Open Letter to the NAACP Open Letter to the CEO and Board of Directors of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) August 6, 2003
On June 28, 2003, a two-thirds majority of active members of the Minneapolis NAACP branch passed a motion to instruct the branch president to take no steps toward opening any "Parent Information Centers" and to return the $152,400 (plus interest) he received from the Minnesota Department of Education to set up two Parent Information Centers due to: 1) A conflict of interest. The NAACP has a duty to serve as an advocate for students it represented in an educational adequacy lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Education. The NAACP has no credibility as a representative of the plaintiffs when it is being paid by and placed under the supervision of the defendant, the Minnesota Department of Education; 2) The failure of the Minneapolis NAACP branch to serve as an advocate for students it represented in the educational adequacy lawsuit since 1999. The lawsuit was settled in 2000. [The rest of the text can be found at] http://educationright.tripod.com/id262.htm -Doug Mann, King Field REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
