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Your weekly guide to taking action in Iowa July 27- August 2, 2026

A weekly roundup of Iowa political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide from July 27 – August 2, 2026.

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📅 Monday (July 27)

IA: Calls for Clean Water: 1 p.m., Ankeny 

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

Community Conversation: 6 p.m., Livermore Public Library, Livermore

📅 Tuesday (July 28)

Elevate CB 2050 Community Workshop: 5 p.m., Council Bluffs Public Library, Council Bluffs

📅 Wednesday (July 29)

Healthcare for All: Quad Cities: 4 p.m., Davenport Library, Davenport

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

📅 Thursday (July 30)

DSM Visibility Brigade over I-235: 7:30 a.m., Rider Way pedestrian bridge by Roosevelt HS, Des Moines

Tipton Postcard Party: 4 p.m., Tipton Public Library, Tipton

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

IA: Calls for Clean Water: 6 p.m., Ankeny 

📅 Friday (July 31) 

Protest and news conference against Zach Lahn: 10 a.m., Corner of East 7th Street and East Court Avenue, Des Moines

Vigil for Immigrant Rights: noon., Waterloo Post Office, Waterloo

Jefferson Protest: noon, Jefferson Square, Jefferson

FED-UP!!! FRIDAYS: 2 p.m., Neal Smith Federal Building, Des Moines

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

📅 Saturday (August 1)

Perry Protest: noon, First and Willis by the bicycle sculpture, Perry

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

WOMEN IN NAACP: 2 p.m., MLK Interpretive Center, Davenport

📅 Sunday (August 2)

Henry County First Amendment Rally: noon., 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

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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  • Lily Jackson is the Community Development Organizer at the Granite Post with five years of organizing experience at the local, state, and federal levels. Prior to joining Courier Newsroom, she organized her alma mater, the University of New Hampshire with the New Hampshire Democratic Coordinated Campaign, and the Presidential Inaugural Committee for the MLK Day of Service. She continued her advocacy with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire after graduation. Lily grew up in Boston, but now calls the Granite State her home.