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Your 2017 Rally & Lobby Day highlights
A huge thank you to EVERYONE who came out to fight for what’s right at CCI Action’s 2017 Rally & Lobby Day at the state capitol in Des Moines today. Check out this exciting highlight reel from today’s events and stay tuned for more opportunities to #fightback this legislative session.
read moreBird-dogging 101: how to hold your legislators accountable
Bird-dogging is a great tactic used to directly engage or confront candidates and elected officials on our issues at their public events. It lets them know how important these issues are to everyday people, and holds them accountable for doing the right thing. Read more...
read moreRally and Lobby Day 2017 Agenda
Here’s a quick look at the day’s events. You’ll get a detailed program at the door.
read moreWhat we’re fighting for this legislative session
We see plenty of opportunities to put our issues, our values, and our vision for the Iowa we want to see front and center this legislative session. Get plugged into our legislative priorities this session and find ways you can fight back!
read moreWhy we must stop the Stand Your Ground bill
“Stand Your Ground,” the controversial bill which let George Zimmerman off the hook for murdering innocent teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012, has been introduced into the Iowa Senate. If passed, this “shoot first” bill would allow anyone to use deadly force if they believe their safety is threatened. Skittles and the color of one’s skin is not a threat.
read moreJan. 24 Rally and Lobby Day: Details to Know
Get all your details to know for this exciting and action-packed day at the Statehouse.
read moreWe sat in: Grassley #StopSessions direct action recap
Friday, January 13, 100 activists occupied the Des Moines Federal Building demanding Senator Grassley reject Sen. Jeff Sessions' appointment as U.S. Attorney General. Twenty justice fighters staged a sit-in at Grassley's 7th floor office.
read moreSix ways to FIGHT BACK this legislative session
They have their agenda, but we have ours, too. Here are six ways you can stand up and FIGHT BACK this legislative session.
read more4 Reasons to Come to Rally and Lobby Day Jan 24
The issues we care about most are under attack.
Tuesday January 24: JOIN US for a powerful day to resist, lobby legislators,
and FIGHT for the Iowa YOU want to see!
Trump/Grassley: #StopSessions protest action
FRIDAY 1/13, 11 AM: Take action and FIGHT BACK as we demand Senator Chuck Grassley to stop the fast-tracking of Jeff Sessions, Trump's racist, anti-immigrant nominee for U.S. Attorney General.
Grassley, who has spent 9 months refusing to hold a hearing for nominee Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court, is laying out the red carpet for Jeff Sessions, an Alabama senator who's spent his career attacking civil rights and promoting hateful rhetoric towards people of color, immigrants and the LGBTQ communities.
