
Sage Sisters of Solidarity is a grassroots organization created by three indigenous women inspired by Water Protectors in their resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Collectively we come from traditional indigenous perspectives, thus recognizing that we are guardians of Mother Earth. We stand in solidarity with Water Protectors and defend Mother Earth by promoting renewable energy sources, and fighting for cultural, environmental, social and civil justice.
We organize rallies and fundraisers to bring awareness of the negative impact the DAPL and fossil fuels have on the Earth, humanity, and Native American sovereignty.
Action: Sign Environmental Impact Statement Affidavits
Where/Date: Available at Sage Sisters table today/pending
“We are demanding the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) abide by the federal laws set in place to protect the People and Planet. We are demanding the USACE do a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the ENTIRE length of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), owned by Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), by submitting notarized affidavits to our local Corp office each week. Affidavits are admissible in court and have more power than petitions!”
"We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our children." Native American Proverb
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead

Sierra Club-Eagle View Group
Address: 521 W. Hayes St., Davenport IA   
Contact: Mike Wilcox
Phone: 563-940-7472
Email: [email protected]                                              
Website/URL:  http://www.sierraclub.org/illinois/eagle-view
Action:
  • April 8, 2017: Western Illinois University campus-Moline10-3pm. Sierra Club Illinois chapter staff will do a workshop on Growing Grassroots Activism                    
  • April 29, 2017: Peoples Climate Movement: Rally at Modern Woodman Park in Davenport. Noon to 2 PM
  • June 17 (tentative): Cleanup along the Ben Butterworth parkway in Moline. Please check the Sierra Club website calendar for updates.
 
Nahant Marsh Education Center
Address 4220 Wapello Ave., Davenport, IA 52802
Contact: Brian Ritter
Phone: 563-336-3372
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: www.nahantmarsh.org
Action: Nahant Marsh needs volunteers to assist with ongoing research and restoration projects at the preserve and at a prairie remnant in nearby Fairmount Cemetery. Research includes collecting data on pollinator populations, wildflower surveys, impacts of prescribed fire, and bird surveys. Training will be provided by Nahant Marsh staff.
 We also need volunteers for the Nahant Marsh Spring Clean-up.
Where: Nahant Marsh Education Center and surrounding area
Date/Time: Clean up April 22, 2017; 8:30am - 11:30am or become a volunteer anytime

Quad Cities Interfaith
Address: 401 N Brady, Davenport, IA 52802
Contact: Leslie Kilgannon
Phone: 563.322.4910
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: http://www.qcinterfaith.org/
Action: Recruitment for immigration, jobs & justice, reducing mass incarceration initiatives
Where: QCI                            
Date/Time: Ongoing
 
One Human Family QCA
Address: 1115 Mississippi Ave, Davenport, IA 52803
Contact: Rabbi Henry Karp
Phone: (563) 326-4419
Email: [email protected]                                             
Website/URL: http://www.qctemple.org/
Action: You are my neighbor yard signs, sign up for task force: immigration, school safety, community awareness, data collection & resource development
Where: Your yard, various locations             
Date/Time: Ongoing
 
Quad Cities Waterkeeper Alliance
Address: 736 Federal St. Suite 2426 Davenpor, IA
Contact: Waterkeeper Arthur Norris
Phone 309-721-1800
Email [email protected] and [email protected]
Website/URL: Become an active member at helpqcwk.org, qcwk.org
Action:
  • In need of grant writers, website builder, media team, public outreach coordinator, proof readers, a secretary, and reliable volunteers to help raise awareness and funds for our many ongoing projects.
  • Fill out an Environmental Impact Statement demand to ask that an EIS be completed for the entire route of the Dakota Access Pipeline (eisdemand.org). Oil or no oil, these affidavits are powerful, and each notarized affidavit is a potential client for a lawsuit, should a spill occur.
  • Green River Win Celebration: TBA   Where: TBA Date/Time TBA. Contact us via email and/or Facebook: Quad Cities Waterkeeper
 
 
 



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