ICIU Pleased to Provide Translations of Iowa Voter Registration Forms

ICIU is pleased to provide the Iowa voter registration forms in multiple languages, such as, Vietnamese, Spanish, Laotian, and Bosnian.

Click here to access the forms.

Please continue to check our website as we may have voter registration forms translated in other languages.

Disclaimer:

These are not official voter registration forms. You must complete the English version of the voter registration form (found at http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/voteapp.pdf) or by calling the Iowa Secretary of State's Office at 515-281-8849 or 888-SOS-VOTE (888-767-8683) to be registered to vote in Iowa.

Hospitality with the International Visitor Leadership Program

IVLP is looking for home hospitality for groups at the end of MAY.

• May 26th, Memorial Day - Host a gentleman from Belgium on Memorial Day. This visitor is here on a project to look at managing multi-ethnic communities. He would like to spend the Memorial Day holiday with a host who could show him some typical Memorial Day activities. Suggested events for this visitor include Living History Farms’s “Decoration Day” which focuses on the history of Memorial Day and the Iowa Cubs baseball game.

• May 26th, Memorial Day – Host a group from Indonesia. This group is here on a human trafficking project. They are hoping to see small town America and to spend the Memorial Day meeting Americans. They are especially interested in a parade of Memorial Day services. There are several activities in the small towns of Beaman, Vining, and other outlaying areas. If anyone has relatives there or would like to travel a little, this is the group for you!! Visitors will stay overnight in a hotel but would like to spend the Memorial Day with American hosts.

• May 29th or 30th – A large group from Central and South America, plus the Vatican, will be here at the end of the week. This group has 12 visitors, so 3 or 4 hosts would be best. They are here to look at US Foreign Policy, especially Agricultural Trade Policy and Services for Immigrants (especially from Central and South America). Either evening is fine, this group would just like to spend an evening with their hosts.     

If you are interested in hosting or more details please contact Deborah Lake at deborah.lake@iciu.org or 515-282-8269 x 12 or at http://www.iciu.org

Save the Dates – Community Connections Group Coming!

ICIU will be hosting a Community Connections Program in July! This group of Ukrainians will need home stays for most of their trip. This is hosting the visitor(s) overnight and helping to get them to and from the Hotel Fort Des Moines in the mornings and evenings. Several fun events will be planned with the group as a whole. Dates are July 11tht-18th and July 20th – 30th. Please contact Deborah Lake if you want to share your home with this dynamic group. They are here to look at Youth Summer Camps and how to revive summer program for Ukrainian youth. Deborah can be reached at deborah.lake@iciu.org or 515-282-8269 x 12 or http://www.iciu.org

Click here for a Community Connections Flyer.

Join ICIU and Plan USA for a Special Event on May 17! 

The Iowa Council for International Understanding and Plan USA will be hosting a special event on Saturday, May 17th from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Des Moines Public Library, Downtown location. Please join members and supporters of both organizations to hear about our work and how you can be more involved. This is free and open to the public – bring your friends and neighbors to learn about great international opportunities in Iowa and around the world! For more information, please contact Judy Conlin at 515-282-8269 x 13 or judith.conlin@iciu.org

Save the Date: May 27

Who Speaks for Islam: What a Billion Muslims really think?

ICIU is pleased to collaborate with the US Center with Citizen Diplomacy to present a forum, “Who Speaks for Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think? The US Center for Citizen Diplomacy, in partnership with Gallup and the World Affairs Council of America launches the first two forums in a national series.

The forum is going to take place on May 27. Des Moines Public Library, Downtown location.

For event poster, click here

For press release, click here

Save the Date: June 10: "The Future of Pakistan"

ICIU presents, "The Future of Pakistan", a free and open to the public forum on June 10. The forum will feature Mr. Khalid Hasan, Former Press Secretary for President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and currently a senior journalist for a Lahore based newspaper, The Daily Times. Mr. Hasan will discuss the present state of affairs in Pakistan and what the future holds for Pakistan especially as it relates to the US foreign policy. The forum is made possible by the generous support from Townsend Vision, Inc. For more information, please contact Paritosh Kasotia at 515-282-8269 x 15 or paritosh.kasotia@iciu.org or visit www.iciu.org.

For save the date card, click here

ICIU is Celebrating its 70th Anniversary

Since its inception in 1938, ICIU has been an integral part of this community. Originally founded to assist refugees fleeing Europe during WWII, the Iowa Council for International Understanding has expanded its scope of operation to include a variety of programs and services dedicated to building cultural respect at home and around the world one person at a time.

Court Interpreters Needed

If you or someone you know has an interest in judicial interpreting, please contact Colin Peterson at 515-282-8269 ext 16. This is a great opportunity to work as a contracted interpreter with ICIU, Iowa’s premier interpretation/translation provider. The ideal candidate will have prior training and experience providing interpretation in a judicial setting. Click HERE  for more information. 

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