| Immigration Action Network |
Since the Postville raid in 2008, Immigration Action Network has focused on direct accompaniment and support for our immigrant neighbors. Our volunteers provide essential services such as transportation to appointments, delivery of furniture and food staples, and quarterly legal clinics with immigration lawyers. We provide microloans to families in need, and also have funds for emergency situations. We help to connect immigrant families to local resources and build relationships of mutual trust and respect. If you would like to become involved with this effort, click on the following link: Volunteer Signup Form |
Next Scheduled Meeting: Feb. 26, 2026, at 7:00 pm
UCC Church
209 W Broadway St, Decorah
Masking Optional
If you are concerned with what is happening to our neighbors to the north in Minnesota and are looking for ways to help, go to:
If you were elected to the Platform Committee or the Committee on Committees (Rules, Arrangements, or Credentials), please join us at 5:30 pm, this Wednesday, February 11th, at Pulpit Rock Brewery to begin preparing for our County Convention.
Rapid Response Training
Wednesday, February 11th
6:30 PM at The Landing
Sponsored by DCIR
SUNDAY MARCH 22 Winneshiek County Democrats – FundraiserPIVO BREWERY – CALMAR
Great drinks, food, live music with Jeni Grouws, and so much more! (Rumor has it Paul Wermers, Spillville, will be making his famous smoked meats for this party! YUM!)
All afternoon – exact time to be determined
Plan to bring a ton of your friends!
We need to raise funds so we can have a Winn. County Democrats Office Space all summer and into the 2026 Midterms!
An Art Auction has been added.
You can join in the excitement of the event by donating a piece of art (yours, or from your collection) today! Our amazing arts committee led by Ruth and Tonya will be coordinating all of the pieces that will be available to bid on later in the spring. We are looking for art of all kinds: prints, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry, and wearable art. Let us know if you would like to make an art donation by replying to this message!
If you are able to make a cash donation in advance of the fundraiser, we welcome you to give as generously as you can. Funds will be used to open our office later this spring, to create joyful literature for events and parades, to help advertise the importance of voting, and to bring good democratic cheer to our neighbors in the form of colorful window displays, posters, and postcards. Thank you for anything you are able to give! Whether it’s $25, $250, or $2,500 – every donation means so much. Later in February, we will share more details about an innovative fundraising method where you can request your own personal fundraising link to share with your networks – you’ll be able to bundle small-dollar donations and help us build our base!
More updates coming. Watch this space!
NO KINGS DAY III
SATURDAY MARCH 28
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
and STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!
SUPPORT FOR MINNEAPOLIS – DIOS HABLA HOY CHURCH
With the help of over 3,600 volunteers, this church has been delivering 900 boxes of food/supplies each day to families and individuals who are sheltering in their homes for fear of ICE illegally kidnapping them and sending them away from their families, regardless of legal documentations.
If you would like to donate check or cash, please contact SHIRLEY VERMACE at the College Drive Bridge Saturday (tomorrow) or drop off your Cash or Check donations at Blue Heron Knittery during business hours, they are closed on Mondays..
Please make checks out to: DIOS HABLA HOY CHURCH
WEEKLY BRIDGE RALLY! (43 weeks strong!)
Noon to 1:00pm EVERY SATURDAY
Leif Erikson Bridge (College Drive Bridge)
Dress warmly. Bring a sign of your own, or choose from the extras available! We are at the point of making a decision as a country, and we all know what it is:
DEMOCRACY or Authoritarianism?
Join Us!
Rallies at Effigy Mounds
We will hold a peaceful demonstration in support of the National Park Service and its employees, focusing on the cuts to staff and funding in the agencies of the Department of the Interior and others under the Trump administration and the MAGA Republicans in the various state and local governments.
We will gather at 10:00 am on Sundays and demonstrate for about two hours.
We can continue to discuss the vision of this group and any plans for next steps.
We will gather in the pedestrian walkway of the parking lot at the Effigy Mounds National Monument to show our support. Some sign-making materials will be available, though it would be great if you could bring your own or the materials to make one.
Show up.
Stand up.
Speak up.
Resist.
Repeat!
Build a community of support and power!
-Scott Boylen, organizer
| Here are some dates to get on your 2026 calendar. Winneshiek County Democratic Convention – March 21st Iowa 2 District Democratic Convention – May 2nd Iowa State Democratic Convention – June 13th |
The Iowa Democratic Party is soliciting your opinion about how the Iowa Caucuses should be conducted. Click on the link below to share your feelings about the Iowa Caucuses. The “Family Conversation Survey” is open for responses and will be open through Nov. 15. Though the survey is open to all, the IDP is seeking responses from Iowans who participate or plan to participate in Iowa Democratic caucuses. Respondents are required to submit information including their name, zip code and contact information, and answer questions about how they hope the state party will proceed as a new calendar is formalized. This includes soliciting feedback on whether Iowa Democrats should go “rogue” and hold the caucuses first in 2028, even if the party is sanctioned by the DNC, as well as if the caucuses should return to in-person meetings despite the process making it difficult for people who work late hours, have children or face health care challenges to participate. |
Donations are appreciated to help the immigrant community. Contacts for groups who assist:
•Neighbors Helping Neighbors: https://decorahucc.org/neighbors/ local group for crisis help
•Path to Citizenship: https://immigrationneia.org/donate/ legal and transportation help
•Catholic Charities: https://catholiccharitiesdubuque.org/donate legal services
•Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice: https://www.iowammj.org/ legal services
•Decorah Food Pantry: https://decorahpantry.org/give direct food supplies
•Drop-down menu for Neighbors Helping Neighbors(above), Legal Aid, Food for Families(Guatemalan Basics):
https://decorahuccbreezechms.com/give/online
We thank your group for reaching out to our Community Food Pantry and asking what items are needed, particularly in this uncertain time of possible SNAP benefit interruption.
Our Community Food Pantry has incredible community wide support and we appreciate all this community does to assist us in addressing the issue of food insecurity in NE Iowa.
Items our Community Food Pantry can always use and are often difficult to resource from the NE Iowa Food Bank:
- Peanut butter
- Cereal (ideally healthier brands: Cheerios, Rice based, etc.)
- Cans of fruits, vegetables, beans
- Cans of soup.
- Canned meat: tuna, salmon, chicken
- 1 pound bags of rice
- Fresh or Instant potatoes
- Butter
- Meat, ground: chicken, pork, beef in 1 pound packages.
- Cash donations. We can often make bulk purchase deals for eggs, milk, etc.
We know there are concerns about the unknowns around this unprecedented situation facing the food insecure in our community. Our Pantry staff, volunteers, and community partners have built a supportive network over a long period of time, and throughout the area, to support families in need of food assistance. Your group’s willingness to join us in this work, particularly now, reflects the goodness of our community here in NE Iowa. Thank you!
Drop Donations 12:30 – 4:30 Monday, Wednesday, Friday
12:30 – 7:00 Tuesday, Thursday
Please contact the Decorah Community Food Pantry at this email with additional questions or for more information.
Matt Tapscott, Director
Decorah Community Food Pantry
| Indivisible Northeast Iowa A local chapter of the nationwide Indivisible Movement, headquartered in Decorah, Iowa, but serving a larger area of the Driftless region. This local group will utilize the Indivisible Guide to resist the unconstitutional and immoral agenda of the Trump administration. The Indivisible Guide is a compilation by former congressional staffers of the best practices to make Congress listen to us. Links below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/indivisibleneiowa/ https://x.com/indivisibleneia |
Reliable News Sources
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The Guardian theguardian.com
Heather Cox Richardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
The Economist economist.com
The Atlantic theatlantic.com
The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com
Smart News smartnews.com
Joyce Vance joycevance.substack.com/
1440 join1440.com
Red, Wine, and Blue redwine.blue
Apple News apple.com/apple-news/
Iowa Starting Line iowastartingline.com
Bleeding Heartland bleedingheartland.com
Iowa Capital Dispatch iowadispatch.com
To donate to the Neighbors Helping Neighbors charity fund, which helps local immigrant families with various needs, go to this site:
Neighbors Helping Neighbors – Decorah UCC
Please note: When you have accessed the site, which is the Decorah UCC, please change the first pull-down menu choice to “Give to Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund.”