Early Black History in Waterloo. Tuesday, Sept. 26. 7:00p. Grout Museum. This presentation by Rod Johnson is one in a series of monthly historical presentations sponsored by the historical society.
Feast of St. Francis. Tuesday, October 3. St. Francis Catholic Worker Community in Waterloo will celebrate the feast of its namesake with prayer and celebration. The Worker House is located at at 321 E. 8th Street. The public is welcome.
NEW - Food Insecurity and Local Foods. Monday, October 9. 5:30-7:30pm. Jubilee United Methodist Church, Waterloo. This event features a free meal and opportunity to discuss how local food systems can work together toward solutions to food insecurity. Sponsored by Cedar Valley Regional Food and Farm Network.
• Learn more at: cvfoodfarmnetwork.org/food-insecurity-local-foods-connect/
NEW - Black Hawk Country NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner. Saturday, October 21. Waterloo Center for the Arts. $50 per person (includes one year membership in the local NAACP). Keynote speaker is Rev. Dr. Gregory K. Moss, retired pastor of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte NC.
• For tickets contact LaTanya Graves at 319-214-3434 (email waterloonaacp@gmail.com )
Designing Safe Neighborhoods. Read this report from the Public Science Collaborative on policy recommendations to create safe neighborhoods in Waterloo.
• Learn at: https://bit.ly/3P38JQJ
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DISCIPLESHIP EXPERIENCE WEEKEND. October 27-29. New Melleray Abbey Retreat House, Peosta, Iowa. This weekend experience focuses on seven principles of Catholic Social Teaching. A team of presenters will explain the components of each theme and facilitate discussion of its implications for daily life. The weekend begins on Friday evening at 7:00pm and concludes Sunday noon. Registration fee is $160, which includes meals and overnight accommodations (commuter rate: $40).
• Learn more at: waterloocatholics.org/dew
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> Support a continuing resolution that prevents a government shutdown
> Support anti-trafficking immigration policies
> Speak up for conscientious objectors in Russia and Ukraine
> Support passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act
> Urge Congress to pass a just Farm Bill
> Support criminal records relief for trafficking victims
> Support the Food Labeling Modernization Act
> Urge members of Congress to support nuclear disarmament
> Urge the president to ban weapons of war.
> Stop big banks from funding fossil fuels.
> Make voter registration automatic in Iowa.
> Urge governors to support Safe Harbors for trafficked children and youth.
> Root out dark money in American politics.
(Take Action Opportunities provided by the Franciscan Peace Center)