Events Are Planned at Multiple DMACC Campuses and Centers
- DMACC Will Kick Off National Crime Victims’ Rights Activities Beginning April 11.
- Activities are Planned for the DMACC Ankeny, Boone and Urban Campuses, as well as at the DMACC Ames Hunziker Center and the DMACC Perry VanKirk Center.
- The Theme of This Year’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is “Rights, Access, Equity for all Victims.”
On April 11 through 15, Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will commemorate the advancement of victims’ rights and highlight issues surrounding victimization by holding various activities such as installations and agency informational tables on the DMACC Ankeny, Boone and Urban Campuses, as well as at the DMACC Ames Hunziker Center and Perry VanKirk Center.
The year’s NCVRW theme – Rights, access, equity, for all victims – encourages honor and respect toward crime victims and victim advocates, allied professionals and the selfless volunteers who have courageously worked for increased rights for crime victims. This theme highlights helping crime survivors find their justice by enforcing victims’ rights, expanding access to services, and ensuring equity and inclusion for all.
DMACC programs participating include: Criminal Justice, Fashion Design Institute, Graphic Design, Boone Theatre Program, and the Iowa Culinary Institute. In addition, DMACC’s Counseling Services, Boone Campus Social Justice Club, and Student Activities Councils across campuses are collaborating in events from April 11 through April 15, a few weeks prior to the national celebration at the end of the month.
According to the 2020 National Crime Victimization Survey, only 49 percent of violent victimizations were reported to law enforcement. The decision to report is a complex one. Every victimization is significant, as it impacts the survivor and the larger community.
“At DMACC, we are first a community, and second a college, and so it is just right for this organization to bring together resources, services, awareness-raising and education across our many communities,” said DMACC Criminal Justice Professor Dr. Samantha O’Hara. “We strongly encourage the public and groups to attend these activities.”
Ames Hunziker Center
Date and Time: Monday - Friday, April 11-15, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Commons Area
Activities:
- Informational Table: victims services information from ACCESS
- Die-cut stickers and buttons, created by DMACC Graphic Design students
- Light Refreshments/cookies, created by DMACC Culinary Arts students
Directions to DMACC Ames Hunziker Center
Ankeny Campus
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 12, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Bldg. 5 Student Center common areas
Activities:
- “A Walk Through Time – Crime Victims’ Rights” installation, created by DMACC Graphic Design students
- “What They Wore” – installation by DMACC Fashion Design Institute,
- Informational Tables: Victim services providers, government agencies, and others
- Die-cut stickers and buttons, created by DMACC Graphic Design students
- Light Refreshments/cookies, created by DMACC Culinary Arts students
Directions to DMACC Ankeny Campus
Boone Campus
Date and Time: Thursday, April 14, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Courter Center
Activities:
- “A Walk Through Time – Crime Victims’ Rights” installation, created by DMACC Graphic Design students
- Informational Tables: Victim services providers, government agencies, and others
- Die-cut stickers and buttons, created by DMACC Graphic Design students
- Light Refreshments/cookies, created by DMACC Culinary Arts students
Date and Time: Monday - Friday, April 11-15, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Courter Center
Activities:
- “What Were You Wearing” – installation created by DMACC Social Justice Club students
Directions to DMACC Boone Campus
Perry Van Kirk Center
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 12, 1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
Location: Perry Van Kirk Center, Criminal Justice classroom
Activities:
- Presentation by Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center on services provided and careers. Open to the public.
Date and Time: Thursday, April 14, 1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Location: Perry Van Kirk Center, Criminal Justice classroom
Activities:
- Speaker: Urbandale Police Department, Det. Chad Underwood
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 11 and Wed., April 12, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Perry Van Kirk Center, in the hallways
Activities:
- “A Walk Through Time – Crime Victims’ Rights” installation, created by DMACC Graphic Design students
- Die-cut stickers and buttons, created by DMACC Graphic Design students
- Light Refreshments/cookies, made by DMACC Culinary Arts students
Directions to DMACC Perry Van Kirk Center
Urban Campus
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 13 and Thur., April 14, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Location: Bldg. 7, Atrium and conference rooms 170 and 171
Activities:
- “A Walk Through Time – Crime Victims’ Rights” installation, created by DMACC Graphic Design students
- “What They Wore” – window installation by DMACC Fashion Design Institute,
- Informational Tables: Victim services providers, government agencies, and others
- Table Die-cut stickers and buttons, created by DMACC Graphic Design students
- Light Refreshments/cookies, created by DMACC Culinary Arts students
Directions to DMACC Urban Campus
In the Community, April 24-30
- “A Walk Through Time – Crime Victims’ Rights”
Installation by Polk County Crisis and Advocacy Services
Polk County River Plaza atrium,
April 25 through April 29,
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily
Polk County Crisis and Advocacy Services agency information and location
- “What They Wore”
Window installation by Polk County Crisis and Advocacy Staff,
Polk County River Plaza atrium,
April 25 through April 29,
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Polk County Crisis and Advocacy Services agency information and location
- “Crime Victims’ Ceremony and Peace Walk”
Iowa 5th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services,
Fort Des Moines Residential Facility,
April 27
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Iowa 5th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services agency information and location
- “Victim’s Resource Fair & Victims’ Rights Week Benefit 5K and Kids Fun Run”
Polk County Crisis and Advocacy Services, Polk County Attorney’s Office, and Iowa Attorney General’s Office,
Des Moines Waterwork Park,
April 30
9 a.m.
For more information on DMACC activities during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, contact Dr. Samantha O’Hara at (515) 964-6667 or sjohara@dmacc.edu.
For DMACC’s entire National Crime Victims’ Rights Week schedule go to https://www.dmacc.edu/programs/criminaljustice/Pages/crime.aspx and culturally-specific and local victim and survivor resources.
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