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Home My WebLink About02-17-2022 Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation CommissionAd Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission Agenda Thursday, February 17, 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 h p.s./us®6r.Its�as/V1u..IrUostr/I I.V.61r4I.::VJ.a�g ID: 867 2424 8095 Third Thursday Meetings b.1 s: us06web.zoom.u.s webina�r re inter WN Ic11181V1f'SR Q.u0xPIL Q.Ew 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 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 5. PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (TRC MEMBERS SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION WITH THE PUBLIC CONCERNING SAID ITEMS) 6. END EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS' PRESENTATION BY DINA BISHARA AND HEIDI PIERCE 7. UPDATE ON THE EXCLUDED WORKERS FUND S. UPDATE ON FACILITATOR PROCESS BY VICE CHAIR AMEL ALI 9. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS/STAFF (TRC MEMBERS SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION WITH ONE ANOTHER CONCERNING SAID ANNOUCEMENTS) 10. 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@jowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your accessibility needs. I t I -t6z.-4 POZ511 V, Nt, A" I IgT4 1�t -A&- �04 -ma Tqk z CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240- 1826 (3 19) 3 5 6-SOOO (3 19) 356-5009 FAX www. icgov,org AD HOC TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION FEBRUARY 17,2022, MEETING PACKET CONTENTS AGENDA ITEM #3 * TRC AND HRC LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT AGENDA ITEM #4 * DRAFT MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 3,2022 AGENDA ITEM #6 • POWERPOINT FOR END EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS Native American Land Acknowledgement Prepared for the City of Iowa City's Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Human Rights Commission PURPOSE Iowa City owes its existence to the many Indigenous Peoples who were the original stewards of this land and who were subjected to manipulation and violence by non-native settlers, invaders, and governments in order to make this moment possible. Acknowledgement of this truth is central to our work toward reconciliation across all barriers of difference and injustice. Starting with a Native American Land Acknowledgement, this Commission will bear witness to the legacies of violent displacement, migration, and settlement that have marginalized those who were the first inhabitants of this land. We must also address the mistreatment and exclusion that Native Americans continue to face today. The Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Human Rights Commission encourage the community and City of Iowa City to join us in these efforts through the use of a Native American Land Acknowledgement. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To be read at all public meetings and events: "We meet today in the community of Iowa City, which now occupies the homelands of Native American Nations to whom we owe our commitment and dedication. The area of Iowa City was within the homelands of the Iowa, Meskwaki, and Sauk, and because history is complex and time goes far back beyond memory, we also acknowledge the ancient connections of many other Indigenous Peoples here. The history of broken treaties and forced removal that dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of their homelands was and is an act of colonization and genocide that we can not erase. We implore the Iowa City community to commit to understanding and addressing these injustices as we work toward equity, restoration, and reparations." LEARN MORE Native Governance Center Guide to Indi, e.n LJ.swLand Acl(nowlement VJS Ue arlrr7ent of Arts ar�d Culture: Honor Native i_and virtual Resources and Guide Mes..isto kwaki Nation- Hr Special thanks to the Univ rsrt _o lovua Native Americon Council, for their work and guidance, as well as members of the public, for their input. February 3, 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, Daphney Daniel (via Zoom), Eric Harris, Sikowis (Christine Nobiss) (via Zoom). Staff present: Stefanie Bowers. Community members who spoke at the meeting: Nicholas Theisen, Marie Krebs, Redmond Jones II. Recommendations to City Council: No. Meeting called to order: 7:05. Reading of Land Acknowledgement: Ali read the Land Acknowledgement. Approval of Minutes from the January 20, 2021: Ali moved, and Traore seconded. Motion passed 9-0. Public Comment of Items not on the Agenda: None. Excluded Workers Fund Update: Johnson County has expanded and broadened the definition of persons that would be identified as being eligible for the ARP funds. Now, persons who received stimulus checks are eligible for these funds. Additionally, the funds will be distributed using a lottery process. This lottery process could potentially exclude the persons it was created to assist. The Excluded Workers have recently been met by armed Johnson County Sherriff Deputies when they show up to meetings which creates a feeling of intimidation. Nicholas Theisen seconds the critique of the expanded definition of who can qualify for the ARP funds via the lottery and the expanded definition. Community Conversations with Potential Facilitator(s): Arnold Daniels is a Cultural Anthropologist. Daniels studies living societies and the systemic structure within societies. Daniels' approach to facilitating the TRC will be to work as a team to identify those who have stories to tell. Community Circles (Astig Planning, Mediation Services of Eastern Iowa, Banjo Knits Empowerment) is very invested in healing and being a part of change. They will facilitate using circles to assist the TRC in their mission. The circles will also be used to build community capacity to continue holding them. Think Peace works on transitional justice and that would be their focus in working with the TRC. The approximate timeframe would be 6 months. After that time, they would be utilized more for support. Concern was raised on circles being used by non -Indigenous persons and of cultural appropriations. There is also concern that the TRC has forgotten or left out other communities specifically, Indigenous persons. TRC members will plan to create subcommittees to further discuss whether circles should be utilized in this process, and if so by whom and how, expanding connections/conversations to other marginalized communities, and furthering discussions with the possible facilitator(s). Commission Announcements: Rivera noted that February is Black History Month. Adjourn: 8:50 PM City meetings are recorded and can be viewed in their entirety by visiting this link. r, N N 01 V7 N 7 M M M r N Ow N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N W W a. dl : d■h. r �I III Lm- lm�m M ZA 10 il 11 (D two, 0 01 lip .70 ia 0 =3 W > 2 10 0 owl 'CL 144021 Zvi AR CL cr., pill Mai (DI a) oll two. two 0; 4-4 COE I 0 poll &opooi LLI 0 Q ,� �� 1�� Y, " �I e ,�� ' M �� u� , � , �� Wl ram. 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