Iowa

4 Arrested Protesting Drones At Iowa Air National Guard

July 4, 2017 Charly Haley, www.desmoinesregister.com Resist! Drones, Iowa, National Guard, Protests

By Charly Haley for The Des Moines Register - The Des Moines Fire Department had to cut the four protesters from their concrete barriers, said Brian O'Keefe, a spokesman for the department. Firefighters gave the protesters facemasks and other protection from debris as the concrete was being cut, he said. An organizer for the group of about 20 protesters is Frank Cordaro, a former Catholic priest affiliated with the Catholic Worker House. Ultimately, Cordaro wants the Air Guard base to stop flying military drones, which he believes are killing innocent women and children overseas. "We're asking for attention to a moral issue that's not being addressed," he said. Cordaro, 66, has been protesting at the base with a small group regularly since May and has previously been arrested there for trespassing. Uniformed Air Guard personnel standing near the protest declined to comment. Iowa National Guard spokesman Col. Greg Hapgood said in a statement Tuesday that Guard members "serve proudly to uphold the free expression rights" of protesters, but added that contacting U.S. senators and representatives would be more effective in this case.

Hundreds Suffer As City Shuts Down Church For Helping The Homeless

May 3, 2017 Annabelle Bamforth, www.activistpost.com Resist! Homelessness, Iowa

By Annabelle Bamforth for Activist Post - A church in Davenport, Iowa, facing zoning restrictions related to its outreach program to feed the homeless, is appealing its local council and questioning the legality of the city’s regulations. This all stems from a cease and desist order they received — because feeding the homeless is not allowed when you’re zoned as a church. Pastor Jim Swope founded Timothy’s House of Hope in 2009 and is associated with Compassion Church, which was founded by Pastor Nick Cantwell. One of the primary missions of the church is focused on outreach to poor and homeless individuals, offering addiction resources, haircuts, a food pantry, clothing, and meals at no charge, according to the ministry’s website. Timothy’s House of Hope center has estimated thousands of meals served each month. Timothy’s House of Hope recently moved its operation from West 4th Street to Washington Street, which is where the Compassion Church is located. The center’s location change resulted in its closure just days later due to what has been described as “zoning issues.”

Thousand Protest In Iowa Against Restrictions On Collective Bargaining

February 14, 2017 Joey Aguirre, www.desmoinesregister.com Resist! Collective bargaining, Iowa, Protests

By Joey Aguirre for The Des Moines Register - More than a thousand people supporting teachers and other public employees gathered in front of the Iowa Capitol Sunday afternoon urging legislators to not rewrite Iowa's collective bargaining law. The theme of the March for Iowa's Teachers was simple: resist and persist. "This is an attack on every educator, every student and really, every member of the state of Iowa," Iowa State Education Association President Tammy Wawro said. Iowa public employees and union leaders have implored legislators to reject a Republican-sponsored collective bargaining bill that would restrict public-sector workers' ability to negotiate contracts with state and local governments and school districts.

Flint Water Crisis, Iowa Caucus Debacle, Obama Signs TPP

February 6, 2016 Dennis Trainor, Jr., www.acronymtv.com Resistance Report Iowa, Lead Poisoning, TPP, Water

By Dennis Trainor, Jr. for Acronym TV - This week on Acronym TV - Congressional hearings on the Flint water crisis were convened on Wednesday but two of the people on the top of the list of people who should be on the hot seat were not there. - Sh*t Super Bowl Commercials Say - Iowa Caucus: Is This What Democracy Looks Like? - Obama Signs TPP; Worldwide Protests Ensue

Fight for $15 Movement Hits Iowa

January 30, 2016 MacKenzie Elmer, www.desmoinesregister.com Resist! Fight for 15, Iowa, Protests

By MacKenzie Elmer for The Des Moines Register - An international underpaid workers strike visited Iowa for the first time Thursday, the day of the final Republican debate before the Iowa caucuses. Some 150 workers in fast food, child care and other low-wage industries took over westbound East University Avenue during the lunch hour. Bearing signs and yelling, "We work. We sweat. Put 15 on our checks," marchers flushed-out the drive-thru lane of a McDonald's. A Des Moines police car arrived at McDonald's after the group made its third circle around the restaurant, flashing its lights and sirens.

Pipeline Ruckus: Turning Public Hearing To Taped Comment

December 18, 2015 William Petroski, www.desmoinesregister.com Resist! Iowa, Pipelines

By William Petroski, for The Des Moines ReA ruckus developed Wednesday night when opponents of the proposed Bakken oil pipeline angrily accused Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials of trying to prevent them from publicly voicing objections at a meeting attended by about 150 people in Des Moines. Many people stood in the audience and loudly complained, with some criticizing Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa DNR Director Chuck Gipp while describing the proceedings as a sham. Gipp strongly rejected the allegations, saying the DNR was trying to be fair to all sides and follow Iowa law.

Over 360 Farmer Lawsuits Against Syngenta

February 24, 2015 David Pitt, www.therepublic.com Resist! China, Food and Agriculture, GMOs, Iowa

Farmers and farm businesses in 20 states have now filed more than 360 lawsuits against agricultural chemicals-maker Syngenta, and hundreds more may be coming as a federal judge organizes the complex case so they can move forward. The dispute centers around Syngenta's sale of a corn seed called Agrisure Viptera, which was genetically altered to contain a protein that kills corn-eating bugs such as earworms and cutworms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved it in 2010, and Syngenta first sold it to farmers in 2011. China, a growing importer of U.S. corn that refuses to buy genetically modified crops it hasn't tested, had not approved Viptera when Syngenta began selling it. In November 2013, China discovered the Viptera corn trait in several U.S. shipments.

Activists Organize To Battle A Pipeline In Iowa

November 3, 2014 Mara Kardas-Nelson, www.truth-out.org Resist! Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Fracking, Iowa, Keystone XL

Farmers and environmental activists are trying to fight a proposed pipeline that would bring Bakken crude through Iowa. But with little information from the company or the government, they're left in the dark - and are struggling to organize across ideological divides. Apparently - supposedly - it caught everyone by surprise. Without any previous announcement or public consultation, Iowa media reported in July that a Texas company, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) plans to build a $5 billion, 1,100-mile pipeline to go through 17 Iowa counties. It would bring at least 320,000 barrels of crude per day from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa and to refineries in Illinois before it's finally shipped to the Gulf Coast, primarily for export.

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