Category Archives: Calls to Action

On Election Day, Southeast Polk Fighting For Their School’s Life!

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Trish Nelson

There are plenty of heated battles going on in school board elections across the state but citizens in the SE Polk school district are up in arms over Pleasant Hill’s effort to plant an industrial warehouse in the shade of … Continue reading →

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Branstad’s Hero Scott Walker Coming To Town

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Trish Nelson

ProgressIowa.org THURSDAY: Progress Iowa and One Wisconsin Now to Hold “Scott Walker Truth Squad” Before Appearance at Polk County GOP Dinner in West Des Moines DES MOINES — Progress Iowa and One Wisconsin Now will hold a “Scott Walker Truth … Continue reading →

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Senator Dennis Guth Goes On Anti-Gay Tirade

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Trish Nelson

[Note from BFIA:  We don’t know about you, but we’ve had just about enough of the stupid party. Please respond to this Action Alert from OneIowa.] Today at the beginning of the Iowa Senate workday, Senator Dennis Guth of Klemme … Continue reading →

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Do You Have Student Debt? Federal Regulators Want To Hear From You

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Take Action: American Rights at Work and Jobs with Justice If you have student debt, take a moment right now to write your concerns to federal regulators before April 8. If you don’t have student loan debt, can you tell … Continue reading →

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Iowa Included In The Purple To Blue Project

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Democracyforamerica.com Forget John Boehner and Paul Ryan — Republicans don’t need Congress to push their radical right-wing agenda. They’re doing it right now, state by state: Ending women’s right to choose Busting unions Deregulating industries and pillaging the environment Giving … Continue reading →

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Medicaid Madness – Medicaid Matters

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Schedule of Events Monday, March 25th A coalition of small business owners, health care providers, and citizen organizations on Monday will launch the Healthiest Iowa Initiative and call on Governor Branstad to accept the expansion of Medicaid in Iowa. Representatives … Continue reading →

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Is Your Community About To Be Corporate Factory-Farmed? Find Out About “Rights-Based” Organizing

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Trish Nelson

If your community is going to be “hydro-fracked, factory-farmed, used as a dumping ground for sewage sludge, drilled for corporate water withdrawals, used as a laboratory for genetically modified seeds; used for a transmission line, pipeline, or other energy project … Continue reading →

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Iowa GOP Wants Marriage Ban

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Trish Nelson

We need you to take action! 35 House Republicans have introduced a marriage ban. House Joint Resolution 11 (HJR11) would exclude loving and committed gay and lesbian couples from the freedom to marry in Iowa. We need you to call … Continue reading →

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Frac Sand Mines in Iowa

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Paul Deaton

A friend from the fight against the coal-fired power plants in Waterloo and Marshalltown sent a note about mining companies wanting to move into Iowa to extract silica sand for hydraulic fracturing. There is a lot of silica sand laying … Continue reading →

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Join A Local Panel Discussion On The “Dirty Thirty” Corporate Tax Dodgers

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Trish Nelson

There is a lot of talk about budget sequestration and federal deficit reduction happening in Washington D.C. What has been lost in the conversation is that there are scores of outrageously profitable U.S. corporations who pay little or no federal … Continue reading →

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