Category Archives: civil rights

DoD Announces Same-Sex Spouse Benefits

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Paul Deaton

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 14, 2013 DOD Announces Same-Sex Spouse Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, the Department of Defense announced its plan to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of uniformed service members and Department of Defense civilian employees. After a review … 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 →

Posted in Calls to Action, civil rights, GLBT, Iowa Legislature | Tagged Iowa, Iowa Legislature 2013, Klemme, LGBT, marriage equality, Senator Dennis Guth | 4 Comments

Our Liberties We Prize And Our Rights We Will Maintain

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Today marks both the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court Varnum v. Brien decision. These are the words of Dr. King one day before he was killed by an … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, civil rights | Tagged iowa civil liberties, Iowa civil rights, Martin Luther King assassination, Varnum v. Brien, Varnum v. Brien anniversary | Comments Off

Save The UI Center For Human Rights

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Trish Nelson

From the Physicians For Social Responsibility – Iowa Chapter website: Save the UI Center for Human Rights (UICHR) Campaign The University of Iowa plans to close the UICHR.in a decision made without input from UI students, faculty, and the state-wide … Continue reading →

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ALEC Attacks! Will Iowa Have A Voter ID Law?

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I just got an email from my county party leader that SOS Matt Schultz will be following the ALEC lead and propose the Voter Photo ID bill for Iowa. This is one of ALEC model legislation bills aimed at supressing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, civil rights, Clean Elections, Iowa Voters | Tagged Matt Schultz, soter suppression | Comments Off

Martin Luther King – I Have A Dream Speech – August 28, 1963

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Trish Nelson

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Rosa Parks Occupied A Bus 56 Years Ago, Still Inspires Today

Posted on December 1, 2011 by bfiamollyreagan

by Molly Regan On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks got on a bus and sat down. When she was told by a white man to move to the back of the bus, she refused, and was … Continue reading →

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Special Election Could Affect Marriage Equality In Iowa

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Trish Nelson

oneiowa.org We need your help to protect equality in Iowa. We are facing a special election and marriage equality hangs in the balance. Senator Swati Dandekar is resigning and her seat in the Iowa State Senate will be filled by … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, marriage equality | 1 Comment

Jobs, Justice, And The American Dream National Symposium

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Trish Nelson

We received this in our inbox yesterday from Democratic Strategist Friday’s national symposium on “Jobs, Justice and the American Dream” sponsored by the AFL-CIO and Martin Luther King Center can be viewed here in its entirety. Rev. Jessie Jackson was … Continue reading →

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