And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:13:12 EST
>Subject: Letters of Complaint
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>
> Hau Kola,
>
>I have received hundreds of emails about the Dept. of Justice entering the
>issue of removing Indian related mascots from the school system. I have been
>trying to answer each but it has been slow. So I am sending out this
letter to
>help your groups, or agencies or individual efforts in obtaining support.
>
>In order to get continued action from the Dept. of Justice they have to
>receive a formal complaint, from a parent or responsible person towards the
>school you are dealing with. This letter has to contain some type of
>foundation, showing that harm has occurred or some part of education has been
>denied your child or children. This could be in the form of showing that
>student has been placed against student, like if your child was at a football
>game and the opposing team supporters were shouting things like "Kill the
>Indians or Murder the Redskins'" things that would make your child or
children
>feel threatened or involved in a discriminatory place. Or if the place
banners
>or signs saying things like "scalp them or bring to their attention that
>actions directed issues of racism and separated them from other students."
>If you have reasons to complain than please write a letter to,
>
> U.S. Department of Justice
> Civil Rights Division
> Educational Opportunities Litigation
Section
> Mr. Lawrence R. Baca Senior Trial Attorney
> P.O.Box 65958
> Washington DC 20035-5958
>
>Please forward this to all on your mailing lists that may be interested. This
>is a chance for us to really be heard.
>With all respect to those who have been fighting for this issue and others
who
>are working different issues. We stand beside you.
>In Spirit
>Bruce Two Eagles
>
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