Native American Indian Labor Union # 12
1511 Roosevelt Rd , Se.
Bemidji, Minnesota, 56601
City of Bemidji
317, 4th St NW
Bemidji , Minnesota,56601
Mayor Richard Lehman
I am requesting a meeting with you regarding the Bemidji Regional Event Center Affirmative Action Policy regarding the hiring and staffing of the Center.
I have been contacted and have personally contacted other organizations desiring to know and understand the official viewpoint and actual Affirmative action policy of this City of Bemidji and the Event Center owned by the City of Bemidji and operated by Venue Works inc..
I have an agreement with The Native American Coalition For Peace and Justice headed by Mr. Frank Dickenson. We have also contacted The ACLU of Minnesota Bemidji chapter and have invited them to this meeting.
With an effort towards a Partnership with the City of Bemidji and other Entities involved in the AFFirmative Action Goals of State and County ,City Municipalities I sincerely offer a tool for bringing this community, a program of recovery for past racist transgressions responsible for unemployment and poverty while pursuing policies aimed at taking away what little Native American Indians have left after centuries of genocide; leaving us to live in abject poverty, all of which is part of the reason affirmative action, which you don’t seem to comprehend or understand, is required in the first place. We would like to see an amicable and friendly resolution to this problem where justice in employment prevails. There are a number of other alternatives available to us in our quest for justice should a discussion of this problem in a civil manner not be taken as requested. I notice the Food Shelf is right across from the City of Bemidji offices so you must be aware of poverty in our community which results from people not having jobs paying real living wages.
These past racist transgressions can be corrected with our Partnership.
Gregory Paquin
