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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTRC Packet 2 3 22Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission Agenda Thursday, February 3, 2022, 7PM Emma J. Harvat Hall Iowa City City Hall 410 E. Washington Street In order to encourage input from the public, the Commission intends to offer the opportunity to participate in the meeting remotely. However, this meeting is in-person, and those wishing to ensure their ability to participate should attend the meeting in-person. If you instead wish to participate remotely, you may attempt to do so by joining the below link. Please note that the meeting link and ID for the first Thursday of each month is different than the link and ID for the third Thursday of each month. First Thursday Meetings https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cMIaaV6cTxGwOlWu2-hFHg ID: 867 2424 8095 Third Thursday Meetings https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lcIl8llPSRq1u0xPlL-1Ew ID: 895 3695 0485 If you have no computer or smartphone, or a computer without a microphone, you can call in by phone by dialing (312) 626-6799 and entering the meeting ID when prompted. Meeting Agenda: 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.ROLL CALL 3.READING OF LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4.APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES FROM JANUARY 20, 2022 5.PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (TRC MEMBERS SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION WITH THE PUBLIC CONCERNING SAID ITEMS) 6.EXCLUDED WORKERS FUND UPDATE 7.COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH POTENTIAL FACILITATOR(S) FOR THE TRC A.COMMUNITY CIRCLES (ASTIG PLANNING, MEDIATION SERVICES OF EASTERN IOWA, BANJO KNITS EMPOWERMENT, LLC). B.ARNOLD DANIELS JR. C.KEARNS AND WEST D.THINK PEACE 8.ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS/STAFF (TRC MEMBERS SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION WITH ONE ANOTHER CONCERNING SAID ANNOUCEMENTS) 9.ADJOURNMENT If you will need a disability-related accommodation 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 accessibility needs. AD HOC TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION FEBRUARY 3, 2022, MEETING PACKET CONTENTS AGENDA ITEM #3 •TRC AND HRC LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT AGENDA ITEM #4 •DRAFT MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 20, 2022 AGENDA ITEM #6 •UPDATE ON EXCLUDED WORKERS FUND •IOWA CITY CATHOLIC WORKER LETTER AGENDA ITEM #7 •COMMUNITY CIRCLES (ASTIG PLANNING, MEDIATION SERVICES OF EASTERN IOWA, BANJO KNITS EMPOWERMENT, LLC). •ARNOLD DANIELS, JR. •THINK PEACE January 20, 2022 Draft Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Minutes Emma J. Harvat Hall City Hall Commissioners present: Amel Ali, Kevo Rivera, Chastity Dillard (via Zoom), Wangui Gathua, Clifton Johnson, Mohamed Traore. Commissioners not present: Daphney Daniel, Eric Harris, Sikowis (Christine Nobiss). Staff present: Stefanie Bowers. Community members who spoke at the meeting: None. Recommendations to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 7:09. Reading of Land Acknowledgement: Ali read the Land Acknowledgement. Approval of Minutes from the December 16, 2021: Ali moved, and Rivera seconded. Motion passed 6-0. Public Comment of Items not on the Agenda: None. Correspondence: Eduardo Gonzalez spoke on an upcoming Transitional Justice Intensive Course being offered in March and April. The course is offered in direct coordination between the Mary Hoch Foundation and the Truth Telling Project. Presentation by Ron Wakabayashi on Redress, Reparations, Truths, and Reconciliations: Wakabayashi was born in 1944, in Reno, Nevada, where his parents had resettled after leaving the concentration camps in Utah, and Arkansas, during World War II. Wakabayashi was elected national director of the Japanese American Citizens League in 1981 and was heavily involved in the redress movement for reparations for Japanese Americans. Meeting Protocols for 2022 A.Zoom/In-person Procedure: Commissioners participating via Zoom will be called on first to comment, followed by Commissioners in-person. Community participants on Zoom will be called on first for public comment followed by members of the community attending the meetings in-person. B.Procedure for handling Commission Updates: Commissioners who wish to provide updates to other Commissioners on Commission business/matters will submit the update in writing to staff by the Monday prior to the meeting date. Staff will then place those updates in the Commission packet for that meeting. Commissioners will be allotted time to ask any questions on the update at the meeting date. C.Procedure for Announcements of Commissioners: Commissioners participating via Zoom will be called on first, followed by Commissioners attending in-person. Facilitator Update: Presentations will be held on February 3 with Kearns and West and Eduardo Gonzalez on their proposals. The proposals will include local community contacts to assist in the process. The presentations will be followed by Q&A. The expectation is for Commissioners to vote on the proposals at their meeting date of February 17. Commission Announcements: Ali suggested that the Commission may want to consider an inclement weather policy that directs when meetings are canceled. Rivera reminded Commissioners and the community to practice good public health protocols. Johnson mentioned an upcoming event at ICOR Boxing that will host the families residing at the Iowa City Catholic Worker homes. Staff Announcements: Staff expressed gratitude for the patience in handling technical difficulties for the meeting this evening. Adjourn: 8:12 PM The entire meeting can be viewed at this link https://youtu.be/SnFXedu4eNE. AD HOC TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2022 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 1/20 2/3 2/17 3/3 3/17 4/7 4/21 5/5 5/19 6/2 6/16 7/7 7/21 8/4 Ali 6/22 P Daniel 6/22 A Dillard 6/22 P Gathua 6/22 P Johnson 6/22 P Harris 6/22 A Nobiss 6/22 A Rivera 6/22 P Traore 6/22 P KEY: P = Present A = Absent Update on Excluded Workers Fund-Vice Chair Amel Ali 1) CWH was originally advocating for a fund specific to those who hadn't previously received federal at, and up until sometime in December it seemed that's what the county was doing. 2) County staff decided to broaden the program to anyone who is "low to moderate income" and was in some way impacted by the pandemic. It's not clear why this change was made, but the county and city now seem committed to this course of action. 3) Broadening the recipient pool without increasing the funding means the county also wants to implement a lottery system for those who do apply and qualify. 4) Because this runs the real risk of potentially excluding excluded workers from the aid program, the coalition is now trying to get the county to implement a rule that prioritizes excluded workers and puts them ahead of other potential recipients. From: Iowa City Catholic Worker <iowacitycatholicworker@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 12:11 PM Subject: New JoCo Chair Co-Signs Casino, Cuts Comment & Calls Cops To: <iowa-city-catholic-worker@googlegroups.com> More than 150 excluded immigrant workers attended a Joint Entities Meeting on Monday to expose the truth about the county's casino-style "lottery" direct aid program, but rather than listen to the voices of the people, the new chair of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors called seven sheriff's deputies to block the entrance to the meeting. Dear friends and workers, The Johnson County Board of Supervisors rotate their chairperson every year. Less than a month into her new role, new county chair, Democrat, and former police association representative Royceann Porter has drastically limited the ability of the public to comment during open government meetings. Just this week, twice she has called county law enforcement on dozens of undocumented immigrant workers attempting to express their first amendment rights and fully participate in the democratic process. This morning, more than 30 immigrant workers and people of faith just like you and me attended a county budget work session to testify during the official public comment portion on the agenda. But less than twenty minutes in, the new chair abruptly cut off speaking time even though at least six members of the public were still signed up to speak. Previous precedent had encouraged unlimited comment because elected officials once considered themselves to be servants of the public with the time and the duty to actively listen to their constituents. Apparently no more. On Monday, eight Sheriff deputies were called to block nearly 150 members of the community from the entrance to the public meeting. Today there were already three armed deputies waiting when a group of two dozen essential and excluded immigrant workers arrived to exercise their free speech rights. The actual issues in dispute that the chair doesn't want to hear are the radical changes the county's ARPA Leadership Team have made to a Direct Assistance Program that, for months, was listed in county documents and debated openly as "payments to workers who were ineligible for previous relief programs". The ARPA Leadership Team is a secretive, closed-doors group that includes Porter, fellow supervisor Lisa Green-Douglas, and other county staff. Billed by County Grants Coordinator Donna Brooks as an inclusive, equitable aid program, the truth county leaders refuse to tell the public is that the Direct Assistance Program eligibility is now so broadly defined, and the program so badly underfunded, that nine out of ten people who think they are eligible for relief won't win the county's self-described "lottery". The math the county refuses to be transparent about is simple. There are as many as 30,000 people in our community who make less than $45,000 a year, but only enough program funding has been allocated by government officials for 2,500 people to receive a $1,400 check. The program that once had just enough for excluded workers now doesn't have enough for anybody. That's why county staff have devised a casino-style "lottery" system to decide who wins and who loses by random chance. Instead of bringing direct assistance for the first time to those who need it most, the county plans to pit worker against worker in a roll-of-the-dice gamble that could categorically deny 90% of the people who apply for assistance the aid they signed up to receive. That would be a shocking failure of good government, but things don't have to be this way. Johnson County has $28 million in free American Rescue Plan money they can still spend to fully fund the Direct Assistance Program they want. Decisions can still be made to dismantle the lottery system and target relief dollars to the people who need it most and have never gotten it, like the excluded immigrants who risk their lives on the front-lines every day to save ours. If you agree with us, take action by writing your elected officials at sups@johnsoncountyiowa.gov and council@iowa-city.org. Tell them No More Lottery, Fully Fund Excluded Workers! If you've already written them, join us at tomorrow's Formal Supervisors Meeting at 9am and give public comments by Zoom. Participate by joining the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84388010803?pwd=ewdruutsbkdkqitmbgv1vc9yogc0zz09 Passcode: 4468 For more information about this critically important and timely issue, check out: KCRG TV9: Excluded workers coalition demands changes to distribution of COVID-19 relief funds, stating current plan is unfair Cedar Rapids Gazette: Excluded workers still excluded under Johnson County “lottery” Daily Iowan: Protesters challenge lottery distribution of county COVID-19 relief funds, urge prioritizing excluded workers KWWL Channel 7: Excluded workers take over the halls of Johnson County Our role as Catholics is to bear witness to injustice, speak truth to power, and be a thorn in the side of unaccountable systems of oppression. Public money should be used for the common good with a preferential option for the poor, not in a Taste of Armageddon, Hunger Games style lottery, Emily, David, and the Catholic Worker House team Arnold Daniels, Jr. 2407 Buckingham Drive, N.W., Unit 226 • Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 • 202.679.5708 • arnolddanielsjr@yahoo.com Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Mr. Mohamed Traore Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 CC: Ms. Bowers – Director of Equity for the City of Iowa City and Human Rights Coordinator Dear Mr. Traore: It is with great anticipation and pleasure that I present my résumé to you to lead in the position of Facilitator for Iowa City Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). As a longtime resident of Iowa, I possess a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Cultural Anthropology from Columbia University. Additionally, I offer decades of hands-on experience working in high profile and progressive roles, as a DEI pioneer, while promoting accountability and awareness around DEI training. Nearly 50 years ago, working for the Congress of Racial Equality in New York, NY, I became a subject matter expert on racial disparities, documenting the social and genetic aspects of disparity of outcomes for Blacks. As an entrepreneur, educator and former U.S. State Department Liaison, I have experience in facilitating professional and social meetings for the U.S. State Department. Furthermore, I have expertise in supporting racial justice and reconciliation initiatives in Iowa City. For example, over the summers of 2020 and 2021, I served as Moderator of the Iowa City Summer Soul and Jazz Fest Black Authors panel. We explored local incidents of systemic racism by discussing issues with the panel and getting community input from people speaking truth to power. Now, through my firm, I am focused on promoting accountability and awareness while documenting systemic racism in the community and collecting the stories of those who have experienced it. As a versatile leader, I’ve had the opportunity to assist and guide this type of work. Over my career, I have worked collaboratively with community stakeholders and locals to facilitate discussions as well as the documentation of systemic racism. I am confident, my firm has the foundation to lead community discussions and document incidents of systematic racism. I look forward to the opportunity to work collaboratively with the Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Director of Equity for the City of Iowa City, and other community leaders and organizations in Iowa City. I already have connections in the Iowa City community and members of the Black community. My firm offers unique community trust to guide public hearings and gain the truth of the community experience in Iowa City. My 50+ years of work experience in roles related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be of great benefit to the City. I can apply that expertise for greater community engagement to be inclusive of everyone, all cross sections of the community, coming together, truth-telling, and fact- finding for community reconciliation and then documentation of systemic racism in Iowa City. As clearly illustrated in my attached CV, I have experience in providing leadership to partner with local organizations in identifying and documenting issues of systemic racism. I am fully prepared to lead in facilitating community discussions related to racial injustice in Iowa City by engaging and developing solutions for restorative justice, through the collection of testimony and public hearings – documenting discussions and recommending outcomes. As a result, my skills will allow me to make a significant contribution to TRC to fully document racial injustice in Iowa City and clearly outline restorative justice for community reconciliation. My resume is enclosed for your review and consideration. I welcome the opportunity to discuss my firm's qualifications and your requirements. I look forward to your response. Thank you in advance for your kind consideration. Sincerely, Arnold Daniels Curriculum Vitae Arnold Daniels, Jr. 2407 Buckingham Drive, N.W., Unit 226 Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 202.679.5708 arnolddanielsjr@yahoo.com EDUCATION Columbia University, New York, NY Master of Arts (M.A.) and all course requirements for Ph.D. degree in Cultural Anthropology, 1983 •First Master’s Thesis: “Harry F. Oppenheimer and the Anglo American Corporation” •Second Master’s Thesis: “Cocoa Agreement 1975” International Fellow Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, New York, NY Internship Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York, NY Led effort was to review and comprehend a business proposal and feasibility study produced by the Rockefeller Brother’s Fund and U.S. Steel for a joint venture of building a steel mill in Nigeria. Developed a plan of action to approach the Nigerian Government to re-open negotiations with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and U.S. Steel Corporation Seminar Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs – Dean Harvey Picker and former CEO of Picker X-Ray Corporation. This seminar was to create a model feasibility study for the setting up a branch of Bankers Trust Bank in Saudi Arabia. Additional Coursework Business, Columbia University Graduate School of Business, New York, NY Education, Catholic University, Washington, D.C. Statistics, Strayer University, Washington, D.C. Social Anthropology, New York University, New York, NY Canisius College, Buffalo, NY Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English, 1971 DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI) EXPERIENCE College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore, MD DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION – Trainer and Curriculum Developer •Dedicated and knowledgeable professional with decades of professional experience, working in high-profile and progressive roles, as a DEI pioneer, while promoting accountability and awareness around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training •Nearly 50 years ago, working for the Congress of Racial Equality in New York, NY, became a subject matter expert on racial disparities, documenting the social and genetic aspects of disparity of outcomes for Blacks •Gained outstanding skills in developing training for education professionals, developing methods for reaching diverse student populations via Anthropological methods •Developed strategic and new process thinking abilities with an emphasis on human resource practices, diversity and inclusion, organizational development, professional workshops, and DEI assessments •Leveraged strong leadership skills to resolve highly sensitive organizational challenges by developing and implementing successful diversity and inclusion strategies for accountability and development of employee engagement and retention efforts •Conducted DEI training to groups of professionals, providing them the opportunity to expand their skills by coaching them through attacking the process and not the organization •Experienced in team development, coaching, strategic planning, and goal setting for organizations at the senior leadership level to develop and execute on comprehensive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies •Called on as a subject matter expert to work with internal departments to address racial equity issues within policies/procedures, providing leadership in policy and administrative changes that positively impacted equity and the delivery of services •Earned reputation as a strong self-starter, enthusiastic toward development and creation of new initiatives and able to drive organizational change •Worked collaborative to build and maintain partnerships across all levels of organizations as a pioneer in the understanding of diversity and inclusion challenges and best practices •Served in leadership roles to develop strategic and pragmatic solutions, using multiple pathways to success and build consensus while working with diverse populations and perspectives. •Led in accelerating the diversification of organizations to meet the changing demographics of the student population. •Liaised with educators after training to mentor teachers working with students from diverse backgrounds to be supportive of traditions, creating a vibrant learning environment for all PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE United States Department of Health and Human Services Grant Reviewer, 2015 •Read grant proposals concerning increasing the number of minorities in STEM curriculum at the college level •Ensured proposals met the compliance requirements mandated by the federal government •Provided recommendations that best met the criteria, goals, and objectives of the agency to key decision makers Bowie State University Adjunct Professor of Sociology, 2013-2014 Anne Arundel Community College, Arundel Mills Campus and Anne Arundel Campus Adjunct Professor of Sociology, 2012-2014 Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus, Adjunct Professor of Sociology, 2011-2013 Community College of Washington, D.C. Adjunct Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Physical Geography, 2010-2014 Prince Georges Community College Adjunct Professor of Sociology and Criminology, 2008-2014 Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Adjunct Professor of Sociology, 2008-2009 Northern Virginia Community College, Reston Adjunct Professor of Sociology, 2009 Lord Fairfax Community College, Warrenton, VA Adjunct Professor of Cultural Geography, 2009 Baltimore City Community College Adjunct Professor of Cultural Geography, History and English, 2002-2004 College of New Rochelle Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, 1980 Lehman College, Bronx, NY Adjunct Professor of English, 1973-1975 PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (Continued) •Provided subject matter expertise in the design and implementation of educational DEI programs for teachers, and provided leadership in development of diversity services •Was a passionate education advocate while successfully driving regulatory and standards compliance as well as directing instructional programs to meet the needs of all students •Gained expertise in planning, developing, evaluating, and administering education programs – generating and developing new approaches and concepts in planning for programs designed for all types of learners. •Prepared subject content for individual subjects from 50 minutes to 3 hours for classes meeting 3 times per week to once a week for 16 weeks each semester •Multitasked to meet strict deadlines in teaching 8-10 courses per semester, which means supervising the research and course progress of approximately 190 students in a given semester •Led in providing course syllabi as well as all facets of instructional development; instructional materials development; classroom instruction; classroom management; strategic planning and implementation; and staff mentoring, training, and coaching •Extensive experience in curriculum development, scholarly research, teacher evaluation, and continuous student improvement DIPLOMATIC AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE United States Department of State, Washington, D.C. International Visitor Liaison, September 1985 to May 2000 •Directed, executed, planned and coordinated more than 150 individual, and group projects under the auspices of the United States Department of State International Leadership Program, and the United States Department of State Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program •Lead 150 delegations of high ranking foreign officials throughout the United States – these 150 individual programs ranged in length of 30-45 days •Served as subject matter of the 150 individual programs that ranged across the gambit of science, technology, engineering, business, government, politics, anti-terrorism, non- profit activities, medicine, and law •Became a quick study in all subject matters to facilitate program meetings each day •Facilitated the discussions both during the course of the business day and the social world in the evening •Planned and executed formal luncheons and dinners for various foreign high ranking officials and their American colleagues •Served as a liaison with the press/media, state and local officials, non-governmental organizations, academics, high ranking corporate officers, and other stakeholders on behalf of high ranking foreign officials •Filed written reports about the degree of success in reaching foreign policy objectives for each of the individual and group projects executed •Filed a budget summary at the conclusion of each executed project •Maintained the confidential personnel files of the full time staff of Interpreters and Translators of the Office of Language Services •Maintained the confidential personnel files of the 1,500 Contract Interpreters and Translator of the office of Language Services •Collected, prepared, and saw to the destruction of the discarded Classified Material of the Office of Language Services •Saw to the immediate response of telephone requests and calls from The White House and the Secretary of State •Setup and tested new computer system for the Office of Language Services ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE Affordable Transportation LLC, Cedar Rapids, IA Owner, 2017-Present •Providing local and long distance ground transportation •Providing prompt, reliable, and courteous service •Prepare profit/loss statements Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance Company, College Park, MD Life Insurance Sales Associate, 2016 •Completed necessary state educational requirements to become a licensed insurance agent •Generated leads through person to person using direct marketing strategies •Identified the appropriate needs of each client and matched the appropriate product based on a needs based selling approach Cope Daniels, Inc., Washington, D.C. President & CEO, 1997-2008 •Initially founded to provide foreign language interpreters, translators, and security teams to corporations and non-profit organizations •Registered Federal Lobbyist •Met with corporate senior management to demonstrate that Cope Daniels Inc. is knowledgeable about their product, and the climate of the legislative and executive branch •Explored business development opportunities for NoFax Construction of Nigeria which wanted to export diamonds to the U.S. market •Explored business development opportunities for The Bronze Warrior Newspaper UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, Dean Karen Paulsen, New York, NY, 1977-1978 •Provided administrative support to Dean Karen Paulsen and her efforts to fundraise on behalf of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business •Planned and hosted events with corporate donors to the school •Led in planning and coordinating the Dean’s travel plans Placement Assistant, Placement Office of Columbia University, New York, NY, 1976-1977 •Maintained confidential dossiers of graduates of the Columbia University Graduate, School of Arts and Sciences •Sent dossiers to prospective employers •Advised graduates of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in terms of resume preparation and interviewing strategies Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Dean Harvey Picker, New York, NY, 1975-1976 •Maintained the foundation grants repository of grants given to the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs. This involved an awareness of the dates when the grants were either to renew or to be reapplied for by the school. •Led efforts to be aware of the reporting requirements of each grant. Participated in the grant application process individually and as a part of the Dean’s Office team in the application process. Responded to queries by the various departments concerning requirements of the grants. •In this capacity, took the initiative, responded to varying circumstances with agility, and worked with enthusiasm independently while being a part of the Dean’s team. •Coordinated and provided logistics support for conferences of experts in international affairs to perpetuate the public’s evaluation of Columbia University as a premiere educational institution. •Because of the tremendous wealth of Dean Picker, was often assigned to do advance work before upcoming appointments, because Dean Picker and Mrs. Picker did not always travel with drivers and bodyguards. PANELS Virtual Facilitator / Moderator Iowa City Soul Festival, August 2020 and July 2021 Advisory Committee University of Iowa State Archaeologist Advisory Committee, 2021 – Current PRESENTATIONS Presenter, Meridian International Center on behalf of the United States Department of State, Washington, D.C. 2002-2008 •Presentations on Federalism to High Ranking Foreign Officials visiting the United States in the International Visitors Program •Presentation to French Mayor concerning how the United States has been able to grow a black middle class and upper class RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Field Interviewer, RSW-ABT for the United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., 2012-2014 •Conducted field interviews and listing, and tracked potential respondents •Led nationwide study to measure the respondents opinions about a government program •Recorded verbatim responses using the CAPI Interviewer Console Field Interviewer, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013 •Conducted field interviews for nationwide study measuring people’s opinions on various aspects of their lives and the lives of those around them •Collected data using the CAPI Interviewers Console Assistant Editor, Congress of Racial Equality, New York, NY, 1973-1974 •Subject matter expert on I.Q. Testing and racial disparities •Gathered leading experts on the social and genetic aspects of the disparity of outcomes for Blacks and I.Q. Testing •Prepared Congress of Racial Equality Director Roi Innis for his national debates with Dr. William Schokley concerning Blacks and I.Q. Testing Ride Along Field Interviewer, Rand Corporation, New York, NY, 1971-1972 •Collected data, which measured the effectiveness of two policemen, two policewomen, or the effectiveness of a man and woman police officer in patrol situations to measure the effectiveness of women in normal patrol situations PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS •Interview of Earl Stafford of Universal Systems & Technology Inc., for The Bronze Warrior News Magazine, September 2003, Vol. 1, No. 11 •Rapporteur, Columbia University Seminar on Technology and Social Change: 1978-1980 •Assistant Editor, C.O.R.E. Magazine, 1974 •Editor of CBS Television Video Guide to the 1972 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, New York, NY 1972 HONORS/AWARDS •Prince Georges Community College Award for 5 Years of Distinguished Service, 2012 •Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, in appreciation of support and dedication to the ATF Canine Explosives Detection Program for Malaysia, May 1999 •Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, in appreciation of support and dedication to the ATF Canine Explosives Detection Program for Australia, December 1998 •Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, in appreciation of support and dedication to the ATF Canine Explosives Detection Program for Malaysia, July 1998 •Certification that Arnold Daniels Jr participated in the Canine Explosives Detection Course sponsored by the Anti-terrorism Assistance Program, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, July 1998 •Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, in appreciation of support and dedication to the ATF Canine Explosives Detection Program for Egypt, December 1997 •Letter of Commendation from The Embassy of Ghana, for excellent assistance as Escort to the First Lady of Ghana during her trip to the United States in October/November 1994 •Certificate from the Malaysian Participants of the Intra-Agency Police Coordination Course, under the auspices of the Anti-terrorism Assistance Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, at the Louisiana State Police Academy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 1992 •Commissioner, Washington, D.C. Mayor’s Commission On The Neighborhood Arts Council, 1972-1974 •Martin Luther King Fellowship, New York University, NY 1972 •American Forum Fellowship for International Study, New York, NY 1972 •Canisius College Quarter Club, Buffalo, NY, 1971 •Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Nominee, 1971 •Listed in Who’s Who Among American College Students, 1971 •Listed in National Student Registry, 1971 •Di Gamma Honor Society, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY 1970 Proposed Budget to Accompany the Application of Arnold Daniels Jr as FacilitatoroOf The Ad Hoc Commission For Truth and Reconciliation Expense Categories Lead Facilitator $60,000.00 Students and Volunteer Facilitators $70,720.00 Equipment $ 7.000.00 Venues $10,000.00 Total $147,720.00 Schedule of Payments 50% due at start of the project $73,860.00 The start measured as 1 March 2022 and end date 1 March 2023. 25% due at 1 August 2022 at the time of an interim report. $36,930.00 25% due at submission of final report. $36,930.00 Think Peace Learning and Support Hub Facilitation proposal for the Iowa City Truth and Reconciliation Commission Contact persons Eduardo Gonzalez - eduardo@thinkpeacehub.org Jena Kitchen - programs@thinkpeacehub.org Submitted January 31, 2022 January 31, 2022 Mr. Mohamed Traore Chairperson – Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Iowa City Ms. Stefanie Bowers Equity Director and Human Rights Coordinator – City of Iowa City Dear Mr. Traore and Ms. Bowers: I am honored to submit Think Peace’s proposal to facilitate the planning, implementation and evaluation of the public outreach, participation and education activities of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Iowa City. As you know, the members of Think Peace have followed closely the experience of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission since its inception and have actively engaged with its members, the city authorities and the community to provide advice, share experience and encourage a constructive process, overcoming the challenges that are intrinsic to a reconciliation process. In doing so, we have put at the service of the commission our experience as truth tellers, reconcilers and peacebuilders in the US and abroad: supporting key truth commissions around the world, including trauma healing as an essential component, and seeking constructive engagement within divided communities. We appreciate that the City Council of Iowa City supports the commission’s mission, having recently extended its temporal mandate, to ensure it complies with its objectives. Further, we know the Council supports the commission’s intention to receive expert facilitation to its multiple charges, through diverse advisers, including those based in Iowa and in other places. Therefore, we propose a specialized facilitation in one of the aspects covered by the commission’s mandate: those public outreach, participation and education activities necessary for the work of truth-telling and reconciliation, per resolution 20-228 of September 15, 2020. We believe that Iowa City and other facilitators have the knowledge and wisdom to support other processes necessary for the success of the commission, and we would like to participate in a respectful, complementary, inclusive manner, focusing on the public processes. We believe this approach will result in a cooperative and positive experience for the commission. As you will see in our proposal, we emphasize respect for your specific journey and wisdom, pragmatism to apply best practices, and humility to ensure you, citizens of Iowa City, are firmly in the lead of your truth and reconciliation process. Sincerely, Eduardo Gonzalez, Convener – US Truth and Reconciliation Hub – Think Peace 1. What is Think Peace? Think Peace, Learning and Support Hub, is a safe and respectful space for those leading efforts on truth, reconciliation, peacebuilding, and trauma healing in the United States and internationally. We are aware of the risk that polarization and legacies of injustice pose for democracy and peace, and we urgently believe that truth and healing can lead to positive societal transformation. We creatively integrate neuroscience and trauma awareness with human rights and transitional justice to honor the experiences of survivors, communities and all those who need healing and crave for transformation. Think Peace is an initiative of the Mary Hoch Foundation, a charitable organization with a 501(c)(3) identity. It is convened by Eduardo Gonzalez, Antti Pentikainen and Colette Rausch, but it works not on the basis of individuals but of partnerships, communities of practice and hubs of practitioners. For the specific work of supporting truth and reconciliation processes in the United States, Think Peace partners with Dr. David A. Ragland, co-executive director of the Truth Telling Project. They will be supported in this project by Ms. Jena Kitchen. Think Peace believes strongly in co-creating processes and in sharing knowledge. We differ from the model of “experts” that are owners of specialized knowledge, and that, with that knowledge, seek to replace local wisdom. On the contrary, we propose partnership models where research and action are participatory and community based. Co-creating a process leads to co-learning. Additionally, such a participatory process is also a step in the journey toward trauma healing. This is a political, ethical, and scientific assertion on our side: we believe that healing is impossible without societal justice. We believe that our role is to be allies and supporters, not to replace or lead local communities, and we finally know what neuroscience reveals about the most effective ways to heal within a truth telling process. 2. Analysis, objective and specific facilitation tasks The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Iowa City (IC-TRC) has had a complex journey, similar to that of many truth commissions, whose initial phases were marked by tension. Indeed, as Archbishop Tutu, chairperson of the well-known South African TRC explained, a truth commission cannot but represent the tensions, divisions and brokenness of a community. It was, in hindsight, inevitable for the IC-TRC to face the challenge of acute dissent. Any transformative task, and particularly one addressing the entrenched injustice of racism, will face fundamental problems. Communities harmed by injustice are communities characterized by intergenerational trauma and distrust: indeed, withholding trust is sometimes the only reasonable response for those who have experienced the repeated trauma of marginalization, violence and other forms of racial injustice. However, the experience of the difficult beginnings of the commission does not cancel but, on the contrary, increases the need for the restorative process envisioned by City Council Resolution 20-228. Today, more than ever before, Iowa City needs to give truth a chance. The work of the IC-TRC is based upon three pillars: Fact-Finding, Truth-Telling and Reconciliation. Fact-Finding is a research process including the compilation and analysis of information in order to respond to the need of effective policy-making. Truth- Telling is the creation of safe, creative and respectful spaces to empower the voices of communities who suffered injustice. Reconciliation is defined in the mandate of the commission as a dialogical encounter between different sections of Iowa City, including institutions, to learn from different perspectives and recommend sustainable change. The challenges experienced by the IC-TRC in its initial phases make, in our analysis, essential to ensure that the Truth-Telling process is designed effectively, to address the existing mistrust, building relationships based on full information, an honest exchange of perspectives, and ensuring a trauma healing perspective. The objective of this facilitation proposal then, is no different from that of the IC-TRC, as described by its mandate (Res. 20-228, 11-12): the commission must effectively discharge its tasks of Fact-Finding, Truth-Telling and Reconciliation, creating a safe and supportive space, premised on respect, and striving for healing and justice. That safe and supportive space will be a public process, for truth-telling and reconciliation will require, per the mandate (Res. 20-228, 11b, 11c), inter alia, the following activities: •The creation of multiple fora to share stories of racial injustice and trauma •Artistic and performative expressions to reveal the truth •The creation of a repository for community stories •Direct conversations across institutions and sections of the community •Opportunities of learning about racial discrimination and injustice To ensure that the IC TRC complies with its charges, then, Think Peace proposes to facilitate those public processes related to the objectives of Truth-Telling and Reconciliation, including the following: •The design of public hearings where stories of racial injustice and trauma are shared, in conditions of safety, respect and ensuring a trauma healing perspective and the insights provided by neuroscience. Such public hearings, learning from international experience and previous US experiences, must have a gender justice perspective, must honor indigenous and local wisdom, must respect and include LGBTQIA voices, should be based on the respect for human rights, and should have a restorative focus on survivors and victims. •The design of public outreach campaigns whereby the IC-TRC will clearly communicate to the community its objectives, principles and plans, ensuring a clear understanding of the potentials and limitations of the commission, and setting the basis for well-informed and respectful partnerships with the community. •The design of an engagement campaign directed to, but also by, Iowa City’s youth, artistic communities, faith-based organizations, and other active and creative sections of the community to explore alternative forms of storytelling and trauma-healing. •The design of a curating and archiving process to receive significant quantities of community testimonies, ensuring the voluntary character of the statements, trauma healing perspectives, the safety of sensitive information, and the educational potential of the repository. 3. Expertise in the proposed area of facilitation The members of Think Peace and Dr. Ragland, co-executive director of The Truth Telling Project are among the foremost experts in truth and reconciliation processes in the United States, bringing with them a rich international experience. Mr. Gonzalez and Dr. Ragland have rich experience designing and supporting creative and safe public truth-telling. Mr. Gonzalez directed the Public Hearings and Witness Protection Unit at the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2001, and has since supported the design of public hearings for truth commissions around the globe. Dr. Ragland co-founded The Truth Telling Project, as a US-wide community storytelling process after the killing of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, and he has advocated for linking truth-telling and reparations for structural and historical racial injustice. Ms. Rausch and Mr. Pentikainen have decades of experience in the fields of peacebuilding, justice and conflict resolution, including work in the most complex scenarios in all continents. Ms. Rausch has pioneered the development of a trauma healing perspective into peacebuilding, informed by neuroscience, and ensuring trauma awareness and resilience. Mr. Pentikainen is a leading theorist and practitioner of reconciliation models, including the fostering of insider reconcilers, leading the rapprochement of divided communities. Our program associate, Ms. Kitchen has extensive experience in intercultural scenarios in the US and abroad. She is interested in the process of leadership creation in contexts of transgenerational trauma, racial healing, and de-polarization. The team of Think Peace brings together, then, decades of experience and unique expertise to the design of truth and reconciliation processes, mastering the multiple processes of public engagement by a truth commission, with a perspective that is respectful of survivors and victims, based on human rights, informed by trauma healing and inspired by a vision of justice and healing. 4. Proposed work plan The mandate of the commission defines the facilitation process as a temporal one, subject to the need of the IC-TRC, which will be free to decide on its form and duration. This responds, in our analysis, to the growing skills of the commission, which will strengthen its capacities in the actual implementation of its different activities. Moreover, the IC-TRC temporal mandate was extended by the City Council, in recognition of the need to make up for the time that was unused due to the difficulties in the first phase of the life of the commission. The original May 2022 deadline for the products of the commission was extended for an additional year. For that reason, Think Peace proposes an initial process of six months to support the four above mentioned activities, focusing on the design, and ensuring that the IC-TRC always has the discretionary capacity to decide on its relationship with Think Peace, and to decide on the continuity and shape of a process of accompaniment. We are open to a continued relationship with the commission, but believe strongly that such a link must be continuously evaluated and decided upon by Iowa City, the commissioners and, above all, the communities served by the commission. We propose to divide the facilitating process in three phases: a) Preparatory phase: This phase should include the preparation of the terrain, establishing mechanisms of coordination between the commission and Think Peace, as well as between the different facilitators that will support the work of the commission. As Think Peace proposes to focus on the public processes of the commission, it is conscious of the need to harmonize its work with other facilitators ensuring the different processes of fact finding, including data gathering, analysis and production of the final report. Also in the preparatory phase, the TRC with the facilitation of Think Peace will assess its mandate regarding truth-telling and reconciliation, to jointly identify and conceptualize the key public activities foreseen in the mandate. In this phase, we will introduce key elements regarding our approaches: the knowledge of truth and reconciliation processes, but also the insights provided by neuroscience and the trauma healing perspective. Finally, the preparatory phase must include the development of a public tool for the commission to clearly explain to the citizenry of Iowa City the principles leading its public work, as a compact between the commission and the communities it serves. b) Products phase: This is the longest and most critical phase of the facilitation process and it deals with the four products proposed: a plan for the implementation of public hearings leading to the realization of the first hearing, a plan for the implementation of a public outreach campaign, a plan for the implementation of a creative engagement campaign, and a plan for the creation of a repository of storytelling. The production of each of these four products requires a similar methodology including: •The examination of previous experiences in the US and abroad from similar truth and reconciliation processes. •The consultation with key partners in Iowa City to identify the specific needs of the community, which may differ from international or previous national experience, aiming at ensuring an authentically local process, with local wisdom, practices, and resources. This should always include a trauma healing perspective. •The preparation of specific work plans for each product, including a detailed description of objectives, methodologies, resources needed and timeline. The production of the results will require the presence of at least two of the senior facilitators at two different moments in the process, including key meetings and at the implementation of the first public hearing of the commission. Given the critical importance of the public hearings, this facilitation proposes that in the case of the public hearings, the facilitation supports not just the design but the actual implementation of the first hearing in conditions of safety, respect and dignity, with a view to ensure that the commission learns by doing and strengthens its capacity to lead all following public hearings. c) Evaluation phase: In the final phase, the TRC and Think Peace will evaluate their work together, with a particular focus on the implementation of the first public hearing and the tasks needed for the implementation of the other products. The TRC will decide whether it will require the facilitation of Think Peace or other facilitators to continue the implementation of hearings and the other public products linked to truth-telling and reconciliation. Refer to the annexed Proposed Timeline page for details. All these phases would have not only the facilitation of the experts provided by Think Peace, but the IC-TRC will be supported by two additional resources: 1. A hub of practitioners of truth and reconciliation in the US, which is being organized by Think Peace since November 2021, and is convened by Dr. Ragland. The hub of practitioners includes participants of truth commission processes, restorative justice practitioners, indigenous healing practitioners and transitional justice experts. 2. A community of practice for trauma healing, being convened by Ms. Rausch, which integrates the approaches of practitioners and experiences across the country. 5. Proposed budget a) Time allocation by team members The budget includes the time dedication for the four resource persons as well as for a program associate over 6 months, calculated at a rate of 22 days per month. Mr. Gonzalez’s and Dr. Ragland’s dedication will be at 20% of their time, at a fixed day rate of 400 USD each. Ms. Rausch’s and Mr. Pentikainen’s dedication will be at 10% of their time at a fixed day rate of 400 USD each. Program associate Jena Kitchen’s dedication will be at 20% of her time at a fixed day rate of 200 USD. Think Peace proposes to hire a locally-based facilitator at 50% of their time to ensure prompt and constant connection with the commission at a fixed day rate of 200 USD. b) Travel expenses Travel expenses suppose two trips to Iowa City by two senior facilitators, for a total of three days of meetings and operations. c) Overhead Think Peace will include an overhead of 7.5% of all expenses to ensure administrative and communications support. Refer to the annexed Budget page for details. 6. Bios of team members Eduardo Gonzalez – project manager and senior facilitator Eduardo Gonzalez is Peruvian sociologist with twenty years of experience supporting truth and reconciliation processes around the world. After organizing public victim hearings at his country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he served at the International Center for Transitional Justice , where he supported truth commissions in all continents, including notable cases like Greensboro, in the US, East Timor, Tunisia, Canada and many others. As an independent expert he has supported reparations and truth processes in Sri Lanka, Mali, Colombia and Finland. He has written and taught in transitional justice. His next publication concerns unofficial truth commissions. He is affiliated to the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation and serves as an advisor at several transitional justice bodies, including the Chega National Center in east Timor and the Site of Memory in Peru. David J Ragland – senior facilitator David Ragland is a Truth-Telling Reparationist. As a co-founder of the Truth Telling Project of Ferguson, he conceptualized the role of truth telling as a healing and justice practice and by making needed connections to reparations. He views reparations in our time as requiring abolition or the dismantling of systems that were created for the purpose of slavery and colonization throughout the world, and engages communities in looking at reparations as a spiritual, political and social intervention that has implications for U.S. accountability within the country and around the globe. He is currently leading an online course entitled “Building a Culture of Reparations” and teaches courses at Pacifica Graduate Institute on Restorative Justice, Peacebuilding and Reconciliation, and Psychology of Violence. He has previously held faculty positions at Bucknell University, Juniata College and Southeast Illinois University at Edwardsville. Colette Rausch – senior facilitator Colette has over 20 years of peacebuilding in nearly two dozen violent conflict-affected countries. Her work focuses on the intersection of peacebuilding, justice, trauma and neuroscience. Colette is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), trained in the neurobiology and resolution of trauma. She is the host of the Think Peace Podcast that explores the intersection of the human brain, psyche and obstacles and opportunities to forging a lasting peace. She is also the editor of NeuroPeace, a series that explores the neurobiological dimensions of violent conflict and the peacebuilding potential of neuroscientific discoveries. Colette was previously with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), where she held multiple leadership roles, including founding its Neuroscience and Peacebuilding Initiative and leading the development of new approaches, research, and tools—including Justice and Security Dialogue, a pioneering initiative to build trust between local communities and police. Prior to USIP, Colette held senior human rights and rule of law positions with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Mission in Kosovo. She served the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as legal advisor in Bosnia and Hungary, and as program manager for Central and East Europe. And she served as a federal prosecutor and public defender. Antti Pentikainen – senior facilitator Antti is working as a visiting scholar at the US Institute for Peace. Before his work at Think Peace he led the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation at George Mason University. Antti established the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers with the U.N. (2015- 2019) while also serving as the special envoy for Finland’s Prime Minister on the Refugee Crisis (2015-2019) as well as advisor to the U.N. Assistant Secretary-General on Prevention of Genocide (2017). For over a decade, Antti led the efforts of Finn Church Aid (2004-2015) as its executive director, and assumed multiple leadership positions including Special Advisor for President Ahtisaari, director at Crisis Management Initiative (2000-2004) and Religions for Peace (2010-2011). Antti holds experience in peace processes and reconciliation in Somalia, South Sudan and Libya. His efforts now focus on developing support mechanisms to connect insider reconcilers with state level political processes Jena Kitchen – program associate Jena Kitchen is a Program Officer with Think Peace, where she assists in program design, development, and evaluation. She has 8 years of experience in cross-cultural contexts from within the United States and internationally, including the Blackfeet Nation (US), Guatemala, Belize, and Myanmar (Burma). She is drawn to the intersection of leadership development and structural change especially as it relates to transgenerational trauma, racial healing, and de-polarization within American politics and religious systems. Proposed Timeline PRODUCTS OF THE FACILITATION ACTIVITIES Work meeting with the TRC to define contact persons, common decision making Work meeting with other facilitator institutions Work meeting with members of former truth commissions on the key elements of a truth commission mandate Work meeting with the TRC and other facilitators to analyze the mandate of the commission with a focus on public processes and trauma sensitive approaches Document for the TRC synthesizing the key public aspects of the work of the commission on truth-telling and reconciliation, including relevant previous experiences in the US and abroad. Work meeting with the TRC to identify key partners for public activities in truth-telling and reconciliation Work meetings with community organizations, faith- based organizations, educational institutions, journalists to build partnerships and explain the commission's approach Work meeting with the TRC to synthesize lessons learned from partners in the community including trauma healing Document for the TRC outlining the principles of the TRC governing its public activities Work meeting with the TRC to learn lessons learned internationally, including former members of truth commissions, and in the US regarding the objectives and methodology of public hearings including trauma healing Work meetings with the TRC key partners to identify needs and principles for Iowa City-specific hearings. Work meetings with the TRC and Think Peace hub of truth and reconciliation practitioners, as well as members of the community of practice centered on trauma healing. Document for the TRC describing the objectives, methodology, timeline and resources needed for the implementation of the public hearings Work meeting with the TRC and key partners to train for the first public hearing and to set out tasks towards the first public hearing Implementation of the first public hearing, analysis of the experience and preparation of the second hearing Operational agreements between the commission and Think Peace Analysis of the commission's mandate with a focus on public processes Developing a public declaration of principles governing the public activities of the commission Designing public hearings for sharing of stories Proposed Timeline Work meeting with the TRC to learn lessons learned internationally and in the US regarding the objectives and methodology of public outreach Work meeting with the TRC and key partners to identify needs and principles for Iowa City-specific public outreach Document for the TRC describing the objectives, methodology, timeline and resources needed for the implementation of the public outreach Work meeting with the TRC to learn lessons learned internationally and in the US regarding the objectives and methodology of artistic story telling including a trauma healing perspective Work meeting with the TRC and key partners to identify needs and principles for Iowa City-specific artistic story telling Document for the TRC describing the objectives, methodology, timeline and resources needed for the implementation of artistic story telling Work meeting with the TRC, including leading experts, to learn lessons learned internationally and in the US regarding the objectives and methodology of archiving and curation of a story telling collection Work meeting with the TRC and key partners to identify needs and principles for Iowa City-specific archiving and curation Document for the TRC describing the objectives, methodology, timeline and resources needed for the implementation of archiving and curation Evaluation of the facilitation Work meeting with the TRC and practitioners hub, as well as community of practice to evaluate the process Work meeting with the TRC to assess the products of the facilitation and discuss possible continuity of accompaniment Designing the process of curating and archiving of a story telling repository Designing a public outreach campaign Designing a public engagement campaign for artistic and performative story telling Proposed Budget Time allocation Unit cost Unit (month)Percentage Total 8800 6 25%13200 8800 6 25%13200 8800 6 10%5280 8800 6 10%5280 4400 6 20%5280 4400 6 50%13200 55440 Travel expenses Unit cost Unit Total 500 4 2000 100 16 1600 60 16 960 4560 Overhead (7.5%)4500 TOTAL 64500 Sub total time allocation Air travel to Iowa City Hotel accommodation per night Perdiem Sub total travel expenses Project manager and senior facilitator - Gonzalez Senior facilitator - Ragland Senior facilitator - Rausch Senior facilitator - Pentikainen Program associate - Kitchen Local facilitator