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13-06-2025
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2 Siouxland groups hosting human rights events Saturday
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — On Saturday, two Siouxland groups are planning to hold human rights events. According to a release from Sweetgrass Uprising and the Siouxland Good Troublemakers, they will be holding events 'to stand up for human rights.' The first of the two events is a United We Stand March that will be held by Sweetgrass Uprising in South Sioux City. The march will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the vacant Advance Auto Parts parking lot. The march will then head across the Veteran's Memorial Bridge into Sioux City, leading marchers to the Mildred Anderson Pavillion, and then the Sioux City Public Museum Green Space. During the march, there will be four prayer stops. Story continues below Top Story: The Latest: Israel attacks Iran, killing top military officers Lights & Sirens: Jury for Dakota Dunes murder trial still up in the air Sports: Champions Chat: West Sioux boys soccer Weather: Get the latest weather forecast here Following the march, the Siouxland Good Troublemakers will be hosting multiple speakers at the Public Museum Green Space, where they will be reading passages from the United States Constitution and its Amendments. Multiple treaties will also be read. This event will begin at around 6 p.m. I started Sweetgrass Uprising as a way to bring people together in the community and to unify as one against an unjust and corrupt government,' Sweetgrass Uprising organizer Jessica Lopez-Walker said. 'We will stand up for those who cannot. They won't break our spirits!' Siouxland Good Troublemakers co-organizer Garie Lewis said, 'With the chaos coming out of D.C., it is more important than at anytime in my life for all people to come together and realize that we have more in common with each other than we do with any so-called leader that tries to make us hate our neighbors. Any person that does that is the enemy of peace.' During the event, donations for Safe Place of Siouxland will also be collected. These events are taking place on the same day as many 'No Kings Day of Defiance' protests will be taking place around the nation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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05-04-2025
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‘United We Stand' rally marches through Siouxland
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — 'United We Stand,' a rally and march for solidarity and change, traveled about two miles from South Sioux City to the Federal Building in Sioux City. There were about 50 marchers holding up signs and voicing chants. Organizers said this was a nonviolent event, with multiple speakers raising concerns about the government. Siouxland District Health Department holds health fair Each person had their own reason for marching on Friday. One organizer, Jessica Lopez-Walker, said she did it for immigration rights. 'My kids, they go by Lopez-Walker too. So you know getting the card is a real thing,' she said. 'Having those talks with the kids is a real thing. My little girl got up for school and she was like 'oh my God, I have to go save my friend, where's my ID?' And we shouldn't have to have those kinds of talks, but here we are.' The marchers stopped at three different locations: the Siouxland Veterans Memorial Bridge, the Anderson Dance Pavilion, and the Federal Building in Sioux City. At each stop, a speech and a prayer were given. Iowa National Guard holds town halls ahead of troop deployment 'Us organizing this event, we're all open to communicate on how to build these bridges,' organizer Manape LaMere, a rally organizer. 'That's why we made it a prayer walk. That's why we made a prayer on the bridge, was to bridge South Sioux, the different families that all worked together and spend money in this community.' Another rally will be held on Saturday with a different organization. That one will go from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Federal Building in Sioux City. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
