Thursday, Aug. 22, Progressive Action for the Common Good Community Networking Night. Evan Burger from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) will be presenting on Iowa CCI’s hot new campaigns in the Quad Cities. 6 p.m. Cobblestone Place – Community Room, 1212 W. 3rd St, Davenport.

Monday, Aug. 26, “Responding to Gun Violence,” 6 p.m., Saint Paul Lutheran Church, 715 S. Third St., Clinton. Are you concerned about violence and the use of guns in our country? Join other Clinton area residents for a discussion and action plan.

Tuesday, Aug. 27

• Workers for Peace Iowa general membership meeting from 7 until 9 p.m., in the Viewing Room in the Lower Level of Busse Library Mount Mercy University, 1330 Elmhurst Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids. Dr. Ayman Amer, Egyptian-born economics professor at Mount Mercy, will be speaking and answering questions about the situation in Egypt. All welcome.
• Veterans for Peace Chapter 161 hosts Yashar Vasef, Executive Director of the Iowa United Nations Association, speaking on “Iran in the Midst of Regional Turmoil” at 7 p.m., in meeting room A of the Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City.  All welcome.

Wednesday, Aug. 28, Women’s Resource and Action Center Fall Open House from 4 until 6 p.m. 130 N. Madison, Iowa City.

Sept. 14 through 20, Climate 911 Bicycle Tour of Iowa by Dr. Wendy Ring, with speaking events in Omaha, Des Moines, Grinnell, Iowa City, Muscatine and Davenport. Click here for the Climate 911 home page, and click here for Dr. Ring’s developing itinerary.