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March 8-11, 2010

Immigrant Rights & American Values | Clinton, Cedar Falls, Iowa City, Dubuque, IA

Dr. Erik Camayd-Freixas, a federally certified interpreter who translated at federal hearings in Waterloo, Iowa, after the 2008 immigration raid at Agri-Processors, Inc., a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, will speak to audiences throughout eastern Iowa in March. “Immigrant Rights and American Values,” the theme of his presentations, reflects his reaction to the hearings and the opinions he has expressed before Congress and in numerous essays published in the ensuing months.

March 10, 2010

Survivorship Stories from 30 Years of War Lecture | Des Moines, IA

Human-rights advocate and chairperson for the International Board of Human Rights Watch Jane Olson, who has traveled to myriad countries on behalf of humanitarian organizations, will present a lecture at Drake University.

March 10, 2010

In the Shadow of the Raid Screening | Davenport, IA

The film covers the Postville, Iowa, immigration raid and the impact on Postville and workers’ home villages in Guatemala. The screening will include a panel discussion with filmmakers and Postville community leaders. The event starts at 7:00 pm in the Rogalski Center Ballroom, St. Ambrose University.

March 11, 2010

Lessons Learned from Postville Lecture | Davenport, IA

Author Stephen Bloom's lecture will focus on the fundamental changes confronting the small, predominately Lutheran, Postville, IA after 150 Lubavitcher Jews settled there; bought the local slaughterhouse; and became the community's new power brokers.

March 17, 2010

La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) | Decorah, IA

Performed by a group of men affected by the Postville Raid of last year, La Historia powerfully explores the difficult conditions that force people to migrate while providing a tender--sometimes quite funny--perspective on the dreams we all share as humans.

March 26, 2010

Irish and Lithuanian Immigration to the Midwest | Davenport, IA

The Irish and Lithuanians immigrated to the Midwest on the transportation networks that they helped to construct. Most brought with them a devout Catholic faith, a deep longing for the homelands they left behind, and a stern determination to build more prosperous lives in the United States. This presentation will discuss the Irish and Lithuanian immigrant experiences and the folkways that they continued in America.