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Peaceful Protests To Raise Awareness Fill Davenport’s VanderVeer Park

June 5th, 2020
Peaceful Protests To Raise Awareness Fill Davenport's VanderVeer Park

Davenport’s VanderVeer Park hosted a peaceful gathering of hundreds of Quad-Citians to raise awareness for the Black Lives Matter movement and civil justice on Thursday evening. QuadCities.com staffer David Hartley was there and snapped some pics of the event for Q-C Scene!  Read More

Quad-Cities’ Peaceful Protest Provides Powerful Lesson

May 30th, 2020
Quad-Cities' Peaceful Protest Provides Powerful Lesson

It was baby’s first protest. My daughter,  Harper, is 6, and didn’t quite understand why we were there but she knew it was important and it was for some guy who died. Kids have empathy so she was on board. It was really something to see. And her reaction to it was awesome. She somehow got it. And it wasn’t hard to grasp the importance and grace of the event. Downtown Davenport. A beautiful Saturday evening. The streets filled with people. It could’ve been any other Saturday night, pre-covid, in the summer, during a festival, or even just a nice evening with the streets... Read More