Events
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ICSAA Quarterly Meeting
Friday, April 20, 2018
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Grand View University
2811 East 14th Street
Student Center
Rasmussen Conference Room 218
Des Moines, IA 50316
For more information or special accomodations:
515-281-3274 or 800-351-4659
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DMC Spring 2018 Conference
2018 Spring Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities Conference: “Urgency for Equity: Focusing on Youth-Serving Institutions” will be held on April 19, 2018 at Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville, IA which a program developed by the Johnson County Disproportionate Minority Committee. This conference will focus on promising practices and programs that reduce inequities in youth serving institutions.
Please register today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urgency-for-equity-spring-2018-dmc-conference-registration-42727940420?aff=es2
For Hotel Accommodations, please contact Radisson Inn and book your hotel room under the state rate of $65.00 a night
Group rate for NON State/County employees the rate is $89 and the code is Urgency of Equity for registration.
If you need special accommodations, please email LaTasha DeLoach, LMSW at ldeloach@co.johnson.ia.us or call 319.688.5708
Co-Sponsors of this event include Scholars Strategy Network, Johnson County Social Services, University of Iowa, City of Iowa City: Office of Equity and Human Rights , College of Education, Johnson County Community Partnership for Protecting Children, University of Iowa School of Social Work, Casey Family Programs, University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, Prairie Lights, Iowa City Community School District and the Johnson County DMC Committee.
Please share with others!
If you have questions about accommodations or anything at all, please contact me at ldeloach@co.johnson.ia.us
Thank you,
LaTasha DeLoach, LMSW
Community Projects Specialist
Johnson County Social Services
855 S. Dubuque St. Ste 202B
Iowa City, IA 52240
Office: 319.356.6090
Direct: 319.688.5708
Fax: 319.688.5711
She-Her-Hers
Iowa Legal Aid
Multi-Cultural Educational Programs, Inc
18 Year Celebration
http://www.multiculturaledprograms.org/
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc
Please join the Des Moines Alumnae Chapter for their
6th Annual Talent Showcase on Sunday, April 22nd.
Tickets are $20.00 for Adults and $10.00 for students.
For more information contact dstdsm@gmail.com or
Soror Felisa McGarity at 515-447-9218
Capital City Steppers
Davenport Civil Rights Commission
Friday, April 27, 2018
9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
RiverCenter, Davenport, IA
Iowa State Bar Association
Upcoming free CLE in Des Moines you won't want to miss!
On April 27 at the Iowa State Bar Association in Des Moines, the Iowa Chapter of the American Constitution Society will host a panel discussion on the criminalization of poverty featuring both Phil Brown, ACLU of Iowa legal fellow who is working on court debt issues, and ILA Assistant Litigation Director and ACLU-IA legal panel member Alex Kornya, and which will be moderated by Mark Kende, Director of the Drake Const. Law Center and chair of the ACLU of Iowa legal panel. The panel discussion is from noon-1 pm, and 1 hour of CLE credit has been approved.
The preceding hour, from 11-noon, will be a discussion with Professor Peter Edelman on his new book: Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America.
The event is free to attend.
Come if you can and please spread the word! Here is information for how to register:
https://events.acslaw.org/rsvp?id=a0Y0f00000GLz99&campaign=bulletin
Veronica Lorson Fowler
Communications Director
American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa
515-207-0586
www.aclu-ia.org
Providers of Color Fair
Iowa Juneteenth Gospel Fest
For tickets visit:
www.ijogospelfest.eventbrite.com
Employment Opportunities
Alliant Energy
City of Ames
City of Des Moines
City of Dubuque
City of Iowa City
Denison Job Corps
Des Moines Water Works
Fifth Judicial District
Hawkeye Community College
KWQC - TV6
MidAmerican Energy
Northwest AEA
State of Iowa
State of Iowa Public Defenders Office
State of Iowa Public Defenders Office
Transportation Security Officers
United Way
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Wellmark BCBS
Wells Fargo
Emma Bowen Foundation
Emma Bowen Foundation is trying to fill an internship position with MediaCom. They prefer a college freshman or sophomore at a 4-year college and have specified someone in technology (e.g., engineering, computer science majors). If the applicant is an incoming college freshman, they must be highly focused. Minimum GPA of 3.0 required and they MUST be a person of color.
Applications may be found at http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/application_info.
G4S
Teens Against Human Trafficking
TAHT is now accepting applications for a full-time program specialist! Please help us spread the word & share with your networks and anyone that might be interested in the position!
APPLY HERE: https://www.yss.org/jobs/taht-voca-specialist/
* Our program staff work remotely, so applicants may be located throughout Central Iowa.
SHANNON SCHOTT
LEAD PROGRAM SPECIALIST, TEENS AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
FAMILY LIFE CENTER / 125 S. 3RD STREET, AMES, IA 50010
C: 651-226-2384 / W: www.yss.org
Connect with Us on Facebook / Twitter
Planned Parenthood
Has the following openings:
LPN or Certified or Registered Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA)
Telephone Triage Nurse
Clinic Manager II
Clinician - Cedar Falls
To apply for these positions, please submit your resume and cover letter to resumes@PPHeartland.org or mail to Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Human Resources Department, PO Box 4557, Des Moines, IA 50305.
Alzheimer's Association
Bottle & Bottega
Colorlines
Iowa House Democrats
Iowa House Republicans
Iowa Senate Democrats
Iowa Senate Republicans
Jewels Academy
NAACP
National Urban League
N'Digo
Sentencing Project
Southern Poverty Law Center
State Representative Helen Miller
State Representative Phyllis Thede
State Representative Ras Smith
State Representative Ruth Ann Gaines
The Black Star Project
The Great Frame Up
The Soul Town
TBT News
Resources
Evelyn K. Davis Center - Summer Youth Program
 
Iowa Secretary of State
The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office has developed a free educational toolkit for groups and organizations to utilize to inform your members about recent changes to Iowa election laws. We are offering you access to these educational materials so that you can help us spread the word and make sure your members are #VoterReady.
The toolkit is now available for your use at this link http://www.voterreadytoolkit.com/ . To sign in, simply click “New User” and sign in using your email address as your username. You will receive an email asking you to reset your password.
All of the materials contained in the electronic toolkit are downloadable. Tools include:
- Voter Integrity rack card
- Email templates
- News release templates
- Power point templates
- Sample social media messages
- FAQ sheets
- Infographics
- Samples of the Voter ID card and envelope
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