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Action calendar
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These events have been compiled from publicly available information on social media, newspapers, newsletters and other sources. To submit an event or a correction, email Leslie DuPree.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Looking for more? Mobilize.us lists virtual events.​
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SAVE the DATE: No Kings, Power Belongs to the People, Saturday, March 28​​​​​​​
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Monday, Feb. 9
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Warm Shelter, Not Cold Shoulder, 4-5:45 p.m., Rock Island City Hall, 1528 3rd Ave. Bring signs! Safe shelter is a human right. City council meeting begins at 5:45.
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Tuesday, Feb. 10
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Anti-Trump, pro-democracy sign-holding demonstration, 4:15-5:45 p.m., corner of Kimberly Road and Brady, Street, Davenport.
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Speed Politics, 6-7:15 p.m., The rabbithole, 1203 Jersey Ridge Rd. Suite 102, Davenport. You’ll get six minutes to discuss a politically oriented question with a stranger. One person per pair moves one seat over. Repeat. (Political speed dating, minus the dating.) Feel free to bring your drink of choice!.
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Indivisible QC, 6 p.m., 1152 15th Ave., East Moline, every Tuesday. (Handicapped accessible.) Visitors and new members welcome.
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Thursday, Feb. 12
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Resistors Unite, 5:30 p.m., Grumpy‘s Saloon, 2120 East 11th St., Davenport. Group meets every second Thursday of the month. Get on their email list by contacting Lizmcd1991@gmail.com.
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Friday, Feb. 13
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Immigration: Fact, Fiction and Solutions, 1:30-3 p.m., Rock Island Library Watts-Midtown Branch, 2715 30th St. Speaker will be Peter Kivisto, Richard a Swanson Professor of Social Thought at Augustana College.
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Saturday, Feb. 14
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Property Tax Reform Town Hall, 10 a.m., Davenport Library, 3000 North Fairmount St. Speakers to include Iowa State Rep Ken Croken, Rep. Elizabeth Wilson of the Iowa House Ways and Means Committee, and Kylie Spies from Common Good Iowa.
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Wednesday, Feb. 18
Unified Clergy Statement for Social Justice, 9 a.m., at Rock Island County Courthouse, 1317 3rd Ave., Rock Island.
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Thursday, Feb. 19
Community Meeting for Homeless Outreach, 10-11 a.m., Atlas Collective coffeeshop, 1801 5th Ave., Moline. Discuss meaningful, concrete ways to support our unhoused neighbors and strengthen the work already being done in our community.
Friday, Feb. 20
Courthouse to Courthouse March for Justice, starting at 4 p.m. Rock Island County Courthouse, 1317 3rd Ave., Rock Island, and gathering for speeches at the Scott Co. Courthouse, 400 West 4th St., Davenport, at 5 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 21
Resistance Rally and Gathering, 1:30 p.m., Singing Bird Nature Center, 4429 15th St., Rock Island. Nefesh invites organizations across the Quad Cities and surrounding regions to come together for a day of connection, solidarity and shared purpose. Groups may set up tables, share food, exchange experiences, and introduce people to their goals, projects and visions. Attendees are asked to bring donations for The Third Place.
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Sunday, Feb. 22
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Democratic candidate interviews, 2 p.m., Central College, Pella, and livestreamed on the Marion County Iowa Democrats Facebook page. Journalist Laura Belin will host conversations and Q&A with the Democrats running for the congressional seat in Iowa’s 1st District: Travis Terrell Feb. 22.
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Tuesday, Feb. 24
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Singing for Resistance, 6:30 p.m., Edwards Congregational Church, 3420 Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport. This is a workshop to learn songs for protest and action. Quad Cities Community Singing will teach the protest songs being sung in Minneapolis. No singing experience required.
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Saturday, Feb. 28
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Holy Resistance, noon, Second Baptist Church, 919 6th Ave., Rock Island. The Rev. Dr. Dwight Ford will speak at this annual religious affairs celebration presented by the Rock Island NAACP.
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Take Back the Power protest of the Trump regime, 1-2:30 p.m., South Oakwood Avenue and State Street, Geneseo.
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Tuesday, March 3
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Special election day, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Davenport, North Scott, and Pleasant Valley school districts vote on whether to renew the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) currently in place in Scott County. The city of Walcott will fill a vacancy on the city council.
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Ongoing
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Note new location: Indivisible QC, 6 p.m., 1152 15th Ave., East Moline, every Tuesday. (Handicapped accessible.) Visitors and new members welcome.
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Resistors Unite, 5:30 p.m., Grumpy‘s Saloon, 2120 East 11th St., Davenport. Group meets every second Thursday of the month. Get on their email list by contacting Lizmcd1991@gmail.com.
Racial Equality / Honk for Action rally from noon-12:30 p.m. every Saturday at the Slumberland/Party City corner, John Deere Road and 16th St. Moline. (across from SouthPark Mall). Canceled only in case of severe weather. (Hosted by Progressive Action)