Matthew Shepard stamp campaign, ending HIV/AIDS, and new Illinois Soul 101.1FM
Campaign launched for Matthew Shepard memorial stamp: Heralding the slain Wyoming youth as...
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Iowa City grants, Planned Parenthood in southern Illinois, Trump out in Colorado, kindergarten enrollment drops
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LGBTQ+ blessings from Pope Francis, AIA’s first black female leader, and Iowa’s relatively small LGBTQ+ population
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State ID, Trump in Iowa, anti-LGBTQ+ laws in 2023
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Pregnancy center fraud, “giantess” dominates, and defamation ruling in Georgia
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Conversion therapy ban challenge, Trump’s Iowa lead, horseshoe crab blood
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Illinois gun ban, Wichtendahl race, and “Write It Out” playwrights
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“More fun, less of a tournament” melds golf, drag, food and fundraising for TPQC
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Free NOH8 photos for first 200 people at June 1 event in Davenport
DAVENPORT, IA — Iowa’s only chance to join a NOH8 photo shoot this year also offers a chance to do it for free.
That’s what One Human Family QCA is offering June 1 in Davenport. The first 200 people to show up for the photo shoot will receive their digital print free, a gesture that usually costs $25 to $40.
Since 2010, almost 67,000 people have participated in the NOH8 campaign, which started to stand up for marriage equality and now stands up against policies and laws worldwide that are built on one group oppressing another.
Read about the June 1 photo shoot, plus two more chances to join the NOH8 campaign in Illinois.
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Darwin Days in Iowa City, time to register for LSA of Eastern Iowa, events at Hope UCC and MCC of the Quad Cities, Paige Clouse for Ottumwa Pride, and more
EASTERN IOWA — Tonight, partake of some Reiki at Realive in Cedar Rapids, or get started at immersing yourself in science at the Iowa City Darwin Days.
Tomorrow, take a walk outside for Easter at Hope UCC, enjoy some acoustic sounds in Ottumwa, or snack on sweets and soup at MCC of the Quad Cities.
Next week, the entire family is invited to watch the art of glass-blowing live at The Hazy Hideaway, And April 16 is the big day to register for two fun things: a Homestyle Vegan Dinner in North Liberty, and LSA of Eastern Iowa’s upcoming season.
It’s all in the latest Eastern Iowa update.
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