Iowans will join together to declare the ‘People’s Condition of the State’ at events in the coming days, in advance of the state’s legislative session.
Working families, small business owners, and local elected officials will speak at events in seven locations to stand up for what Iowans need to take care of our communities, and to stand together in opposition to the corporate greed being prioritized by Governor Reynolds and the Republican-led legislature.
People’s Condition of the State events will take place in six locations across Iowa. Host organizations for the People’s Condition of the State events include: AFSCME Council 61, Health Care for America Now Iowa, Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, Iowa Citizen Action Network, Iowa Main Streets and Country Roads, Lower Drug Prices Now Iowa, Progress Iowa, and Tax March Iowa.
Event Details:
Title of Event: Cedar Rapids People’s Condition of the State
Date of Event: January 10, 2022
Time of Event: 2:00 P.M.
Location: IBEW Hall
1211 Wiley Blvd. SW
Confirmed Speakers: Rick Moyle, Hawkeye Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Tamara Marcus, Co-Founder & Board President, Advocates for Social Justice
Ashley Vanorny, Cedar Rapids Councilmember, District 5
Title of Event: Council Bluffs People’s Condition of the State
Date of Event: Saturday, January 8, 2022
Time of Event: 2:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Confirmed Speakers: Jen Pellant, Field Coordinator, Western Iowa Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Iowa Representative Charlie McConkey
Steve Gorman, Council Bluffs City Councilmember, Retired 30-year CB Firefighter, Member IAFF and Western Iowa Labor Federation
Jill Shudak, Council Bluffs Community School District Board Member
Shawna Anderson, Owner, Salon Extasy
Title of Event: Des Moines People’s Condition of the State
Date of Event: Friday, January 7, 2022
Time of Event: 6:00 P.M.
Location: Zoom
Confirmed Speakers:
Iowa Representative Ras Smith
Iowa Representative Phyllis Thede
Iowa Representative Ross Wilburn
Al Womble, Political Director, Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Title of Event: Davenport People’s Condition of the State
Date of Event: January 7, 2022
Time of Event: 4:00 P.M.
Location: Zoom
Confirmed Speakers: Kay Pence, Iowa Alliance for Retired Americans Vice President – Impact of COVID on Iowans, OSHA regulations & workplace safety regarding COVID
Glenda Guster, Community Activist – early childhood education and child care for families
Sue Dinsdale, Executive Director Iowa Citizen Action Network & Lower Drug Prices Now Iowa
Title of Event: Ottumwa People’s Condition of the State
Date of Event: January 8, 2022
Time of Event: 11:00 A.M.
Location: Zoom
Confirmed Speakers: Mary Stewart, Retired college administrator & activist
Francis Thicke, Iowa Farmer
Title of Event: Sioux City People’s Condition of the State
Date of Event: January 9, 2022
Time of Event: 3:00 P.M.
Location: Zoom
Confirmed Speakers: Iowa Senator Jackie Smith
Iowa Representative Chris Hall
Sioux City Councilmember Alex Watters
Jeremy Dumkrieger, Community Leader
Title of Event: Waterloo People’s Condition of the State
Date of Event: January 7, 2022
Time of Event: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Zoom
Confirmed Speakers: Jerry Hageman, Black Hawk Labor Assembly President
Ritchie Kurtenback, Business Representative for IBEW Local 288
Gwen Bramlet-Hecker, Program Director, Riverview Center
Lisa Munoz, Professor and Department Chair-Humanities, Social Sciences, and Wellness
Terrance Hollingsworth
Teresa Culpepper, Waterloo Human Rights Commissioner and Hawkeye Nursing Faculty
Kimberly Karol, President, Iowa American Postal Workers Union
