Monday, 01/24
11 am: Linn County Board of Supervisors Meeting- Formal Board Room—Jean Oxley Public Service Center (935 2nd St. SW, CR)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist all future meetings allow public participation through Zoom.
12-12:45 pm: Moral Mondays- Underfunding and over-managing our public schools
2-4 pm: Crucial White Conversations: Ongoing Work/Practice/Accountability Group
2-4 pm: MAKE IT OK AMBASSADOR TRAINING
3:30-6 pm: Community Volunteer Hours at North Liberty Community Pantry
4:30 pm: Johnson County Joint Entities Meeting– Second Floor Boardroom, Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
Meeting ID: 843 8801 0803, Passcode: 4468
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5 pm: Linn-Mar Community School District school Board Meeting– boardroom of the Learning Resource Center (2999 N 10th St, Marion)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist that all future meetings allow participation through Zoom.
5-6:30pm: Centering Rehabilitation: Reevaluating Prisons and Punishment
5:30 pm: Cedar Rapids Community School District School Board Meeting- Educational Leadership & Support Center Boardroom
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist that all future meetings allow participation through Zoom.
6 pm: Coralville Citizen’s Community Policing Advisory Board Meeting- Council Chambers at City Hall (1512 7th Street)
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6 pm: Linn County Joint Entities Meeting- Linn County Fairgrounds, Lynn Dunn Memorial Building (201 Central City Road, Central City)
Virtual Attendance Registration.
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6 pm: Carbon Pipelines: Stories from Satartia
6 pm: West Branch City Council Budget Work Session– City Council Chambers (110 N. Poplar St)
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7 pm: SouthEast Junior Highs PSTO Meeting
Tuesday, 01/25
12-1 pm: Truth Tuesday: Protect the Right to Vote
2-3 pm: #RaceAnd the Fight for Reproductive Justice
4 pm: Cedar Rapids City Council Meeting- 3rd Floor, City Hall (101 First Street SE)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist that all future meetings allow public participation through Zoom.
5 pm: Iowa City Community School District Policy & Governance Committee Meeting- Educational Services Center Room 142C (1725 N. Dodge Street)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist that all future meetings allow participation through Zoom.
5:30 pm: Iowa City Human Rights Commission Meeting- Emma J. Harvat Hall, Iowa City City Hall (410 E. Washington St)
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Action: Please speak up during public commentary to show support for our request for funding for the Free Mobile Clothing Closet.
6 pm: Tiffin City Council Special Meeting- City Hall (300 Railroad St)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist that all future meetings allow participation through Zoom.
6 pm: North Liberty City Council Meeting– Council Chambers (1 Quail Creek Circle)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist that all future meetings allow public participation through Zoom.
6 pm: Iowa City Community School District School Board Meeting- Educational Services Center Room 142C (1725 N. Dodge Street)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist that all future meetings allow public participation through Zoom.
6-7:30 pm: South District Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Meeting: Parks & Recreation and Senior Center
6:30 pm: Coralville City Council Meeting– Council Chambers at City Hall (1512 7th St)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist that all future meetings allow public participation through Zoom.
Wednesday, 01/26
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Work Session- Second Floor Boardroom, Johnson County Administratio n Building (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
10:30 am-1:30 pm: Volunteer to help Iowa City Free Lunchwith Prep/Serving/Cleaning
12-5 pm: Shopping Assistant Needed For Free Mobile Clothing Closet at Iowa City Compassion (1035 Wade St, IC)
12:30-1 pm: Girls on the Run Coach Info Session (Virtual)
3-4 pm: Parenting to Promote Mental Health and Wellness in Children and Youth
4-10 pm: Hudson’s Fundraiser for Houses Into Homes
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4:30-8:15pm: UI Student Involvement Fair Sun Porch Blood Drive
6-7:30 pm: Healing Chronicles: Reframing Race Relations in America w/Monda Raquel Webb
6:30 pm: Social Justice Parenting
6:30-7:30 pm: Anti-Racist Educators Collaborative Group Meeting
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Thursday, 01/27
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting- Second Floor Boardroom, Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
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11:05-11:55 am: Confronting Systemic Racism from Within: Join our Lunch Hour Reflections
11:45 am-1:45 pm: Volunteer to help Iowa City Free Lunch with Prep/Serving/Cleaning
3:30-11:00pm: Homelessness Impact Forum 2022
6:30-8:30 pm: Sacred Ground 10-week film- and readings-based dialogue series
8:30 pm: “Know it All” Trivia Night w/ Unbroken Chain
Friday, 01/28
7:30 am-5:00 pm: Sidekick Coffee & Books Giveback Day with ICPL Friends Foundation
12 pm: Lunch & Learn on FB Live with Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
12-1:15 pm: Stop the Bleed taught by Certified Instructors– Masks Required
12:00-2:00pm: Cultural Humility and Harm Reduction
Saturday, 01/29
4-7 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
6-8 pm: Viva la Resistance: EGC Choice Event 2022 ($30-60)
Sunday, 01/30
12-4 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
1-2:30pm: 1898 Reading Group: The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
All Week
- Together We Achieve in Cedar Rapids need volunteers at the resource center Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Pantry in Iowa City needs help in the food bank Monday through Saturday
- St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House in Cedar Rapids needs meals every day this week.
- Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City needs meals every day except for Wednesday.
- Houses Into Homes needs help with projects such as sorting and laundering linens, creating kitchen bundles (silverware, tableware, bakeware/pots and pans), helping organize incoming donations, and refurbishing furniture Monday through Friday.
- Gain “insight into Black history, white privilege and what to do to be actively anti-racist” from 1-4pm any day this week . (Click “View Details”, then “Select a different date” on the right-hand side to see all options)
- Monday-Thursday: Conversation on Justice 2022
- Apply to serve on the Johnson County Juvenile Justice and Youth Development Policy Board or Livable Community For Successful Aging Policy Board.
- Sign League of Women Voter’s of Iowa’s petition to repeal Iowa Anit-Voter laws, which will be presented to legislators next week. Learn about the petition here.
- Sign up to volunteer with Advocates For Social Justice.
- Call your State Senator and tell them to ban the discriminatory LGBTQ panic defense. Find phone numbers and a suggested script from OneIowa here.
- Share your SNAP story and the effects that the passage of HSB 508 (which would establish an asset limit for SNAP of $2,500, making Iowa’s asset test “tied with nine other states as the most restrictive in the country”) would have on you.
- Many people may not be able to physically be present at the Capitol to testify for these subcommittee meetings, especially when they are scheduled with less than 24 hours of advance notice. We want to share your stories with legislators!
- Apply to serve on the The City of Iowa City Civil Service Commission or Housing & Community Development Commission.
CCAN Updates
Want to help CCAN this week?
Sign up as a virtual volunteer for Corridor Community Action Network! Write weekly legislative updates or other posts, review city council/county board/school board agendas for potential calls to action, help with our Instagram, Twitter, or Facebooks accounts (literally just checking and sharing other pages), email potential sponsors, send organizational emails, or help with grant writing. Email to tell us how you would like to get involved!
Learn more about CCAN and the work we do by watching this video from the North Liberty Public Library.
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update
Clothing service has been a big success, with over 150 served already! However, some items go fast and we could really use some help restocking, especially winter coats (particularly men’s size L and 3XL for current requests) and other heavy outerwear, men’s size 15 shoes, socks, gloves, and long underwear!
You can drop items off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or email us to make pick-up/drop-off arrangements.
Other ways you can help us sustain service include:
- Buy a limited edition “DRESS PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE AT” #CCANClothesCruise shirt to support our free mobile clothing closet. This site will be pulled soon, so get yours while you still can!
- Arrange to host a winter gear/clothing drive or (or become a long-term drop-off location!) for the free mobile clothing closet (maybe at your place of work?) email us for more info. We tend to get close to emptied out at each event, so this will be an ongoing need. #CCANClothesCruise #WinterClothingDrive
- Volunteer as a route coordinator, volunteer coordinator, and/or fundraising assistant — email us for more info
- Donate your extra hooks, racks, hangers, bins, and other improvement/organizational supplies by dropping them off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St, IC) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or email us.
- Host a fundraiser for us! Gas, insurance, parking, and other maintenance expenses will be ongoing and our windshield needs repaired. Email us for more info.
- Volunteer to assist with events as a driver (33 foot RV) or shopping assistant.
- We *really* need drivers, especially with weekend availability!! Drivers do need to be approved by our insurance company before their first volunteer day, so please email us your DOB, DL number, and expiration date prior to signing up for events.
- Donate needed items by ordering from our Amazon Wishlist. We quickly run out of new socks, gloves, and ponchos and are always low on snow boots (all sizes) and large/extra large coats.
- Send financial contributions to Corridor Community Action Network, C/O Iowa City Fab Lab, 870 S. Capitol St, Iowa City, IA 52240, Venmo at corridorcan, CashApp at $CorridorCAN, Paypal, or via our GoFundMe. This service will involve ongoing expenses.
- Let us know what locations you think we should add to our popup routes!
- Join our Auction Group at (1) Corridor Community Action Network Auction For Mobile Clothing Closet | Facebook for the chance to win some great items from local businesses and support our efforts to establish this service in the Corridor! Watch for clothing, tea items, and gift cards to be posted this week!
- Getting your business or institution to sponsor #CCANClothesCruise and having your logo included in promotional materials and eventually on the vehicle itself. Email us for additional details.
Why Sustaining The Mobile Clothing Closet Matters
The Mobile Clothing Closet simultaneously addresses an unmet need for free clothing resources in the corridor and the high volume of textiles that enter our landfill every year, much of which we can re-route to those in need. For more info on #CCANClothesCruise, check out
We would like to give a huge thank you to our individual donors, our sponsors GreenState Credit Union, North Liberty City Government, MidWestOne Bank, Hills Bank and Trust Company, Veridian Credit Union, Town Square Family Foot Care, Thompson & Co Salon Parlor, ReUnion Brewery, and The Accell Foundation; our supporters Sidekick Coffee & Books, Airport National Golf Course, Maestro Empanadas, RAYGUNshirts, Applebee’s Grill + Bar, Aroma Artisan Pizza, Textiles, Renee’s Ceramic Cafe, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Hudson’s, Big Grove Brewery, The Map Room, Speedeezz Indoor Karting, Kae Apothecary Brass Ring Coffee, Monica’s, Shop Iowa, Molly’s Cupcakes Iowa City, Iowa City Downtown District, Players, Andrew’s Bar Exam, The Chocolate Haus, Prairie Kitchen Store, Vue Rooftop, WOOFABLES, AOK Photography, Cedar Ridge Wine & Distillary, Quinton’s Bar & Deli Coralville, CHOMP Delivery, Tru Salon, Short’s Marion, Iowa City Fab Lab, Cielo Goods, Collins Community Credit Union; and everyone who has participated in the fundraisers we’ve held to date. We couldn’t have made it this far without you!