OGICHIIDAAWAG (WARRIORS) FOR JUSTICE will be protesting and informational picketing this 8TH CD Event held saturday 8am, may 1st,2010 at the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe GRAND CASINO. James Oberstar you are put on notice of the reason for this protest to declare how the DFL EXPLOITS Native Peoples with their one-sided Political Activity represented by the lack of enforcement of Affirmative Action at the Bemidji Regional Event Center denying Native American Indigenous People JOBS also being denied the ability to nominate Curtis Buckanaga at the 7Th CD Nominating Convention shows exactly how we have been excluded from the decision making process.
Come support US and Join the Fight For Justice!!!!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
2010 DFL STATE CONVENTION
I attended as a Delegate from Senate District 4 and tried to bring The Affirmative Action Resolution i had submitted in the precinct caucus to the convention floor.This resolution was watered down and represents the cigar store Indian Status this DFL wants to make of Us.Roberts rules of order was again used to deny the issue and they voted the opportunity down to discuss it s merits. Of Course Richard Stafford (CD7 Flim Flam Man)was there every step of the way to assist Brian Melendez in the cover up of the real reasons to deny discussion on these topics which of course is the multi- Billion dollar gambling business.The result of this is the reason why i Nominated Mark Dayton for Governor and in response to Melendez's question why i bring this nomination forward ? to which i replied Not one of these announced DFL Governor Candidates will publicly support Affirmative Action as has Mark Dayton!
When Roberts rules of order was used(ALLOWED) to the benefit of Brian Melendez he called for a vote to make Tribal Chairs have delegate status as elected Tribal Officials i rose to neither oppose or to favor the issue except to abstain with the explanation this was yet another attempt by the DFL to Tokenize the Tribal leadership as cigar store Indians especially since the DFL could not dare even mention AFFIRMATIVE ACTION for fear of the institutional racism so evident in this Parties INACTION . Every time the Affirmative Action Statement is read (WHAT A JOKE) it makes me push all the more harder and where these frontmen fold up like cheap lawnchairs as in the case of this parties head Affirmative Action Person , i will continue to bring this issue to light right up until november.
The executive order 11246 has yet to be ruled on by Judge Melbye in the Bemidji Regional Event center case (Beltrami Court 04-CV-09-4736) and the lack of enforcement of Affirmative Action is now going to COST The city of Bemidji as to the proof of how this DFL will cost all of us with their inability to represent all peoples of this great State of Minnesota.
When Roberts rules of order was used(ALLOWED) to the benefit of Brian Melendez he called for a vote to make Tribal Chairs have delegate status as elected Tribal Officials i rose to neither oppose or to favor the issue except to abstain with the explanation this was yet another attempt by the DFL to Tokenize the Tribal leadership as cigar store Indians especially since the DFL could not dare even mention AFFIRMATIVE ACTION for fear of the institutional racism so evident in this Parties INACTION . Every time the Affirmative Action Statement is read (WHAT A JOKE) it makes me push all the more harder and where these frontmen fold up like cheap lawnchairs as in the case of this parties head Affirmative Action Person , i will continue to bring this issue to light right up until november.
The executive order 11246 has yet to be ruled on by Judge Melbye in the Bemidji Regional Event center case (Beltrami Court 04-CV-09-4736) and the lack of enforcement of Affirmative Action is now going to COST The city of Bemidji as to the proof of how this DFL will cost all of us with their inability to represent all peoples of this great State of Minnesota.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Ogichiidaawag for Justice!!!!!!!!
Wow, i had thought i had seen it all when it comes to outright blatent racism, but what was done to me and our right to bring forth Democratic Farmer -Labor Party Candidates of our own choosing has been in the most vicious outright manner stolen from my Delegation to nominate a Candidate.This Happened today shortly after U.S.Senator Amy Klobuchar extoled how fair and valid this process is for all Americans and Collin Peterson's personal integrity protecting that right was shown to be nothing further from the truth especially if you are a Minnesota Senate District 4, Indigenous Native American ,Red Lake Ogichiidaawag Warrior. Today at the 7TH U.S. Congressional District DFL Nominating Convention ,this right was stolen as so many other examples of this White extermination policy Legislatures representation of their true identity.
While i was first in the line at the floor microphone waiting to nominate Curtis Buckanaga i had noticed DFL Chair Brian Melendez wave his fingers at someone and all of a sudden i was cut right in front of and the CD 7 Convention Chair immediately took his nomination of Collin Peterson and closed the floor for futher nominations by a acclaimation vote which wasnt hard to find a bunch more at the ready racists to deny anyone else a chance to be a part of the chance to bring there platform out in the public square.
This insult was futher represented by my motion to suspend convention rules seconded by Nicole Beaulieu Minnesota House District 4A Candidate and Leech Lake Tribe member to make a motion to discuss an all important resolution to pass a motion to enforce Affirmative Action across the board by the DFL party.This motion was suspended until after the dasturdly manner denying Affirmative Action On such Important issues as being able to bring our own choices to government and the rules in which this racist white only good ol boys club wants to operate on.
Then this Chair running the meeting has the odasity at the very last order of business wants to knowingly offer me the chance to bring such an important issue to the table when the constituants only want to head to the Dinner table . this was at 5:30 pm. I told him i withdraw in protest since Brian Melendez has denied some basic human rights to this Native American Indian Delegation and offered that if he didnt have his hand so deep in the Minnesota Indian Gamings pocket he might be able to understand the plight of Native Peoples Just up the road in Ponsford Minnesota ,one of the most severely afflicted impoverished communities we stopped in on the way there and stopped in the cemetary to pray to other fallen Warriors in their fight for survival in the wake of this so called free society where Native Peoples totaled 4 out of 300 attendee's.
While i was first in the line at the floor microphone waiting to nominate Curtis Buckanaga i had noticed DFL Chair Brian Melendez wave his fingers at someone and all of a sudden i was cut right in front of and the CD 7 Convention Chair immediately took his nomination of Collin Peterson and closed the floor for futher nominations by a acclaimation vote which wasnt hard to find a bunch more at the ready racists to deny anyone else a chance to be a part of the chance to bring there platform out in the public square.
This insult was futher represented by my motion to suspend convention rules seconded by Nicole Beaulieu Minnesota House District 4A Candidate and Leech Lake Tribe member to make a motion to discuss an all important resolution to pass a motion to enforce Affirmative Action across the board by the DFL party.This motion was suspended until after the dasturdly manner denying Affirmative Action On such Important issues as being able to bring our own choices to government and the rules in which this racist white only good ol boys club wants to operate on.
Then this Chair running the meeting has the odasity at the very last order of business wants to knowingly offer me the chance to bring such an important issue to the table when the constituants only want to head to the Dinner table . this was at 5:30 pm. I told him i withdraw in protest since Brian Melendez has denied some basic human rights to this Native American Indian Delegation and offered that if he didnt have his hand so deep in the Minnesota Indian Gamings pocket he might be able to understand the plight of Native Peoples Just up the road in Ponsford Minnesota ,one of the most severely afflicted impoverished communities we stopped in on the way there and stopped in the cemetary to pray to other fallen Warriors in their fight for survival in the wake of this so called free society where Native Peoples totaled 4 out of 300 attendee's.
Friday, April 9, 2010
WARRIORS FOR JUSTICE!!!!!!!
I contacted Martha Fasthorse about the mainstream media's reluctance to cover the topics our Native Candidates want to bring to debate.We want to change how these Legislators take our votes and casino money and leave us in the cold and claim our reservations represent these issues alone for our people while we continue to not develope a comprehensive plan to end this genocidal hands off approach.Those supposedly commissioned to protect our American Civil Liberties continue to hide this Euro-passive aggressive behavior at every opportunity in their struggle for acknowledgement of a job they do NOT do.Especially the Minnesota Governorship Race to the Top. Martha ,upon hearing this invited us to be a part of her show ,multi media and cultural awareness efforts . Curtis Buckanaga provided the Campaign perspective for Nicole Beaulieu, Minnesota House District 4A candidate and myself Candidate for Minnesota Senate District 4,discussing the socio-political factors that hide under every imagineable nook and cranny of the Mainstream Euro-American Culture . Mother Earth Hears us and has provided us with yet another weapon from her bosom for her Warriors For Justice.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
New Union Members!!!
I have taken in 14 new members yesterday at the Leech Lake Tribal College at their Job and Training Fair where the opportunities offered at participant booths ranged from the Minneapolis Police Department to the Federal Bureau of Prisons where i was told we have an alarming number of Native Americans represented as being on the wrong side of the fence yet so very few holding jobs within their ranks . It is time we change that and thats what we did when i promised those young people i would root out the reasons why we are not making the progress fast enough to come online in the many other jobs and training offerings at this gathering.
In the past week i have been to many other discussion groups and civic engagement groups like the Headwaters Regional Development Commission sponsoring the Shared Visions Council which is where the root causes of the high unemployment and Institutional racism factors play their roles in determining what are the real reasons why so many jobfairs and the like have simply failed to produce the network required for putting an end to this disparit situation.
I attended a local DFL county meeting last night and gave the explanation why i am going forward in the Minnesota Legislature Senate District 4 race without the DFL nomination due to the lack of enforcement of Affirmative Action and by this party's attempt to continue to sweep the socio-economic conditions of our people under the rug while they continue to protect those whom profit from our inability to make accountable the Legislators who collect our votes and money without truly giving us the benefit of that responsibility,which i am more than willing to shoulder.
I am heading down to Brainerd Minnesota today to participate in the Building Trades Council meeting to inform them of this Native American Indian Labor Union 12 mission, to bring the needs of our union to the bargaining table.
Dick Weber Business Manager of Duluth Heat and Frost Insulators # 49 has invited me to come there and has taken special interest in our efforts and has been supportive and in his words has told me Your Union will benefit all the building trades once they become aware of the ramifications of the partnership at hand.
In the past week i have been to many other discussion groups and civic engagement groups like the Headwaters Regional Development Commission sponsoring the Shared Visions Council which is where the root causes of the high unemployment and Institutional racism factors play their roles in determining what are the real reasons why so many jobfairs and the like have simply failed to produce the network required for putting an end to this disparit situation.
I attended a local DFL county meeting last night and gave the explanation why i am going forward in the Minnesota Legislature Senate District 4 race without the DFL nomination due to the lack of enforcement of Affirmative Action and by this party's attempt to continue to sweep the socio-economic conditions of our people under the rug while they continue to protect those whom profit from our inability to make accountable the Legislators who collect our votes and money without truly giving us the benefit of that responsibility,which i am more than willing to shoulder.
I am heading down to Brainerd Minnesota today to participate in the Building Trades Council meeting to inform them of this Native American Indian Labor Union 12 mission, to bring the needs of our union to the bargaining table.
Dick Weber Business Manager of Duluth Heat and Frost Insulators # 49 has invited me to come there and has taken special interest in our efforts and has been supportive and in his words has told me Your Union will benefit all the building trades once they become aware of the ramifications of the partnership at hand.
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