FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Waveland Hall
4126 Ingersoll Ave, DES MOINES

in-person and virtual options

Good, Bad, or Ugly? A Post-Election Analysis

Presenter: Rachel Paine Caufield, Drake University

The 2024 elections – presidential, congressional, Iowa Legislature – are toss-ups.
But the outcomes of the 2024 election are monumental. Rachel Paine Caufield,
Co-Chair of the Department of Political Science at Drake University, will break it all down and share her analysis of the 2024 elections and the impact on our nation
and state. You won’t want to miss this one!

There are three ways to attend Crossroads. Registration is required for all three:

• Attend in person (with lunch) by clicking here. Four bag lunch sandwich options are available for $15 (new price): turkey, roast beef, ham salad, and vegetarian. You must pre-order and pay for your lunch by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, November 13. Late orders or walk-in requests for lunch will not be available.
• Attend in person (no lunch) by clicking here. There is no cost for this option, but we do need your RSVP to ensure we have enough seating.
• Watch via YouTube by clicking here. This virtual presentation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Crossroads is a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in Des Moines.

A conversation with Amanda Tyler

On Sunday we were thrilled to host Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and lead organizer of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign. She offered insights from her new book, How to End Christian Nationalism, to a packed house, and imparted powerful wisdom on how we can confront Christian nationalism.

To view the conversation, please click here. Be sure to share it with family and friends!

If you missed the opportunity to purchase her book at the event, you may order one through Beaverdale Books.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14
6:00 PM
DMACC Urban Campus Building 7 Student Life Center
1144 7th St, DES MOINES

With elections at every level that shocked and caused heartbreak for many Iowans, the results heavy on our hearts, we will gather together to support one another and share our stories.

Many, especially from marginalized communities — whether Black, Brown, LGBTQ, immigrant, women, worker, minority faiths and beliefs, different abilities — are angry and scared.

People from all walks and communities are invited to unite in solidarity.

Come, join in a time of community, find hope, and recognize the realities ahead. Together, in community, we are stronger. Together, in community, we can gather hope and work toward a better world for all Iowans.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
ST. PAUL'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1340 3rd Ave SE, CEDAR RAPIDS

in-person and virtual options

The uncomfortable convergence between mental illness and the criminal justice system

Presenter:
Sheriff Tony Thompson, Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office

If someone had told Sheriff Tony Thompson in 2008 that the single most time-consuming issue facing him as one of the newest of America’s 3,081 sheriffs would be mental health, he would have laughed. He was the SWAT team leader, a drug education officer on patrol, and a street-level narcotics interdiction officer for a larger (by Iowa standards) sheriff’s office. But these days, mental illness and how it intersects with Sheriff Thompson’s duties as one of Iowa’s 99 elected sheriffs influences his daily obligations.

He's watched Iowa legislators pass gun bills in just one session that no one really wanted. He's also seen attempts in the last 20 years to reform mental health delivery systems that nearly every state citizen recognized as necessary, but none have been successful. How can we remedy that?

Join us in December as Sheriff Thompson shares his experiences and envisions Iowa’s future with proper mental health care for all. His goal is to simply champion the message that change must happen. And we can all be those champions of change.

There are three ways to attend Intersections. Registration is required for all three:

• Attend in person (with lunch) by clicking here. Three boxed lunch options are available: turkey, ham, and vegetarian; boxed lunches are $15 each (new cost). You must pre-order and pay for your lunch by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, December 3. Late orders or walk-in requests for lunch will not be available.
• Attend in person (no lunch) by clicking here. There is no cost for this option, but we do need your RSVP to ensure we have enough seating.
• Watch via YouTube by clicking here. This virtual presentation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Intersections is a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in Cedar Rapids.