Amazon Will Not Be Good for the Quad Cities
Amazon is building a warehouse in Davenport. The city is spending $3.9 million on road improvements and another $780,000 in infrastructure for the project. Quad Cities DSA strongly opposes this project. This project was negotiated with the city via a third party...Unapologetic 1 – ATP
Acronyms and Organizations BYP100 – Black Youth Project 100Critical Resistance – Dedicated to ending the Prison Industrial Complex internationallyN’COBRA – National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in AmericaGeneration Five –...Rock Island Police’s Intimidation Ends Here
On May 10th, 2021, the Rock Island Police Department occupied the council chambers of the city of Rock Island to intimidate the public and city council. The police, led by Executive Director Shawn Rosenlieb of the Illinois Fraternal Order of the Police and RIPD Chief...Police Violence Must End
Another day in America, another Black man killed by police, this time in our community. Our hearts go out to the friends and family of DeShawn Tatum. We do not yet know all the details from yesterday’s killing, but our message hasn’t changed: defund and abolish the...Chapter Update
There has been a lot going on with the pandemic becoming worse than ever. The election is behind us but Trump may not leave office peacefully. Our chapter’s chair has been in touch with Democracy Defenders, a coalition of groups that is monitoring the election....
Davenport Spends Big on Park as Civil Rights Commission Underfunded
Testimony by QCDSA Sergeant At Arms Laura Helena Rodriguez to the City Council of Davenport, Iowa 6/17/2020 “Quad Cities DSA wholeheartedly rejects the city of Davenport proposing ~$521,000 of taxpayer money to go toward an extravagant renovation of a city park....