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How to celebrate Banned Books Week in Des Moines, Iowa City

October 3, 2023

Banned Books Week seems especially relevant in Iowa this year. Here are a couple events to help you celebrate this week, both free and open to all:

How to celebrate Banned Books Week in Des Moines, Iowa City

Your weekly guide to taking action in Iowa Feb. 17-24, 2026

February 18, 2026

Looking to get involved this week? You can join ICE Out rallies and response trainings, connect with fellow insufferable wenches at a Sip n’ Chat, and show up for community events, such as a Black History Film Screening, immigrant rights rallies, and LGBTQIA+ visibility actions. Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events and actions:

Your weekly guide to taking action in Iowa Feb. 17-24, 2026

Protests, rallies, candidate meetings around Iowa: Mar. 17-24, 2026

March 16, 2026

Protests, rallies, and candidate meetings around Iowa for Mar. 17-24, 2026.

Protests, rallies, candidate meetings around Iowa: Mar. 17-24, 2026

Hope you haven’t changed your last name, women!

February 17, 2026

Plus: Meet a candidate, protests, and a viral post Share with a friend Amie here. As someone who has changed my last name from what it was at birth, the current SAVE Act currently in the US Senate is a tad worrisome. (Scroll down for more on that.) New map for Iowa cancer rates by…

Hope you haven’t changed your last name, women!

Protests, rallies, and candidate meetings around Iowa for Mar. 24-31, 2026

March 23, 2026

Protests, rallies, and candidate meetings around Iowa for Mar. 24-31, 2026

8 places in Iowa where you can learn about Black History

February 9, 2026

Black history is important for everyone to learn about. Check out these eight places in Iowa where you can learn something new, from monuments to museums.

8 places in Iowa where you can learn about Black History

How Des Moines Metro Schools Are Applying Anti-LGBTQ Law

August 30, 2023

New laws passed by Republicans in the Iowa Legislature this year restrict bathroom access for transgender students, forcibly out students to their parents if they express a different gender identity or ask to go by a different name from the one on their birth certificates—even nicknames—and Iowa school districts have to figure it all out.…

How Des Moines Metro Schools Are Applying Anti-LGBTQ Law

Renee Hardman chosen as Iowa Democrats’ nominee to replace Claire Celsi

October 22, 2025

Iowa Democrats have chosen West Des Moines City Council Member Renee Hardman as the party’s nominee for a coming special election for an Iowa legislative seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Claire Celsi. Hardman defeated four other candidates at an Oct. 21 special nominating convention to win the Democratic nomination. She promised to…

Renee Hardman chosen as Iowa Democrats’ nominee to replace Claire Celsi

Protests, rallies, and candidate events around Iowa: Mar. 31-Apr. 7, 2026

March 31, 2026

Protests, rallies, and candidate events around Iowa for Mar. 31-Apr. 7, 2026

Protests, rallies, and candidate events around Iowa: Mar. 31-Apr. 7, 2026

9 social media-famous food joints to try in Iowa

April 13, 2026

More Iowa restaurants have appeared on TV than you might have thought. Check out these nine examples that serve up perfect pizza, Southern food, and more.

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