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Protests, rallies, and meet a candidate: Mar. 3-10, 2026

Protests, rallies, and meet a candidate: Mar. 3-10, 2026

People wave signs protesting the Trump administration and DOGE and in support of democracy during a Day of Action rally along a stretch of Greenhill Road in Cedar Falls on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Amie Rivers/Iowa Starting Line)
People wave signs protesting the Trump administration and DOGE and in support of democracy during a Day of Action rally along a stretch of Greenhill Road in Cedar Falls on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Amie Rivers/Iowa Starting Line)

Candidate meet and greets:

US Senate candidate Zach Wahls:

Iowa Auditor of State candidate Taylor Wettach:

Iowa Secretary of State candidate Ryan Peterman:

Iowa House District 99 candidate Jennifer Kirkman:

  • 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Burlington Public Library
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Protests, rallies, and events this week:

*Denotes weekly. Some weekly events may not be held every week.

📅 Tuesday (Mar. 3)

Accompaniment with Bishop Walsh: 7:30 a.m., Cedar Rapids

*Indivisible Protest: noon, across from the Federal Building, Cedar Rapids

*Huddle on the Hill: 1 p.m., Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines

📅 Wednesday (Mar. 4)

*DSM Visibility Brigade bridge protest: 4:30 p.m., Des Moines

A Night of Protest Songs: 7 p.m., Ames

📅 Thursday (Mar. 5)

*DSM Visibility Brigade bridge protest: 4:30 p.m., Des Moines

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

📅 Friday (Mar. 6)

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

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

*Veterans for Peace: noon, across from the Federal Building, Cedar Rapids

*Protest for Palestine: 3:30 p.m., Pentacrest, Iowa City

*Veterans for Peace rally: 3:30 p.m., east entrance of Pentacrest, Iowa City

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

📅 Saturday (Mar. 7)

*Community Rally for Democracy: 10 a.m., NE corner of Hickman and Alice’s Road, Waukee

*Grieving for Gaza: 11 a.m., Decorah

*Rally in the Wayside Park: noon, Decorah

*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

📅 Sunday (Mar. 8)

*Save Our Parks: 10 a.m., Effigy Mounds National Monument, Harper’s Ferry

Free America: International Women’s Day rally: 11 a.m., Muscatine

Justice for Women Victims and Survivors: 11 a.m., Muscatine

International Women’s Day rally: noon, Ankeny

International Women’s Day rally: noon, Mason City

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

*ICE Out Vigil: 2 p.m., Council Bluffs

Be Brave: International Women’s Day rally: 2 p.m., Dubuque

Stand With Immigrant Women: International Women’s Day rally: 4 p.m., Decorah

📅 Monday (Mar. 9)

*Indivisible Visibility Brigade: 3:45 p.m., Mayors Pedestrian Bridge, Cedar Falls

📅 Tuesday (Mar. 10)

*Indivisible Protest: noon, across from the Federal Building, Cedar Rapids

*Huddle on the Hill: 1 p.m., Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines

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