Monday, 08/08/22
1-5 pm: Volunteers needed at Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank
Contact Heiki at 319-364-8909 or email hwagner@ypniowa.org
3:30-6 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at North Liberty Community Pantry
5 pm: Linn-Mar Community School District School Board Meeting- Boardroom of the Learning Resource Center (2999 N 10th Street)
Action: peak up during public commentary in support of Linn-Mar’s recently enacted policies that were put in place to protect transgender children. These policies are under attack (Parents suing Linn-Mar over gender discrimination policies – The Green Gazette (newsmemory.com)) and the district needs our support. Join MARE Voices to stay up to date.
Agenda Link: Current Agenda & Exhibits | Linn-Mar Policy Services (linnmar.k12.ia.us)
Tuesday, 08/09/22
10 am-11 am: UI Human Rights Focus: Reproductive Rights
Zoom Link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/99033918169
12-1 pm: Truth Tuesday Rally: Reproductive Rights for ALL
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/25RkNCRA3
1-3:30 pm: North Liberty Better Neighbors – Stewards of Children child sexual abuse prevention training with RVAP
Web Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f4ca4ac23a5fa7-north14
5-7:30 pm: North Liberty Better Neighbors – Stewards of Children child sexual abuse prevention training with RVAP
Web Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f4ca4ac23a5fa7-north14
5 pm: Equal Rights NOW! Homeless Bill of Rights Teach-in
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/3Alhg4Wia
Web Link: Meeting Registration – Zoom
5 pm-Close: Shelter House Community Night at Vue Roofto
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/5z6zyyUoU
6 pm: Iowa City Community School District School Board Meeting- Educational Services Center, Room 142A (1725 N. Dodge Street)
Agenda Link: BoardDocs® Pro
Wednesday, 08/10/22
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Work Session- Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
Agenda Link: 2022/08/10 09:00 AM Board of Supervisors Work Session – Web Outline – Johnson County, Iowa (iqm2.com)
9-10 am: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conversations – Everybody At The Table
5-10 pm: Quinton’s Community Night with CCAN
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/1Z1z1oYII
Ordering Link: Quinton’s Coralville – Coralville | Delivery Menu (chomp.delivery)
5:30 pm: Truth Brigade Campaign Launch Calls & Office Hours
7-8 pm: Reproductive Freedom | Heart of Iowa Democrats Speaker Series
Web Link: Reproductive Freedom | Heart of Iowa Democrats Speaker Series · Mobilize
Zoom Link: Meeting Registration – Zoom
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Web Link:Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone – Iowa Foster and Adoption
Thursday, 08/11/22
2:30 pm: Changing culture, implementing trauma-sensitive services, and eliminating seclusion & restraint
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/2iFo2iRCW
2:30-5:30 pm: Volunteers needed at Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank
Facebook Link: (1) Facebook
Contact Heiki at 319-364-8909 or email hwagner@ypniowa.org
5 pm: Music On The Plaza- Benefit & Brews
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/1OPcvDVXN
5:30 pm: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting
Agenda Link: 2022/08/11 05:30 PM Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting – Web Outline – Johnson County, Iowa (iqm2.com)
7-8 pm: Pop the Disinformation Bubble- Take control and counter the lies
Web Link: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/375540/
Friday, 08/12/22
10 am-12 pm: Volunteer needed to load the truck/move supplies for Families Helping Families of Iowa Back To School Rally
Web Link: Families Helping Families: Back to School Rally 2022 (signupgenius.com)
10 am-4 pm: Volunteers needed at Central Furniture Rescue
Call (319) 382-2882
10 am-4 pm: DVIP Rock-The-Chalk Volunteers Needed
Web Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f44aead2fabfece9-volunteer2
12 pm: Lunch & Learn with Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club
Web Link: Iowa Chapter Sierra Club | Facebook
4-6 pm: Fridays For Future Strike Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/2cmDp1ByQ
Saturday, 08/13/22
6 am-5 pm: 18th Annual Courage Ride
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/267ey1Pxk
Web Link: www.CourageRide.org
7 am-12 pm: DVIP Volunteers Needed to Table at IC Farmer’s Market
Web Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f44aead2fabfece9-volunteer2
9 am-12 pm: Volunteers needed at Central Furniture Rescue
Call (319) 382-2882
9 am-2 pm: Cedar Rapids: CPR & First Aid -IN PERSON ($40)
Web Link: Cedar Rapids: CPR & First Aid -IN PERSON – Iowa Foster and Adoption
10:30-11:30 am: Repro Rights Coffee Chat In The Park
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/2ovI6OLfc
11 am-4:30 pm: Volunteers needed for Families Helping Families of Iowa Back to School Rally
Web Link: Families Helping Families: Back to School Rally 2022 (signupgenius.com)
4-7 pm: Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
Sunday, 08/14/22
12-4 pm: Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Web Link: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone – Iowa Foster and Adoption
All Week
Youth Peace Camp: https://fb.me/e/1V3TYh7C0
- Houses Into Homes in Coralville (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4faaac2eabf9c70-houses1), needs help Monday through Friday.
- Together We Achive in Cedar Rapids (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4caaa729a6fec52-iowa) needs help Monday through Saturday.
- Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City needs meals every day this week. Sign up at Ronfaald McDonald House Iowa City – RMHC-EIWI
- CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City (Volunteers: CommUnity Food Pantry at Pepperwood Plaza Volunteer Signup (signupgenius.com), needs volunteers Tuesday through Saturday at the center and with mobile deliveries Wed- Fri (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a45afa922a6fd0-mobile)
Support Cedar Rapids workers striking against Ingredion, Inc. By joining them on the picket line or dropping off food/drinks/supplies at 1001 1st Street, SW; sending a letter of encouragement to strikeline organizer Jason Davis via jmdavisbctgm@gmail.com so he can share them with other workers; donating to their strike fund via Fundraiser by Ryan Hocke : BCTGM 100G membership assistance fund (gofundme.com); and/or or spreading the word by following BCTGM on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to share updates and following/using the hashtag #IngredionStrike
Apply to serve on the Johnson County Juvenile Justice and Youth Development Policy Board, Case Management Advisory Board, Food Policy Council, or Compensation Commission via https://www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/vacancies
Nominate an individual, business, or organization that has “positively impacted human rights either locally or abroad” for the Iowa City Human Rights Commission’s Annual Human Rights Awards via https://www.iowa-city.org/Forms/humanrightsawards.
Share your abortion story via Iowa Abortion Access Fund by filling out the interest form at tinyurl.com/abortionstoryseries.
Order breakfast treats, cookies, and/or a lunch box from Horizons, A Family Service Alliance via Lunchbox Your Way! – Horizons (horizonsfamily.org) “and help a homebound senior age in place longer, healthier, and more affordably”
Sign up to help The Lena Project fill their Chalk The Walk square with a response to Amanda Gorman’s Prompt for the Planet. Supplies by emailing triciawindschitl.lenaproject@gmail.com. They say “small stipend included.”
Gain “insight into Black history, white privilege and what to do to be actively anti-racist” from 1-4pm any day this week by signing up at How To Understand White Privilege and Be Actively Anti-Racist Tickets, Mon 27 Dec 2021 at 19:00 | Eventbrite
Sign up as a virtual volunteer for Corridor Community Action Network! Help with our Instagram, Twitter, or Facebooks accounts (literally just checking and sharing other pages’ posts) or our email list, 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 director@corridorcan.com and tell us how you would like to get involved!
Buy a Repros For Iowa “Krusty Kim” shirt for $30 by messaging Crafty Babes Co. and a portion of the proceeds will directly benefit Emma Goldman Clinic (through August 25)
*Meaningful Employment Alert*
Agape Café is seeking a co-director for a paid ($17/hour to start) position working 30-40 hours per month to help them “not only continue serving breakfast every week, but to flourish as an organization” Email agapebreakfast@gmail for a full job description or stop in at the Agape Café, 26 E Market Street, Iowa City, 52245, on a Wednesday morning between 6:30am and 10am. Ask for Jenny Britton.
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update!
Clothing service has been a big success, with over *200* served already! We are still accepting donations, which can be dropped off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St- ring the bell) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or at the East side Iowa City drop-off lcoation (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 director@corridorcan.com to make pick-up/drop-off arrangements.
Other ways you can help us sustain service include:
*Volunteering to assist with events as a driver (33 foot RV) or shopping assistant (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a4ca9ab2caaff2-potential). 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 send us your DOB, DL number, and expiration date to director@corridorcan.com prior to signing up for events.
*Buying a limited edition “DRESS PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE AT” #CCANClothesCruise shirt via https://www.rayguncustom.com/…/dress-people-where… to support our free mobile clothing closet. This site will be pulled soon, so get yours while you still can!
*Arranging to host a summer clothing drive (or become a long-term drop-off location!) for the free mobile clothing closet (maybe at your place of work?) by emailing director@corridorcan.com. #CCANClothesCruise #ClothingDrive
*Volunteering as a route coordinator, volunteer coordinator, and/or fundraising assistant by emailing director@corridorcan.com
*Donating 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 emailing director@corridorcan.com.
*Hosting a fundraiser for us! Gas, insurance, parking, and other maintenance expenses are ongoing and our windshield needs repaired. Email director@corridorcan.com
*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 at paypal.me/CorridorCAN, or https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-a-free-mobile-clothing-closet?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR2HvFDdbNzE9xbKAAgPlkCUqeF1DfAnPd5z8jK_jjlcYA60a3fY8JWtPaA This service will involve ongoing expenses.
* Letting us know what locations you think we should add to our popup routes!
*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 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, The Savvy Boutique, Texas Roadhouse Coralville, Fortuna Gaming Cafe; and everyone who has participated in the fundraisers we’ve held to date. We couldn’t have made it this far without you!
Learn more about CCAN and the work we do by watching this video from the North Liberty Public Library- Corridor Community Action Network – YouTube