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Human Rights Commission
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Helling Conference Room, City Hall
5:30 p.m.
1 Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call.
2. Public Comment of Items not on the Agenda. 'Commentators shall address the
Commission for no more than 5 minutes. Commissioners shall not engage in
discussion with the public concerning said items.
3. Approval of Minutes:
a. Approve minutes from August 21, 2018.
4. Correspondence.
5. Fair Trade Iowa City.
6, Funding Request: Refugee and Immigrant Recognition Dinner.
7. Indigenous Peoples Day Proclamation (October 8).
8. Social Justice & Racial Equity Grant FY 19 Update.
9. Strategic Planning 2018 Subcommittee Updates.
10. Job and Resource Fair Report.
11. Implicit Bias Training for Boards and Commissions Report.
12. Human Rights Breakfast (October 24).
a. Selection Committee
13. Commissioner Reports of Items not on the Agenda. Commissioners shall not
engage in discussion with one another concerning said reports.
14. Staff Reports.
15. Adjournment.
If you will need disability -related accommodations to participate in this meeting, please
contact Stefanie Bowers at 399-356-5022 or at Stefanie-bowers@iowa-city.org. Early
requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.
Minutes
Human Rights Commission
August 21, 2018
Helling Conference Room
Preliminary
Members Present: Jeff Falk, Cathy McGinnis, Eliza Willis, Barbara Kutzko, Tahuanty Pena,
Bijou Maliabo.
Members Absent: Adil Adams, Jonathon Munoz.
Staff Present: Stefanie Bowers.
Others Present: Debra Briggs.
Call to Order:
Willis called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
Approval of July 17 2018 Meetin-2 Minutes:
Coulter moved to approve the minutes with one amendment; the motion was seconded by Pena.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0.
Correspondence:
Staff will send out a pdf of the social justice and racial equity awardees from fiscal year 2017.
Staff will also send out the link to the Council Work Session featuring Dr. Barnum discussing
Disproportionate Minority Contact and police traffic stops from 2016-2017. The work session
was held on August 21, 2018.
Iowa Finance Authority:
Affordable housing programs offered by the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) include m6rtgage and
down payment assistance as well as programs that assist in the development and preservation of
affordable rental properties. Debra Briggs is a Compliance Officer with the IFA and formerly
worked for the Iowa City Housing Authority.
Strategic Planning Subcommittees:
McGinnis*, Coulter, Maliabo (Public Safety); Adams*, Falb, Munoz (Community
Outreach/Support); Falk, Willis*, Kutzko, Pena (Education); Falk*, Coulter, Adams, Pena
(Housing). Asterisks note subcommittee chairs.
Public Safety: is working on arranging a walk through at the Police Substation.
Community Outreach: visited with the Neighborhood Centets of Johnson County, Director and
Youth Director. The nonprofit organization is strapped for cash and has had to cease evening
activity unless events are funded by an outside organization or agency.
Education: to build trust between students, parents, and administrators, a junior high will be
selected to work on regaining this needed factor in student achievement. The end goal is to
improve relationships and to create a model that can be implemented at other schools.
Minutes
Human Rights Commission
August 21, 2018
Helling Conference Room
Preliminary
Housing: staff will work with Falk on arranging meetings with Habitat for Humanity and other
providers of affordable housing including Neighborhood and Development Services at the City.
Request for Funding:
Roll Bounce: is a fundraising and skating event for the entire community. All funds raised at the
event go to an Iowa non-profit that is making strides in helping underrepresented and
underprivileged communities in the state of Iowa. McGinnis moved to decline the request, the
motion was seconded by Coulter. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0.
Empowerment Summit: will bring in diverse voices from all areas of campus and in the
community to present to students on campus to empower them with their own autonomy and
identity. Coulter moved to decline the request, the motion was seconded by Maliabo. A vote was
taken and the motion passed 7-0.
Staff will add a clause to the funding form to ask specifically about how the event supports
human rights in Iowa City. Coulter moved to approve the amendment, the motion was seconded
by Kutzko. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0.
University of Iowa Lecture Series: will bring rapper, actor, poet, Common to campus for a
cultural event. Coulter moved to decline, the motion was seconded by Falk. A vote was taken
and the motion passed 7-0.
Back to School Summer Jam: a community event with free food and school supplies for area
youth. Coulter moved to fund in the amount of $350, this was seconded by Pena. A vote was
taken and the motion passed 7-0.
Proclamations:
Pena will accept the National Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation at the Council meeting of
September 1$ on behalf of the Commission.
Coulter will accept the Indigenous Peoples proclamation in October on behalf of the
Commission.
Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant:
The Commission will hold two informational sessions on the grant on Tuesday, November 13.
There will be a session over the noon hour and another in the evening. Commissioners will assist
in spreading the word on the grant and these sessions to communities that they belong to. The
Council has asked that the Commission intentionally reach out to organizations that assist
persons with a disability or who serve an immigrant population. McGinnis, Coulter, Willis and
Maliabo will be available to assist at the sessions.
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Minutes Preliminary
Human Rights Commission
August 21, 2018
Helling Conference Room
ADA Celebration Report:
Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon spoke at the annual event.
Human Rights Breakfast:
The event will be held on October 24. The keynote will be Tammy Nyden, a professor at
Grinnell College and an advocate for persons with mental illness. The commission would like
her to discuss the role mental illness plays in the school to prison pipeline.
Reports of Commissioners:
McGinnis noted the Harm Reduction Summit is being held September 24-28, 2018 on the
University of Iowa campus. Some of the events are offered at no cost to attend.
Kutzko is on the University of Iowa's school of Social Work Diversity & Social
Justice Committee. The Committee is working on doing more hands-on community events.
Falk is teaching a class at the Oakdale Medical and Classification Center on probability and
statistics.
Reports of Staff:
An Implicit Bias training will be held in September that is open to all City board and commission
members as well as staff to those boards.
Adiournment: Motion to adjourn at 7:29 PM.
The next Commission meeting will be on Tuesday, September 18, 2018.
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From:
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Sent:
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 2:48 PM
To:
Stefanie Bowers
Subject:
Fair Trade Iowa City - Reaching Out!
Attachments:
Fair Trade 101; FTC Who We Are
Greetings Stephanie!
My name is Zach Rochester. I am working with Fair Trade Campaigns USA and I recently started a campaign to
make Iowa City a Fair Trade Town! I am in the process of reaching out to organizations that have similar goals
and values. First and foremost I would like to introduce myself and to see how I could be of assistance to your
organization! I am also interested in seeing how our two groups can partner and collaborate to spread a
positive message throughout Iowa City.
I have some material attached to this email to give you some more info on how the campaign works. I would
love the opportunity to meet up and chat a bit and to brainstorm! Let me know if you have any time available in
the next few weeks.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Kindest Regards,
Zach Rochester
Pronouns: They/Them
Owner I Introspection
Chair Person Fair Trade Iowa City
Chair Person Fair Trade UIOWA
H:zach@introspectionic.com
C:712-490-3037
W:introspectionic.com I fairtradecampaigns.org
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FAIR TRADE Use this information to educate yourself and others about how
CAMPAIGNS Fair Trade works and its impact on communities around the world.
"Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency, and respect, that seeks greater equity in
international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing
the rights of, marginalized producers and workers."- World Fair Trade Organization
Fast Facts
There are over 2,000 Fair Trade producer organizations in more than 70 countries.
There are tens of thousands of Fair Trade products on the market, including coffee, tea, chocolate, flowers, fruits and
vegetables, grains, apparel, artisan crafts, and more.
Fair Trade began with the sale of handicrafts and artisan goods in the The first Fair Trade certification launched
in 1988, with coffee as the first Fair Trade certified product.
How Fair Trade Works
Economic, social, and environmental standards provide sustainable livelihoods, promote safe and healthy working
conditions, protect the environment, enable transparency, ensure gender equity, and empower communities.
Third -party certifiers develop and certify against standards, with regular audits to ensure the standards are being
met. The primary third -party certifiers in the U.S. are Fair Trade USA, Fairtrade America, and IMO's Fair for Life label.
Fair Trade is "market-based" because it relies on the combination of business and socially -conscious consumers to
support the movement by purchasing Fair Trade products.
What Fair Trade Does
• Fair prices and credit: Farmers and workers receive a guaranteed minimum price for their products (or the market
price if it's higher). Depending on the product and quality, there may be other premiums and bonuses, for example if
the product is certified organic.
• Fair labor conditions: Fair Trade farmers and workers enjoy freedom of association and safe working conditions.
Forced child and slave labor are strictly prohibited.
Direct trading relationships: Importers purchase from Fair Trade producer groups as directly as possible to eliminate
unnecessary middlemen and empower farmers and workers to develop the business capacity necessary to compete
in the global marketplaces.
• Democratic and transparent organizations: Fair Trade farmers and workers decide democratically how to invest Fair
Trade premiums, which are funds for community development. Fair Trade committees provide opportunities for
leadership regardless of gender.
Community development: Fair Trade farmers and workers invest Fair Trade premiums in social and business
development projects like scholarships, schools, leadership training, and organic certification.
• Environmental sustainability: Harmful agrochemicals and CMOs are strictly prohibited in favor of environmentally
sustainable practices that protect workers' health and preserve valuable ecosystems,
Fair Trade Premium Projects
Farm workers at Wholesum Harvest in Sonora, Mexico, purchased a school bus to improve access to the local
elementary school.
• COSURCA, a coffee cooperative in Colombia, invested in building a cupping lab to empower farmers to understand
and improve the quality of their coffee, and ultimately fetch higher prices.
• Workers at CORA, a Fair Trade sugar producer in Paraguay, purchased an ambulance -- the only one in the municipality.
• Loans from the Fair Trade premium have enabled workers at the Maud Tea Estate in Assam, India, to start small dairy
businesses, diversifying their income.
Who We Are
How Fair Trade Campaigns Empowers
FAIR TRADE Individuals and Communities to Make a
CAMPAIGNS Difference
Fair Trade Campaigns is a powerful grassroots movement mobilizing thousands of conscious consumers and Fair
Trade advocates at schools, on campuses and in communities across the United States. We are part of a global effort
to normalize Fair Trade as an institutional practice and consumer preference across 24 countries and on six
continents.
How it Works
• The core of our model is empowering Fair Trade advocates to educate their communities and build
consumer citizenship.
• Fair Trade Campaigns recognizes towns, colleges, universities, schools and congregations in the US for
embedding Fair Trade practices and principles into policy, as well as the social and intellectual foundations
of their communities.
• We provide tools, resources and support events to launch and grow local Fair Trade Campaigns in yourtown,
university, school or congregation.
• Awareness and education are key ingredients in making Fair Trade an institutional practice and consumer
preference.
Mission
Our mission is to grow a nationwide community of passionate, lifelong Fair Trade advocates. As advocates, their
commitment will inspire others to support the Fair Trade movement in its efforts to seek equity in trade and create
opportunities for economically and socially marginalized producers. Fair Trade Towns, Colleges, Universities and
other communities embed Fair Trade values and purchases into mainstream business and institutional practices.
History
Over 1,500 communities and thousands of schools and congregations on six continents have joined together to
alleviate poverty through Fair Trade. Efforts started in 2000 in a town called Garstang (UK). For nearly 14 years the
global Fair Trade Towns movement has inspired thousands of communities to pave the way for driving impact
through institutional and consumer purchasing decisions.
Fair Trade Colleges & Universities also grew out of Fair Trade work in the UK. The movement ensures that Fair Trade
products are sold and served at campus -owned and operated outlets.
Fair Trade Campaigns formalized in May 2013. Leaders from Fair Trade Town and Fair Trade College '& University
campaigns teamed up with organizations like Fair Trade USA, Fair Trade Federation, Catholic Relief Services Fair
Trade and Green America to build a mission and strategic plan. The mission and plan unified all of the types of
campaigns under one umbrella and expanded our scope to include additional types of institutions such as
congregations and schools.
Organizational Structure
Quick Facts
Fair Trade Campaigns currently includes Fair Trade Towns, Fair Trade Colleges
& Universities, Fair Trade Schools and Fair Trade Congregations.
• In 2006 became
the first Fair Trade Town in
Fair Trade Campaigns utilizes an innovative shared governance model referred
the U,S.
to as a `Big Tent' approach, in which National Steering Committees (NSC) of
• The largest Fair Trade Town
volunteers work with paid staff to determine direction and strategy, as well as
in the U.S. is Chicago, IL
execution of campaign objectives. The three staff members are housed at Fair
• in 2008, University of
Trade USA, which provides direct staff and programmatic supervision, as well
Wisconsin—Oshkosh
as support for fundraising, office space, equipment, and other resources.
became the first Fair Trade
University in the U.S.
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varying size and affiliation, as well as NGOs in the Fair Trade movement.
School in Troy, NY, became
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the first Fair Trade School in
The NSC has decision making power with regards to determining which systems
the U.S.
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and certifications are officially recognized as Fair Trade for the purposes of
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achieving the goals of the campaigns. As Fair Trade USA is a certifier, it is
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considers each system and certification against a set of previously agreed upon
U.S.
principles developed by the NSC. If a system or certification meets those
• There are over 250 active
principles, it is included in campaign materials and recognized as Fair Trade.
campaigns in the U.S.
Fair Trade Campaigns currently recognizes the following systems and
• Fair Trade Campaigns hosts
certifications: Fair Trade USA, Fairtrade America, IMO Fair for Life, Fair Trade
several promotional
Federation, and the World Fair Trade Organization.
programs each year,
including Fair Trade Month,
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to School, and Fair Trade
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Joining the Movement
We currently have over 250 active campaigns across the country, raising awareness and driving institutional
purchasing of Fair Trade products.
To earn Fair Trade status, organizers must meet criteria such as:
• Building a core team or steering committee
• Documenting product availability
• Gaining attention from the media
• Sourcing Fair Trade products at events and meetings
• Passing Fair Trade resolutions within local governments
Interested in starting a Fair Trade campaign in your community?
Learn more at fairtradecampaigns.org/organize
Is the event location wheelchair accessible? Yes
Is the event location accessible to individuals with visual impairments? Yes
Describe the activity/even*ogram and how it contributes to Human Rights -
The Refugee & Immigrant Recognition Dinner will foster awareness and understanding between refugees/immigrants in
Johnson and Linn counties and the wider community. Those individuals and groups that have assisted
refugees/immigrantsuill be honored and the event will welcome new arrivals in 2018. Community leaders in eastern
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Other funders involved?
How will this activity/event/program be marketed? Invitations to community
leaders, media advisory, networking through refugee--and—
immigrant
e ugeeanimmigrant communities
Will sponsors be mentioned and/or sponsor logos be used in the marketing of the activity/event/program?
Yes
Is the activity/event/prop m a fundraiser? If so, explain: No
No
Please acknowledge by initialling here that you have read the cover letter to this form
Submit request to:
Stefanie Bowers
City ofiowa City
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa. City, IA 52240-1$26
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By facsimile to 319-887-6213 or email to stefanie-bowers c@iowa-city.org.
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SPONSORSHIP FY19
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Contactpeson: Jim Olson
Phone number: 319-512-0007 Email address:YffflCIS&,
Date ofactivity/e rentrpirogram: October 27, 2018
Event location and address:
African American Museum of Iowa, 5512th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids
Is the event location wheelchair accessible? Yes
Is the event location accessible to individuals with visual impairments? Yes
Describe the activity/even*ogram and how it contributes to Human Rights -
The Refugee & Immigrant Recognition Dinner will foster awareness and understanding between refugees/immigrants in
Johnson and Linn counties and the wider community. Those individuals and groups that have assisted
refugees/immigrantsuill be honored and the event will welcome new arrivals in 2018. Community leaders in eastern
Iowa wt i d as nests sleds itemized b vide the b ��y�, {
budget (pro budget on separate sheet) �t-y ^f
Other funders involved?
How will this activity/event/program be marketed? Invitations to community
leaders, media advisory, networking through refugee--and—
immigrant
e ugeeanimmigrant communities
Will sponsors be mentioned and/or sponsor logos be used in the marketing of the activity/event/program?
Yes
Is the activity/event/prop m a fundraiser? If so, explain: No
No
Please acknowledge by initialling here that you have read the cover letter to this form
Submit request to:
Stefanie Bowers
City ofiowa City
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa. City, IA 52240-1$26
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By facsimile to 319-887-6213 or email to stefanie-bowers c@iowa-city.org.
Refugee and Immigrant Recognition Dinner
Draft Budget
Income
Sponsorships $2,000.00
Donations 700.00
Total Income: $2,700.00
Expenses
Venue Rental $ 586.00
Food* 11000.00*
Postage 150.00
Printing 300.00
Supplies 100.00
Contingency 500.00
Total Expenses $ 2,636.00
*Most of food is donated by members of the refugee and immigrant community; this amount covers
purchased food and plates, napkins, eating and serving utensils, etc.
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Correspondence
4265 Oak Crest Road Southeast, Iowa City, IA 52246-5824
www. ref ueee im m iera nt.o ra
September, 2018
Mr. Joe Willis, Chair
Iowa City Human Rights Commission
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Mr. Willis,
You and a guest are invited to join us and other public officials and civic leaders from Johnson and Linn counties for the
second annual Refugee and Immigrant Recognition Dinner, Saturday, October 27, 6:00 — 8:00 p.m. at the African
American Museum of Iowa, located at 5512th Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids.
This event is sponsored by African refugee and immigrant communities in Eastern. Iowa and the Refugee and Immigrant
Association (RIA). The RIA is a non-profit organization that assists newly arrived immigrants and refugees as they seek to
build new lives.
The purpose of the dinner is to honor those individuals and organization that have made significant contributions to
refugees and immigrants in our region and to welcome new arrivals in 2018. The event will include a dinner featuring
African specialties, a refugee and immigrant panel, and the presentation of awards.
The refugee and immigrant population of Eastern Iowa continues to grow. Families from the Democratic Republic of
Congo, Sudan, Burundi, Togo, Liberia, Rwanda, Ethiopia and other countries now call Eastern Iowa home. We seek to
honor these journeys and to share our message that people all over the world deserve safety for their families and the
chance to lead a peaceful life. We hope to celebrate our homes both old and new and to reach out to the communities
we have joined.
As a leader you have made an investment in Iowa and its people. We would be honored to have you join us on October
27 to meet members of our community, to hear their stories, and to enjoy a culturally rich experience.
We hope you will join us. Please RSVP to refugeeiowa@Rmail.com by October 15. For more information, please contact
Jim Olson (jimolson921@smail.com, or 319-512-0007).
Sincerely,� '
Jean Pau Mugemuzi
President
Refugee and Immigrant Association