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Home My WebLink About06-17-2014 Human Rights CommissionAGENDA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HELLING CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL June 17, 2014 4:30 PM 1. Call Meeting to Order/ Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes from the May 20, 2014 Meeting 3. Public Comment of Items Not on the Agenda 4. New Business: a. Introduction of New Commissioner b. Woke Up Black (Event -Film Screening 9/24 Funding Request) c. Breakfast (Fall 2014) 5. Old Business: a. Before You Know It (Event -Film Screening 6/17 at 5:45 pm) b. Iowa City Pride (Event 6/21 12-5 pm) 6. Reports: a. Juneteenth b. Building Blocks to Employment Job Fair c. International Students (Olmstead, Cohen, Retish, Townsend) d. Racial/Ethnic Equity Roundtable (Cohen, Townsend) e. Education (Retish, Olmstead, Coulter) f. Building Communities (Townsend) g. University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (Ghoneim, Olmstead) 7. Reports of Commission 8. Reports of Staff 9. Set Next Regular Meeting Date July 15th at 6 pm 10. Adjourn The Human Rights Commission meetings follow the Iowa City Community School District closings for inclement weather except for early dismissals for heat. Minutes Human Rights Commission May 20, 2014 — 6 P.M. Helling Conference Room Preliminary Members Present: Harry Olmstead, Joe Coulter, Shams Ghoneim, Paul Retish, Andrea Cohen, Orville Townsend. Member Excused: Ali Ahmed, Kim Hanrahan. Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers. Recommendations to Council: No. Call to Order: Olmstead called the meeting to order at 18:00. Consideration of the Minutes from the April 29.2014 Meeting: Motion: Moved by Coulter, seconded by Ghoneim. Motion passes 6 -0 Meeting Business: Before You Know It (Event) This film will be screened on June 17th at 5:45 p.m. at FilmScene. This is the same date and time of the next Commission meeting. The Commission is a co-sponsor of this event. Commissioners voted to move the date of the June 17th meeting to 4:30 p.m. for those Commissioners who wish to attend the screening. Motion: Coulter moves to change meeting time on June 17, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Ghoneim seconds. Motion passes 6-0. Juneteenth Celebration (Event) The Juneteenth Celebration is June 14th from 12-4 p.m. at Mercer Aquatic and Recreational Center. The Commission is co -sponsoring this event. Commissioner Townsend will be present at the event. Staff submitted a proclamation to the Mayor for Juneteenth for the Council meeting of June 3rd. Iowa City Pride Festival (Event) Commissioners Cohen and Coulter will attend this event on behalf of the Commission. It is scheduled for June 21st from 12-5 p.m. on the Ped Mall. The Commission is a financial contributor for this event. Building Blocks to Employment Job Fair Retish encouraged other Commission members to be a part of the planning committee for this job fair. The job fair will be held in the fall of 2014. The job fair is geared at individuals who are unemployed or underemployed. Meetings are usually held in the months leading up to the date of the job fair and are scheduled for noon here at City Hall. Coulter and Townsend agreed to assist in the fall job fair preparations. Subcommittee Reports: Youth Awards The event went very smoothly. Recipients and attendees enjoyed it. This year had more attendees than last year. Education No subcommittee meetings have been held in recent months. Retish suggests adopting a wait -and -see approach, then speak up when something develops. Townsend is interested in having more information concerning the District's programs and whether the programs result in high school aged students receiving diplomas or certificates. Retish and Townsend will meet to discuss and draft a written request to the District for more information. Building Communities (Housing) Townsend discussed the need for materials, in general, to be consumer friendly. Adjournment: 18:45 Next Regular Meeting — June 17, 2014 at 4:30 pm. Human Rights Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2013/2014 (MaaHnu notnl NAME TERM EXP. 5/21 /13 6/18/ 13 7/16/ 13 8/20/ 13 9/17/ 13 101151 13 11/19/ 13 12/17/ 13 1/21/ 14 2/18/ 14 3/18/ 14 4/29/ 14 5/20/ 14 Diane Finnerty 1/1/14 X X X X X WE X X - - _ Ali Ahmed 1/1/17 - - - - - - - - X X O/E O/E O/E Orville Townsend, Sr. 1/1/17 X X X X X X X X X X X O/E X Paul Retish 1/1/17 _ _ _ _ _ X X X X X O/E X X Dan Tallon 1/1/14 X X O/E R R R R R R R R R R Kim Hanrahan 111115 X X X X X X O/E X X X X X O/E Shams Ghoneim 1/1/15 O/E X O/E X X X X X O/E X X X X Jessie Harper 1/1/15 R R R R R R R R R R R R R Jewell Amos 1/1/15 - - X X X X O/E X X X O/E R R Katie Anthony 1/1/16 R R R R R R R R R R R R R Joe D.Coulter 1/1/16 X X O/E X X X X X X X X X X Harry Olmstead 1/1/16 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Andrea Cohen 1/1/16 - - - O/E X X X X X X O/E X X Connie Goeb 1/1/13 - Howard Cowen 1/1/13 - David B. Brown 1/1/14 R R R R R R R R R R R R R Henri Harper 1/1/14 R R R R R R R R R R R R R KEY: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused NM = No meeting -- = No longer a member R = Resignation HumanRights From: Gannon, Leslie A <leslie-gannon@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:38 AM To: HumanRights Subject: Woke Up Black film screening - September 24, 2014 Dear Stefanie, On September 24, 2014, the UI Public Policy Center is hosting a screening of the film, Woke Up Black at Shambaugh Auditorium. We would like to invite the Iowa City Human Rights Commission to be a co-sponsor for the event, and would also love to have your help in informing any of your appropriate audiences about the event. Your sponsorship would help cover licensing fees and speaker travel expenses. The film documents a two-year period in the lives of five Black youth ages 16-21, capturing both day-to-day life events such as family gatherings and interactions with the justice system, as well as major milestones such as high school graduations and first days at college. The film focuses on the youths' ideas and opinions in their own words, and underscores the humanity that we all share regardless of race or age. One of the film's subjects, Morgan Price, is a research assistant in our Human Factors and Vehicle Safety research program. She has a degree from the UI College of Engineering, and is now pursuing her masters in Public Health/Injury Epidemiology at Iowa. Morgan, two other of the film's subjects, and Mary Morten, the producer/director, will participate in a panel discussion after the film. Following is a link to the film's website for more information: htty://wokeul)black.com Thank you very much for your kind consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions! 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L m LL�EiaEc� E a8>j�°m=j'� �9sa N�42 aOn5oamvLal;— mEv=w0sWcEoMa. mUaoac m:c' IQL—worm h� c a 3Ey�g I c a m i& Q j j. y ry m Al 00 0. nmowm- wa8'a'�^qZ.�n-. m c L m w c N N= 8 c C jW�� Q C a �qq L Vl m T�CQ 0 �4LC3a GL a mE5 c V UQLUCU "o 'c .@ o $m M N W O N N p11 td a U a h CORRESPONDENCE HumanRights From: Sent: To: Subject: Hello, robertgutsche@gmail.com on behalf of Robert (Ted) Gutsche, Jr. <rgutsche@fiu.edu> Tuesday, June 03, 2014 10:48 PM HumanRights New Book About Race in Iowa City I wanted to let you know about a new book related to local discourse and press coverage about a migration of African Americans across the Midwest, particularly in Iowa and Iowa City, A Transplanted Chicago: Race, Place, and the Press in Iowa City (978-0-7864-7367-0, McFarland, 2014) was released late last month. I want to be clear I am not interested in the royalties from this project — all monies will be donated to the Community Foundation of Johnson County (IA) for summer youth camps. If you are interested, Prairie Lights will soon have copies or you may order a copy here: http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.phl2?id=978-0- 7864-7367-0. Because I have family in Iowa and the Midwest, I will around much of early and late summer, if you wish to host a reading and community discussion about diversity. I would be happy to participate. Thank you, and please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your time, ted Dr. Robert (Ted) Gutsche, Jr. Assistant Professor School of Journalism and Mass Communication Florida International University robertgutscheir.com I @RobertGutscheJr 1608-345-0717 "Us and all our little teaspoons, over the centuries," Pete Seeger