SDDinsdale WORKING FAMILIES SUMMIT May 16, 2015 at 9:00 AM Scheman Building on the ISU Campus in Ames, Iowa FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVP: http://progressiowa.org/workingfamiliessummit Local leaders will provide information about how we can raise wages, protect our civil rights, and make work more family friendly. Attendees will leave ready to take action on … Read more
Right now, our economy isn’t working for everyone. Those at the very top have seen their incomes grow exponentially while working families are being left far behind. Raising the minimum wage will immediately boost the economy and put more money in the pocket of workers. With a higher minimum wage, workers will have more money … Read more
YES! I’m planning to attend! The Fight for Economic Justice North Ridge Pavilion 2250 Holiday Rd., Coralville, IA Doors open at 6:30 pm
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm Drake Law Clinic, 2400 University Avenue, Des Moines Free and Open To the Public Please join us for A Conversation with renowned courts advocate and author Sally Kenney and featured guests: Angela Onwuachi-Willig and Roxanne Conlins. Kenney’s books will be available for sale and for signing following … Read more
The Iowa Fair Courts Coalition Supports Senate Rules Reform Approved Today in the U.S. Senate Overdue reforms to Senate rules come after years of unprecedented obstruction Today, the U.S. Senate voted to reform its internal procedures to end the supermajority filibuster and allow simple yes or no votes on most executive and judicial nominees made … Read more
Tuesday, August 6 at 10 am in Des Moines!! Last Saturday, Senators Harkin and Begich took to MSNBC to promote their plan to expand Social Security. It put the campaign to improve the lives of millions of Americans in front of a national audience — now we’re bringing it locally to Iowa. TOMORROW, Tuesday August … Read more
I have a couple of exciting updates about Iowa Citizen Action Network that I wanted to share with you! During the past year ICAN, along with several other organizations, has formed the Iowa Fair Courts Coalition. We are becoming more and more concerned about the crisis in the federal courts, so we have engaged organizations, businesses, … Read more
Media Advisory: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 3, 2013 Contact: Sue Dinsdale, sdinsdale@iowacan.org, 515-480-3240 Iowa Fair Courts Coalition Representative Invited to White House Iowa Citizen Action Network to Represent Iowa at Forum on the Federal Judiciary Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa Citizen Action Network Executive Director Sue Dinsdale will be travelling to Washington, DC for a Wednesday, June 5th White House … Read more