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AGENDA
CITY IOWA CITY
Human Rights Commission
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
(319) 356-5000
5:30 P.M.
09 FAX
www. gov.or
www.icgov.org
Hailing Conference Room, City Hall
410 E. Washington Street
1. Call meeting to order. Roll call
2. Approval of Minutes from April 18, 2016 meeting
3. Public Comment for Items not on the agenda
4. Commission Action Plan
a. Juneteenth Planning Committee (June 25, 2016)
b. Solidarity Event (October 13, 2016)
c. Community Outreach
d. Resolutions
e. Proclamations
5. Affordable Housing Conference (June 17, 2016) (Cohen, Hanrahan)
6. Iowa City Pride Celebration (June 18, 2016) (Coulter, Willis, Hanrahan)
7. Strategic Planning (July 7, 2016)
8. ADA Celebration (July 23, 2016)
9. Potential Keynote Speakers for the Human Rights Breakfast (October 26, 2016)
10. Reports on:
a. Youth Awards
b. Job Fair (Retish)
c. Iowa City Community School District Equity Committee (Retish, Hanrahan)
d. Building Communities (Townsend)
e. University of Iowa's Center for Human Rights Board (Ghoneim)
11. Human Rights Commission Information
12. Report on Items from Human Rights Coordinator
13. Adjournment
Agenda Packet
Minutes
Human Rights Commission
April 18, 2016
Lobby Conference Room
Preliminary
Members Present: Joe D. Coulter, Eliza Willis, Orville Townsend Sr, Andrea Cohen, Kim
Hanrahan, Paul Retish, Shams Ghoneim.
Members Absent: Adil D. Adams.
Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers.
Others Present: Visitors from the Stanley Foundation.
Recommendations to Council: No.
Call to Order:
Ghoneim called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
Consideration of the Minutes from the March 15, 2016 Meeting Date:
Minutes will be updated to remove "with proper request" under Community Outreach and updated to
reflect Ghoneim "was elected Vice President for ACLU Iowa" in reports of Commissioners.
Motion Coulter, seconded by Retish. Motion passed 7-0.
Funding Request from University of Iowa Center for Human Rights for Praxis SAR Groun
Funding was not approved for this request. The amount was high and the event only benefited a few in the
community.
Funding Request from Juneteenth
The event is a cultural celebration with many activities for the community to celebrate at no charge.
Funding in the amount of $300 was approved.
Motion Coulter, seconded by Willis. Motion passed 7-0.
Vendor Request for Iowa City Pride Celebration
Hanrahan, Coulter and Willis will staff the table.
Motion Coulter, seconded by Hanrahan. Motion passed 7-0.
Affordable Housing Conference
Cohen and Hanrahan will represent the Commission at this event.
Education Programming & Outreach
Ghoneim, Hanrahan, Townsend and Cohen (Relish alternate) will meet in the next few weeks to discuss
sponsoring a fall solidarity event.
Planning Committee for the Sixth Annual Juneteenth Celebration
The Juneteenth Celebration will include an awards night and many activities during the day. Willis is
representing the Commission on this Committee.
Council Outreach
Cohen will accept the proclamation for Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, May 3.
Conversations on Diversity
Hanrahan felt the event was informative. Retish would have preferred for the next steps to be outlined
with more follow up.
Youth Awards
Nominations are due April 22.
Strategic Planning Session
The session will be held in July. Location to be determined.
Human Rights Breakfast
Potential keynote speakers will be discussed at the May meeting.
Proclamations
The Iowa City Area Realtor's Association accepted the Fair Housing Proclamation on April 5.
Job Fair
A planning meeting for the fall fair should be scheduled in the near future.
Building Communities
Townsend spoke on the last Black Voices meeting and the concerns raised about Rose Oaks and how the
City should look into creating a policy that requires for new purchasers of multi -unit properties to
disclose their future intentions for the property.
University of Iowa Center for Human Rights
The Center has a seminar planned for Friday, April 22 on criminal justice reform here in Iowa.
Education
Retish gave an update on the most recent Iowa City Community School District's Equity Committee
meeting which included a discussion on creating more diversity in the staff at the district.
Commission Reports
Coulter spoke on a recent Powwow sponsored by the University of Iowa Native American Student
Association. Hamahan mentioned the second annual LGBTQA Summit being held in Iowa City on April
30. Cohen asked Commissioners to keep the Rose Oaks situation on their radar.
Adjournment: 7:01 p.m.
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Human Rights Commission
Attendance Record
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Joe D.Coulter
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AdilD.
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Eliza Jane
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Willis
Paul Relish
1/1/2017
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Orville
1/1/2017
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Townsend, Sr.
Andrea Cohen
1/l2018
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Kim
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Hanrahan
Shams
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Ghoneim
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X = Present
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
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Information Packet
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42 'N IMEMORANDUM
Date: January 28, 2016
To: City Council
From: Tom Markus, City Manager
Re: CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) Training in San Antonio, Texas
Attendees: Johnson County Supervisors Janelle Rettig and Rod Sullivan, Johnson County Jail
Alternatives Coordinator Jessica Peckover, County Attorney Janet Lyness, CEO of Prelude
Behavioral Services Ron Berg, Shelter House Executive Director Crissy Canganelli, Crisis
Center Community Intervention Director Ked Neblett, ICPD Chief Sam Hargadine, City Manager
Tom Markus
Subject: The above named individuals attended a two day session to learn more about the CIT
program and the related services that support this multi -agency collaborative effort in San
Antonio, Texas. Four Iowa City police officers joined officers from other agencies and spent the
week learning the CIT approach to deal with individuals who are in crisis due to behavioral
disorders, developmental disorders and dependency issues. The training is a 40 hour program.
The officers joined us for the first day overview of CIT.
First Day: We spent the bulk of the first day listening to a number of members of the San
Antonio police department give an overview of the CIT program. They described their program
as a collaborative effort between the police department, sheriffs department, first responder
courts, and the mental health service provider community. The first such program was
developed in Memphis, Tennessee after a man with a history of mental illness was in a
confrontation with police and was subsequently shot and killed by police. CIT training is now
mandatory for all new police officers as a part of their academy training in the state of Texas.
CIT results in the diversion of a significant number of individuals to services that address their
needs rather than sending them through the court system and ultimately to jail.
The San Antonio Police Department goals for CIT are: 1. Police officer safety; 2. Citizen safety;
and 3. Improved police services to the community. The program teaches CIT skills which: 1.
Serve persons with mental illness, in crisis, suicidal, or emotionally unstable; and 2. The
program increases officer safety by training officers in techniques on understanding and
recognizing the various illnesses, how to communicate and listen, and how to deescalate the
crisis. The program educates officers about mental illness, suicide, substance abuse,
intellectual disabilities, and developmental disorders. Officers learn to facilitate decision
making, to ensure consumers get appropriate care, to provide officers with the criteria and
processes involved in the notification of emergency detention, mental health warrants, and
orders of protective custody. Some of these are Texas specific but our officers will eventually
relate these processes to what is established in Iowa.
According to the speakers, one-half of all Americans experience a mental disorder at some
point their lives. Prisons have become the largest mental health providers in the country.
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According to the metrics reviewed by San Antonio and Bexar County, it is significantly more
expensive to imprison these individuals then it would be to channel these individuals to the
appropriate treatment programs.
The program is instructing our officers to identify the various types of serious mental illness and
how to work with individuals that display behaviors related to the various types of illness. Our
officers will learn specific skills to identify, understand, communicate and deescalate individuals
in crisis. The program emphasized the metrics they use to monitor their performance and how
they have been able to document significant savings utilizing CIT. The officers learn techniques
which result in the use of force being the very last technique that would be deployed in any
given contact.
Second Day: The second day we met at the CENTER for Health Care Services. The major
take away for me was the high degree of collaboration that exists between the law enforcement
agencies, courts, first responders, providers of crisis services, sobering unit, detox, mobile crisis
outreach, and the intensive outpatient services providing opioid addiction treatment, minor
emergency health care, and other services. The general scope of the services is to treat the
issues of immediate concern and offer long term services to get individuals back on their feet
and dealing with their individual problems whether that be a mental illness or an addiction issue.
Across the street from the Center is Haven for HOce, which provides housing, job placement,
job training, education, mental health services, and substance abuse recovery. They also
provide temporary housing for the homeless and more permanent housing for those wishing to
get their illness or addiction treated. I have attached some brochures and more extensive notes
about what we learned for those of you who wish to loam more. Some of the facilities are
designed to serve a significantly larger population base than exists in Johnson County. As
pointed out by one of our county supervisors we need to find solutions that are scalable to our
population and our needs. The attendees are intending to meet toward the end of February to
discuss how we can implement various features of the programs we were exposed to in San
Antonio. As additional opportunities present themselves I would encourage more of our staff
and elected officials to take the opportunity to see what these programs consist of by going to
San Antonio and seeing them firsthand. I am anxious to hear back from our officers to see what
they thought of the week-long training and whether they would encourage fellow officers to
attend.
Conclusion: I believe the CIT approach is a program that is likely to be replicated across the
country as more cities understand the benefits of this approach to police engagement with the
public and the more humane way to treat persons with behavioral health, developmental
disorders, and addiction issues. The San Antonio programs are metric driven and even the
most conservative individuals are supportive of the model if for no other reason than this
program shows significantly better results at less cost than incarceration.
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Training helps officers deal with mentally ill
The San Antonio Police Department's mental health unit hosted special training for officers around
the country.
Just last week, Chief William McManus told Fox San Antonio how ahead of the curve the department
is when it comes to helping people with mental illness.
"That particular program that we do has gotten national recognition for its value and it has shown
that the San Antonio Police Department is way ahead," Chief McManus said.
On Friday, Fox SA got to see the unit in action as the week-long training came to an end.
"Police department!" an officer yells as he knocks on the door.
When first responders knock, they never know what they'll find on the other side of the door.
"The doctors got all kinds of medications for me," a man says during a role-playing exercise.
The role-play is part of 40 hours of crisis intervention training.
"I hear these screams and I go inside and I yell, what are you looking at?" another man says during
the exercise.
Emergency crews are learning how to deal with people who are mentally ill, or at risk of hurting
themselves or others.
"We're on the map. We've been doing things right here," Ofc. Ernest Stevens with SAPD says.
He's part of the mental health unit, the group hosting the training.
"We want to assess them to find out what kind of risk they're at or somebody else might be at, and
then determine whether or not there needs to be hospitalization or just referral for follow-up
services," Ofc. Stevens says.
Some of the students are from law enforcement agencies around the country.
"You're only going to go back to your training," Michael Harkrider with Iowa City Police Department
says. "If that training doesn't include this 40-hour course, maybe that training's not going to kick in.
Maybe the wrong training is going to kick in."
Other students are local - learning how to help our neighbors get through a rough time.
"Compassion toward them," Kyle Hanover with San Antonio Fire Department says. "That even
though they have those issues, they're still people, of course."
SAPD offers mental health
training to outside agencies
Officers learn to identify, handle mental
health situations
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Police Department is hosting a special course this week, hoping
to train officers from around the country on how to appropriately respond to someone with a mental
health issue.
The course, offered to law enforcement officers and other first responders, hopes to give attendees
a better understanding of how to identify and handle a person in mental crisis.
"People with an illness such as bipolar, schizophrenic, maybe they're suicidal or suffering from
depression," said Jon Sabo, a mental health officer with SAPD. When officers respond to someone
in crisis, unlike years back, when we immediately just put them in handcuffs and took them to jail,
now we talk to these people, we calm them down, we get them into services, as opposed to taking
them to jail."
Instructors say, teaching active listening skills and becoming better communicators are key in this
course.
"The base level of it, it's just another tool in our toolbox, but we want to make it so much more than
that," said Michael Harkrider, a police officer from Iowa City, Iowa. "We want to start reaching what
San Antonio has been doing, for persons with mental illness and things like that."
The course is offered four times a year to officers and other first responders around the country at no
charge.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: April 18, 2016
To: Geoff Fruin, Interim City Manager
From: Chief Sam Hargadine
Re: St. Ambrose Study on ICPD Traffic Stops
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The ICPD started to collect demographic date on traffic stops in July of 1999. The first report
where an analysis had been done was in January of 2004 titled "Traffic Stop Practices of the
Iowa City Police Department: January 1—December 31, 2002." The research team was from
the University of Louisville and this report was frequently referred to as the Louisville study.
In 2006 the Command Staff was approached by Dr. Christopher Barnum, Associate Professor
of Sociology and Criminal Justice and Director of Graduate Studies Masters in Criminal Justice
at St. Ambrose University. Dr. Barnum was familiar with the Louisville study and became
interested in analyzing ICPD traffic stop data utilizing a differing approach. Dr. Barnum initially
indicated a desire to study the data for a six month period of time.
After an initial review of the six months period of time, both Dr. Barnum and I determined that a
more in-depth analysis was needed in order to better understand operational trends in the
department. I maintained the working relationship with Dr. Barnum and provided him data for
the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Unfortunately, a transition to a new data
management system resulted in conversion problems that prevent us from analyzing 2008 and
2009 data. Throughout this partnership with Dr. Barnum, our officers were not advised of the
study due to the potential of changing behavior patterns.
In June of 2013 the City Council passed Resolution 12-320 establishing an Ad Hoc Diversity
Committee to study City transit and law enforcement operations as they relate to minority
populations. Over the course of six months the Ad Hoc Diversity Committee held 22 committee
meetings. Several community discussion forums were held with community members from
diverse backgrounds to discuss and receive feedback about transit and law enforcement
operations. During this time a renewed conversation on disproportionate contact with minority
populations was sparked.
Based on the community conversation generated by the Ad Hoc Diversity Committee, I worked
with Dr. Barnum to incorporate more traffic stop data and finalize his analysis. While this study
was initially intended for internal and academic purposes, I felt it was appropriate to have a
public discussion on the topic. By participating in the multi -year study, I hope it sends a clear
message that the ICPD has taken the issue of disproportional minority contact very seriously in
the past and will continue to do so in the future. The ICPD is one of two police departments in
the state that collect and analyze traffic stop data.
Dr. Barnum presented the results of his analysis to the City Council on June 16, 2014. At that
time we set a twofold goal: Reduce the traffic stop disproportionality as experienced in the high
levels in 2010-2012 and gain the confidence and trust of our community, especially the minority
community. There were three additional items reported to the City Council in 2014 that were not
in Dr. Barnum's report which were:
Complete CALEA® assessments in 2007, 2010 and 2013. The 2013 assessment team
was provided with Dr. Barnum's report. CALEA® is the Commission on Accreditation for
Law Enforcement Agencies. The accreditation process requires compliance with
rigorous standards that meet the best practices for police agencies in the U.S. and
April 18, 2016
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Internationally. Proof of compliance is also required and continually monitored over three
year periods.
All traffic stops are videotaped and routine and continued random audits by supervisors
have not shown any pattern of biased based policing or unprofessional behavior.
Complaints that have come in claiming racial bias have been taken seriously and are
fully investigated by supervisory staff.
Dr. Barnum has met with the officers twice to explain the methodology and results of the
findings. The first meeting was in 2014 after it went public that the data was being analyzed and
again on April 13, 2016. The officers asked concerned questions and were genuinely interested
in the results of the analysis. Concerns nationwide about police misconduct and the perceptions
of police by the entire community do weigh heavily on the minds of the officers. It is my belief
that ICPD officers continually strive to improve the ways in which they serve.
Ongoing professional development includes annual training specifically on race based traffic
stops. Officers have also been through diversity training provided by Diversity Focus and
Diversity, Privilege and Unconscious Bias training with Dr. Eddie Moore and Diane Finnerty.
Several officers also participated in the all -day Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE)
training held in November of 2015.
The latest analysis generally indicates that most of the department's outcome measures are
trending in the right direction. The data also indicates that there is still work to be done and the
department remains committed to eliminating the disproportionality of traffic stops, and the
equal treatment of all. My recommendation is to continue with the data collection and analysis
which needs to be discussed publicly and with the officers. Continual refinement of the data
should lead to better understanding.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: May 5, 2016
To: City Council, City Boards and Commissions, City Manager, Department Heads
From: Eleanor M. Dilkes, City Attorne�
Re: Open Meetings after Hutchison v. Shull
On March 18, 2016 in the case of Hutchison v. Shull (No. 14-1649), 2016 Iowa Sup.
LEXIS 35, the Iowa Supreme Court adopted a new standard for determining whether a
11 meeting occurs under Iowa's Open Meetings Law (Chapter 21 of the Iowa Code). As
you know, the Iowa Open Meetings law prohibits a majority of a public body from
deliberating about a matter within the scope of the body's policy -making duties unless that
deliberation occurs at a properly noticed public meeting. Prior to Hutchison it was
generally understood that fora "meeting" to occur there had to be a gathering (in person
or by electronic means) of a majority of the members of the public body. After Hutchison
a meeting of a public body can occur even if a majority of the board or Council are not
physically or electronically present. A meeting now occurs whenever a majority of
members of a governmental body meet, whether each member attends personally,
electronically or through an agent.
In Hutchison individual Warren County supervisors deliberated about a staff
reorganization through serial one on one meetings with the County Administrator acting as
the "conduit" who relayed messages between the supervisors. Because the Administrator
was found to be an "agent" of the supervisor(s) not present the Administrator was counted
in determining that a majority of the Board had met in violation of the open meetings law.
The Court stated:
In summary, the open meetings law does not prohibit discussions
between members of a governmental body and its staff to exchange
ideas and gather information in order for the body to act upon an issue
during an open meeting. However, the open meetings law does prohibit
the majority of a governmental body gathering in person through the use
of agents or proxies to deliberate any matter within the scope of its policy -
making duties outside the public view.
2016 Iowa Sup. LEXIS at 39-40.
The Court's application of agency principles to determine when a meeting occurs raises a
number of unresolved questions. There are many potential "agents", including staff,
family members, members of the public and council/board members themselves. One
person can be the "agent" for one oounciVboard member or more than one council/board
member. Because of the Hutchison decision, actions of staff and members of the public
body may be subject to additional scrutiny by those opposed to a decision.
The following is my general guidance in light of Hutchison.
May 5, 2016
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1. Staff and council/board members may share information outside of a public meeting.
2. Outside of a public meeting staff should not assist the council/board members in
reaching a consensus even if less than a majority of the council/board is present.
3. Outside of a public meeting a staff member should not relate his/her understanding of
the position of another council member even if less than a majority of the council/board is
present.
4. Members of the council/board should be mindful that they can be an "agent' of other
members and should avoid relaying the opinions of another member(s) not present when
discussing policy matters with less than a majority of members.
5. Whenever in doubt, discussion should occur at a public meeting. If an informational
discussion could be perceived as an improper "meeting" the matter should be placed on
an agenda for a public meeting for direction/action of the board/council.
6. Action should not be taken to implement a measure on which board/council approval
is required until after that decision is made at a public meeting.
These are generalizations and will not apply in every instance. For example, if the City
Manager meets with council members A and B and tells them what the position of council
member C is, only 3 members of the council would be involved in the discussion, with C
participating through his "agent", the City Manager. However, if during this conversation
the City Manager relays the position of council members C and D then 4 members (a
majority of the Council) have had a meeting with 2 participating through their "agent", the
City Manager. Because of potential challenges and the difficulty of proving what actually
occurred, however, it is best to reserve discussion of the positions of other council/board
members for public meetings.
A recent update from the Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB) notes that many questions
and concerns have arisen about the impact of Hutchison. The IPIB plans to issue an
advisory opinion on the issues which I will pass on to you when I receive it. In addition, I
will continue to discuss the case with other city attorneys in Iowa and will provide
additional guidance as necessary.
Please contact me if you have questions
CC: Assistant City Attorneys
University of Khartoum Alumni Association in America (UKAAA)
May 5th. 2016.
To the Human Rights Committee- The City of Iowa City;
We at the University of Khartoum Alumni Association in America (UKAAA),
Would like to inform you that the UKAAA is organizing an urgent peaceful public protest in
downtown Iowa City, IA, in front of The Capitol Building, off Clinton Street at 5 pm on May 6th
2016.
In this protest, the UKAAA would like to announce its rejection and condemnation to major
human rights violations that are taking place now in Sudan by the Sudanese authoritarian regime
against university students, alumni, and human rights activists. The UKAAA would like the
public to know about these violations. Please refer to the attached sheet for more information
about the current situation in Sudan.
Sincerely,
Maisara Abdelrazig
1853 Hollywood CT
Iowa City, IA, 52240
Email: mabdeln azip4 im.4!.som
Cell: 7039737762
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University of Khartoum Alumni Association in America (UKAAA)
Urgent Information About Current Human Rights Violations in Sudan Against University
Students, Alumni, and Human Rights Activists
May 6th. 2016.
Few weeks ago, some contradicting statements have been made by Sudanese government
officials and leaked out in Sudan about the intention of the authoritarian regime there to make
major changes in the University of Khartoum, including selling major parts of the university
and/or moving some schools from their current locations. Later, a statements was made by the
Minister of Tourism who announced that the Sudanese Council of Ministers has decided to
transfer the university historic main campus into a touristic site. These different statements
shocked the whole country specially the university's alumni and students. It is worth mentioning
that the University of Khartoum is the first, main, and most prestigious university in Sudan, and
had played a major role in the educational and national history of Sudan for more than 114 years.
On 4/23/2016, the University of Khartoum alumni associations in America, the United Kingdom,
and in Sudan collaborated to organize PEACEFUL protests in the 3 countries to announce their
rejection to the government plan. The protest in the US took place in front of the White House
and in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington D.C. The protest in Sudan has been
attacked by the National Intelligence and Security Services (HISS) as soon as it started. About 20
of our colleagues have been arrested. Some of them have been released on different dates later,
but some of them are still detained including: Ibrahim Abu Samna, Murtada Habani, and
Mohamed faroug. In most of the cases the families of all these detainees have been prevented
from visiting them, and they have also been prevented from communicating with any lawyer.
The university students also tried to protest peacefully, but the authoritarian regime in Sudan
responded very violently. The NISS and police forces attacked them inside the university with
tear gas, beat, and arrested many of them. Similar events occurred in the University of Kordofan
were a student (Abu Bakr Hassan Taha) has been killed, and many have been arrested. Another
student, Mohamed Elsadig from Omdurman Ahlia University, has also been killed in Khartoum.
It is known that the authoritarian regime in Sudan has killed many other university students in
the last years, and it is known that the regime is involved in the killing of hundreds of thousands
of Sudanese citizens in Darfur, Nuba Mountains, and other regions in Sudan.
On May 3rd, The Director of the University of Khartoum, who is appointed directly by the
Sudanese regime, signed a decision to permanently dismiss 6 of the university students, and to
suspend the study of other five students for two years. Some of these students are in their final
years. On May 5th, 9 of these students met Mr. Nabil Adeeb, a well-known human rights lawyer,
in his office to discuss the university decision. During their meeting, a group of armed NISS
members attacked the office of Mr. Nabil Adeeb. Two lawyers, two employees, all the students,
and a family member of one of the students have been arrested. In addition, the NISS group
confiscated legal files from the office.
The situation in Sudan is getting complicated every day, and more innocent people may be killed
or arrested. Under Sudan's 2010 National Security Act, the NISS is allowed to detain persons for
up to four and a half months without any form of judicial review.
The UKAAA has previously called for immediate end to the harassment and unlawful arrest of
the University students, alumni, and activists. We also urge that the University of Khartoum
Alumni and the alumni of other Sudanese Universities, in Sudan and around the world, to start
organizing themselves to further support the protesters and activists in Sudan during this critical
time.
The UKAAA is organizing a peaceful protest in downtown Iowa City, IA, in front of The Capitol
Building, off Clinton Street at 5 pm on May 6th 2016 to announce the following:
• Our absolute rejection and condemnation to allowing the NISS and police forces to enter
any university campus and/or use any kind of violence against any university alumni,
students or activists in Sudan.
• Our unlimited support to the University of Khartoum alumni, students and activist in
rejecting any decision that may harm the University of Khartoum.
• Our belief that the ongoing attacks on the University students, activists and alumni is part
of the organized tactics of the government to prevent them from exercising their lawful
rights to freedom of expression and assembly.
• If the authorities have evidences to the contrary, the detainees must be charged with a
recognizable criminal offence or else be released immediately.
• All the detainees must also be granted immediate access to their families, legal
representatives and any medical treatment they may need.
• The University of Khartoum should cancel the decision to suspend and terminate the
students immediately, and should start a fair process in investigating any incident that the
university claims that these students are involved in.
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INSIDE OUT REENTRY
SUMMER CONCERT EVENT
Join Inside Out Re-entry Community
for an afternoon of FREE MUSIC, FOOD, and FUN!
Inside Out Re -Entry Community includes people returning to
Johnson County after incarceration and their supporters, working
together toward successful reintegration for returning citizens and
broad based criminal justice reform. Join us as we build friendships
and work toward reaching our fundraising goals!
Outside if the weather's nice; inside in case of rain.
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Sign up now for the Johnson County Affordable Homes
Coalition's conference on affordable housing!
Friday, June 17 2016.8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Radisson Hotel, 1220 1st Ave
Coralville, IA 52241
The conference will provide public officials, nonprofit leaders, business
representatives, and engaged citizens with practical information and
ideas, presented by housing practitioners from Iowa, the Midwest, and
elsewhere in the U.S.
Signup at: www,htfjc.org
ALSO! Don't miss our
PRE -CONFERENCE MIXER!
WITH MUSICAL GUEST:
KEVIN "B.F." BURT
(Registration not required)
Thursday, June 16, 2016
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The Mill Restaurant
FREE SNACKS
Supported by the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County
The City of Iowa City's Neighborhood and Development Services Department has
implemented a new program to help landlords and income -qualifying homeowners
make exterior improvements to their homes and property. The Housing Exterior Loan
Program (HELP) not only offers financial assistance, it also works to upgrade the safety
and appearance of local housing stock and preserve the vitality of our neighborhoods.
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■ Homeowners and landlords who qualify will be offered zero -interest loans for
50% of the cost of eligible improvements, up to $10,000.
■ Length of the loan:
a For rental property owners, repayment terms will be for five years.
e For owner -occupied homes where household income is less than 140% of the
median income (see income chart), loans will be set up on a deferred payment
basis. That means that no loan payments will be required as long as the home
remains the owner's primary residence. Loans will come due immediately when
the property is sold, changes ownership, or converts to a rental property.
Loan funds will be reimbursements that will be paid after the work is successfully
completed and all supporting documentation has been submitted to the City.
Liens, in the form of mortgages or assignment of rents, will be placed on the home
and/or rental property as collateral to secure the loan until it is paid.
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• Exterior painting, cleaning and repair ■ Siding repair or replacement
■ Roof repairs or replacement ■ Fascia and trim improvements
■ Awning repair or installation ■ Porch repair
■ Landscaping ■ Dumpster screening
■ Windows and door repair or replacement
■ Exterior accessories, such as address plates, mailboxes, and shutters
• Sidewalk repair or other concrete or masonry repairs or replacement
In some situations, HELP program funds may only be used for repairs and upgrades to
the side of the home that faces the street.
You may qualify for our program if:
■ your residential property is within
the UniverCity impact area (please
see the property map on our web -
site at www.icgovorg/UniverCity);
your property does not have any
outstanding mechanic liens;
your property taxes are paid and
up-to-date;
■ your proposed home improvements
meet housing code and are ap-
proved by City staff;
all applicable permits are ob-
tained; and
• if owner -occupied, the household
income falls below 140% of me-
dian income, as follows:
INCOME GUIDELINES CHART
HOUSEHOLD
MAXIMUM INCOME
SIZE
LIMIT (140% of MI)
1 person.........................................$80,780
2 person.........................................$92,260
3 person.......................................$103,740
4 person.......................................$115,220
For more info, or to apply for HELP,
contact Neighborhood Services at:
319-356-5230
neighborhoods@iowo-city.org
City of Iowa City Neighborhood Svcs.
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240