Weekly Action | 10/18/21 – 10/24/21

4 pm: Iowa City Council Work Session– Assembly Room at the Iowa City Senior Center (28 S. Linn Street)
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4 pm: Marion City Council Work Session (City Hall, 1225 6th Avenue)
Zoom Meeting ID: 870 0246 1058 (Viewing Only)
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5–7 pm: McTeacher Night Fundraiser for Weber Elementary– Morman Trek McDonald’s

5:30 pm: UE Local 896/COGS General Membership Meeting–meeting room D, ICPL

5:30 pm: Humans For Racial Justice Gathering. Contact jstax@jonnystax.com for information.

6 pm: Iowa City Council Formal Meeting– Assembly Room at the Iowa City Senior Center (28 S. Linn Street)
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7 pm: Tiffin City Council Meeting– City Hall (300 Railroad St)
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7:30–8:30 pm: Anti–Racism Every Day Conversations: Invisible Disabilities

Wednesday, 10/20/21

9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Work Session (913 S. Dubuque St, IC)
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9 am–3 pm: Understanding Autism through the Actually Autistic Lens

11:30 am–1:15 pm: Volunteers needed for Mobile Pantry to Parkview Mobile Home Ct

1–3 pm: Criminal Courts vs Problem Solving Courts: Mental Health In The CJ System

4–5:30 pm: Let’s Talk… Conversations on Race, Equity, & Belonging

4–9 pm: Inside Out Reentry’s Community Night at Hudson’s

4:30–5:30 pm: Chadek Green Park Public Input Open House– 1920 Friendship St, IC

5–6 pm: Iowa City Community School District community information sessions on the extension of  Iowa Secure and Advanced Vision for Education Levy (SAVE) and the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL)

5–6:30 pm: Clear Creek Watershed Coalition and Iowa Watershed Approach Quarterly Meeting– Coralville

5–8:45 pm: MISD School Board, City Council , & Linn–Mar School District Board Candidates Forum (Lowe Park Arts & Entertainment Center 4500 North 10th Street, Marion)

6:30–7:30 pm: Anti–Racist Educators Collaborative Group Meeting

7  pm: Johnson County League of Women Voter’s ICCSD School Board Candidate Forum

7 pm: North Linn Community School District School Board Meeting (North Linn District Office 3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills)
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8–9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone

Thursday, 10/21/21

First Day of Hammers And Hard Hats Online Auction for Iowa Valley Habitat For Humanity

9 am–3 pm: Understanding Autism through the Actually Autistic Lens (online)

3–5 pm: Brucemore Garden Volunteer Night

3:45–5:45 pm: Volunteers needed for mobile pantry to Regency (IC)

4:30–6:30pm: North Liberty Community Pantry Garden Volunteer Hours

5–7 pm: Houses into Homes Group Volunteer Hours

5 pm–2 am: Fundraiser for Meals on Wheels Johnson County at Micky’s Irish Pub

5:30 pm: Marion City Council Meeting
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5:30 pm: Solon Community School District School Board Meeting (SCSD Central Office Board Room 301 South Iowa St)
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6–7:30 pm: Study and Struggle Critical Conversation #2: Abolition Must Be Green

6–8 pm: Prairie Seed Harvest with Johnson County Conservation (Oxford)  

6–8pm: Hops For Housing at Parlor City (Single Speed Brewing Company)

7 pm: Iowa City Ad Hoc Truth & Reconciliation Commission Meeting

7 pm: “Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration” Author Dr. Reuben Miller Keynote Lecture
Zoom ID: 963 1706 1361

Friday, 10/22/21

Cook and deliver a meal for 25 people to St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House in Cedar Rapids between 7 am and 5 pm. Please call Larissa at 319–362–9041 with any questions.

8 am: Start of NASW–SC 2021 Fall Virtual Conference Ethics, Diversity and Race

10 am–7 pm: Cielo Goods Give–Back Day for CCAN (Free Mobile Closet Funds)

12 pm: Iowa Chapter Sierra Club Lunch & Learn on Facebook Live

3:30–4:30 pm: Rally for Peace on the East side of the Pentacrest (IC)
Bring a sign, a lawn chair, and an umbrella if you wish. Signs and handouts will be available. PLEASE WEAR A MASK.

Saturday, 10/23/21

6:30 am–12 pm: Hot Cider Hustle for Families Helping Families of Iowa
Use the code fhfia2021 to save 10% on registration fees and FHF will receive a 10% donation.
Volunteer at the event.

8 am–12:30 pm: Willis Dady Run & Ride

9 am: Tree Planting at Willow Creek Park (IC)

9 am–1 pm: White Antelope Book Sale– Antelope Lending Library (1122 5th Ave, IC) 

9:30 am–1:30 pm: Shop For Shelter (Domestic Violence Intervention Program)
Sign up to volunteer.
Donate to the event.

10:15 am–1:45 pm: Blood Drive– City of North Liberty Gerdin Room 1 (Lower Level Entrance 520 West Cherry St)

11 am–12 pm: Retrieving Freedom Walk at Octoberfest at the IRL

12 pm: Paws In The Park Dog Walk Fundraiser for Cedar Rapids Friends Helping Friends Foundation (CR)

1–3pm: Family Yoga On The Farm Fundraiser for Hercules Haven

2–4 pm: Peace Iowa Annual Meeting (Coralville)

4–7 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker House. Call (515) 729–6482 to inquire.

5–7 pm: Volunteer Work Day For CCAN Mobile Clothing Closet (IC)

Sunday, 10/24/21

8 am: Run For The Schools Half Mile (IC)

Cook and deliver a meal for 25 people to St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House in Cedar Rapids between 7 am and 5 pm. Please call Larissa at 319–362–9041 with any questions.

9 am–3 pm: Satellite Voting Station (IC)

10 am: Euchre Tournament Fundraiser for Habitat For Humanity (CR)

10 am–2 pm: Houses Into Homes Delivery Day

12 pm: Wag–O–Ween Fundraiser for Last Hope Animal Rescue (IC)

12–4 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker. Call (515) 729–6482 to inquire.

2–4 pm: Grow Easy Pollinator Habitat

2–5 pm: Wilson’s Orchard Fundraiser for Box of Balloons Iowa City

2–6 pm: Rosé v. Wade Wine Tasting Fundraiser For The Emma Goldman Clinic (IC)

3:00pm: Stone Soup Supper Fundraiser for North Liberty Community Pantry

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 Monday through Friday and with their monthly Food Box giveaway Monday through Sunday
• CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City needs help Monday through Thursday.
  • Pantry (Mon-Thurs)
  • Drivers (Wed–Fri)
• Houses into Homes needs volunteers Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
• Call Johnson County Supervisor Chair Pat Heiden at 319–530–2023 and Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague at 319–536–1200 and tell them:
  “Iowa City and Johnson County should put at least $15 million in an Excluded Workers Fund – direct aid and hazard pay should go to the essential, frontline and excluded workers who have risked their health to keep our communities going during the pandemic. Streamline the application process so that aid goes directly to the people – the 3 basic requirements for aid should be proof of residency, proof of identity, and a self–certification of need.” What we do with American Rescue Plan relief money can redefine our communities for years to come. Make
  your voice heard!
• Volunteer as a tutor or office assistant for Center For Worker Justice. Call (319)
  594–2250 for more information.
• Get pumpkins from Feed Iowa First– $4 donation for large, $2 donation
  (cash or check only) for small ones. Find them in the hoop house at 1506 10th
  St. SE. If the door is locked, you can use the mailbox.
• Buy a gift card from Brix Cheese Shop & Wine Bar in Iowa City and 10% of proceeds will benefit The Emma Goldman Clinic.
• BUY a Cedar Valley Pit Bull Rescue shirt, hoodie, or stadium blanket
• Sign up to participate in UE Local 896/COGS’ membership blitz
• Volunteer as a tutor for Dream City, Iowa by contacting them at (319) 594–5854 or info@dreamcityia.org
• Design a COGS t–shirt and send it to cogs@cogs.org by 10/31 to enter their design contest. #DesignContest #UnionTShirt
• Sign up to shovel snow for Cedar Rapids neighbors in need via the city’s Snow Buddies Pilot Program
• Get free milkweed seed by sending a self–addressed, stamped envelope by November 1 to:
  Milkweed Seed Giveaway
  4970 Lakeside Road
  Marion, IA 52302
• Donate to U For Us via Venmo @uforusiowa
• Order Kathy’s Pies & Bakery to support Iowa Humane Alliance in providing low–cost spay and neutering services. #Pie #AnimalLove #AffordablePetCare
  

We are in the process of customizing our motorhome so we can begin providing service! You can help us get going over the next couple
of weeks by:

• Joining us for volunteer workshop days!
• Subscribe to our Clothing Closet Volunteer email list by emailing director@corridorcan.com to make sure you don’t miss any.
• We will need drivers, organizers, a route coordinator, and shopping assistants once service starts, reply to let us know if you are interested in those positions!
• Donating your extra hooks, racks, hangers, bins, and other improvement/organizational supplies by dropping them off at Iowa City Fab Lab or emailing director@corridorcan.com
• Creating an informational pamphlet. Email director@corridorcan.com for more info.
• Hosting a fundraiser for us! Email director@corridorcan.com
• Emailing director@corridorcan.com if you have any special skills or services to offer that could help us get the mobile closet on the road.
• Donating needed items by ordering from our Amazon Wishlist at
  https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/B8MQROFR18WR….
• Sending 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 our GoFundMe. We still need to cover insurance and gas!
• Letting us know what locations you think we should add to our popup routes!
• Joining our Auction Group for the chance to win some great items from local businesses and support our efforts to bring a Free Mobile Clothing Closet to The Corridor! Watch for clothing,
  tea items, and gift cards to be posted this week!
• Buying a limited edition “DRESS PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE AT” #CCANClothesCruise shirt. This site will be pulled soon, so get
  yours while you still can!
• Getting your business or institution to sponsor #CCANClothesCruise and having your logo included in promotional materials and eventually on the vehicle itself. Email director@corridorcan.com
  

The Mobile Clothing Closet will simultaneously address 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 will be able to re–route to those in need. We already have two storage sheds full of donated clothing and the vehicle! We just need to cover customization and operating expenses now. For more info on #CCANClothesCruise, check out this article

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, and ReUnion Brewery, 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, Kae Apothecary, Vue Rooftop, WOOFABLES, AOK Photography, Quinton’s Bar & Deli Coralville, CHOMP Delivery, Tru Salon, Iowa City Fab Lab, and everyone who has participated in the fundraisers we’ve held to date. We couldn’t have made it this far without you!