Community invited to attend Truth and Reconciliation workshops Aug. 1-3
The City of Iowa City’s Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) invites the community to attend three workshops being led by Think Peace: Learning and Support Hub on Aug. 1-3, 2023. Think Peace is one of four consultants the City contracted with to facilitate the work of the TRC. The three-day sessions are part of phase one – public educational training. Think Peace will introduce key elements regarding truth and reconciliation processes, trauma-informed perspectives, and comparisons of truth commission experiences in the US and abroad.
The workshops will take place at the Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St. Those unable to attend in-person sessions have the option to participate virtually via Zoom. 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.
Please note each session has a different Zoom registration link.
Our Commission represents a collection of citizen activists from diverse backgrounds calling on the Iowa City community to account for its history of racialize oppression. We are individuals who are committed to structural change, truth telling, healing trauma and repair. We share in common a vision for an equitable and sustainable community free of violence and systemic racism. We believe the time has come to foster change.
The Iowa City Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission is committed to implementing and sustaining grassroots, community-centered truth-telling processes to address past and present instances of both direct and indirect actions of violence, discrimination, and racism in Iowa City. We will collect testimony from a variety of institutions including, but not limited to schools, housing providers, government officials, health care, banking institutions, and law enforcement.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all City of Iowa City-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in these events, please contact the Office of Equity and Human Rights at 319-356-5022 or humanrights@iowa-city.org.
