Take a look at the Media Articles from the Lights for Liberty Vigil in Cedar Rapids on July 12: https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/hundreds-gather-to-protest-border-child-detentions-and-mass-deportation https://www.thegazette.com/protestors-rally-in-cedar-rapids-against-border-detention-20190712 https://www.press-citizen.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/07/13/photos-hundreds-rally-lights-liberty-vigil-cedar-rapids/1721312001/?
Leaders in Johnson County say they’ve seen a lot of success in its community identification cards. County leaders say there are many benefits to having identification. They say it makes simple daily tasks easier. People can apply at the Johnson County Auditor’s Office every Monday through Friday. The cost is $4 or children and $8 for…
CWJ is proud to celebrate 4 years of the Community ID The ID was established to ensure that all members of our diverse community are welcomed and can participate fully in the economic and social life of our county. The Johnson County Community ID can be used in a wide variety of day-to-day interactions, such…
In an era of serious challenges for low-wage residents, the Center for Worker Justice is celebrating several victories this week – and local community members are stepping up to help support its continued success. On Tuesday, the Iowa City Council voted unanimously in support of a groundbreaking affordable housing agreement, which residents of the Forest…
We all know how difficult it is to go to the hospital or see a doctor, that is why we have made a partnership with the mobile clinic of the university and hope that one day we can expand the services they offer to our community, we share several photos of the last clinic in…
CWJ, TeamCan, Teamsters & other Allies are supporting Gulfview Residents, we’re sharing an article about it: https://kwwl.com/news/2019/04/09/north-liberty-mobile-home-residents-getting-priced-out-of-property/ According to Golfview resident Don Lund, the meeting at the North Liberty Recreation Center on Friday, April 5 was standing room only. More than 100 people met to hear from Mazahir Salih of the Center for Worker Justice and Jesse…
On February 21, 2019, the Iowa City zoning commission meeting was packed with people, lining the walls and filling all of the available seats. There were two items on the agenda for the members of the commission to discuss that night; the most significant being the rezoning of the Forest View mobile home park. The…
For the last six years CWJ is been facing a lot of challenges but that has not stopped us to continue fighting for a better community, this time we are sharing an article from Mike Kuhlenbeck a reporter from Little Village: Please click to read the article: Top five 2018: Workers in Iowa continue to…
CWJ is able to continue Social Change with the Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant that we received. We wanted to offer classes in which the students could learn new skills and apply them to their everyday life. We wanted to offer them skills that they could then use to help themselves become sustainable. With…
During our Third Gala we release our report for the last 6 years of Social Change in Eastern Iowa, please read it on the following link:Â Six Years Retrospective