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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Great Goddess, I think Donovan may have "got it".
Indeed, it is a cultural referent to do "history" months for
under-represented groups. It helps us all feel better about inequity if we can
clebrate difference. The truth is, we (the dominate group of white folks who run
this country) have "done wrong" during the entire history of the US---and
we continue to do so. Check out the status of women re: wages--it has actually
fallen in the last ten years. Check out the status of African-American health
services, incarceration rates, and upwardly mobile employment rates. Look at the
death rates of Latinos compared to Caucasians in the 15 to 25 age range. Google
the number of rapes per capita on Native Reservations (along with who commits
these crimes). And just for stuff and giggles, look at the difference in
sentencing for equal level crimes committed by men and women, Blacks compared to
Whites, "crack" compared to "coke", white supremisists compared to Latino and
Black gangs who commit crimes.....and the list goes on..... </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We have come a long way, but we are now saying the
problems of race/gender relations don't exist. The facts refute that "common
knowledge". We are better on paper, better legally, better in the laws we enact.
But as humans, we have not evovled....Do Something!!! Get
Involved~~~~</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debi R-S</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(sorry about spelling errors, my spell check didn't
get installed on the new system, and I am just too flipping tired to check
it myself...tek has spoiled me!)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=kjajmix1@msn.com
href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">keely emerinemix</A> ; <A
title=jampot@roadrunner.com href="mailto:jampot@roadrunner.com">g.
crabtree</A> ; <A title=godshatter@yahoo.com
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">Paul Rumelhart</A> ; <A
title=lfalen@turbonet.com href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen</A> ; <A
title=mattd2107@hotmail.com href="mailto:mattd2107@hotmail.com">Matt
Decker</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 19, 2008 11:46
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Black History
Month</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I think the main reason we need to have a Black History Month, an
American Indian Month and Women History Month is an attempt to recognize
that society did them wrong. Yes, other races, creeds, religions, and
people were tortured and harassed greatly. But not on the scale and for the
centuries as Blacks, Indians, and Women in this country. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Enslaving an entire race and treating them like property is a great
atrocity. Slaughtering a race and stealing their land and resources is a great
atrocity. Beating women, subjugating them to rape, physical abuse, and denial
of basic human rights is an atrocity. So we, as idiotic flawed humans wanting
to live in a civilized egalitarian society, need to be reminded annually about
what was done in our nation's past and continues elsewhere in
world, so that we never repeat those same atrocities human society
is so able and willing to commit again. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I personally believe that slavery of a race, derogation of certain
peoples, and the stealing of resources of American Indians is still alive and
well in this country. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>keely emerinemix <kjajmix1@msn.com></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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I'm far more concerned about the violence done to and the oppression
suffered by indigenous peoples than by the fact that it didn't violate any
established legal code. Most decent people don't have to review
federal or municipal law to determine that certain actions are wrong,
particularly when those actions are done in the name of
God.<BR><BR>Keely<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>> From:
jampot@roadrunner.com<BR>> To: godshatter@yahoo.com; lfalen@turbonet.com;
mattd2107@hotmail.com; privatejf32@hotmail.com; thansen@moscow.com;
vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:08:58 -0800<BR>>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<BR>> <BR>> Not to put
too sharp a point on things but, for something to have been <BR>> illegal
there would have had to have been a law against it in the first <BR>>
place. There was not. When Europeans arrived and commenced to settling this
<BR>> country the indigs had no written language or concept of property
much less <BR>> of sovereign country. To have asked for a by your leave
would have been <BR>> similar to asking herring for permission to swim in
their ocean. To make the <BR>> claim that we came here illegally is
insupportable.<BR>> <BR>> g<BR>> ----- Original Message -----
<BR>> From: "Paul Rumelhart" <godshatter@yahoo.com><BR>> To:
"lfalen" <lfalen@turbonet.com>; "Matt Decker"
<mattd2107@hotmail.com>; <BR>> "J Ford"
<privatejf32@hotmail.com>; "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>;
<BR>> <vision2020@moscow.com><BR>> Sent: Friday, January 18,
2008 7:22 PM<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History Month<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> When you get right down to it, you could say that
this<BR>> nation was founded on the backs of illegal immigrants.<BR>>
Unless the colonists applied for VISAs from the<BR>> natives, they were
there illegally. To harp about the<BR>> distinction now seems
hypocritical.<BR>> <BR>> I'm not a big fan of having these PC
"Months", mainly<BR>> because of the reasons stated. Why single out
one<BR>> group? It becomes a contest to see which one has the<BR>>
most political clout at any one time. I like the idea<BR>> of an
"American History Month", one devoted to all<BR>> aspects of American
History.<BR>> <BR>> Paul<BR>> <BR>> --- lfalen
<lfalen@turbonet.com> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Good point
Matt<BR>> ><BR>> > Roger<BR>> > -----Original
message-----<BR>> > From: Matt Decker mattd2107@hotmail.com<BR>>
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:12:12 -0800<BR>> > To: J Ford
privatejf32@hotmail.com, Tom Hansen<BR>> > thansen@moscow.com,
vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History
Month<BR>> ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > I agree. We should
acknowledge all who have made<BR>> > this a great country. We not only
should have a<BR>> > Native American history month, but also
Irish<BR>> > > American, Chinese American, Italian
American,<BR>> > Japanese American, Arab American, German
American,<BR>> > Mexican American, Italian American, and months
for<BR>> > all the races that have brought this nation to what<BR>>
> it is.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Or we could role it all into
one big fun month. We<BR>> > could call it American history month. One
that<BR>> > strives to acknowledge all races and what they
have<BR>> > done to make the United States the best place to<BR>>
> live. This land was built on legal immigrants, all<BR>> > of
which should be recognized.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Matt<BR>>
> ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > From:
privatejf32@hotmail.com<BR>> > > To: thansen@moscow.com;
vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:03:26
-0800<BR>> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Black History
Month<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > > Thank you! Just what I was trying to say -
Black<BR>> > History Month gets the publicity and the other<BR>>
> "minorities" just get a one-time notice and then<BR>> >
forgotten. Since this is a MAJOR part of our<BR>> > population as well
as a main group of our<BR>> > developments, this is just sad!<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > J :]<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > From: thansen@moscow.com<BR>> > > To:
gussie443@hotmail.com;<BR>> > privatejf32@hotmail.com;
chasuk@gmail.com;<BR>> > vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > >
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Black History Month<BR>> > > Date: Wed,
16 Jan 2008 11:37:42 -0800<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > >
>From the Defense Department website at:<BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> ><BR>>
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/proclamation.html<BR>>
> ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > â?oNOW,
THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President<BR>> > > of the United
States of America,<BR>> > > by virtue of the authority vested in me
by the<BR>> > Constitution and laws of the United States,<BR>> >
> do hereby proclaim November 2001 as National<BR>> > American
Indian Heritage Month. I<BR>> > > call upon the people of the
United<BR>> > > States to observe this month with<BR>> > >
appropriate programs and activities.â?�<BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > > Although the verbiage of this
proclamation<BR>> > > does establish a National American Indian
Heritage<BR>> > Month, it appears to only do<BR>> > > so for
the year 2001.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>>
> ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
> Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>>
> ><BR>> > > Tom Hansen<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
Moscow, Idaho<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > "If not us, who?<BR>> > ><BR>> > > If not now,
when?"<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
> - Unknown<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>>
> ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > From:<BR>>
> > vision2020-bounces@moscow.com<BR>> >
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of<BR>> >
Ellen<BR>> > > Roskovich<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Sent:
Wednesday, January 16, 2008<BR>> > > 11:23 AM<BR>> >
><BR>> > > To: J Ford; Chasuk;<BR>> > >
vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Subject: Re:
[Vision2020] Black<BR>> > > History Month<BR>> > ><BR>>
> ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
> Chas<BR>> > > says we've had Native American Indian
Heritage<BR>> > Month EVERY year since<BR>> > > 1994.
However, this is the first I've heard of<BR>> > it. Of course
that<BR>> > > doesn't mean it hasn't happened every November.
.<BR>> > . it just means it isn't very<BR>> > > high on
people's priorities and that's too bad.<BR>> > You'd think that in
the<BR>> > > past 17 years it would get a little publicity
in<BR>> > the media. Hopefully<BR>> > > next November someone
will remember.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>>
> > Ellen A.<BR>> > > Roskovich<BR>> > ><BR>>
> ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > >
From: privatejf32@hotmail.com<BR>> > ><BR>> > > To:
chasuk@gmail.com; vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > ><BR>>
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