Welcome to the official website of the Iowa Institute for Social Action.
The Iowa Institute for Social Action (IISA) is a leadership training event for people of faith residing in the four Catholic dioceses in Iowa. Various speakers and workshops enable attendees to become better advocates on social justice and peace issues in their local communities as well as throughout the world.
The IISA is an annual two day event that traditionally coincides with the Sunday and Monday in January that honors the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. The 2007 event will be on Sunday, January 14th and Monday, January 15th at Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Ankeny, IA.
The event is sponsored by the Iowa Catholic Conference, the Archdiocese of Dubuque, and the Dioceses of Davenport, Des Moines and Sioux City. The event is a primarily funding by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Click the links to the left to learn more about the 2007 Iowa Institute for Social Action.
