Tuesday, 03/01
All Day- Young People Address the Nation
9 am-5 pm: Provost’s Global Forum “Teaching Anne Frank” Panel Discussions- Old Capitol Museum, Senate Chamber, 21 Old Capitol, the University of Iowa
9:30 am: LGBTQ Day on The Hill 2022
12-1 pm: Truth Tuesday Protest– Hinson’s Failure on Infrastructure- Corner of 8th Ave & 2nd Street SE, CR
4 pm: Iowa City Council Work Session– The Center Assembly Room (28 Linn St)
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4 pm: Taco Tuesday for Critter Crusaders
Order here – Enter code VH49AEM
4 pm: Marion City Council Meeting- City Hall (1225 6th Ave)
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Zoom *Viewing Only* Meeting ID#: 885 9397 6056
Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist that all future meetings be held in a hybrid format that allows for full participation via Zoom.
5-8 pm: Community Night At Vue Rooftop- Iowa City Autism Community
5:30 pm: Cedar Rapids CSD School Improvement Advisory Committee Meeting- Educational Leadership and Support Center Cedar D Conference Room (2500 Edgewood Rd NW)
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6 pm: Iowa City Council Formal Meeting– The Center Assembly Room (28 Linn St)
Dial In: (312) 626-6799 and entering the meeting ID 853 3447 6795
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6 pm: Iowa City CSD School Board Special Meeting- Educational Services Center – Room 142 A (1725 N. Dodge Street)- They will be discussing masking requirements.
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6-8:30 pm: 2022 Cedar Valley Community Conservation Workshop
7 pm: Tiffin City Council Meeting- City Hall (300 Railroad St)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist all future meetings be held in a hybrid format that allows for participation via Zoom.
Wednesday, 03/02
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Work Session- 2nd 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- Lunch Time Reflections
4-10 pm: Shelter House-Iowa City Community Night at Short’s Eastside
4:30 pm: Cedar Rapids CSD Instructional Materials Reconsideration Committee Meeting- Educational Leadership and Support Center Cedar B/C Conference Rooms (2500 Edgewood Rd NW)
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Action: Speak up during public commentary to tell the Board NOT to ban Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Can’t make it? Contact the school board ahead of time.
5:30-7 pm: Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture – LET ME BE MYSELF: Teaching Anne Frank in the 21st Century
6 pm: Marion Civil Rights Commission Meeting- City Hall (1225 6th Ave)
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6-8 pm: Equality Act Phone Bank to Iowans
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Thursday, 03/03
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Meeting- 2nd Floor Boardroom, Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
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11:15 am-2:45 pm: Campus Recreation & Wellness Center Blood Drive-CRWC Room E145 (309 S Madison St, IC)
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2:30pm: Cedar Rapids CSD Negotiation Session with Cedar Rapids Custodian and Maintenance Association – Custodians- Educational Leadership and Support Center Cedar Metro Conference Room (2500 Edgewood Rd NW)
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5:30 pm: Marion City Council Meeting
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5:30-7 pm: 100+ Women Who Care Q1 Giving Event
7 pm: Progress Iowa Power Hour
7 pm: Iowa City Truth & Reconcilation Commission Meeting- Emma Harvat Hall, City Hall (410 E. Washington St)
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7 pm: Igniting Change One Wall at a Time — An Obermann Conversation
7-8:15pm: LWVJC – Are We a United States? Perpetual Tensions in Our Constitutional System
The Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery releases a new Vienna style lager, named Sargey Pants and a portion of all sales will benefit Last Hope Animal Rescue.
Friday, 03/04
10-11 am: Understanding The Parental Rights Movement: A Conversation with Chelsea Gonzalez
12 pm: Lunch & Learn with Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club on Facebook Live
12 pm: Intersections/Crossroads | The Most Important Climate Action is Talking About It
1-2 pm: Volunteers needed at Cougar Corner Food Pantry at Kennedy High School
2:30-5 pm: Street Teams Disaster Response Training with United Way of East Central Iowa
4 pm: FREE: Equalitea Sour Ale Tapping Party & DVIP Fundraiser
Saturday, 03/05
7 am-1 pm: Pancake Day for CommUnity ($7 for adults, $3 for children 10 and under-curbside pickup available!)
Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities available! Please contact Julia with interest.
8 am-12 pm: Friends of the Library (Solon Public Library) Book Sale
8:30-11 am: Street Teams Disaster Response Training with United Way of East Central Iowa
11 am-1 pm: Equality Act Phone Bank to Iowans
11 am-4 pm: Mobile Closet Volunteer Workshop Day– Seasonal Flip & Organization
12 pm: Intersections/Crossroads | The Most Important Climate Action is Talking About It
12-4 pm: Catherine Mcauley Center Housing Move-In volunteers needed
4-7 pm: Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
Sunday, 03/06
Iowa City Catholic Worker needs a meal for about 50 people by 11 am.
10 am-2 pm: Houses Into Homes Delivery Day volunteers needed
1-3 pm for 6th-12th Grade Black youth and Black community members: Black Lives Matter at School-Iowa for Black History Saturday School, featuring a different topic and Black educator from Iowa each month
Allies who would like to sponsor prizes and resources for Saturday School with BLM at School-Iowa can reach out or donate to their CashApp.
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
12-4 pm: Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
All Week
- Together We Achieve in Cedar Rapids and CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City both need help Monday through Saturday.
- St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House in Cedar Rapids needs meals every day except Friday this week.
- Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City needs meals Tuesday through Sunday.
- 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 Saturday.
- Shelter House- Iowa City needs help sorting books for their upcoming book sale fundraiser Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Sign up at .
- 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)
- Read this week’s Legislative Update from the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa
- Apply for a volunteer customer service position helping with Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank’s Drive up distribution hours. Volunteers are needed Mondays 1-5 and Thursdays 2:30-5:30pm.
- Apply to serve on the Iowa City Community Police Review Board. Board members investigate complaints filed against Iowa City Police Officers and make recommendations regarding police policy.
- Tell the UI Food Pantry which types of food items you would like to see added to the pantry.
- Donate to help Table to Table finish renovations on their new space
- Apply to serve on the Johnson County Civil Service Commission, Commission of Veterans Affairs, or Livable Community For Successful Aging Policy Board at Boards
- Apply as a volunteer for DVIP’s pilot program transporting clients.
- University of Iowa Employees – APPLY for a position on a Campus Charter Committee. Several have vacancies, including Campus Planning; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Family Issues; Sustainability; Safety & Security (which our Director currently chairs); and more. Applications are open until March 11th.
- Parents/Caregivers of youth under the age of 24 with a mental health disorder: Take Please Pass The Love’s survey to tell them how they can best “elevate and support parents, caregivers, and families.”
CCAN Updates
Volunteer as a gardener or a CCAN Community Garden Ambassador
Email us with the community plots that would be most convenient for you to work. Garden Ambassadors will take a lead role at a site, coordinating volunteers and necessary tasks.
Volunteers take what they need for their households and the remainder is donated to local organizations such as Table To Table, Iowa City Mutual Aid Collective, and Corridor Community Action Network.
Sign Up As A Virtual Volunteer
Help with our Instagram, Twitter, or Facebooks accounts (literally just checking and sharing other pages’ posts), write weekly legislative updates or other posts, review city council/county board/school board agendas (even just your own town/district) for potential calls to action, email potential sponsors, send organizational emails, or help with grant writing. Email us and tell us how you would like to get involved!
Learn More About CCAN
Get a better understanding of 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 *191* served already! As we get ready to season-flip for spring, you can still drop items off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St- ring the bell) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or at the new drop off location on the East side of Iowa City (17 Goldfinch Circle- put items on the porch where they will be hidden from street view by the bushes) any time. If these options don’t work, you can also email us to make pick-up/drop-off arrangements.
Other ways you can help us sustain service include:
- 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 tprior to signing up for events.
- 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!
- Host a spring clothing drive (or become a long-term drop-off location!) for the free mobile clothing closet (maybe at your place of work?) by emailing us.
- Volunteer as a route coordinator, volunteer coordinator, and/or fundraising assistant by emailing us
- 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
- Donate needed items by ordering from our newly updated 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:
- Let us know what locations you think we should add to our popup routes!
- Join our Auction Group 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!
- Sponsor #CCANClothesCruise with your business or institution and having your logo included in promotional materials and eventually on the vehicle itself. Email us.
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. Find more info on #CCANClothesCruise.
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!