Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison Adds to Iowa Visit on Behalf of Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Campaign on December 29-30, 2015
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) on Tuesday kicks off a two-day swing through Iowa on behalf of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Ellison, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, is scheduled to makes stops in Cedar Rapids, Boone, Newton, Waterloo and Des Moines. Ellison will join community leaders in conversations about climate change, stopping the Bakken crude oil pipeline, labor issues, and immigration.
Here is the itinerary:
Tuesday, December 29
11:30 a.m. Press Conference on Unity and Religious Tolerance with Interfaith Leaders, Rep. Keith Ellison, State Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, Imam Makhdoom Khan, Pastors Alejandro Alfaro and Frantz Whitfield and Rabbi Steven Edelman Blank, Masjid An-Noor (Muslim Community Organization), 1117 42nd Street, Des Moines
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
2:30 p.m. Boone Forum on Climate Change, Ericson Public Library, 702 Greene St (Second Floor Meeting Room), Boone
Information for the public: Doors open at 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged.
5:30 p.m. Roundtable on Immigration and Refugees, Cottonwood Canyon Coffee, 218 E. 4th St, Waterloo
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
7 p.m. Labor Meet and Greet, Black Hawk Labor Temple, 1695 Burton Ave, Waterloo
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, December 30
9:30 a.m. Labor Breakfast, IBEW 405 Union Hall, 1211 Wiley Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
11:30 a.m. Meet and Greet, Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids, 2999 1st Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids
Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public.
2 p.m. Bernie 2016 Newton Office Opening, 201 1st Ave. West, Newton
Information for the public: Doors open at 1:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged.
