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Home My WebLink AboutJuly HRC Agenda and PacketHuman Rights Commission July 25, 2023 Formal Meeting – 5:30 PM Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall Agenda: 1.Call the meeting to order and roll call 2.Reading of Native American Land Acknowledgment 3.Approval of June 27, 2023, meeting minutes 4.Public comment on 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 or one another concerning said items) 5.Correspondence 6.Sponsorship Request – Asian Pacific Islanders American Public Affair Iowa City Chapter 7.Updates on Outreach and Engagement from the Police Department 8.Follow up on a request to change the Native American Land Acknowledgment to the First Nations Land Acknowledgment 9.Racial Equity & Social Justice Grant a.Final Reports for Fiscal Year 2022 b.Site visits for Fiscal Year 2023 Al-Iman Center – Maliabo, CommUnity – Maliabo, Center for Worker Justice – Kollasch, Houses into Homes – Channon, Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County – Ismail, Great Plains Action Society - Paul Shantz, Jons, Pries, Wright House of Fashion – Lusala, Natural Talent Music – Pandya. 10.2023 Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit (August 8) 11.Partnerships with Recreation Department a.Mental Health Celebration, October 14 (Maliabo, Pandya) b.Indigenous Peoples Day, October 9 (Paul Shantz, Jons) c.All Around the World, November 18 (Lusala, Jons, Maliabo) Canceled 12.Commission Committees a.Building Bridges (Maliabo, Paul Shantz, Pandya) b.Reciprocal Relationships (Lusala, Channon, Jons) c.Breaking Bread (Kollasch, Pries, Ismail) 13.Staff Announcements 14.Commissioner Announcements (Commissioners shall not engage in discussion with one another concerning said announcements) 15.Adjournment If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate in this meeting please contact 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. Canceled Agenda Item #2 Canceled 1 Draft Minutes Human Rights Commission June 27, 2023 Emma J. Harvat Hall Commissioners present: Bijou Maliabo, Jahnavi Pandya (via Zoom), Roger Lusala, Ahmed Ismail, Doug Kollasch, Kelsey Paul Shantz, Sylvia Jons (via Zoom), Suyun Channon. Commissioners absent: None. Staff present: Stefanie Bowers, Veronica May. Recommendation to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 5:35 PM. Native American Land Acknowledgement: Kollasch read the Land Acknowledgement. Public comment of items not on the agenda: None. Approval of meeting minutes of May 23, 2023: Kollasch moved, and Paul Shantz seconded. Motion passed 7-0. Outreach and Engagement Update from Police Department: May reported on the activities of the department that included Coffee with a Cop, providing department tours, and a program that featured the Mexican consulate for the state of Iowa. Upcoming events include Emergency Services Summer Camps, a Coffee Connection with the South of 6 Business District, and a hydrant party with Parks and Recs. The Department is also working on coordinating several community events for National Night Out. Request to change the name of the Native American Land Acknowledgement to the First Nations Land Acknowledgement: Pries asked for the commission to work with members of the Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission to change the name to First Nations, which Pries considers to be more accessible whereas Indigenous, in his opinion, is more professional. One of the original authors suggested changing the title to the actual tribes of this area and so it would be titled “The Ioway, Sac and Fox Land Acknowledgement”. Paul Shantz and Jons will work with Great Plains Action Society on reviewing the land acknowledgement and looking at actual restorative measures the Commission can take to make it not just performative but action oriented. Commission Committees: Breaking Bread – No update. Reciprocal Relationships –Channon looks forward to this committee working on Welcoming Week, which will be held on September. Agenda Item #3 Canceled 2 Building Bridges – No update. Statement on Sudan: Commissioners reviewed the statement and agreed that the Center for Worker Justice for Eastern Iowa should be added to the list of area resources. Commissioners also will ask that the City Council do a proclamation that discusses the current situation in Sudan. Ismail moved, and Channon seconded. The motion passed 8-0 to release the statement. 2023 Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit: Commissioners who wish to attend the Summit should let staff know so that they can be registered. The Office is a sponsor of the event and invited Commissioners to participate not just in the event but also as possible keynote speakers. Staff will follow up with organizers to further discuss roles the Commission can play at the event. Partnerships with Recreation Department: a.Mental Health Celebration – October 14, RAL Social Hall (Maliabo, Pandya). b.Indigenous Peoples Day – October 9, RAL Social Hall (Paul Shantz, Jons). c.All Around the World – November 18, RAL Social Hall (Lusala, Maliabo, Jons). Staff will send a response email to the Recreation Department and cc the Commissioners who wish to participate in the planning of these events. Social Justice Racial Equity Grants: Commissioners will reach out to each organization that received funding to arrange a time for a site visit. Commissioners volunteered for the following agencies. Al-Iman Center – Maliabo, CommUnity – Maliabo, Center for Worker Justice – Kollasch, Houses into Homes – Channon, Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County – Ismail, Great Plains Action Society – Jons & Paul Shantz, Wright House of Fashion – Lusala, Natural Talent Music – Pandya. One Community One Book: The selection for this year is “The Farm” by Joanne Ramos. The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights will host the author on Sunday, October 8 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in room C20 at the Pomerantz Center. Announcements of commissioners: Lusala reported on the Juneteenth and Pride events that occurred recently in the community. Channon has been working on planning the “Welcome Week” along with Jons - both are excited about the upcoming events. Jons also mentioned that she is working on the ceremony for the Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East. Maliabo was in DC for three days for a United Nations Convention, and while there she met with local elected officials in Congress. Paul Shantz spent the past week in Columbia at a symposium “The Peace in Our Cities” that she helped to organize. It is a coalition of 22 cities and over 40 not-for-profits that are committed to reducing violence in cities by half by the year 2030. Paul Shantz also noted a book study on “Bleeding Out: The Devastating Consequences of Urban Violence” written by Thomas Alt. The book collects insight on violence reduction strategies in cities across the United States. Pandya will be working on a project that is modeled after the United Nations to train volunteers to assist in documenting health care within a community, particularly mental health. It is sponsored by the University of Iowa Department of Public Health and will be held in August. Kollasch expressed gratitude for the great job Iowa City Pride always does for the annual Pride event. Canceled 3 Announcements of staff: Staff reminded commissioners to submit their profiles so that they can be featured in The Lens newsletter. Adjourned: 6:51 PM. The meeting can be viewed at https://citychannel4.com/video.html?series=Local%20Government. Canceled Human Rights Commission ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2023 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 1/24 2/28 3/28 4/25 5/23 6/27 7/25 8/22 9/26 10/24 11/28 Roger Lusala 2023 P P P P P P Bijou Maliabo 2023 P P P P P P Kelsey Paul Shantz 2023 P P A P P P Jahnavi Pandya 2024 P P A P P P Sylvia Jons 2024 P A P P P P Doug Kollasch 2024 P P P P P P Suyun Channon 2025 P P P P A P Ahmed Ismail 2025 P P P P P P Vacant 2025 - - - - KEY: P = Present A = Absent Canceled Human Rights Sponsorship Request Form Cover Letter (required reading) The Iowa City Human Rights Commission is allocated $2000 annually to provide financial assistance to community events designed to eliminate racial, religious, cultural, or other intergroup tensions, including but not limited to, sex, color, creed, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or national origin. Rules and Requirements for Sponsorship: The organization must be physically located in Iowa City. The program must take place in Iowa City. The program must have a date and location. The event date must be prior to the request for financial assistance. Applicants cannot be governments, public schools, or colleges/universities. Applicants request cannot exceed $250.00. Request must include a budget. Request must include other sponsors. Request cannot be for reimbursement or honorariums to speakers or guests. Request cannot be for rental deposits for the venue. Request cannot be for fundraising purposes. Requests will be denied if another city department/division has financially contributed funding or will be contributing funds for the program. Funding will not be disbursed without the submission of a W9. If the request is approved for financial assistance an organization cannot request any further assistance in the same fiscal year. Signature* Sign here that you have read and understand the rules and requirements. Date Time 2023-07-04 02:57:14 PM Application Organization Name * Asian Pacific Islanders American Public Affair Iowa City Chapter Address* Street Address 331 N. Gilbert St. Address Line 2 City Iowa City State/Province/Region Iowa Postal/Zip Code 52245 Country USA Agenda #6 Canceled Contact person Name * Na Li Preferred pronouns Ms. Nina Phone number * 3193317487 Email address * naliiowa@gmail.com Program details Date of Program* 9/9/2023 Program Title * World Culture Festival Location name* Mini Black Hawk Park Location Address * Street Address 20 S. Dubuque St. Address Line 2 City Iowa City State/Province/Region IA Postal/Zip Code 52245 Country USA Describe how the program eliminates racial, religious, cultural, or other intergroup tensions, related, but not limited to: sex, color, creed, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or national origin.* This is to welcome people of all races, religious groups, cultural groups, or other groups to come to present themselves and welcome newcomers to UI and other schools or groups. Is there a financial cost to participate in the project?* Yes No Describe how socioeconomic barriers to attendnce will be addressed. Information tables will be free. Individual food vendors will get free booth. Canceled Previous Next Budget Amount Requested (Maximum request $250.00)* $250.00 Has any City of Iowa City department or division provided any support for this event?* (Include in-kind and financial support) Yes No Will any City of Iowa City department or division provide any support for this event?* (Include in-kind and financial support) Yes No Please list all funding sources or in-kind support for this event including the amount * APAPA will support $1000 Canceled Canceled