Tarot and reiki at ReAlive, getting tough on animal torture, central Iowa LGBTQIA+ Roundtable statement: Iowa Dailies for 4-2-26

CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s a week of tarot and reiki (or both) at ReAlive Metaphysical Shop. Tonight you can join Tea and Tarot, held every first Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. to learn more about reading tarot and oracle cards. Friday, it’s Reiki Share time from 6 to 8 p.m., with everyone guaranteed a chance to practice on the reiki table. Both gatherings are for all skill levels, and are free, with goodwill donations accepted. Find them at ReAlive, 3800 Wilson Avenue SW Suite A. 

More than a dozen LGBTQIA+ organizations in central Iowa are circulating a shared response to changes in civil rights law in the state. The statement calls out recent Iowa government policy queer issues, and calls for the LGBTQ+ community to come together. The organizations also promise to create safe, social spaces for queer people, work with one another, and advocate for queer rights. The statement comes three weeks after Iowa barred local governments from passing local civil rights ordinances that name transgender people among protected classes. Last year, Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights protections, after adding it in 2007. Almost 3 dozen anti-LGBT bills have been introduced to the Iowa legislator so far this year according to One Iowa Action, one of the co-signers of the roundtable statement.