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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Tembei" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: Civil Rights Task Force Meeting on Wednesday, March 16, 2005
> ** Please visit our website: http://www.africanassociation.org **
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> For those of us new to the Madison area, where is the "square"? Please
> give
> me the US Bank address or direct me to the square. Take care and have a
> nice
> day.
>
> John
>
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> School of Agriculture
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> making
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter R. Munoz" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:57 PM
> Subject: Civil Rights Task Force Meeting on Wednesday, March 16, 2005
>
>
>> ** Please visit our website: http://www.africanassociation.org **
>>
>> From: Milele Chikasa Anana
>>
>> You are needed at the last meeting of the Civil Rights Task Force meeting
>> on
>> Wedensday, March 16. It will be held at the US Bank (the glass building
>> on
>> the Square) at 5 p.m. Your presence is essential to getting the right
>> message to City Hall.
>>
>> We expect that a vote on the recommended structure of the EOC and
>> Affirmative Action will take place at this meeting. It looks like the
>> vote
>> is six for and five against establishing the Office of Civil Rights
>> (OCR).
>> Our goal is to reverse this vote. We have already converted some
>> decision
>> makers after they took a closer look at what was really being proposed,
>> and
>> after several people spoke up at three forums.
>>
>> The Madison Times, UMOJA, the League of Women Voters, LUChA, the EOC and
>> the
>> Affirmative Action Staff have taken a stand against the OCR after
>> thoughtful
>> consideration. The courageous voice of staff has been done at the peril
>> of
>> jeopardizing their jobs or incurring executive wrath. The Madison Times
>> and
>> the League have asked hard questions throughout the process. UMOJA's
>> long
>> connection with grass roots people is the basis for its stand.
>>
>> One thing is clear: All the individuals and organizations who have
>> critized
>> the Mayor's plan are not against change, but not for change for change's
>> sake.
>>
>> You should be aware that the AA and EOC as they exist now will be
>> demolished. The OCR has the promise of accomplishing very little. In
>> fact,
>> it was revealed at last week's meeting that the positions of AA Director
>> and
>> the EOC Director would be eliminated. Both agencies would lose other
>> staff.
>> There are several other things that will happen to weaken these two
>> agencies.
>>
>> We need to make sure that this Task Force recommends a plan that will not
>> demolish these offices, but enhances their services and gets tangible
>> results. Tangible results are more jobs for people of color and more
>> timely
>> resolution of discrimination cases. An OCR does not even begin to
>> address
>> this. It primarily eakens the agencies and replaces two voices with one
>> voice.
>>
>> Demolishing the AA and EOC will not solve the four main problems: 1)
>> leadership 2) hiring people of color 3) providing more resources for
>> more
>> effective agency services and 4) accountability. For the past two to
>> three
>> years, people of color have not been hired by City government (exept a
>> few
>> in Metro, Police, and Fire), businesses are not being served, people of
>> color are being promoted and City managers are not being held accountable
>> for leveling the playing fields of their offices. In addition, the
>> caseload
>> of the EOC is overwhelming.
>>
>> The offices need to be enhanced, not demolished. Translator services are
>> needed, better recruitment, more promotion and retention, resources for
>> Fair
>> Housing testing, more people of color working on all the street projects
>> and
>> new construction taking place in the city right now. These things can be
>> accomplished without demolishing or tearing up the offices and
>> eliminating
>> positions.
>>
>> Be there on Wednesday, March 16 at 5 p.m. so that a strong, united voice
>> against the Office of Civil Rights as proposed by the Mayor is a loud and
>> clear message.
>>
>> This is a historic decision for our communities.
>>
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