8.19.23 CCI Action Summer Membership Meeting

*Thank you! We have hit capacity for our meeting.*

Thanks to members' enthusiastic response, we have had to close registration for this event in order to not over-extend our space and catering. Thank you.

Register today for our Summer Membership Meeting on Saturday, August 19! It’s our annual event that brings together the CCI community from across the state—rural and urban, young and old, newly activated and seasoned leaders.

Together, we’ll get grounded in the moment, celebrate your work over the past year, get updates on our issue campaigns, and chart our path forward for an Iowa that puts people and the planet first. (And, we’ll be in community after a tough legislative session and eat good food!)

And, true to form, we’ve got a great line-up of guest speakers who’ll get us energized and challenge us to think big. (More on them below.)

The basics:

• Saturday, August 19, 10am – 3pm
  (Coffee & registration begin at 9:30)

• Colby Park Community Center, Windsor Heights, IA
  (6900 School St, Windsor Heights, IA 50324)

• Ample and accessible parking available

• $20 registration fee to cover food and other costs associated with the event

• Detailed program coming soon

Our Guest Speakers//What we'll dig in on:

• CLEAN WATER & CLIMATE with Silvia Secchi, a University of Iowa professor of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences and Public Policy who calls herself an “informed agitator.” She’s been a fearless truthteller (great on Twitter!) and ally on our clean water and the CO2 pipeline campaigns.

• RACIAL JUSTICE with Lori Young & Harvey Harrison, long-time CCI members who lead Just Voices Iowa, an ally who produces important research and reports on police accountability issues in Des Moines.

• IOWA ELECTIONS with Jon Green, a rural Johnson County Supervisor, and Glenn Hurst, a Minden City Council member (and past candidate for U.S. Senate). They’ll discuss campaigning and governing on a progressive platform in rural Iowa. (Iowa Senator Sarah Trone Garriott had to cancel to attend a funeral.)

• POLICY MAKING with Chris Neubert, Budget Analyst for the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry committee. He’s also a former CCI organizer who served on Sen. Bernie Sanders’s Senate staff. 

• AND, ISSUE ORGANIZING UPDATES with awesome CCI Action leaders from across the state like Berleen, Kim, Veola, Evan, Laural, Zoie, Tom & Cherie. :)

If you’re looking for some inspiration and community—especially after that legislative session we just had? We’d love to have you join us.

When: August 19, 2023 10:00 AM - 3:00PM (Registration & Coffee at 9:30)

Where: 6900 School St Colby Park Community Center Windsor Heights, IA 50324