Your weekly guide to taking action in Iowa June 30- July 6, 2026

A weekly roundup of Iowa political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide from June 30- July 6

Lily Jackson

June 29, 2026

Iowa protest for reproductive rights at Iowa Capitol on July 11. Photo by Starting Line staff

📅 Tuesday (June 30)

Tipton Postcard Party: 11 a.m., Tipton Public Library, Tipton

Pro-democracy/Anti-Trump demonstration: 4:15 p.m., corner of Spring Street and Kimberly Road, Davenport

Core Central Neighborhood Defense Team: 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Iowa City

📅 Wednesday (July 1)

Hump Day Holler – Visibility Bridge: 5:30 p.m., Pedestrian Bridge at 1101 N Broadway, Council Bluffs

📅 Thursday (July 2)

4 Corners Peaceful Protest: 4:30 p.m., near the Casey’s/Methodist Church in Panora

📅 Friday (July 3)

Vigil for Immigrant Rights: noon-12:30 p.m., Waterloo Post Office, Waterloo

Jefferson Protest: noon-1 p.m., Jefferson Square, Jefferson

Fed-up Fridays: 2 p.m., Neal Smith Federal Building, 400 Locust St, Des Moines

Veterans for Peace rally: 4:30 p.m., east entrance of Pentacrest, Iowa City

Linn County Visibility Brigade: 3:45 p.m., Emmons Street overpass, Hiawatha

Drinking Liberally – Humboldt County: 6:30 p.m., Truck Lift Brewing, Humboldt

📅 Saturday (July 4)

Newton Fourth of July parade: 8 a.m., street in front of Best Western Holiday Manor, Newton

Walk with Iowa Forward and Warren County Dems in 4th of July Parades!: 9 a.m., Norwalk, 9:30 a.m., Carlile, and 11 a.m., Milo

Walk with Iowa Forward and Washington Dems in the Wellman 4th of July Parade!: 9 a.m., Wellman

Walk with Iowa Forward and JoCo Dems in 4th of July Parades!: 9 a.m., Coralville

Mitchell County July 4 Parade in Osage: 9:30 a.m., Mitchell County Fairgrounds, Osage

Ride in the 4th of July Parade: 10:30 a.m., Tipton

Des Moines: a Declaration of Resistance: 11 a.m., 42nd Street & Grand Avenue, Des Moines

Perry Protest: noon-1 p.m., First and Willis by the bicycle sculpture, Perry

Peaceful Protest: 1 p.m., corner of Mamie Eisenhower Avenue and Story Street, Boone

IA: Davenport Tabling Opportunities: 3 p.m., Davenport

4th of July Poster Party with Des Moines County Dems and Iowa Forward: 6 p.m., 2528 Mt Pleasant St., Burlington

📅 Sunday (July 5)

Henry County First Amendment Rally: noon-1 p.m., front of the courthouse, Mount Pleasant

VIGIL by the Pott Co. Jail (Ice Detention Facility): 3 p.m., Big Lake Road and N. 16th Street, Council Bluffs

Art in the Park with Iowa City SURJ: 3:30 p.m., College Green Park Gazebo, Iowa City

📅 Monday (July 6)

South/West Side Neighborhood Defense Team: 7 p.m., First Mennonite Church, Iowa City

Have an event to add? Email Lily Jackson, lily@couriernewsroom.com with details (please send details at least one week before the event).

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