IC Compassion

06/04/2026

Please join us on Thursday, June 11th at Calyx Creek Lavender Farm, celebrating immigrants in Iowa City. Enjoy stories, live music, food and cocktails, and a raffle for a stay in Calyx Creek’s new luxury treehouse for 10 people (value $900!). Check out the amazing treehouse - https://181794_1.holidayfuture.com/listings/482042

https://www.iccompassion.org/fields-of-compassion

The Summit Treehouse is our iconic A-frame escape, perched high and designed to make a statement. With two king beds, two queen, two private bedroom decks, a large deck for entertaining, and amazing panoramic views, the outdoors is always part of the experience. Inside, you’ll find a full kitchen,...

06/04/2026

The Black Voices Project and Dream City proudly invite the community to the 2026 Juneteenth Celebration. This event is free and open to the public. Bring your lawn chairs, good energy, and love for community to celebrate a day of freedom, culture, community, and excellence.

06/02/2026

Join the IoIowa City Foreign Relations Council (ICFRC)t the Glocal Connections Summer Gathering & Potluck, a celebration of culture, community, and shared values. This family-friendly event brings together people across the Iowa City area for an afternoon event of food, conversation, and connection.

Learn more at https://www.icfrc.org/events-1

05/26/2026

05/11/2026

05/11/2026

Join the The University of Iowa College of Law’s Federal Impact Litigation Clinic for a community panel on how travel bans are interfering with pathways to citizenship.

The discussion will feature immigration lawyers, community leaders, and law students, with resources available for community members.

Monday, May 11
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Dream City IA, 611 Southgate Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240

Moderated by ICFRC Board President Dr. Sunday Gosh*t.



Refugee & Immigrant Association
Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County
IC Compassion
Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action - RIVA
Iowans for Immigrant Freedom
Escucha Mi Voz Iowa
Open Heartland
Iowa City Catholic Worker
Dream City
Greater Iowa City Church of the Nazarene
The University of Iowa College of Law
Catherine McAuley Center
United We March Forward
International Rescue Committee in Iowa
Iowa MMJ
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque
Latinos Unidos of Iowa

05/01/2026

“Iowa is going to refuse to feed refugees, asylees, survivors of domestic violence, humanitarian parolees and victims of human trafficking.”

Republican-backed legislation restricting eligibility to federal food assistance programs is headed to the governor’s desk.

04/29/2026

Two weeks ago, 15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed to be facing pressure to return to their countries of origin where they fled persecution or torture. Some of the 15 told the Reuters news agency that since being deported, they’d been given no viable options other than going back to their home countries, and are currently stranded in Kinshasa, a city of 15 million people, with no money and no passports.

A federal judge has cleared the way for ICE officials to deport a Bolivian asylum-seeker from Iowa to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

02/04/2026

THIS FRIDAY: Raiding the Heartland: An American Story of Deportation and Resistance.

Join us Friday, February 6, 2026, 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Iowa City Public Library for a timely conversation with Dr. William D. Lopez and Alejandra Escobar about Lopez’s new book Raiding the Heartland: An American Story of Deportation and Resistance.

Together we will look at how large-scale ICE raids impact small towns and rural communities, and the ways people respond with resilience, care, and collective action.

Presented with Iowa City Public Library in partnership with Prairie Lights Bookstore. Free to attend, refreshments provided, and streaming online.

Register: https://www.icfrc.org/events-1




University of Iowa International Programs
University of Iowa Honors Program
University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication
FilmScene
Humanities Iowa
City Channel 4
National Endowment for the Humanities
Iowa Public Radio
Stanley Center for Peace and Security
Veterans for Peace Iowa
Community Foundation of Johnson County
University of Iowa Libraries
University of Iowa Department of Political Science
of Iowa - Division of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures
University of Iowa International Student Advisory Board
IC Compassion
Escucha Mi Voz Iowa
Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County
Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa:: Centro de Justicia Laboral
Open Heartland
The Daily Iowan

01/31/2026