Elevate-The-Soul Online Radio (Rick Tingling-Clemmons Interview on Racism Included)
Friday, March 7, 2008
Flyer for March 28th Rally
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (a movie, book by Sam Greenlee, about whistleblowing)There is something rotten in our Fire Department, and our many E.R.A.S.E. investigators have uncovered a number of outrageous abuses of public trust, theft, mismanagement, and stupid racist acts against DC’s Black finest. End Racism and Stop Exploitation, E.R.A.S.E. has eyes and ears in the firehouses; and it is committed to “breaking the jaws of racism” (to quote noted abolitionist John Brown) in the DCFD. E.R.A.S.E. says End the Double Standards!!It has been alleged that:· A white firefighter running a prostitution ring in NE was transferred to Georgetown;· A black firefighter who stopped to fight a fire on his way to training is up for review and possible termination (recommended by Chief Rubin)· DCFD receives about 55 EEOC complaints per year, costing city (taxpayers) on average about $2-3 million dollars in city losses;· Dismissals of Black firefighters to white at a ratio of 8 to 1;· Suspensions of Black firefighters also higher than whites; · One wife-beating Lieutenant spent 10 days in jail, but is now driving the Chief · Lt. Crow (white), hit two firefighters (white and black) in the face with plates at Engine 30 - then allowed to drive the Chief around, and now is driving the First Battalion Chief and performing administrative duties; demoted to Sergeant, but lost no pay; · Lt. Lehan, while under investigation for racist charges and gay-bashing, was recommended by the Chief for the President’s State of the Union duty and is the only firefighter receiving overtime the city can’t afford (for driving Chief Rubin);· Firefighters were reported smoking in firehouse near oxygen;· DCFD’s Fleet maintenance division is losing equipment at heavy cost to the city, reportedly being sold to other states; and · Top three (3) ranked (and paid) firefighters live in Maryland, NOT DC!What do we want? How about some justice!!E.R.A.S.E. and our community demands that the Mayor and/or City Council take action in support of our firefighters and citizens: · Call for a judicial review, · Establish a Citizen’s Review Board;· Request a Congressional inquiry;· Get Lt. Lehan out of our neighborhood… Or …WE’LL DO IT OURSELVES!!CALLING ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS: SUPPORT OUR FIREFIGHTERSCOME TO A RALLY!!WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH WHERE: WILSON BUILDING, 1350 PA. AVE, NWTIME: 12:00 NOONCall the council members below; demand they look into this situation!! Mayor Fenty has said his hands are tied by the process and chain of command! We must let him know that our justice cannot wait and they will be heard!Chairman Vincent Gray, 724-8032At-Large Councilmember Kwame Brown, 724-8174At-large Councilmember Phil Mendelson, 724-8064Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander 724-8068Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry, 724-8045Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, 724-8028ANC 7D05 Commissioner Rick Tingling-Clemmons, 397.2277Help E.R.A.S.E. Break the Jaws of Racism!FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO HELP:ERASE-RACISM@HOTMAIL.COM; ABOLISHRACISM.BLOGSPOT.COM Want to help? Copy, post and help distribute this flyer! Thanks!!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Flyer for March 28th 2008 Rally
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (a movie, book by Sam Greenlee, about whistleblowing)There is something rotten in our Fire Department, and our many E.R.A.S.E. investigators have uncovered a number of outrageous abuses of public trust, theft, mismanagement, and stupid racist acts against DC’s Black finest. End Racism and Stop Exploitation, E.R.A.S.E. has eyes and ears in the firehouses; and it is committed to “breaking the jaws of racism” (to quote noted abolitionist John Brown) in the DCFD. E.R.A.S.E. says End the Double Standards!!It has been alleged that:· A white firefighter running a prostitution ring in NE was transferred to Georgetown;· A black firefighter who stopped to fight a fire on his way to training is up for review and possible termination (recommended by Chief Rubin)· DCFD receives about 55 EEOC complaints per year, costing city (taxpayers) on average about $2-3 million dollars in city losses;· Dismissals of Black firefighters to white at a ratio of 8 to 1;· Suspensions of Black firefighters also higher than whites; · One wife-beating Lieutenant spent 10 days in jail, but is now driving the Chief · Lt. Crow (white) hit two firefighters (white and black) in the face with plates at Engine 30 - then allowed to drive the Chief around, and now is driving the First Battalion Chief and performing administrative duties; demoted to Sergeant, but lost no pay; · Lt. Lehan, while under investigation for racist charges and gay-bashing, was recommended by the Chief for the President’s State of the Union duty and is the only firefighter receiving overtime the city can’t afford (for driving Chief Rubin);· Firefighters were reported smoking in firehouse near oxygen;· DCFD’s Fleet maintenance division is losing equipment at heavy cost to the city, reportedly being sold to other states; and · Top three (3) ranked (and paid) firefighters live in Maryland, NOT DC!What do we want? How about some justice!! E.R.A.S.E. and our community demands that the Mayor and/or City Council take action in support of our firefighters and citizens: · Call for a judicial review, · Establish a Citizen’s Review Board;· Request a Congressional inquiry;· Get Lt. Lehan out of our neighborhood… Or …WE’LL DO IT OURSELVES!! CALLING ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS: SUPPORT OUR FIREFIGHTERSCOME TO A RALLY!! WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH WHERE: WILSON BUILDING, 1350 PA. AVE, NWTIME: 12:00 NOON Call the council members below; demand they look into this situation!! Mayor Fenty has said his hands are tied by the process and chain of command! We must let him know that our justice cannot wait and they will be heard! Chairman Vincent Gray, 724-8032At-Large Councilmember Kwame Brown, 724-8174At-large Councilmember Phil Mendelson, 724-8064Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander 724-8068Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry, 724-8045Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, 724-8028ANC 7D05 Commissioner Rick Tingling-Clemmons, 397.2277Help E.R.A.S.E. Break the Jaws of Racism! FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO HELP:ERASE-RACISM@HOTMAIL.COM; ABOLISHRACISM.BLOGSPOT.COM Want to help? Copy, post and help distribute this flyer! Thanks!!
The LaCore case - and other facts from The Spook Who Sits By the Door*
Firefighter Sergeant Michael LaCore, who was severely injured while fighting a fire and was in danger of being terminated for not recovering in a year until his mother got the ear of the Mayor, is now in danger of being denied the right to return to duty. Sgt Michael LaCore, with 3 other firefighters, was seriously burned in a fire on 4th Street, NE, in October of 2007. It is alleged that DCFD's Risk Management Deputy, whose responsiblity is to investigate accidents and injuries of firefighters, was not allowed to investigate this incident.
The following other allegations have surfaced:
On or about February 15th, 2008, 5 firefighter recruits were burned during a training session. Now, Deputy Fire Chief Alan Jeffries, who was in charge of that training, is preparing to be promoted to 3rd in command. Last year, a black applicant died during a training.
Additional allegations include concerns that a white Captain hasn't taken the physical in 6 years, receiving only a light suspension for this infraction (because they didn't want to demote Chief Anderson). Plus, he was assigned to the fire boat, but CAN NOT EVEN SWIM!!!
In the Special Operations Division, the numbers of Blacks assigned to this unit are conspicuously absent - that is hazmat (hazardous materials), fire boat and rescue squad. Firefighter Damien Green stole drugs to make methamphetamine June 29th, 2006 (assigned to the Giant in Silver Spring) and the Fire Department took absolutely NO ACTION! He is now assigned to Engine 24 at Georgia and Gallatin, NW.
Probationary Firefighter Mark Dunlap, assigned to Capitol Hill Station, Engine 3, was arrested for DUI and locked up, which is grounds for dismissal. Not only did the chief's report on the incident disappear, but Dunlap has never been disciplined.
And, we promised you other facts that our Mayor - if he were concerned about ending even the appearance of condoning racism in his Fire Department - would not be able to keep ignoring:
69 white members of the Dept haven't attended Annual Physicals for as long as nine (9) years. Battalion Chief Larry Anderson hasn't taken a physical in eight (8) years. Yet, other firefighters have been demoted or fired for failing to follow clinic procedures - while Chief Anderson got promoted. The 69 members are Chiefs, Captains, and Lieutenants.
95% of all new recruits are white, and only 2% are from DC. Current management has destroyed the cadet program that was a pathway for DC youth into the Fire Department.
Chief Rubin has ordered all Deputy and Battalion Fire Chiefs to take a basic EMT course, which they are not required to have, meaning 6 weeks off enjoying a class at taxpayers' expense, wasting federal funds in our names. The feds need to take a look at this waste. And so do we, District taxpayers, since the Fire Department is already over budget! Inqiring minds want to know: Who is accountable for these losses and mismanagement? Or, is this the real reason our property taxes are being raised, to cover the graft in the Fire Department? Hmmmmmm
Also, the Spook must correct an oops, that alleged firefighter implicated in the prostitution case on Minnesota was not transferred to Georgetown, as reported in our flyer, but to Chinatown.
More to come as E.R.A.S.E. continues to pursue good government ...
* The Spook Who Sat By the Door is taken from the title of a movie and book by Sam Greenlee, about whistleblowing.
Oh yeah, to add insult to injury...
We have a Caucasian who moved to one of the last corner houses in our neighborhood on the corner of 49th Street and Central Avenue, NE, and immediately got involved in the political life of the community (he's treasurer of a local Civic Association). Many of us wondered why, especially since he has been posturing, faking like he was a cop when he is just a "ride-along." We found out on Saturday the 15th, when he tried to walk his three dogs through E.R.A.S.E.'s rally against racism. The Spook and neighbors want to know, why would anyone want to disrupt, deter, detain such a rally - unless he has a hidden agenda? The Spook's neighbors were holding a rally against racism in the Fire Department in our neighborhood, and he wanted to interrupt the demo, draw attention to himself, and interfere with the flow of the rally, calling the police over to enforce his right to walk through the demonstrators stage, rather than any of the other 5 or more different routes he had available to him and his 3 dogs.
The following other allegations have surfaced:
On or about February 15th, 2008, 5 firefighter recruits were burned during a training session. Now, Deputy Fire Chief Alan Jeffries, who was in charge of that training, is preparing to be promoted to 3rd in command. Last year, a black applicant died during a training.
Additional allegations include concerns that a white Captain hasn't taken the physical in 6 years, receiving only a light suspension for this infraction (because they didn't want to demote Chief Anderson). Plus, he was assigned to the fire boat, but CAN NOT EVEN SWIM!!!
In the Special Operations Division, the numbers of Blacks assigned to this unit are conspicuously absent - that is hazmat (hazardous materials), fire boat and rescue squad. Firefighter Damien Green stole drugs to make methamphetamine June 29th, 2006 (assigned to the Giant in Silver Spring) and the Fire Department took absolutely NO ACTION! He is now assigned to Engine 24 at Georgia and Gallatin, NW.
Probationary Firefighter Mark Dunlap, assigned to Capitol Hill Station, Engine 3, was arrested for DUI and locked up, which is grounds for dismissal. Not only did the chief's report on the incident disappear, but Dunlap has never been disciplined.
And, we promised you other facts that our Mayor - if he were concerned about ending even the appearance of condoning racism in his Fire Department - would not be able to keep ignoring:
69 white members of the Dept haven't attended Annual Physicals for as long as nine (9) years. Battalion Chief Larry Anderson hasn't taken a physical in eight (8) years. Yet, other firefighters have been demoted or fired for failing to follow clinic procedures - while Chief Anderson got promoted. The 69 members are Chiefs, Captains, and Lieutenants.
95% of all new recruits are white, and only 2% are from DC. Current management has destroyed the cadet program that was a pathway for DC youth into the Fire Department.
Chief Rubin has ordered all Deputy and Battalion Fire Chiefs to take a basic EMT course, which they are not required to have, meaning 6 weeks off enjoying a class at taxpayers' expense, wasting federal funds in our names. The feds need to take a look at this waste. And so do we, District taxpayers, since the Fire Department is already over budget! Inqiring minds want to know: Who is accountable for these losses and mismanagement? Or, is this the real reason our property taxes are being raised, to cover the graft in the Fire Department? Hmmmmmm
Also, the Spook must correct an oops, that alleged firefighter implicated in the prostitution case on Minnesota was not transferred to Georgetown, as reported in our flyer, but to Chinatown.
More to come as E.R.A.S.E. continues to pursue good government ...
* The Spook Who Sat By the Door is taken from the title of a movie and book by Sam Greenlee, about whistleblowing.
Oh yeah, to add insult to injury...
We have a Caucasian who moved to one of the last corner houses in our neighborhood on the corner of 49th Street and Central Avenue, NE, and immediately got involved in the political life of the community (he's treasurer of a local Civic Association). Many of us wondered why, especially since he has been posturing, faking like he was a cop when he is just a "ride-along." We found out on Saturday the 15th, when he tried to walk his three dogs through E.R.A.S.E.'s rally against racism. The Spook and neighbors want to know, why would anyone want to disrupt, deter, detain such a rally - unless he has a hidden agenda? The Spook's neighbors were holding a rally against racism in the Fire Department in our neighborhood, and he wanted to interrupt the demo, draw attention to himself, and interfere with the flow of the rally, calling the police over to enforce his right to walk through the demonstrators stage, rather than any of the other 5 or more different routes he had available to him and his 3 dogs.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The Rally is on Youtube
Check out what TKG Productions is doing. These are two short vid's about the Rally we had on February 16th. It really does take a village. We gave them 30 Days from that day to clean up the DCFD and the clock continues to tick. We will be back, More Fired Up and Definitely Not Taking It Anymore.
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