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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-22-2018 Human Rights CommissionAGENDA Iowa City Human Rights Commission Thursday, February 22, 2018 Helling Conference Room, City Hall 410 E. Washington Street 4:46 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call. 2. Approval of Minutes: a. Approve minutes from the January 23, 2018 meeting. 3. Items to be discussed: a. Funding Request: United Nations Association of Johnson County. b. Strategic Planning Session 4. Adjournment. If you will need disability -related accommodations to participate in this meeting please contact the Equity Director, Stefanie Bowers, at 319-356-5022 or at stefanie-bowers@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. Agenda Packet Minutes for the Human Rights Commission Regular Meeting January 23, 2018 Emma J. Harvat Hall 410 E. Washington Street Commission Members Present: Jeff Falk, Eliza Willis, Joe Coulter, Adil Adams, Tahuanty Pena, Cathy McGinnis, Jonathon Munoz, Barbara Kutzko. Commission Members Absent: Arianna Aron. Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers 4e Recommendations to Council: By a vote of 8-0 the Commission recommends to the City Council the following allocations for the FY18 Social Justice Racial Equity grant with ,a request to the Council to consider allocating $3800 more for the grant for FY18 so that all selected recipients are funded at their requested amount. F Organization FY18 Request HRC Recommendation Shelter House $5000.00 $5000.00 Neighborhood & Development Services $600.00 600.00 Healthy Kids School Based Health $12,300.00 P,300.00 Center for Worker Jus iee $10,900.0G` - $7100.00 �. $28,800.00 $25,000.00 Y 1. Call to Order: Chair Willis called the meeting to order at 5:16 PM 2. Approval of January 9, 2618 Meeting Minutes: Chair Willis asked for the! minutes to be amended to reflect that the Commission agreed that the ranking of applications could not include duplicate numbers. Coulter moved to approve the minutes; the motion was seconded by McGinnis. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0. (Falk and Adams not present). 3. Proclamation for Black History Month: Commissioner Kutzko will accept the proclamation at the formal City Council meeting on Tuesday, February 6 on behalf of the Human Rights Commission. 4. Future Meeting Dates: Commissioners agreed to cancel the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 30 and to start the meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 22 at 4:45 PM. Coulter moved to approve this sequence; the motion was seconded by Adams. A vote was taken and the motion passed 8-0. Minutes for the Human Rights Commission Regular Meeting January 23, 2018 Emma J. Harvat Hall 410 E. Washington Street 5. The Social Justice Racial Equity Grant Applications: Commissioner Aron did not participate due to a conflict of interest (she is on the board of an organization that applied for funding). Commissioners reviewed the overall rankings of the applications. The rankings were based on the individual rankings from each Commissioner (each application was given a rank of 1- 28 with 1 being the highest). Comments were made by some Commissioners on grants that ranked low but had potential in their opinion. Those applications. included the Emma Goldman Clinic, Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition, Teamcan (Fas Trac), and the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County. Chair Willis then surveyed Commissioners to inquire if any wanted to change their rankings. No Commissioner expressed a desire to change their original rankings. Commissioners next discussed budgetary considerations. $25,000 would fully fund the first three highest ranking applicants but would leave,the fourth $3800 short of their requested amount. Coulter moved to recommend to the City Council that the four highest applicant scores be funded with the $25,000 budgeted for the grant for FYI with a request to the Council to consider allocating $3800 more to the grant for FYI so thl.t all the recommended applicants can be funded at their full'funding request. Adams seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed 8-0. Organization FYI Request Aha.— `HRC Recommendation Shelter House $5000.00 $5000.00 Neighborhood & -MAP Development Services $600.00 $600.00 Healthy Kids School Based Health $12,300.00 Ik__: $12,300.00 Center for Worker Justice $10,900.00 $7100.00 $28,800.00 $25,000.00 Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 6:21 PM. 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We are very grateful for your support over many years and hope that once again join us or an event that is both a festive observance of International Women's Day and an opportunity to help some of the 65 million migrants and refugees worldwide. Jim Olson will be in touch to request the application for funding. Funds raised through sponsorships will be donated to UNA-USA's Adopt -a -Future program, in support of the Shabele Primary School in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Details on the event, opportunities for sponsorship, and background information on Adopt -a - Future are provided on the enclosed sheet. We hope that you will join other groups and individuals for an evening of good food and fellowship and to support the work of the United Nations in addressing the global refugee crisis. I look forward to your positive response. If you have questions or need more information please email Jim Olson at iimolson92I na.gmail.com or call him at (319) 512-0007. Sincerely, Jean Lloyd -Jones President Night of 1000 Dinners 2018 — Sponsorship Information Sheet What. An international dinner to mark International Women's Day, held annually in Iowa City since 2001. International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the achievements of women. The Johnson County Chapter of the United Nations Association — USA is the lead sponsor. When. Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 6:00 pm Where. Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S Gilbert St. Theme: Building a Better Future for Refugee Children More than 65 million people have fled their homes and risked their lives in search of refuge. Most are women and children, but less than half of these children have access to education. Night of 1000 Dinners sponsorships will raise funds for the Shabele Primary School in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. The Event. An international buffet dinner with selections (including vegetarian and vegan options) provided by several local restaurants and groups, followed by a panel of young people, now in Iowa City, who lived in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. In addition, we will enjoy music performed by Congolese refugee children. Sponsorship Levels. All sponsors will be listed in pre -event publicity (if the sponsorship is confirmed by February 15) and a listing in the event's printed program. A limited amount of display space for sponsors will be available on a first -come -first -served basis. Sponsorships are available for businesses or non-profit groups at the following levels: • $500, includes 8 complimentary tickets for the event • $250, includes 3 complimentary tickets • $100, includes 1 complimentary ticket • Student sponsorships for student groups that provide at least two volunteers on the night of the event, includes 1 complimentary ticket for each student volunteer Checks for sponsorships should be payable to "Johnson County UNA" and mailed to the Johnson County UNA at 308 E. Burlington Street, #245, Iowa City, IA 52240. Tickets. For community members: $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Students: $12 in advance; $15 at the door. To reserve, contact Jim Olson, iimolson9210gmail.com. Ticket proceeds will support the educational and advocacy work of the United Nations Association in Johnson County and Iowa. About Adopt -a -Future. Adopt -a -Future, a joint project of the United Nations Association -USA and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), provides a concrete way to respond to the refugee crisis. As noted above, half of the world's 65 million refugees and migrants are children, and most of them lack access to education. An uneducated child is a vulnerable child, adrift and at risk of exploitation. Over the past twenty years, hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers from the African countries of Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia and others have entered neighboring Kenya. Over half are 17 years old or younger. Adopt -a - Future is supporting 52 primary schools and nine secondary schools in two camps, Dadaab (the world's largest refugee camp with over 345,000 people —more than twice the population of Johnson County!) and Kakuma (180,000). Partnering with our sister UNA chapter in Chicago, we are supporting the Shabele Primary School in the Kakuma Camp. The population of this camp includes refugees from Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Burundi, and Rwanda. Only 65% of the elementary -age children (and 20% of the girls) are in school. We can do something to build a better future for the children in this camp. We look forward to your participation! Thank you! HRC APPLICATION FORM REQUESTING CITYOFIOWA CITY SPONSORSHIPFY18 410 East Washingloli 5lrccl Iowa{Ity.. Iowa 52240-1826 (319)356-5000 Today's Date: January 25, 2018 (319) 3S6-5009 FAX wwx•.kgov.org Group/organization Name: Johnson County Chapter, UNA Association Contactperson: Jim Olson Phone number: 319) 512-0007 Email address: llmolson921 @gmall.com Date of activity/event/program: March 7, 201$ Event location and address: Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 South Gilbert Street Is the event location wheelchair accessible? Yes Is the event location accessible to individuals with visual impairments? Yes Describe the activity/event/program and bow it contributes to Human Rights: Night of 1000 Dinners is a community celebration of International Women's Day. The theme is "Building a Better Future for Refugee Children' and wlll feature a pond of Iowa City young people who were formerlyresidents of the Kakume Refugee Camp in Kenya. Amount of funds requested and itemized budget (provide the budget on separate sheet): Yes Other fundets involved? How will this activity/event/program be marketed? Flyers, social media, through the networks of the sponsoring groups,, and on the UI Campus with an all -campus email Will sponsors be mentioned and/or sponsor logos be used in the marketing of the activity/event/program? Yes, sponsors will be listed on flyer and on the event's printed program Primary School in me Kakuma Camp and the aducadonel work of UNA Is the activity/event/program a fundraiser? If so, explain: Primary School in the Kakuma Camp and the educational work of UNA Please acknowledge by initialling here that you have read the cover letter to this form: Submit request to: Stefanie Bowers City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240-1826 Or By facsimile to 319-887-6213 or email to stefanie-bowers@iowa-city.org. N1KD 2018 Draft Budget Assumptions: 1.Total attendance is same as last year, c. 220 (170 paid, 30 sponsorship comps, 20 volunteers), but ticket prices are increased, as we agreed at the 11/19 meeting. 2. Food costs are $4/head (Nittaya, is that right?) 3. Increased number of financial sponsors (20 vs. 12) 4. We create a PayPal account for online ticket purchases S. We generate additional income from Kahoot and silent auction Income Tickets (170) 125 community advance tickets @ $25 25 community tickets at door @ $30 10 student advance tickets @n$12 10 student tickets at door @ $15 Total: Sponsorships Silent Auction Kahoots Expenses Food (220 x $4) Venue Rental Printing Postage Supplies PayPal Fees Total Income $3,125 750 120 150 $4,145 $3,000 500 150 $7,795 $880 180 300 (potential for inkind donation?) 50 100 25 Total Expenses: $1,535 Correspondence 0�1 660h.—I IN no out' 0"I wla dGJ Mot knew eon know 10= fN►n�n!! Civil Rights/HBCU Tour Thursday, April 19, 6-9 p.m. Old Brick Church 26 E. Market Street, Iowa City Help send Iowa students to visit Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Civil Rights landmarks and museums in the South this summer. TICKETS: teamcan.org or fastraciowacitty.wordpress.com. Suggested minimum donation: $25 For more information, contact 319.936.6611 or fastraciowacity@gmail.com. A project of ikwb t'sAl!1. The following documents were handed out during the meeting. IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2018 2014 Review On -Going Commitments • Youth Awards. • Awards breakfast. • Job Fair. • Mayoral proclamations. • Continuing educational programs. • Continuing outreach efforts. • Compliance with Chapter 2 of the Municipal Code. New Priority Projects. Programs and Initiatives Develop listening posts for outreach to target communities. Enhance presence with quarterly presentations to City Council on Commission events, programs and initiatives. Affordable/universal/accessible housing - educational programs & (Tie) Hold meetings with various community groups. IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2018 I. Areas of Interest Schools • Changing the curriculum used in schools around History. • Having the accurate information on black history. • Learning about other people in the civil rights era vs. year after year learning about the same individuals. • Having administration, teachers, and support staff of color throughout the district. o Racial equity in the school system and the wider community. • Tate High School is often forgot about when it comes to outreach efforts. Tate is part of ICCSD but often the stigma surrounding Tate prevents community members and programs from reaching out. o Programming that is offered in West and City should also be offered at Tate. Public Safety • A role in responding to hate crimes or incidents when they occur. • Developing a rapid response team with re: to hate crimes and bias crimes. Community • Events revolving around people of color and their history in the form of activities, conferences, programs etc.1 would also like to see little libraries in underprivileged neighborhoods. Part of that, would be inviting the community to participate in the making of these libraries. • Any area under the broad range of topics in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights within the geographic area of Iowa City and its immediate surroundings. These would include discrimination in employment, housing, schooling, and facilities, standards of living, law enforcement, and judicial proceedings. • Get more involved with housing issues in the community, especially in terms of the impact on undocumented and documented immigrants who appear to be suffering from discrimination. • Consider the equity issues raised by current eviction policies and practices. We should maintain and expand our relationships with organizations working for greater equity and nondiscrimination in our community. • Developing a list of community organizations concerned with social justice issues that may benefit from our assistance. • Community education regarding Racial equity • LGBTQI — community education • Social equity in affordable, accessible housing. • Increased funding for social justice and racial equity grants • Johnson County/Iowa City Access Center Project. • More community meetings and townhalls and events. • Social justice activities for young generations to participate in all activities and try to get donations. IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2018 General education regarding human rights and the role of the commission. For example, explaining the power of municipal HRCs in general and the federal and international framework, e.g. ICERD, which informs that power. The HRC should be able strive to educate the residents of Iowa City how to best practice human rights in their day to day interactions with others, and the resources available to them to help them do that. IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2018 11. Major Accomplishments • Outreach to Broadway and Pheasant Ridge (Overcharging on rent). • Organizing a number of programs and panel discussions. • Co -sponsoring similar events with other groups. • SIRE Grants: o Evaluating and submitting recommendations for the city SIRE grants. o Designing procedures for the SIRE grant. • Human rights awards and recognition program. • MLK Day. • Pride. • Iuneteenth. • Community building exercise in 2016. • Community IDs • Inclusion of immigrants/Muslims • Indigenous Peoples Day. • Inclusion on City Manager's Roundtable. • Crossing Bridges conference. • Know Your Rights -Domestic Abuse. • Activities at the Coralville and Iowa City library with immigrant communities. IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2018 III. Issues, Concerns, Trends and Opportunities Accessibility • Iowa City Substation needs to be community friendly. The doors are always closed and are tinted so you never know if they are open or not. Community Outreach/Support • Find more supports, activities or programming for young men specifically young men of color. • Status and quality of life for undocumented or documented immigrants Access to parks and outdoor /indoor recreational activities Education about human rights and a need for people to speak out against some of the hateful things we are seeing and hearing Education • Establish programming in/out of school, extracurricular activities, trips that will be inclusive for all youth, backgrounds, race, ethnicity, and gender. • Classes devoted to the real history of ALL youth of color. • Create 3 events that align with the trimester system used in high schools in ICCSD. Each trimester, there will be an event, activity, program etc. made for all youth of color. • The financial and geographic disparity within the ICCSD needs to be investigated and discussed for its current effects and future implications. • Fairness and equity in the school environment. • Inequities in the school system Housing • Housing conditions and building code enforcement. • Evictions: trends and enforcement in small claims court for fairness and compassion. Domestic violence and violence in general. • Affordable housing. Safe • Police training and recruitment, for example training on the use of a weapon. • The grave threats faced by undocumented immigrants. • Hate crimes • Disproportionate minority contact and incarceration • Opioid epidemic Transportation IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2018 • Transportation availability and its relation to financial ability Other • Coping with climate change. • A new set and clear goals and objectives, or a strategic plan, for Commissioners to follow. • Responsibilities and expectations of the Human Rights Commission in the coming years as our community continues to grow. • Recruiting more leadership from the immigrant communities. • Support for Neighborhood Centers. • Support for organizations who positively impact community. • Publish a magazine every three month that reflects on human rights. • Keeping the address of diversity among the community. • Promote social justice and other values of the Commission. IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2018 IV. On -Going Commitments IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2018 V. Significant NEW Initiatives -Priorities • Having more speakers of color come to our City and talk about current issues. • The climate of our country currently and what that means to youth etc. • Leon Ford, who survived a wrongful shooting by police but was left paralyzed. He now speaks around the country to schools, churches, etc. • Patrisse Cullors (Co-founder of Black Lives Matter) • People who youth of color can look up to, relate with, feel comfortable engaging with. • Youth version of Human Rights Commission or create a group made specifically for youth in our community. • Year-round events all of which should take place in the Lakeside, Broadway, Pheasant Ridge, and all trailer home courts. • Engage other residents from different areas to explore and learn more about their fellow residents. • Outreach in neighborhoods to provide supports. • Small educational/informational events or programs in different areas of the city focusing different topics. • Perhaps a citywide "contest" to increase voter participation in city or county elections in non -presidential years. • City and/or county wide newsletter listing events and programs related to human rights. • Human rights issues that are important for the city but cannot be addressed by the city. Relationship between the city and university on human rights issues. • Commission develops policies or guidelines for the coming years. • The role the Human Rights Commission can play in assuring that everyone in our community feels welcome. • How can we collaborate more effectively with existing organizations, etc. • Affordable housing in some way. For example, maybe working with landlords regarding their background and credit checks, which can make it very difficult for some people to find adequate housing. • Recruit more immigrant leadership. • Support soccer competitions with other communities or cities. • Involvement with Johnson County/Iowa City Access Center Development and Staffing. • City -sponsored grant writing workshops (e.g. general principles and methods). • Define to community what the Human Rights Commission is and is not. o The difference between it and other organizations, for example, the Center for Worker Justice. IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - 2018 VI. Organizational Effectiveness 2014 • Continue Commission sub -committees. • The Commission should initiate more educational programs and outreach programs from trends reported in the Annual Report or the Equity Report, as examples. • More Commissioner participation in Commission -sponsored events, programs and outreach. 2018 • Staying on track with the agenda and not skipping around to different areas of the agenda. • Discuss topic, vote if need be and continue to rest of agenda. • Equal participation, everyone contributing to conversation and expressing some sort of opinion during discussions. • Have everyone participate in at least one event, activity etc. put on by the Human Rights Commission. • Trainings based around diversity, should be mandatory for all board members. • There should be an agenda educational aspect to each meeting. • This is a volunteer commission and the default assumption is that meetings will not last long. This unconsciously limits discussion. • Relationship between the commission and Stefanie is a bit unclear. o For example, it seems she is in charge of the finances whether bylaw or by acquiescence by commissioners. There does not seem to be a separate budget for the commission. • Improvements in Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant Review forms and procedures. • Define to community what the Human Rights Commission is and is not. • The difference between it and other organizations, for example, the Center for Worker Justice. • Clarity as to requirements and/or expectations of Commissioner participation. The following documents were handed out during the meeting. AGENDA IOWA CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION - 2018 Thursday, February 22, 2018 City Hall Helling Conference Room 5:00 p.m. I. Introductions and Opening Comments 2. General Overview of the Meeting and the Strategic Planning Process a. The Ground Rules for this session 3. Update regarding status of 2014 goals/priorities 4. Review/Confirm General Duties of the Human Rights Commission 5. Review Areas of Interest 6. Review Recent Accomplishments 7. Review and Discuss Issues, Concerns, Opportunities, and Trends S. Identify/confirm On -Going Commitments 9. Identify significant new initiatives, programs, and policies a. Establish priorities b. Identify strategies/actions needed to accomplish priorities 10. Review/discuss organizational effectiveness initiatives 11. IPA Report to the Commission a. Development of Action Plan b. Importance of monitoring results/feedback 12. Adjourn