URGENT!Thur. JUNE 4, 6pm:MTG TO STOP CUT OF MPLS CIVIL RIGHTS DEPT

From: MPLS CiITY COUNCILMEMBER CAM GORDON <camgordon333@msn.com>

Subject: Civil rights dept 6.04 6pm

Please consider coming on the 4th for a strategy meeting. ( 6:00 pm until
8:00 pm at the Mpls Urban League SOUTH office 411 East 38th St. ) My sense
is that if we "turn up the heat" we may be able to stop this.  See below
for more info. Cam

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Dear Community,

You've been hearing about this struggle for the last couple of months.
Yes, there is actually a plan to dismantle the Civil Rights Department in
Minneapolis!!! Yes, the Task Force is doing their job, but the community
really has to let this administration know that we still need our Civil
Rights Department!!!

Do you realize what can happen to the rights of the people if this plan is allowed to proceed?

Do you understand that we are going to have to stand up and fight for the
Minneapolis Civil Rights Department to remain intact?

What will happen to you if you have a discrimination complaint and you are
gay, or a woman who is African - American, African, Latino or Native
American, European- American, Hmong or any other woman of color, someone
with a disability, or a man who is African American, African, Native
American, and European-American, Latino, Hmong or any other man of color?
What if someone discriminates against you because of your religion or
mental health status? What if you are a Senior Citizen with an age
discrimination complaint? Where will you go if discrimination happens to
you?  We have not come this far to turn back now!!!!  What was the Civil
Rights Movement about if we allow this travesty of justice to happen now?
You know that discrimination continues!!!This is one of the most
important issues of our time!

How can you help? How can you become involved?

1. Come to a strategy meeting on June 4th, 2009
6:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Minneapolis Urban League South Office
411 East 38th street, Minneapolis 55409 (4th Avenue & 38th Street South)

2. Call Mayor Rybak at 673-2100 and

3. Call your City Council Representative (call Minneapolis 311 for
telephone numbers) Tell them no budget cuts to the Minneapolis Department
of Civil Rights!!!  Do not transfer the Complaint Investigations Unit of
the Minneapolis Civil Rights Department to the St. Paul Human Rights
Department!!!

4. E-mail Lori Saroya (CAIR) and tell her that you and your organization
want to join the campaign to save the Civil Rights Department! Tell her
that you want to co- sponsor our Community Meeting on June 10th, 2009!
 (No money needed to co-sponsor) The e-mail address for Lori Saroya is
lsaroya@cair.com.

Thank-you!!! See you on June 4th, 2009 at 6:00 pm at MUL South Cheryl
Morgan Spencer Minneapolis Urban League cmspencer@mul.org