Davenport Civil Rights Commission Events

06/02/2026

Happy Pride Month. We celebrate our LGBTQ+ community and reaffirm our commitment to respectful, nondiscriminatory service for all.

Alt text: Intersex Inclusive Pride flag

02/03/2026

Welcome to Black History Month! Throughout February, we will honor the incredible achievements, struggles, and contributions of Black individuals and communities. Together, let's reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and build a future rooted in justice and equality.

Photo Description: Photo of Claude McKay on the right side, in a suit in black and white. Text on the left side, a poem by McKay: If we must die, let it not be like hogs
Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
While round us bark the mad and hungry
dogs,
Making their mock at our accursed lot.
If we must die, O let us nobly die,
So that our precious blood may not be shed
In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall
be constrained to honor us though dead! O
kinsmen! we must meet the common foe!
Though far outnumbered let us show us
brave,
And for their thousand blows deal one death-
blow!
What though before us lies the open grave?
Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly
pack,
Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!

01/27/2026

Today, we remember.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the memory of the six million Jewish men, women, and children, and the countless others who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust. We reflect on the atrocities of the past, the lives lost, and the resilience of survivors.

This day reminds us of the importance of standing against hatred, discrimination, and antisemitism. As a community and as a nation, we commit to educating future generations so that such horrors are never repeated.

Let us remember, reflect, and reaffirm our shared responsibility to promote human dignity, justice, and inclusivity.

11/06/2025

ABA's Protest and Power: Tracing America’s Legacy of Resistance
🗓️ November 6, 2025 at 11 AM CST

Questions around free expression are growing as frequent street protests lead to increased pushback against demonstrators and even bystanders, participating in peaceful protest. This event explores what the First Amendment says about the right to protest peacefully, and how that right has evolved throughout America’s long history of resistance.

👉 Learn more or join the conversation here: https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/web/454711224/

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At a time when political division is giving rise to frequent street protests, it’s becoming commonplace for demonstrators (and even bystanders) to face pushback from law enforcement that can turn vio…