ENOUGH!!! ENOUGH!!! ENOUGH!!!

A MESSAGE TO ALL WHO ARE TIRED OF DISCRIMINATION!!!

Good morning members, one of our value members Vickie Anderson just started a discussion in the forum call :"COLOR OF CHANGE "
Please go in the forum see the post you could add your comment and click on the link in the post to join  this a terrible situation some  discrimination  please go and read.
Thank you .

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Thank you for publicly condemning the Valley Swim Club and calling
on the Justice Department to investigate. You're helping to show that
people across the country are united against racial discrimination,
and ensuring that the federal government does its job.

The more of us that stand up, the stronger our voice will be.
Will you take a moment and invite your friends and family to add their
voice as well?

Below you will find a brief letter you can send. Personalize it as you
wish or write your own, but please send it along right away. Also,
please only contact people who you know personally. Spam will hurt the
effort.

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Dear friends,

Two weeks ago outside Philadelphia, sixty-five children from a summer
camp tried to go swimming at a club their camp had a contract to use.
Evidently, the club didn't know the kids were largely Black.

When the campers entered the pool, White parents took their kids out
of the water, and the swimming club's staff asked the campers to
leave. The next day, the club told the summer camp that their
membership would be canceled and that they would refund their money.
When asked why, the club's leader said the "kids would change the
complexion ... and the atmosphere of the club."

A "Whites only" pool in 2009 should not be tolerated. The club's
actions appear to be a violation of section 1981 of the Civil Rights
Act. Whether or not any laws were violated, a "Whites only" pool
should be something every American condemns.

I've just joined ColorOfChange.org in doing exactly that -- will you
join me, and email your friends and family asking them to do the same?
We're also calling on the Department of Justice to evaluate suing the
facility under federal law. It takes just a moment to do both, here:

http://www.colorofchange.org/swim/?id=1790-927322

Obama is President but that doesn't mean that suddenly all is fine
when it comes to race in America. This is a vivid reminder of what we
know still lies beneath the surface.

We all know stories like this one -- similar incidents play out
quietly every day in different communities across the country. The
difference in this case is that folks got caught and there was a
contract in place that makes for a potentially illegal act.

Standing up now isn't just about making things right for these kids in
Philadelphia or bringing consequences to this swim club (called the
Valley Swim Club). It's about creating a climate of accountability
everywhere. If we can publicly shame the Valley Swim Club and hold them
accountable for this incident, it will make others think twice before
engaging in this kind of discrimination.

Please join me in condemning the Valley Swim Club's blatant discrimination
and calling on the Justice Department to investigate whether they
violated civil rights laws. And please ask your friends and family to
do the same.

http://www.colorofchange.org/swim/?id=1790-927322

Thanks.

Here are some links to more info:

"Pool Boots Kids Who Might 'Change the Complexion,'" NBC Philadelphia,
07-08-09
http://bit.ly/90Zyr

"60 Black Kids Booted from Philly Pool For Being Black -- Speak Out,"
Jill Tubman at Jack and Jill Politics, 07-08-09
http://bit.ly/GkJTs

"Valley Swim Club: Day Two," Adam B at Daily Kos, 07-08-09
http://bit.ly/qbpSA

"Section 1981 Summary," Employment Law Information Network
http://www.elinfonet.com/1981sum.php
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