Freedom School moves into modern Civil Rights era in Iowa City
Damila Brown leads Freedom School 360 in Iowa City, a modern take on 1960s Freedom Schools. The program educates on civil rights origins and personal justice, teaches community journalism, and adds contemplative practices like meditation to reduce polarization while building sustainability and capacity for civil rights work. The project ties to historic Freedom Schools of 1964 Mississippi and the broader funding and legal battles surrounding Voting Rights Act protections.
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the Gazette
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Old Brick
Iowa City
Hattiesburg
Miss
Freedom
Freedom School
Martin Luther King Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change
Atlanta
Damila Brown
Munity
Brown
The
Gazette
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Mississippi
U.S. Supreme Court
Freedom School returns to Iowa City with teen and adult tracks
Vanessa Brown announces a 10 day Freedom School at Old Brick Iowa City funded by Midwest Telegraph. July 18 20 focuses on adults teachers trainers parents while July 21 28 targets teens 13 to 18 using Freedom School methods plus theater and workshops on environmental justice and civic engagement. Open to all races with emphasis on learning to build a just society.
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Freedom School
Old Brick
Iowa City
Midwest Telegraph
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Grand Tour Europe Through Artists Eyes Exhibit
A Cedar Rapids Museum of Art exhibition surveys American and European artists responses to major European sites. Open noon to 4 p.m. at 4.0 Third Ave SE, admission up to $7, all ages. Also listings for family crafts, dances, wellness talk, smart cycling, autism-friendly dance marathon, and Oak Hill walking tour with times and venues.
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Europe
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids Museum
Garnett Place
35Th St. Dr. SE
Cedar Rapids
History Center
Oak Hill
Metro High School
Seventh Ave
American Towman Spirit Ride to pass through Monticello today
The American Towman Spirit Ride promoting highway safety will relay a ceremonial casket through Monticello to Koob Automotive and Towing with a 2 p.m. ceremony. The event honors fallen first responders and urges motorists to move over for emergency vehicles, part of a nationwide push involving thousands of tow trucks.
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Monticello
Koob Automotive and Towing
11Th St
National Safety Commission
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