Iowa Peace Network

05/01/2026

General Strike Day/ May Day Strike, May 1 in Des Moines.

May Day has been designated as a General Strike Day. This is a follow up to the No Kings Days. General strike calls for No Work, School, or Shopping.

May 1, 12:00 noon Demo at Cowles Common, by PSL
3:00-6:00 Gray's Lake - North Parking lot. LULAC organizing.
Carry signs marching next to Fleur Drive

More: https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/937905/

Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg said that the goal of the nationwide strike action would be to send "a clear message: we demand a government that invests in our communities, not one that enriches billionaires, fuels endless war, or deploys masked agents to intimidate our neighbors."

Since May 1 is traditionally recognized as International Workers Day, connecting economic justice with militarism is a good focus.

Healthcare Not Warfare

Stop spending our tax dollars on war, genocide, concentration camps, ICE etc.

Because when the billionaires break every rule, it’s going to take more than a rally to stop them. **Our Demands for May 1st** - Tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first. - No ICE. No war. No private army serving unchecked federal power. - Expand democracy, not corporate power....

04/29/2026

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04/16/2026

Love as Action vigil April 25 at 11 am. 42nd and Grand in Des Moines.

04/08/2026

Keep up the pressure! No more war!

The president’s reckless decision to bomb Iran without bothering to ask for congressional approval is a clear constitutional violation that puts us all in danger. The time to act is now.

03/25/2026

03/25/2026

PALM SUNDAY PUBLIC WITNESS | Iowa City

SUNDAY, MARCH 29
2:30 PM at the PENTACREST
21 N Clinton Street, Iowa City

2:45 PM at the PED MALL STAGE

Meet at the Iowa City Pentacrest (21 N. Clinton Street) at 2:30 PM to march to the Ped Mall Stage area for music, prayer, and a Call to Action at 2:45 PM.

Please bring palms and signs in support of the message of Matthew 25 and avoid messages of hate or opposition. Clergy are invited to vest in the manner and color their tradition uses on Palm Sunday.

Rain site is Trinity Episcopal Church, 320 E. College Street, Iowa City.

03/15/2026

Sun., March 29, Des Moines. The Palm Sunday Walk for Peace will begin at 2:30 at Capitol Hill Lutheran Church, and goes to the Capitol, where a Gathering, "Standing with our Neighbors," will be held.

Join us at 7 pm for the Palm Sunday Prayer Service for Peace, to lament the terrible losses of war, and to re-commit to working for the cause of peace at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 3600 75th Street in Urbandale.

03/11/2026

Sat., March 21, Des Moines, AFSC/ Quaker led Vigil at 11 am, 42nd and Grand. Afterwards, we will gather downstairs for food and fellowship.

03/07/2026

Stop the War on Iran rally, Sun, March 8, Iowa City, 11 am.

Several Iowa City area groups are hosting a rally.
Location will be downtown Iowa City, probably on or near the Pentacrest

03/03/2026

https://fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/128785/?utm_campaign=lam&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ak&utm_term=113948.268278.qN5rPg

Only Congress can declare war.

03/03/2026

Join in for a Night of Protest Songs. Wed March 4 at 7 pm. Alluvial Brewing Company in Ames.