- Columbine Anniversary
Believe it or not, this Friday, April 20th, is the 19th anniversary of the Columbine massacre.
In our now upside down world the horror of the events at Columbine didn’t drive our country to a sober assessment of the relationship between our populace and guns, instead it drove explosive gun sales and the sickening spineless response of legislators who bowed like weak twigs to the pressure of the NRA.
Now 19 years and many massacres later a group of young survivors of a massacre are leading this country to finally begin to assess America’s love affair with guns.
So on the anniversary of Columbine student walkouts are scheduled for some 2,127 schools across the country. In Iowa walkouts are scheduled in these schools at this writing:
Davenport Central
Pleasant Valley
North Scott
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Vinton-Shellsburg
Dysart Union HS
Waterloo West
Cedar Falls – Peet Junior High
Nevada
Gilbert HS
Ames High
Iowa State U. – Ames
North Polk Middle School
South View Middle School Ankeny
North View Middle School, Ankeny
Ankeny Centennial HS, Ankeny
Johnston HS
Summit Middle School, Johnston
Urbandale HS
Roosevelt HS, Des Moines
Valley HS, West Des Moines
St. Francis of Assisi School, West Des Moines
Waukee HS
Prairieview – Waukee
Timberline – Waukee
Indianola HS
Oskaloosa HS
Sioux City West
A list for the country can be found here:
- Earth Day
From Iowa CCI:
| Join us Earth Day weekend to discuss climate and clean energy solutions we can achieve in our communities and throughout the state.
Come hear from Chris Woolery, a clean energy leader in Kentucky. He coordinates the Pay As You Save (PAYS) program for energy efficiency in Kentucky and is an activist leader with the powerhouse organization Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. You’ll learn … · The major challenges and barriers preventing us from transitioning to clean energy more quickly. · How to build power in our communities to transition to 100% clean energy and energy efficiency that benefits 100% of the people. · How the Pay As You Save (PAYS) program for energy efficiency works in Kentucky. (Hint, we’d love to see it in Iowa) Join us for a powerful teach in and meet-up near you! Click here to RSVP: • Saturday, April 21 at 11am in Boone • Saturday, April 21 at 6:30pm in Marshalltown • Sunday, April 22 at 1pm in Iowa City • Sunday, April 22 at 6:30pm in Des Moines • Let’s transition our energy system in a way that benefits all people and our planet! |
- What If Mueller Gets Fired?
Moveon.org has a map of currently planned protests should Trump do what suspect he will do eventually and fires Mueller
Current sites in Iowa include Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, Decorah, Ames, Des Moines, Indianola, Red Oak, Council Bluffs-Omaha and Sioux City.
Be Prepared!
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