11.21.16 HRC Packet
Human Relations Commission
Monday, November 21
City Council Chambers
1777 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
6 p.m.
I. Call to Order
II. Agenda Adjustments
III. Approval of Minutes
A. October 17, 2016
IV. Community Participation (non-agenda action items)
V. Action Items
A. Resolution Declaring the City of Boulder’s Support for the Standing Rock Sioux
Tribe’s Opposition to the Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
B. CoIH Fund Reports
1. Boulder School for German Language and Culture – Germany’s
Reunification Day
2. KGNU and Motus Theater – Immigrant Stories
3. Playback Theater West – Sharing Our Immigration Stories
C. CEF Reports
1. Postoley – Folk Dancing on the Plaza
D. CIF – Application
1. El Centro AMISTAD – Justicia Refrescante
2. BMoCA – The Studio Project
VI. Discussion/Informational Items
A. Employers Promoting Citizenship, Bob Norris
B. December HRC Meeting Date (Dec 12)
C. January HRC Meeting Date (Jan 4, 5 or 9)
D. Living Wage Update
E. Safe and Welcoming Community Update
1. Community Informational Meeting
F. Welcoming and Inclusive Work Plan Update
G. Council Pre-Retreat (Jan. 10) Questions.
1. October 10, 2016 Letter to City Council re: Human Services Budget
H. Event Reports
I. Follow Up Items
VII. Immediate Action Items
VIII. Adjournment
Attachments:
Minutes: October 17, 2016
Reports: CoIH and CEF
Application: El Centro AMISTAD – Justicia Refrescante
Application: BMoCA – The Studio Project
Resolution: City of Boulder’s Support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s
Opposition to the Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Letter: Council Pre-Retreat (Jan. 10) Questions
Human Relations Commission
Monday, October 17, 2016
1777 Broadway
Council Chambers
Boulder, CO 80301
6 p.m.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
José Beteta
Lauren Gifford
Nikhil Mankekar
Emilia Pollauf
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:
Shirly White
STAFF PRESENT:
Carmen Atilano
Linda Gelhaar
Karen Rahn
I. Call to Order
The Oct. 17 HRC meeting was called to order at 6:04 p.m. by E. Pollauf.
II. Agenda Adjustments
Move Item 5H to 5A.
III. Approval of Minutes
Sept. 19, 2016 – N. Mankekar moved to approve Sept. 19, 2016 minutes. J. Beteta seconded.
Motion carries 4-0.
IV. Community Participation (non-agenda action items)
Barrio E – Representative from Barrio E gave a presentation on the importance of the Boulder
community having a multicultural center.
V. Action Items
A. Out Boulder Fund Reports
1. 2015 CIF - Trans Gender Project. Representative gave overview of project.
N. Mankekar moved to approve report. L. Gifford seconded. Motion
carries 4-0.
2. 2016 CEF – Pridefest- Representative gave overview of festival. J. Beteta
moved to approve report. N. Mankekar seconded. Motion carries 4-0.
B. Community Impact Fund Applications
1. Out Boulder – Launching our LGBTQ Young Adults (18-25) –
Representative gave overview of youth project. C. Atilano gave a budget
update. N. Mankekar motioned to approve $5000 grant. J. Beteta
seconded. Motion carries 4-0.
C. Intercambio Fund Reports –
1. 2015 CIF - Supplemental Pronunciation Guides - Representative provided
information about the creation, distribution and success of the
Pronunciation Guides. N. Mankekar moved to approve report and guides.
J. Beteta seconded. Motion carries 4-0.
2. 2016 CEF - World Dance – Gave overview of events – L. Gifford moved
to approve report. J. Beteta seconded. Motion carries 4-0.
D. BAPA Fund Report
1. 2016 CEF - Asian Festival – Representative gave overview of annual
festival. N. Mankekar moved to approve report. L. Gifford seconded.
Motion carries 4-0.
E. Boulder Dance Coalition Fund Report –
1. 2016 CEF - International Dance Festival - Representative gave report of
dance festival. N. Mankekar moved to approve report. J. Beteta seconded.
Motion carries 4-0.
F. Boulder Jewish Festival Fund Report
1. 2016 CEF - Boulder Jewish Festival – Representative gave overview of
annual festival. J. Beteta moved to approve report. L. Gifford seconded.
Motion carries 4-0.
G. BMoCA Fund Report –
1. 2016 CIF - Dia del Niño - Representatives presented overview of event. L.
Gifford moved to approve report. J. Beteta seconded. Motion carries 4-0.
H. Motus Theater Fund Report
1. 2016 CIF – SALSA – Representative gave overview of event. J. Beteta
motioned to approve report. L. Gifford seconded. Motion carries 4-0.
I. Proposed HRC Letter to City Council Re: 2017 City Budget. - E. Pollauf
moved to submit letter to council on behalf of the HRC. J. Beteta seconded.
Motion carries 4-0.
J. CEDAW Next Steps - C. Atilano reviewed community proposal and staff
recommendations/next steps. After public hearing and discussion, E. Pollauf
moved to have the HRC follow staff recommendation. J. Beteta seconded.
Motion carries 4-0.
VI. Discussion/Informational Items
A. Resolution Supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Opposition the Dakota Access
Pipeline – HRC gave a nod of 4 to move forward on bringing a resolution to council.
B. 2017 Application for HRC Vacancy – HRC to review application and staff will submit
summary of changes to the city clerk’s office.
C. Safe and Welcoming Community Update – K. Rahn gave update on the CMO’s launch of
the survey and report.
D. Upcoming Legislative Issues – C. Atilano gave an update on legislative issues which will
remain a standing agenda item through Jan. 2017.
E. Event Reports – HRC members provided updates on community events and activities they
attended in September and October. Events include:
Inaugural Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration in City Council Chambers, City Park at
the Bandshell and the Boulder Museum;
Boulder Pridefest;
Celebration of Immigrant Heritage week:
o Germany’s Reunification Day hosted by the Bohemian Biergarten and sponsored
by the Boulder School for German Language and Culture
o Immigrant Stories hosted at the Dairy Arts Center and sponsored by Motus
Theater and KGNU Radio
Los Otro Dreamers at the CU Center for Community; and
Community forum at the Police Department for an update on the Hillard Heintze
recommendations.
F. Follow Up Items – Staff will follow-up on items identified in the meeting.
VII. Immediate Action Items
None.
VIII. Adjournment
E. Pollauf moved to adjourn the Oct. 17, 2016 meeting. J. Beteta seconded. Motion carries 4-
0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:36 p.m.
Attested: Approved:
Board Secretary HRC Chairperson
Narrative
German National Holiday, October 3rd
Remembering the German Reunification in 1990
The organizing body of the event is the Boulder German School for Language and
Culture. The school was founded in August of 2015 as a nonprofit organization by a
team of German-speaking people. We value the interest of the Boulder community
in the German culture and language. More than 50 million Americans have German
ancestry, and more than 20% of all people in Colorado have German roots which
makes this group the largest single ancestry group in our state. In order to meet the
community’s interest, our school offers not only language classes but also classes
that focus on music, heritage, history, literature, geography, culture and business.
We organize cultural events for the community, such as German Carnival, May
Dance, St. Martin, Advent celebration and a Christmas service.
Our first semester in fall 2015 started out with more than 60 students and our second
semester exceeded 75 students, followed by a lively summer program for children and
adults.
Our board of directors will be organizing the event and will be supported by many
volunteers of our school.
Board of Directors:
Birgit Priester
Barbara Ervens
Pia Zeller
Gabriele Sattler twice a month
Michelle Medlin
We are asking the Bohemian Biergarten (bohemianbiergarten.com) to offer us their event
room to host our event. This restaurant promotes German culture by means of events and
food and supports the community by hosting our German “Stammtisch” twice a month, a
get-together of German-speaking people – both native speakers and learners.
(www.facebook.com/groups/stammtischboulder)
We would like to celebrate the German national holiday (October 3rd) with the Boulder
community, the day of the German Reunification in 1990. We plan to hold the event on
the preceding Sunday, October 2, from 3 – 5 pm.
A chronology of the facts and evolution leading to the German reunification will be
presented. We will engage the Boulder community in a discussion of the effect of the
world-changing events that took place in 1989/1990 in Germany and that affected the
whole world.
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We are hoping to pant a seed for future events offered by our school to the Boulder
community. We would like to raise awareness of the existence of our nonprofit
organization in town and offer Americans the opportunity to connect with us and with
their heritage and history.
We will advertise the event in the Bohemian Biergarten on their community poster
boards and web pages, among our community (several hundred people through email)
and on other social media (Facebook, craigslist). We will inform the local newspaper
about the event.
We are asking for financial support to rent the room and to create the information
material in form of handouts and posters in order to promote our goals and to make our
organization more visible.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Birgit Priester
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City of Boulder
Human Relations Commission
Annual Celebration of Immigrant Heritage
October 1-9, 2016
2016 Request for Proposal
Deadline to Apply: 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, 2016
Fund Description
Immigrants have enriched Boulder beyond measure, bringing many contributions to our
community along with the unique customs and traditions of their ancestral homeland.
The Boulder Human Relations Commission (HRC) recognizes the importance of
educating the city’s population on shared immigrant histories, diverse cultures and the
role these play in shaping and enriching the life of the city.
This funding cycle will support events held as part of the city’s Annual Immigrant
Heritage Week, October 1-9, 2016. Events that honor the experience and contributions
of the many immigrants who have shaped the city over many generations and/or that
facilitate the successful integration of immigrants into the civic, economic and cultural
life of the Boulder community are the objective of this fund.
Available Funds
Organizations are eligible for grants with a maximum amount of $1,500.00 for each
event.
Eligibility
Funding priority criteria includes:
• Community initiated event
• Nonprofit agency/group
• Free and open to the public
• Event to be held within Boulder city limits
• Event to be held during Annual Immigrant Heritage Week: October 1-9, 2016.
• Funds may be used only for non-personnel related expenses, such as food,
postage, marketing and office supplies. Funding cannot be used to compensate
event organizers, though the grant may pay for a guest speaker at an event.
• Funded groups are required to recognize HRC support on any event advertising
and at the event itself.
• Following the event, funded groups are required to appear at a designated HRC
meeting and report on the event. Failure to appear at the designated HRC meeting
will negatively affect future funding requests.
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The HRC will not fund:
• Proposals that are not from community organizations. Community organizations
are, however, encouraged to partner with other groups for their event.
• Groups that have failed to meet their contractual requirement in the past.
• Events that are not free and open to the public. Admission may not be charged at
these events.
The city reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities and
irregularities in proposals received, and to accept any portion of any proposal or all items
proposed if deemed in the best interests of the city.
Deadline:
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. You may either
mail, hand-deliver or email your proposal. Please see below for where to send your
application.
To Apply:
Please submit your application in the following order:
Cover Sheet (see attached)
Narrative – answer the five questions below. Please use no more than two single-
spaced pages for your responses.
1. Who is on the organizing body of this event? Please list members of the
organizing body or co-sponsoring groups if it is a collaborative effort.
2. Provide a description of the event, including:
i. a general description of the event;
ii. how your event will engage and educate the community;
iii. how your event will foster inclusivity and respect for
immigrant heritage.
3. What are the goals of the event?
4. How will the event be promoted to the Boulder population?
Budget Table (see attached): Using the attached budget sheet, provide a detailed,
projected budget of expenses for your 2015 event. You may hand-write the
numbers onto the sheet if you wish.
Mail application to: Or hand-deliver to:
Department of Human Services Department of Human Services
Community Relations and Office of Human Rights 2160 Spruce Street
City of Boulder Boulder, CO 80302
P.O. Box 791
Boulder, CO 80306
Applications may also be emailed by Aug. 5, 2016 by 5:00 p.m. to
AtilanoC@bouldercolorado.gov.
Late applications will not be accepted. We will not be checking postmarks. Any
applications that arrive in our office after Aug. 5, 2016 will not be considered. If you are
uncertain that your application will arrive in time, please hand-deliver or email it to us.
Thank you.
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Request for Proposal
Annual Celebration of Immigrant Heritage (cover sheet)
Grant Request (up to $1,500): ________________
Agency/Organization
Street Address
City Zip Code
Telephone Fax Website
Project Name
Contact Person
Email Address
Project Description (please do not exceed space provided)
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Proposal Budget Table
Budget Item
Projected Expense
Postage
Advertising
Copying
Office Supplies (Please specify)
1)
2)
3)
4)
Office Supply Total
Space Rental
Food
Other Direct Expenses (Please specify)
1)
2)
3)
4)
Other Direct Costs Total
Total Expenses
Revenue Sources
Revenue Amount
Amount Requested from HRC
Other Sources of Contributions (including in-kind)
1)
2)
3)
4)
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Grant Request (Up to $1,500): ________$1,500_______
Agency/Organization: Boulder Broadcast Association, DBA KGNU, and Motus Theater
Street Address: KGNU 4700 Walnut Street
City Zip Code
Boulder, CO 80301
Telephone 303-449-4885
Website www.KGNU.org
Project Name
KGNU Community Radio Presents: An Evening with Motus Theater: Immigrant Stories, Mexican
American Immigrant Voices and Discussion, Live Broadcast at the Dairy Arts Center
Contact Person
Sarah Shirazi, Community Development Director (KGNU), and Kirsten Wilson, Executive Director, Motus
Theater.
Email Address
Sarah: sarah@kgnu.org and Kristen: kirsten@motustheater.org
KGNU Community Radio, in collaboration with Motus Theater, will host monologue performances,
followed by an interview and panel discussion at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder on Saturday, October
8, 2016 from 5-7 PM. The performance will include seven monologue performances (approximately 1
hour in length) highlighting the assets Mexican American immigrants bring to our community, the
injustices faced by undocumented Mexican immigrants including the unfavorable portrayal in the
mainstream media and by politicians. Four of the performers will be undocumented Mexican
Americans. The monologues will be followed by a 20-30 minute interview by KGNU host (TBD, either
Maeve Conran, News Director, or KGNU news producer, Elena Claver) who will interview the
performers (who include such leaders as Elena Aranda, director of Programa Compañeras; Victor
Galvan from the Colorado Immigrants Rights Coalition) as well as special guest Arturo Aldama,
Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Professor Aldama will be able to talk about the assets Mexican immigrants bring to our community and
the history of negative attacks on immigrants. The last 30 minutes will be opened up to Question and
Answer and discussion from the audience. The performance will be free and open to the public and the
performance will be broadcast live from KGNU Community Radio station, on its two frequencies, 88.5
FM and 1390 AM with a reach of 2.2 million potential listeners in Boulder and Metro Denver. The
performance will also be offered for livestream on KGNU.org and will be re-broadcast in the fall/ winter
2016- to be determined.
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City of Boulder Human Relations Commission- Annual Celebration of Immigrant
Heritage- October 1-9, 2016
APPLICATION- 2016 Request for Proposal
Submission Method: (Email) AtilanoC@bouldercolorado.gov
I. Cover Sheet (see attached)
II.Narrative – answer the five questions below. Please use no more than two
single spaced pages for your responses.
1.Who is on the organizing body of this event? Please list members of the
organizing body or co-sponsoring groups if it is a collaborative effort.
Boulder Community Broadcast Association (KGNU) in collaboration with Motus Theater.
KGNU will act as the media sponsor and will organize all promotions and technical
sound recording and broadcasting of the performance, and Motus Theater, in
collaboration with KGNU host, will help moderate the discussion, and Motus Theater will
organize the performance and manage all theatrical and performance aspects of the
event.
2.Provide a description of the event, including:
i. a general description of the event;
Ii. how your event will engage and educate the community;
iii. how your event will foster inclusivity and respect for immigrant heritage?
The monologue performances focusing on Mexican American immigrant heritage,
stories and struggles will hosted in collaboration by KGNU and Motus Theater on Sat.
Oct 8 from 5-7 PM at the Dairy Arts Center. The performance will be video recorded and
live broadcasted on KGNU Community Radio Station via its frequencies, 88.5 FM and
1390 AM and live streamed on KGNU.org.
The event will engage and educate the community on the struggles of Mexican
American immigrants and undocumented immigrants. It will provide a human
connection to the struggles and voices of Mexican Americans living in Boulder County.
It will provide a bridge of understanding and education about the real life struggles and
realities not portrayed in mainstream media.
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3.What are the goals of the event?
The overall goal of the event is to to celebrate and showcase the Mexican Immigrants
who have enriched Boulder by sharing and performing their oral monologues that will
educate and inform attendees on their histories, struggles, diverse culture and unique
role in shaping and enriching the cultural fabric of Boulder county. The interview with
Arturo and Q and A portion of the event will help open a dialogue and discussion about
Mexican American Immigrants in Boulder county and beyond. The discussion will
challenge the audience to contribute and reflect on the ways mainstream media
“classifies Latinos” in general and Mexican American immigrants specifically, with the
aim of fostering a more inclusive and culturally aware community. Through this project
KGNU will be strengthening collaborations with Latino leaders such as Elena Aranda,
Victor Galvan, Laura Soto, Arturo Aldama and others, as well as organizations serving
the Latino community. KGNU currently has three Latino programs, two news and public
affairs programs, La Lucha Sige, and Pasa La Voz, and Corriente (Spanish Language
Music Program). This project supports our ongoing work to be skillful in how we serve
the Latino community. We have a commitment to be responsive to the entire community
and would like to grow and improve its collaborative relationships with the growing
Latino community in Boulder and create events, programs, and partnerships with
organizations such as Motus Theater.
4.How will the event be promoted to the Boulder population?
KGNU Community Radio Station will promote the event via multiple platforms including
on its two frequencies 88.5 FM and 1390 AM and online via KGNU.org. KGNU is
broadcast in Boulder and Denver, and has the capacity to reach up to 2.2 million people
per day. KGNU will also distribute flyers throughout Boulder and will promote the event
on social media including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. KGNU will include the
program on its Community Calendar leading up to the event as well (read twice a day
the week leading up the event Oct 3-7). Motus Theater will be advertising the event on
its own Facebook, website and e-news as well as through the four performances they
have this fall and through a marketing collaboration with Playback Theatre West. In
addition all events will be advertised through the One Action 2016: Arts + Immigration
Project (on-line calendar, Facebook).
III.Budget Table. (see below)
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Other Sources of Contributions (including in-kind) $5,812
1) KGNU (In Kind Promotions (on air- web- social media and flyer design and distribution)
$80 Flyer Creation
$2,400 Community Calendar (On-Air)
$1,000 - Magazine Ad Trades (Boulder County)
$100- Live Broadcast Fees
$1,000- On - Air Underwriting
$420- web and social media promotions
$5,000
4)Motus Cash contribution
$212
2)Motus Advertising in-kind $300
3)One Action 2016: Arts + Immigration advertising in-kind $300
Proposal Budget Table
Budget Item Projected Expense
Postage
Advertising (See in-kind list)
$0
$5,600
Copying $0
Office Supplies (Please specify)
1)
2)
3)
4)
Office Supply
$0
Space Rental $550
Food $0
Other Direct Expenses (Please specify)
1) Actors Performance (6 performers @ $100=$600)
2) Arturo Aldama $100
3) Rehearsal 24hrs x $13= $312
4) KGNU Live Broadcast-Comrex Rental Fee $150
Other Direct Costs Total $1,162
$1,162
Total Expenses $7,312
Revenue Sources Revenue Amount
Amount Requested from HRC $1,500
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August 4, 2016
Department of Human Resources
City of Boulder
Administrative Office
Boulder, CO 80302
Dear Human Relations Commission:
Playback Theatre West is a professional theatre company, using the art of the story to entertain,
enrich, and enlighten. An audience member shares an experience from his or her life and we,
with the help of an ensemble member acting as a conductor, re-enact it, capturing the heart or
essence of their experience.
On Saturday October 8th 2016, Playback Theatre West has booked the Dairy Center for the Arts
to do a special themed evening on immigration free and open to the public in support of the
Annual Celebration of Immigrant Heritage. Playback Theater West will encourage people in the
community to reflect on their immigrant history and come tell a story from their family’s
experience of immigration. Some of these stories will be from recent immigrants or first
generation families and others will be from members of our community whose immigrant history
is in the distant pass. The promotional literature will encourage people to learn about their
family’s immigration history and come share that story. This performance will help the audience
get in touch with the fact that everyone, unless they are 100% Native American, has an
immigration history.
We will be collaborating with the One Action 2016: Arts + Immigration project on this event. We
are in alignment with the mission of the project. We feel that we will create a more inclusive
community by creating opportunities for immigrants to tell their stories. And we feel that by
helping families whose immigrant history is in the distant pass identify with their immigrant
heritage we will create empathic alliances between immigrants and non-immigrants in our
community.
We so appreciate your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Brown Adelman
Ensemble Member
Playback Theatre West
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Grant Request (Up to $1,500): ________$1430_______
Playback Theatre West and One Action 2016: Arts + Immigration Project
Playback Theatre West
C/o Mary Young
4519 8th Street, Unit C
City Zip Code
Boulder, CO 80304
Telephone 303-931-8828
Website www.playbacktheatrewest.com
Project Name
Sharing Our Immigration Stories
Contact Person
Rebecca Brown Adelman
Email Address
adelmanbrownr@gmail.com
Playback Theatre West is an ensemble improvisation theatre company serving the Boulder/Denver for the past 30
years. An international form, Playback Theatre brings to life, and in the moment, the stories from the audience.
Playback Theatre West has a long history of using improvisational storytelling to create inclusive community. We
collaborated with Motus in 2012 to create programming for the first One Action: Niwot’s Arrow Project. Playback
Theatre West performers worked with Motus actors on two performances “Reflection on Chief Niwot” and “Talking
Past, Talking Present: Stories of Inclusion and Exclusion. In the One Action 2012: Niwot’s Arrow Project over 18,000
people participated in learning about Chief Niwot, the founding of Boulder and the Sand Creek Massacre. In
“Reflection on Chief Niwot” we told stories from members of the community who had learned about Chief Niwot and
the Sand Creek Massacre reflect on what it was like to learn this painful history and consider how we could build a
more inclusive future. In “Talking Past, Talking Present: Stories of Inclusion and Exclusion” we told audience
members stories of feeing welcome or unwelcome in Boulder. Playback Theatre West is continuing this tradition by
during immigrant heritage week by offering members of the community and opportunity to share their story of
immigrating to this country. Audience members will be given an opportunity to tell their immigration story and our
professional actors will re-enact this story on the spot. We are excited to be offering this special performance to the
public in honor of as a part of the Celebration of Immigration Heritage.
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Collaboration and Promotion: The collaboration would be between Playback Theatre West and
the One Action 2016: Arts + Immigration Project. Playback Theatre West has been telling the
stories of the Boulder community for 25 years. Our mission is to create community... one story
at a time and our work is based upon the idea that stories shape our lives. We are a professional
theatre company, using the art of the story to entertain, enrich, and enlighten. An audience
member shares an experience from his or her life and we re-enact it, capturing the heart or
essence of their experience. The One Action 2016: Arts + Immigration Project is an arts-based,
countywide project that fosters conversation on both historic and contemporary issues of
immigration. The project is a collaboration among cultural arts, immigrant serving and
educational organizations and runs from January to November 2016.
General Description and Educational Components: Playback Theatre West will do a two hour
performance from 8pm-10pm on Saturday October 8th at the Dairy Center for the Arts. People
from the audience will tell stories from their experience of immigration. A “conductor” who
helps the audience member tell their story of immigration, will then encourage the audience
member to cast their story using the professional improvisation actors who will re-enact their
story on the spot. We plan to perform at least 4 full-stories of immigration from audience
members as well as use shorter improvisation forms to reflect experiences of another 15
members of the audience.
We believe stories connect the past and present to the future. Our stories and our learning from
them honors and respects our ancestors and us. They can awaken future generations to their
potential. (Rachael Freed, November 2011) The act of storytelling is a tradition that connects us
to one another. It enables us to share our histories and backgrounds.
As storytelling is an essential and important tradition in building community, Playback Theatre
West is honored to bring our community member’s stories to life on a monthly basis for the past
several decades. Because of this, we have a strong audience base. One audience member recently
shared, “You are the gem of Boulder County.”
Although the performers in Playback Theatre West are not first or second-generation immigrants
the performers we are hiring for this event have experience in leading inclusive community
conversation. For example, Rebecca Brown Adelman is the former co founder and co director of
the Interactive Theatre Project, which used theatre as a tool to inspire difficult dialogue about
important social justice and community issues. She is now doing the same work all over the
country as co founder of Affinity Arts Consulting. Jim Walker is a professor at CU Boulder with
the Norlin Scholars Program. He devotes much of his classes to exploring privilege and
oppression. Kirsten Wilson is the director of Motus Theatre that has been addressing
immigration issues through theatre for the last three years; and Deb Witzel is Colorado State’s
coordinator for Restorative Justice efforts.
By devoting a Playback Theatre West public performance to the important topic of Immigration,
we would provide the opportunity for members of Boulder County to hear the stories of fellow
community members. An evening of storytelling played back would not only provide a night of
theatre but also the opportunity to move the issue of immigration as a topic of debate to one of
understanding the experience of immigration at a more profound and heartfelt level. This feels of
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utmost importance, in general, but specifically as immigration is one of the major topics that at
the forefront of the November election. It is imperative, that as a community, we examine our
values and come together in dialogue. Storytelling is an essential device in doing that and
Playback Theatre West would be honored to help serve in that process.
This performance will be advertised to the Boulder Community by Playback Theatre West, the
One Action 2016: Arts + Immigration Project and our marketing collaborator, Motus Theater.
Playback Theatre West has a devoted audience following and would utilize our mailing list and
social media outlets for promotion. The One Action 2016: Arts + Immigration project will also
be promoting this event through social media, their fall calendar, web site and e-mailing list.
Motus Theater will be a marketing sponsor for this event. Motus Theatre is planning a
performance for the Immigrant Heritage Celebration earlier in the afternoon on the same day at
the Dairy Center for the Arts on Oct 8th and we plan to promote each other’s events to encourage
cross-pollination between our audiences.
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Other Sources of Contributions (including in-kind) $700
1. One Action in-kind Marketing $200
2. Playback Theatre West Administrative Staff and Marketing $300
3. Motus Theatre in-kind Marketing $200
Proposal Budget Table
Budget Item
Projected Expense
Postage
Advertising ($150 postcard design, $130 postcards,
$0
$280
Copying
$0
Office Supplies (Please specify)
1)
2)
3)
4)
Office Supply
$0
Space Rental
$550
Food $1000 (CU Catering of Appetizers, Deserts, Lemonade &
Coffee for 200 participants)
$0
Other Direct Expenses (Please specify)
1) Actors Performance (5 performers @ $100=$500)
2) Musician Performance $100
Other Direct Costs Total $600
$600
Total Expenses
$1430
Revenue Sources
Revenue Amount
Amount Requested from HRC
$1430
Cover Sheet: 2016 Community Events Fund
Grant Request (up to $1500): __1500__________
Additional funding (up to $100) for Spanish translation of promotional materials: ___________
Extra funding (up to $100) for translation into other languages as well: _100_________
Agency Name
Postoley Dance Ensemble
Street Address
250 31st St
City, Zip Code
Boulder CO 80305
Telephone, Fax, Website
303 499-6363
Event Name
Folk Dancing on the Plaza
Event Date(s) (please provide specific dates)
June 7,14,21,28; July 5,12,10,26; August 2,9,16,23,30; Sept 6,13, [summer 2016]
Special Children’s programs: June 14,28; July 12,26; August 9
Event Location (if on Pearl Street Mall, please provide block number)
Outside on the Boulder Municipal Plaza beside the Dushanbe Teahouse (1770 13th)
Contact Person:
Tom Masterson
E-Mail Address
Tom.masterson@colorado.edu
Event Description (please do not exceed space provided)
Folk Dancing on the Plaza is a participatory dance program for everybody. It takes place each Tuesday evening
during the summer: June 7 – Sept 13, a total of 15 programs. The location is outside on the Boulder Municipal
Plaza beside the Dushanbe Teahouse, 1770 13th St in downtown Boulder. We teach children and adults to dance;
to learn about, respect and appreciate other peoples and nations; to become aware of our cultural heritage and the
traditions of many countries around the world. The program is inter-generational (and also has specific programs
for young children), multi-cultural, and transcends social, ethnic and economic boundaries. It is free and open to
all.
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Community Event Budget Table
Budget Item
Projected Expense Postage
$50 Advertising
$1100 Copying
$150 Office Supplies (Please specify):
1) Computer (source of music) supplies- $300
2) Phone- $80 x 3.5 months- $280
3) Video documentation- $200
4) Repair- $200
Office Supply Total $980
$980
Space Rental (hope to negotiate with City of Boulder)
Food
$200 Other Direct Costs (Please specify):
1) Music- $200
2) Workshops- $250
3) Guest teachers $250
4) Power Amp/PA/microphone/cables- replace stolen- $900
5) Web site update $300
Other Direct Costs Total $1900
$1900
Total Expenses
$4380
Revenue Sources
Revenue Amount Amount Requested from HRC Community Events Fund
$1500 Other Sources
1) Donations $500
2) Postoley Dance Ensemble $1200
3) Danceophile Studio $1180
4)
$2880
Total Revenue
$4380
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Folk Dancing on the Plaza
Proposal for support from 2016 Community Events Fund
Narrative:
Preamble: The City of Boulder has embarked on an ambitious program to rejuvenate and redefine the Civic
Area which includes the Plaza beside the Dushanbe Teahouse. We strongly encourage this project, and hope it
will make outreach and multi-cultural awareness Boulder trademarks.
We would like to say a huge “Thank you!” to the Boulder CEF. Without your support this event would not
have taken place.
We have made much progress in the use of contemporary “social media” (Blogs, Twitter, Facebook..). This
has resulted in more young folks joining us later in the evening. There is still much more to do! We continue
seeking to encourage greater participation, attract more young folks from local schools and universities, and
to make the event more friendly for spectators. We would like to enable a greater spirit of community, reach
out to Hispanics, encourage those native to other countries to share their own culture and dance, and to let
each person know that he/she is appreciated, unique, and worthwhile.
A major new goal for 2016 is to seek the donation of a roll-out surface that would make the Plaza asphalt
surface more danceable. That would help avoid injuries and encourage more seasoned dancers to participate.
1. The Organizing and sponsoring group is Postoley Dance Ensemble, a 501-C-3 corporation whose
mission is to “contribute to the advancement, appreciation and preservation of ethnic dance and culture
through dance productions and performances for the cultural enrichment and recreation of all participants as
well as entertainment of the general public”. Program director is Tom Masterson; Assistant director is
Susan Smith, other instructors include Arnold Guminski, Ray Sundby, Joe Carroll, Renee Swindle as
well as guest instructors from around the world. A co-sponsoring group is Danceophile Studio. Many
other groups are invited to participate and share their expertise.
2. Program description & overview:
General description:
Folk Dancing on the Plaza is a participatory dance program that takes place each Tuesday evening during
the summer (June – mid-September, 15 programs, 7-10 p.m. every week with special Children’s Dance
Programs from 6:15-7 p.m. on alternate Tuesdays ) outside on the Plaza beside the Dushanbe Teahouse in
downtown Boulder. It teaches children and adults to dance; to learn about, respect, and appreciate other
peoples and nations; and to become aware of our cultural heritage and the traditions of many countries from
around the globe. It is intergenerational (as well as having specific programs for children), multi-cultural, and
transcends social and economic boundaries. It is free and open to all.
The program started in the summer of 1982. The summer of 2015 was its 34rd year. This is obviously a
long-standing commitment of bringing culture and dance to the Boulder community.
The Plaza program is free. It is non-profit (501-C-3). It charges nothing and sells nothing.
It is participatory and not a performance.
There are special programs for young folks and children as well as the program for everyone, including all
youthful folks. These are very popular and frequently bring in more than 60 children & parents.
We also are bringing youth into leadership and teaching roles in the program. One such person, Joe Carroll,
is both teaching and a member of our executive board. Our social media outreach is bringing more younger
folks. The Teahouse really appreciates the dancers patronage.
It engages and involves everyone in the community.
It is very empowering as it opens new venues to many who may often feel dis-enfranchised or unable to fit
into usual modes of achievement and learning. Even Boulder’s homeless folks are included.
It is educational for all, teaching dance, cultural heritage, different modes of living, different ways of
moving and coordination skills, communication skills, and how to support and constructively interact with
those around you.
It brings a great deal of joy to all.
The salient feature of this event is cultural diversity. Dances from more than 50 different countries
(including Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Columbia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama, Ukraine,
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Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Israel,
Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Turkey, Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia, France, Germany, Switzerland,
Italy, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Armenia, Quebec, Canada, USA….) are
taught and danced. Information is provided about the cultural origins of each dance, the language and day-to-
day activities of folks living in different countries, the geography and history of each country.
Many thousands have learned to dance and to appreciate other cultures from this program.
It is nationally and internationally acclaimed. The program has received countless accolades and positive
feedback on how it has enriched lives over many years
It is a program of respect and appreciation for all peoples and cultures on the planet.
It is very much a cross-generational program: six-year olds dance with octogenarians, children dance with
their parents, high-school and university students dance with community members...
It knows no socio-economic barriers- the unemployed dance with those who can afford to live in Boulder,
homeless are welcomed with open arms, street people meet Nobel laureates, and all learn to value the worth
and beauty within each one of us.
The program allows us to be grateful for the effort and toil put out by our parents and grandparents in order
to make our own quality of life possible today.
It attracts many visitors to Boulder. Summer of 2015 visitors included folks from Syria, Lebanon, Turkey,
Iran, Iraq, India, England, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Africa, China, Japan, Mexico, Canada,
France, Ireland, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Australia, New Zealand. It also attracts folks from around the state
and throughout the USA. Everyone is welcomed with open arms.
This form of dancing is a cooperative and mutually supportive activity- the working together of the entire
community supports and encourages each individual.
The instruction is a cooperative venture with many community and international experts lending a hand to
make the teaching varied and fun.
It teaches an appreciation of different forms of music.
It takes place each Tuesday evening during the summer outside beside the Dushanbe Teahouse, a gift from
the people of Tadzhikistan to the people of Boulder.
The joy of dance lightens the hearts and souls of all participants throughout the week.
More information is available on the web at www.postoley.org, from participants and from the program
director, Tom Masterson tom.masterson@colorado.edu, 303 499-6363
3. Goals include the celebration of our cultural heritage, keeping alive cultural diversity that is frequently
lost in the American melting pot, and making dance possible and affordable to everyone.
We also seek to work with the City of Boulder and support the Civic Area transformation. We are actively
seeking ways to empower more participation, to attract more young folks and make our event more friendly
for spectators. We wish to enable a greater sense of community. We will encourage those native to other
cultures to share their dances and individual experiences. We are actively exploring new ways of teaching
dance and new dance forms as well as encouraging people to create their own dances.
4. The event is promoted through notices sent to e-mail lists, the web site www.postoley.org and
www.danceophile.com, Facebook, Twitter, AccessDance, notices in the Boulder Daily Camera, Colorado
Daily, Boulder Weekly & other local & regional publications, flyers, banners, and word-of-mouth, radio and
closed circuit TV announcements, Boulder Chamber of Commerce,
5. Previous funding:
Summer of 2015, we received a grant from Boulder CEF for $1500
Summer of 2014, we received a grant from Boulder CEF/HRC for $1500
Summer of 2013, we received a grant from Boulder CEF/HRC for $1500
Summer of 2012, we received a grant from the Boulder HRC for $1500 [+ $100 for Spanish translation]
Summer of 2011, we received a grant from the Boulder HRC for $1500 [+ $100 for Spanish translation]
Summer of 2010, we received a grant from the Boulder HRC for $1500 [+ $100 Spanish translation]
Summer of 2009, we received a one-time grant of $1000 from the City of Boulder Arts Commission.
No other application is being made to another City of Boulder department for funding for 2016.
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Boulder Human Relations Commission
Community Impact Fund
Proposal Guidelines
Fund Description
The Human Relations Commission (HRC) is committed to supporting community initiated
activities that raise awareness on emerging civil rights issues and problems in Boulder or its
neighborhoods, facilitating interaction and understanding between communities, encouraging
collaboration among diverse communities, strengthening civic participation among Boulder’s
diverse communities, and promoting an inclusive society.
In its effort to make city government responsive to the needs of all Boulder residents, the HRC
seeks to fund endeavors that will have a high impact on improving social conditions within the
city. The Commission will support community efforts that work to build trust and overcome
barriers to collaborative interaction. The HRC’s long-term vision is an inclusive, supportive and
highly coordinated community that efficiently addresses its members’ needs.
The HRC encourages funding requests that address or provide leadership development, youth
involvement and collaborations with other groups to promote inclusivity and respect for
diversity.
Available Funds
Each year, the HRC has limited funds available for the Community Impact Fund (CIF). Awards
may be made in each month, so the amount of funding remaining available may decrease
throughout the calendar year.
Eligibility
All not-for-profit organizations and government agencies are eligible to apply for funding from
the Community Impact Fund. All applications must propose to serve or impact Boulder city
residents and all events of the proposed project funded by the HRC must be conducted within the
City of Boulder.
Application Deadlines
There is not one specific time during the year when the HRC solicits requests for Community
Impact Fund support. Community groups that have identified an issue of concern and have
developed a project or program to address this concern may apply to the HRC at any time during
the year. The HRC may consider proposals at any of its regularly scheduled business meeting,
held monthly. Except for the months of January and February, the HRC typically holds its
business meetings on the third Monday of each month. In order to be considered at a regular
business meeting, proposals must be submitted to staff on or before the Wednesday prior to the
HRC’s meeting.
The HRC may determine a specific area of need and solicit proposals to address that need, with
or without a proposal deadline date.
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If Your Proposal Is Approved for Funding
If the HRC votes to award funds for your proposal, staff will negotiate a contract between the
city and your agency or organization for completion of certain deliverables before any payment is
issued. Depending on the award, total funding may be provided at the start of your program or
project, or some portion may be withheld pending completion and submission and approval of a
final report.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities and irregularities
in proposals received, and to accept any portion of any proposal or all items proposed if deemed
in the best interests of the City.
Proposal Guidelines
All applications to the CIP must follow the guidelines presented below. Please submit your
application in the following order:
Cover Sheet (see attached)
Narrative – Each of the following five points must be addressed in the following order. All
five responses should take no more than two single-spaced pages.
1. Describe the agency/organization applying for this funding.
2. Describe the need for this funding. What is the problem/opportunity this program/project
would address?
3. What are the goals of the project? How many Boulder city residents will be impacted and
what specific impacts or benefits will they receive?
4. How would this effort promote a more inclusive, engaged and respectful community?
5. How will the effort be promoted to Boulder residents?
Budget Table (see attached): Using the attached budget sheet, provide a detailed, projected
budget of expenses and funding sources for your project/program (including this source of
funds). HRC funding may not be used for personnel expenses, though outside speakers may
receive an honorarium with HRC money.
Proposal Submission – Submit one copy of your proposal in one of the following ways:
U.S. Mail Hand Deliver
HRC Community Impact Fund Community Relations
Community Relations Department of Human Services
Department of Human Services 2160 Spruce St.
City of Boulder Boulder, Colorado, 80302
P.O. Box 791
Boulder, CO 80306
Email
atilanoc@bouldercolorado.gov
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HRC Community Impact Fund (cover sheet)
Agency/Organization
Street Address
City Zip Code
Telephone Fax Website
Project Name
Contact Person
Ms./Mr./Dr.
(circle one)
E-Mail Address
Project Description (please do not exceed space provided)
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Budget Item
Projected Expense
Postage
Advertising
Copying
Office Supplies (Please specify)
1)
2)
3)
4)
Office Supply Total
Space Rental
Food
Other Direct Expenses (Please specify)
1)
2)
3)
4)
Other Direct Costs Total
Total Expenses
Revenue Sources
Revenue Amount
Amount Requested from HRC
Other Sources of Revenue
1)
2)
3)
4)
Total Revenue
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Boulder Human Relations Commission
Community Impact Fund
Proposal Guidelines
Fund Description
The Human Relations Commission (HRC) is committed to supporting community initiated
activities that raise awareness on emerging civil rights issues and problems in Boulder or
its neighborhoods, facilitating interaction and understanding between communities,
encouraging collaboration among diverse communities, strengthening civic participation
among Boulder’s diverse communities, and promoting an inclusive society.
In its effort to make city government responsive to the needs of all Boulder residents, the
HRC seeks to fund endeavors that will have a high impact on improving social conditions
within the city. The Commission will support community efforts that work to build trust
and overcome barriers to collaborative interaction. The HRC’s long-term vision is an
inclusive, supportive and highly coordinated community that efficiently addresses its
members’ needs.
The HRC encourages funding requests that address or provide leadership development,
youth involvement and collaborations with other groups to promote inclusivity and respect
for diversity.
Available Funds
Each year, the HRC has limited funds available for the Community Impact Fund (CIF).
Awards may be made in each month, so the amount of funding remaining available may
decrease throughout the calendar year.
Eligibility
All not-for-profit organizations and government agencies are eligible to apply for funding
from the Community Impact Fund. All applications must propose to serve or impact
Boulder city residents and all events of the proposed project funded by the HRC must be
conducted within the City of Boulder.
Application Deadlines
There is not one specific time during the year when the HRC solicits requests for
Community Impact Fund support. Community groups that have identified an issue of
concern and have developed a project or program to address this concern may apply to the
HRC at any time during the year. The HRC may consider proposals at any of its regularly
scheduled business meeting, held monthly. Except for the months of January and February,
the HRC typically holds its business meetings on the third Monday of each month. In order
to be considered at a regular business meeting, proposals must be submitted to staff on or
before the Wednesday prior to the HRC’s meeting.
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The HRC may determine a specific area of need and solicit proposals to address that need,
with or without a proposal deadline date.
If Your Proposal Is Approved for Funding
If the HRC votes to award funds for your proposal, staff will negotiate a contract between
the city and your agency or organization for completion of certain deliverables before any
payment is issued. Depending on the award, total funding may be provided at the start of
your program or project, or some portion may be withheld pending completion and
submission and approval of a final report.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities and
irregularities in proposals received, and to accept any portion of any proposal or all items
proposed if deemed in the best interests of the City.
Proposal Guidelines
All applications to the CIP must follow the guidelines presented below. Please submit your
application in the following order:
q Cover Sheet (see attached)
q Narrative – Each of the following five points must be addressed in the following order.
All five responses should take no more than two single-spaced pages.
1. Describe the agency/organization applying for this funding.
2. Describe the need for this funding. What is the problem/opportunity this
program/project would address?
3. What are the goals of the project? How many Boulder city residents will be impacted
and what specific impacts or benefits will they receive?
4. How would this effort promote a more inclusive, engaged and respectful
community?
5. How will the effort be promoted to Boulder residents?
q Budget Table (see attached): Using the attached budget sheet, provide a detailed,
projected budget of expenses and funding sources for your project/program (including
this source of funds). HRC funding may not be used for personnel expenses, though
outside speakers may receive an honorarium with HRC money.
Proposal Submission – Submit one copy of your proposal in one of the following ways:
U.S. Mail Hand Deliver
HRC Community Impact Fund Community Relations
Community Relations Department of Human Services
Department of Human Services 2160 Spruce St.
City of Boulder Boulder, Colorado, 80302
P.O. Box 791
Boulder, CO 80306
Email
AtilanoC@bouldercolorado.gov
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HRC Community Impact Fund (cover sheet)
Agency/Organization
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA)
Street Address
1750 13th Street
City Zip Code
Boulder 80302
Telephone Fax Website
(303) 443-2122 www.bmoca.org
Project Name
The Studio Project
Contact Person
Mr. David Dadone
E-Mail Address
david@bmoca.org
Project Description (please do not exceed space provided)
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) is a catalyst for creative experiences through
the exploration of significant art of our time. Now celebrating its 44th anniversary, BMoCA
serves over 38,500 visitors through six youth outreach programs, over 30 interdisciplinary
public programs, and thought-provoking exhibitions presented on and off-site.
Every week, 15 teens gather at BMoCA to learn about museum operations and social
advocacy in a program called The Studio Project. Together the teens, known as The Studio
Project Interns, explore the issues that are most emergent in their lives and develop projects
in response. Since 2008, BMoCA’s Studio Project has been building a following among teens, an
audience that is traditionally difficult for museums and other institutions to engage. The Studio
Project has engaged teens with a two-fold strategy that includes the Internship program
comprised of students from diverse high schools, and the Art Lounges, which are teen events
created by the Interns that focus on dialogue about art, art making, and social issues as they
affect young people. Over the course of the academic year, The Studio Project Interns work
together to plan four Art Lounge events, which are free access, teen-only events held at the
museum on Friday evenings. For each event, the Interns choose a theme that is relevant for
their peers and work together to identify community partners for the event’s programming.
Past themes have included safe sexuality, feminism, teen suicide and depression, and healthy
self-expression. The Interns research and connect with community organizations working in
these fields, engage a local artist to direct a group project, create the language and image for
the event marketing materials, and lead the promotional efforts. Teens throughout Boulder
County gather for Art Lounge events, which provide educational opportunities in a safe space
for teen-directed learning, artist presentations, art-making, inspiration, and outreach. Youth
of Boulder Colorado have many advantages to their peers elsewhere in the country, and the
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world, but these advantages do not counter the need to self-create community identities and
take agency in addressing the issues that affect their community. Additionally, teenagers in
Boulder and other communities face challenges and limitations when they seek to build their
own spaces and activities. The Studio Project directly engages teens with contemporary art
and artists and provides them opportunities to build safe, accessible spaces for their peers to
practice self-expression. The Interns also learn about (and gain exposure to) potential
careers in the arts and participate in peer-to-peer advocacy for collective social benefit. The
Studio Project internships are nine months long, concurrent to the Boulder Valley School
District calendar. The 15 teen Interns give a minimum of 300 hours of service, both at the
museum and by working together to produce four Art Lounge events open to all teens in our
community. Beyond their Studio Project duties, Interns volunteer at BMoCA, assisting with
the lifecycle of major exhibitions and the presentation of educational programming for
children and adults. Through these activities, Studio Project Interns gain practical experience
as community advocates and they learn to apply leadership skills towards social activism.
Teens who attend Art Lounge events gain exposure to positive community building, access to
the resources provided by partnering non-profit organizations, and experience the arts as a
living, peer-based expression of self and group identity.
Studio Project Program Goals and Objectives
Goal 1: To create safe, creative, socially inclusive experiences for junior and high school-aged
youth to engage with contemporary art and raise awareness about issues affecting teens’
lives.
Outcome Objective 1A: Between September 1, 2016 and August 31, 2017, at least 350 middle
or high school-aged youth will attend an Art Lounge and learn about contemporary art and
issues impacting teens.
Outcome Objective 1B: Between September 1, 2016 and August 31, 2017, at least 350 middle
or high school-aged youth will state that they are more knowledgeable about local
organizations that serve teens in-crisis and local resources available to youth in-need, after
attending an Art Lounge.
Goal 2: To provide 15 Studio Project Interns firsthand experiences with museum operations
and enhance leadership skill development.
Outcome Objective 2A: By August 31, 2017 at least 95% of the Studio Project Interns will
demonstrate on written evaluations that they have gained: knowledge of issues facing teens
and resources available to youth in-need; experience in community collaborations and
project planning; and knowledge of museum operations.
Outcome Objective 2B: By August 31, 2017, on an end of program survey, at least 95% of the
Studio Project Interns will indicate that their participation in The Studio Project helped them
develop, learn, and practice youth leadership.
The Studio Project is a comprehensive arts education and community engagement initiative.
Interns not only discover how contemporary art connects to real-world topics but also learn
to express their own interests and concerns through art experiences. Cultivating this kind of
personal relevance enables Studio Project Interns to develop 21st century skills in critical
thinking, problem solving, community capacity building, and evaluative thinking. Adolescent
developmental psychologists confirm that involvement in organized activities like the Studio
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Project promotes prosocial behaviors and successful developmental outcomes for all
students, including those considered at-risk (Barber, B. L., Stone, M. R., & Eccles, J. S. (2005).
Adolescent participation in organized activities. In K.A. Moore & L. H. Lippman) Further, the
value of these gains are long-term. Studies have shown that: school suspensions reduce by
20% for each year of arts study; arts students are more optimistic about attending college;
and former arts students are 55.38% more likely than their non-arts peers to have some form
of postsecondary education (Elpus, Kenneth. (2013) “Arts Education and Positive Youth
Development: Cognitive, Behavioral, and Social Outcomes of Adolescents who Study the
Arts”). The same study found that art students have a higher likelihood of earning a college
degree, and “Each additional year of arts coursework was associated with a 12% increase in
the likelihood that adolescents would eventually earn a four-year college degree.” Because
the average Studio Project internship averages 2 to 3 years as many interns participate for
more than one year, this means a 24% to 36% increase, according to this study. By leveraging
the collaborations that the Studio Project fosters within the community, the program’s impact
extends from individual teens to encouraging wider behavior changes through social
activism. The public value outlined in the program outcomes stated above provides
meaningful measures of this positive change.
The irreplaceable word-of-mouth and name recognition allow The Studio Project to provide
opportunities for the interns and teen participants to bolster self-confidence and advance
interpersonal skills. The teens are pro-active in seeking empowerment and creating their own
community support. The safe space created at these events allows for passive forms of
education by materials being present but not presented, and by allowing the teens to guide the
conversation.
Studio Project Interns take ownership of the promotion for Art Lounge. They design the posters
and postcards that they distribute at their schools and extracurricular organizations. The
Interns also manage the “BMoCA Studio Project” Facebook page in consulation with the
museum’s marketing and education departments. They approach community partners to secure
earned promotion.
More generally, BMoCA enjoys a growing trend of success and expansion of its six ongoing youth
education programs, including Studio Project. Between 2014 and 2015 participation for all
BMoCA youth programs increased nearly 300%. In 2014, 4,681 youths participated in all youth
programs, including Art Lounges. In 2015 total participation increased to 13,798 youths.
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CIF Proposal Budget Table
Budget Item
Projected Expense
Postage
$1,000
Advertising
$2,000
Copying
$2,400
Office Supplies (Please specify)
Office Supply Total
$0
Space Rental
$0
Food
($300x4 Art Lounges, $45x26 Intern Sessions, $15x18 people
for field trips)
$2,640
Other Direct Expenses (Please specify)
1) Director of Education (approx. 6% salaried time)
2) Art Lounge Decorations
3) Art Lounge invited artist fees ($360 per artist)
4) Studio Project Facilitator ($25 x 6 hours x 26 weeks)
5) Field Trip Transportation ($10 x 18 people)
6) Field Trip admissions ($15 x 18 people)
Other Direct Costs Total
$2,000
$1,200
$1,440
$3,900
$180
$270
$8,990
Total Expenses
$17,030
Revenue Sources
Revenue Amount
Amount Requested from HRC
$4,200
Other Sources of Revenue
1) SCFD (confirmed)
2) Georgie Fund (confirmed)
3) Kevin Luff Family Foundation (confirmed)
4) Art Lounge Community partners (pending)
$2,000
$5,000
$5,000
$830
Total Revenue
$17,030
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October 24, 2016
The Human Relations Commission
1777 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
Dear Human Relations Commissioners,
On behalf of Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), I am pleased to submit an application,
for the Community Impact Fund, a grant program of the Human Relations Commission of the City of
Boulder, to request $4,200 in support of the 2017 presentation of the Studio Project, an afterschool
teen internship and outreach initiative.
The Studio Project’s mission aligns with the Human Relations Commission’s goals of fostering mutual
respect and understanding and creating an atmosphere conducive to the promotion of amicable
relations among all members of the Boulder community. Through inclusive events, teen-directed
learning, artist presentations, and outreach, The Studio Project creates safe spaces for teens to enjoy
community and express themselves.
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art is a catalyst for creative experiences through the exploration of
significant art of our time. We hope you share our enthusiasm for the remarkable achievements taking
place at BMoCA as we continue to make great strides toward making artistic experiences accessible to
all youth across Colorado. A grant from the Human Relations Commission is essential to the
program’s advancement. We are grateful for the foundation’s ongoing interest in the museum’s
exhibitions and programs, and we look forward to sharing the successes of the Studio Project with you
again soon.
Sincerely,
Nicole Dial-Kay
Director of Education
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
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Community Mediations Services
Social Policy
Youth Opportunities Program
2160 Spruce Street ∙ P.O. Box 791 ∙ Boulder, Colorado 80306
www.boulderhumanrights.com
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
November 17, 2016
TO: Human Relations Commission
FR: Carmen Atilano, Community Relations Manager
RE: Resolution declaring the City of Boulder’s Support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s
Opposition to the Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Background
In response to community requests, the Human Relations Commission discussed consideration at
its October 17th meeting of a recommendation to City Council of a resolution in opposition to the
Dakota Access Pipeline construction. Because contamination of drinking water on which the
Standing Rock reservation community depends is central to the opposition, the anti-pipeline
activists are collectively known as Water Protectors.
Upon being tasked with drafting a resolution in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and
environmental and clean-energy activists, staff contacted Jodi Gillette, a member of the Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe, former Special Assistant to the President for Native American Affairs, and
sister of the current Standing Rock chair, for suggestions on resolution language.
Ms. Gillette suggested that the resolution passed by the City of Seattle was a good model, and
that the tribe had concerns regarding the heavy reliance on out-of-state law enforcement. While
the proposed Boulder resolution (attached) relies heavily on the structure and background of the
Seattle resolution, staff crafted new clauses regarding the peaceful nature of the Water
Protector’s actions, the militarized law enforcement and private security contractor response,
acknowledgment of the role of NARF and the CU School of Law, and on the suggestion of
Mayor Pro-Tem Mary Young, a direct call to action to President Obama.
HRC chairperson Shirley White worked with Boulder Indigenous community members to
prepare the proposed resolution.
Resolution memo and letter
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Analysis
The Bakken formation near the border of North Dakota, Montana and Canada has become one of
the biggest sources of new oil production in the United States. Bakken drilling has concentrated
largely in North Dakota, making it the second biggest oil-producing state in the country after
Texas. To transport the oil, the Texas-based firm Energy Transfer Partners developed a plan for a
pipeline from North Dakota’s Bakken field to a refinery in central Illinois. A point of concern
among opponents is the potential for the pipeline to rupture beneath the Missouri River and
contaminate water supply.
Specifics of the pipeline, according to Energy Transfer Partners and the US Energy Information
Administration:
1,172 miles: Length of Dakota Access Pipeline
30 inches: Width of the pipeline
470,000: Barrels of crude oil to be moved daily
374.3 million: Equivalent gallons of gasoline per day
The US Army Corps of Engineers approved the project and granted final permits in July. But the
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe sued the Corps, saying the pipeline "threatens the Tribe's
environmental and economic well-being, and would damage and destroy sites of great historic,
religious, and cultural significance to the Tribe."
Since September, members of the Standing Rock Sioux community, members of other
indigenous nations and non-native supporters and representatives of environmental organizations
have stood in protest of construction of the pipeline.
The protesters, who include representatives of more than 200 other tribes, identify themselves as
“water protectors” and contend that the pipeline would disturb sacred lands and burial grounds
and would likely harm the Missouri River, which provides the tribe’s drinking water.
Such concerns were part of the reason why the pipeline’s original route, which passed near
Bismarck, the state’s capital, was abandoned. The alternate (and current) proposed route runs
along the perimeter of Standing Rock Reservation land. According to some sources, it also runs
through Great Sioux Nation treaty land.
Amnesty International has sent a team of observers to monitor law enforcement handling of the
protests. According to the Guardian newspaper, a United Nations group is also investigating
potential human-rights abuses by North Dakota law enforcement against Native American
protesters. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/31/dakota-access-pipeline-protest-
investigation-human-rights-abuses
The current focus of both construction and opposition is on the Missouri River. Pipeline plans
call for routing the pipe under the river. Indigenous, water-conservation and climate-change
activists maintain that routing the pipeline under the river poses serious short- and long-term risk
to the environment crossing beneath the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, as well as part of Lake
Oahe near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
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According to the Grand Forks Herald, on October 13 the governments of 19 cities, including
Seattle, St. Louis and Minneapolis and St. Paul, have passed ordinances to support the Standing
Rock tribe in opposition of the pipeline.
Pros and Cons- The following are some arguments in favor and in against of involving the city
in this matter:
PROS
1. Support for Native American, even outside of Colorado, may be deemed consistent with
the language and spirit of the Indigenous People’s Day Resolution adopted by Boulder
City Council on August 2, 2016.
2. Would be viewed as supportive of two Boulder-based organizations that are assisting
Standing Rock with legal assistance, the Native American Rights Fund and the
University of Colorado School of Law.
3. Adopting a resolution would follow precedent established by other local governments,
including Boulder County, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Seattle, Portland (OR) as well as by
unions and universities, and church dioceses.
4. Opposing the pipeline could be seen as consistent with the city’s longstanding opposition
to long-term investments in fossil fuel use, especially those that threaten to contaminate
drinking water and worsen climate change.
5. Would arguably lend support to tribal legal concerns including treaty compliance on the
part of the Federal government, proper application of administrative law processes, and
appropriate use of law enforcement resources.
6. Would support tribal concerns regarding protection of sacred sites, related artifacts, and
ceded tribal lands.
7. Consistent with city commitment to underrepresented peoples.
8. Would help protect burial sites, prayer sites and culturally significant artifacts, according
to the Standing Rock Sioux representative.
9. Affirms the need to develop clean energy sources.
CONS
1. Could be seen as city overreach and establish a precedent for city support for a host of
many other issues.
2. Would diminish the city’s political impact to speak out on issues that have more direct
and unique impact to city residents.
3. Could alienate residents who are supportive of the project or take issue with the
resolution’s underlying assumptions.
4. May hinder pipeline-related economic activity and construction jobs.
5. Could be viewed to prevent U.S. energy independence.
Resolution memo and letter
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6. Pipeline would increase railway availability for crops and other commodities by creating
non-rail transport option for crude oil.
7. City could be added to the list of those to blame for any future rise in low gas prices,
which are very popular.
Staff Recommendation
As a city that hosts extensive scientific research at key federal facilities and the University of
Colorado, Boulder has an unusually large and influential scientific community for a small city.
That community has had a forefront role in identifying, gauging and interpreting the effects of
fossil fuel use on the earth and its inhabitants.
Boulder is also home to two organizations that work to provide legal representation to Native
American communities. Both of those organizations played a role in the recognition of
Indigenous People’s Day by the Boulder city council earlier this year.
However, Rule XV(f) of the City Council Rules of Procedure state:
Foreign Policy and National Policy Questions. Council shall not act on a foreign policy
or national policy issue on which no prior official city policy has been established by the
council or the people, unless sufficient time and resources can be allocated to assure a
full presentation of the issue.
Staff therefore recommends that HRC not move forward on a recommendation to City Council
on a resolution at this time without City Council direction for staff to devote time and resources
for a full analysis of this issue.
Attachment:
Resolution declaring the City of Boulder’s Support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s
Opposition to the Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Resolution memo and letter
Standing Rock Resolution DRAFT
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A RESOLUTION declaring the City of Boulder’s Support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s
Opposition to the Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
WHEREAS, the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is a 1,168-mile, 30-inch diameter
pipeline developed by Energy Transfer Partners and its affiliates, which would carry as much as
570,000 barrels per day of fracked Bakken crude from North Dakota to Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the DAPL would run across or beneath 209 rivers, creeks and tributaries, including
the Missouri River, which provides drinking water and irrigates agricultural land in Midwest
communities, serving nearly 10 million people; and
WHEREAS, the DAPL would also run through the ancestral lands and waters reserved for the
traditional use of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe by the Treaty of Ft. Laramie, including the
Missouri River, burial grounds and gravesites, and other sacred sites of cultural, religious, and
historical significance; and
WHEREAS, Indian Treaties such as the Treaty of Ft. Laramie are recognized by the U.S.
Constitution as “the Supreme Law of the Land,” and require consultation and cooperation by the
United States with its Indian Treaty partner before any federal action is taken that affects Treaty
lands, territories, waters or other resources; and
WHEREAS, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 affirms the need to “protect
and preserve for American Indians their inherent right of freedom to believe, express, and
exercise the traditional religions,” particularly in American Indian sacred places; and
WHEREAS, Articles, 11, 12, and 25 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous People (UNDRIP), as endorsed by the United States in 2010, affirms that indigenous
peoples like the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe possess the right to maintain and protect their
culture, religion, practices, and relationship with their “traditionally owned or otherwise
occupied and used lands, territories [and] waters”; and
WHEREAS, the UNDRIP Article 32 further provides that governments shall consult with
indigenous peoples “in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of
any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with
the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources”; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to consult with or obtain the free, prior
and informed consent of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as required by the Treaty of Fort
Laramie, Executive Order 13175, the UNDRIP Article 10, and other federal and international
laws, before issuing a “Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact” that would result in an
easement for horizontal directional drilling for the DAPL; and
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Standing Rock Resolution DRAFT
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WHEREAS, any spill of oil into the Missouri River would irreparably harm the Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe’s Treaty reserved lands, territories, waters and other resources; burial grounds,
gravesites and other sacred sites of cultural, religious, and historical significance; and spiritual
relationships and indigenous ways of life; absent an actual spill, construction of the DAPL also
poses a similar threat; and
WHEREAS, the protest against the DAPL by the Water Protectors, consisting of Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe members and allies, is peaceful and nonviolent and has been met with a militarized
law enforcement and private security response; and
WHEREAS, the City Councils of Portland, Oregon, St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota,
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians comprised of 59 Indian Nations in the Northwest, and
nearly 200 Indian Nations, are among the governmental bodies that have taken formal action to
support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and oppose the DAPL; the City Council of Seattle,
Washington has also developed a resolution supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the
City of Boulder acknowledges that much of the historical and legal background language in this
document originated with that city’s resolution; and
WHEREAS, Boulder is honored to be the home of several prominent Native organizations,
including the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) founded in 1970, which is the largest
nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations,
and individuals nationwide; NARF is coordinating the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s amicus
curiae brief strategy with respect to the DAPL; The University of Colorado School of Law’s
American Indian Law Program is coordinating legal assistance for those involved in the protests
against the Dakota Access Pipeline”; and
WHEREAS, the Boulder City Council passed Resolution 1190 in 2016 to recognize the second
Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Boulder, recognizing “that harm
was done and acknowledge that we have a shared responsibility to forge a path forward to
address the past and continuing harm to the Indigenous People and the land”; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, THE MAYOR
CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. The City of Boulder stands in full support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, whose
member and allies are assembled at the Sacred Stone Camp on and adjacent to the Standing Rock
Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, where they are peacefully protesting the construction of the
Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) across.
Section 2. The City of Boulder condemns the militarized and disproportionate response to the
Water Protectors, which includes, but is not limited to, the use of military-grade weaponry and
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associated materiel as well as drawing upon out-of-state law enforcement and private security
resources.
Section 3. The City of Boulder calls upon the United States and the Army Corps of Engineers to
obtain the free, prior and informed consent of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, prior to taking any
federal action regarding the DAPL that would harm or destroy the Tribe’s ancestral lands, waters
and sacred sites.
Section 4. The City of Boulder respectfully calls upon President Barack Obama to take swift and
meaningful action to address the concerns of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, including, but not
limited to, finding an alternate routing for the DAPL that minimizes environmental and social
harms to the Tribe’s ancestral lands, waters and sacred sites
Resolution memo and letter
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City of Boulder
City Council
Mayor Suzanne Jones Mayor Pro Tem Mary Young
Council Members: Matt Appelbaum, Aaron Brockett, Jan Burton,
Liza Morzel, Andrew Shoemaker, Sam Weaver, Bob Yates
October 21, 2016
Dear Boulder Board & Commission Members:
At the end of each year, the Boulder City Council asks members of the city's boards and
commissions to provide input on the next year's goals and objectives in order to help Council and
the city staff prepare the annual work plan at the January city council retreat. In the past, some
board and commission members have found the questions too narrowly focused. Because you
are leaders in our community, and you are certainly aware of a spectrum of issues, this year we
decided to broaden the questions, seeking input in any area where you have views.
Please see this year's questions below. You need not limit your responses to the area of expertise
of your board/commission. Your entire board/commission may provide a single set of responses
or, if you prefer, each member can provide his or her own responses (if the latter, please submit
all of the member responses in a single packet). So that Council may have the benefit of your
views before its pre-retreat Study Session on January 10, please deliver your responses to your
board secretary no later than the close of business on Friday, December 16.
Thank you for your service to our community.
Sincerely,
Lisa Morzel
Bob Yates
Council Retreat Committee
1.How do you think the City can improve its public engagement process? How would you
recommend that Council engage with the community?
2. What do you think the City’s top three priorities should be in 2017?
3.What do you think will be the City’s three biggest challenges over the next five years, and
how should we address them?
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1777 Broadway, Boulder CO 80302 | bouldercolorado.gov | O: 303‐441‐3002
City of Boulder
City Council
Mayor Suzanne Jones Mayor Pro Tem Mary Young
Council Members: Matt Appelbaum, Aaron Brockett, Jan Burton,
Liza Morzel, Andrew Shoemaker, Sam Weaver, Bob Yates
October 21, 2016
Dear Boulder Board & Commission Members:
At the end of each year, the Boulder City Council asks members of the city's boards and
commissions to provide input on the next year's goals and objectives in order to help Council and
the city staff prepare the annual work plan at the January city council retreat. In the past, some
board and commission members have found the questions too narrowly focused. Because you
are leaders in our community, and you are certainly aware of a spectrum of issues, this year we
decided to broaden the questions, seeking input in any area where you have views.
Please see this year's questions below. You need not limit your responses to the area of expertise
of your board/commission. Your entire board/commission may provide a single set of responses
or, if you prefer, each member can provide his or her own responses (if the latter, please submit
all of the member responses in a single packet). So that Council may have the benefit of your
views before its pre-retreat Study Session on January 10, please deliver your responses to your
board secretary no later than the close of business on Friday, December 16.
Thank you for your service to our community.
Sincerely,
Lisa Morzel
Bob Yates
Council Retreat Committee
1.How do you think the City can improve its public engagement process? How would you
recommend that Council engage with the community?
2. What do you think the City’s top three priorities should be in 2017?
3.What do you think will be the City’s three biggest challenges over the next five years, and
how should we address them?
Council Pre-Retreat (Jan. 10) Questions
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