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Saturday, June 20, 2015
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Moral Courage TV: Marsha Coleman-Adebayo - The Daily Beast
courage is as wonderful ingredient.... but it doesn't mean agreeing with all the people .....all the time. that makes the difference between real leaders.
marsha stayed the course for justice when she felt all alone in her journey. i have deep admiration for this very brave Black women.....for a very long time.
lawrence lucas
"In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends" -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The OSC Report Finding Wrongdoing by USDA-OASCR Is Now POSTED!!!
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:35:11 -0400
Subject: Fwd: The OSC Report Finding Wrongdoing by USDA-OASCR Is Now POSTED!!!
this is as good as it can get in terms of proof as to how dysfunctional/abusive usda civil rights has been under the joe leonard leadership. we told secretary tom vilsack and the white house how bad things were and they ignored us for years.
the us supreme court is on notice as well.....Black farmer case.
we want this posted on our web page ASAP.
thank you.
redacted
Subject: The OSC Report Finding Wrongdoing by USDA-OASCR Is Now POSTED!!!
Hello All!
Please go to www.osc.gov. then click on: 1) Resources, 2) then click on: Public Files, 3) then click on FY 2015, 4) THEN GO TO USDA
Happy Reading!!!
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Fwd: Newspaper Clipping from Oct 13, 1975
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From: Jane Smith <missindependence2012@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Subject: Fwd: Newspaper Clipping from Oct 13, 1975
To:
10 17 2014
From: Jane Smith <missindependence2012@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Subject: Fwd: Newspaper Clipping from Oct 13, 1975
To:
10 17 2014
"Newspaper Clipping from Oct 13, 1975."
Newspaper Clipping from Oct 13, 1975.
Here is an old C.G. newspaper clipping a mother saved in her Bible.
She had been a school teacher and believed prophesy, so she always kept up on issues, long before most ever thought of them here.
Here is an old C.G. newspaper clipping a mother saved in her Bible.
She had been a school teacher and believed prophesy, so she always kept up on issues, long before most ever thought of them here.
Another indication of what's happening. some say ''SCARY''.. tragic, pathetic seem more fitting..eo
Fwd: U.S. EBOLA PATENT 2009
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Black farmer Michael Stovall's farm conditions and the conditi...
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 22:37:29 -0500Subject: Fwd: Videos of Black farmer Michael Stovall's farm conditions and the condit
Sent: 12/2/2013 11:51:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Videos of Black farmer Michael Stovall's farm conditions and the conditions of white farmers!
Please take a look at what USDA has done to this man as well as other Black farmers. Please SHARE with others! This behavior by USDA has to STOP!
Ferrell C. OdenThe Independent Black Farmers(205)482-5604
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Coalition rallies for black farmers,remeners civil rights leader
http://pbcommercial.com/sections/news/local/coalition-rallies-black-farmers-remembers-civil-rights-leader.html
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7:54 pm - June 12, 2013 — Updated: 8:15 pm - June 12, 2013Coalition rallies for black farmers, remembers civil rights leader
Dale Charles, state chair of the Arkansas NAACP, speaks during the rally held on the steps of Pine Bluff City Hall as part of the remembrance of the death of Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers and to garner support for the plight of black farmers Wednesday. (Special to The Commercial/William Harvey)By Michael S. Lee
Of The Commercial StaffA coalition of groups gathered on the north steps of City Hall Wednesday to rally in support of the continuing search for justice by black farmers and black employees of the United States Department of Agriculture and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
The coalition brought together Arkansas Delta Agricultural Enterprise Cooperative Inc., the Independent Black Farmers and the USDA Coalition of Minority Employees.
Organizer Michael McCray said that Pine Bluff was chosen as the site of the rally in part because a major class-action discrimination lawsuit was brought against the USDA by local employee Beverly Burkett.
"Ms. Burkett worked for the USDA in Pine Bluff and Star City," ADAECI board member Irma Preston said. "On June 4, 2013, she was ordered to clear out her desk and to leave her office and not come back and was placed on administrative leave. This came after she filed a discrimination lawsuit against the USDA. This is an example of how the USDA retaliates against its employees. The struggle for justice is very much alive and well. Such practices shall not be tolerated."
Members of the Independent Black Farmers group came from as far away as Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma and Mississippi to get their message out.
Black farmers lawsuits
Black farmers filed suit against the USDA in the late 1990s alleging systemic discrimination based on race that in some cases led to the confiscation of farms by the federal government.
"There is a false perception out there that all of the black farmer cases against the federal government have been settled but that is not true," McCray said. "Many of them fell through the cracks and are still fighting to this day for justice."
When asked if allegations of widespread fraud within the Pigford I and Pigford II class action discrimination lawsuits filed on behalf of black farmers against the USDA were distracting from legitimate grievances, McCray said that this was true to some degree.
"There is no truth to anyone trying to discredit the legitimate complaints of many black farmers against the federal government," McCray said. "There is always some fraud in class-action suits like this and believe me, the crooks should go to jail. That also includes those within the government who have done wrong."
Muhammad Robbalaa is a farmer from southeast Oklahoma.
"When it comes to the discrimination that we are fighting against, some of us are still talking about it as a matter of civil rights but we should be calling it an issue of human rights," Robbalaa said. "Farmers were the first people that God praised. If not for the farmers, nobody would be fed. Black folks need land. Without land we are a stateless people and that makes us slaves. Farming is in our blood. Black farmers have not had any justice. We can't farm if the USDA doesn't treat us right. They have put us out of farming."
Leroy Smith is a farmer from Cary, Miss.
"I have been dealing with discrimination by the USDA since 1991," Smith said. "I am a Vietnam veteran and have served my country in the National Guard. I love this country like anyone else so why is it that I have been discriminated against simply because of the color of my skin? I never thought that I would still be having to deal with this type of thing."
Smith said that he attempted to file for a USDA farm loan in 1992 after starting a small farm the year before, and was denied after he was told the agency had no copy of his tax return.
"I tried to file again in 1993 and was denied again," Smith said. "In 1994 I filed a discrimination claim against the USDA."
Smith said that he had 1,740 acres of farm land in 1993 and ended up losing all of it due to the actions of the USDA.
"I filed for bankruptcy in 2005 and the judge discharged my debt," Smith said. "But three years later, the USDA sent me a collection letter on those debts. This was just harassment and discrimination."
Federal attention sought
Smith said that he wanted to see President Barack Obama show more leadership on the issue.
"The President says that the buck stops with him so why won't he straighten out this mess?" Smith asked. "We want the President to send someone from the White House to discuss these issues with us. Why doesn't he settle it?"
Michael Stovall from Town Creek, Ala., and Robert R. Binion from Clanton, Ala., are farmers who lost their land due to what they allege are discriminatory actions taken by the USDA.
"I was the fourth plaintiff in the first Pigford lawsuit," Binion said. "I used to have 1,000 peach trees and 30 acres of watermelon. We are independent because others have let us down. We need to come together as blacks and Muslims and any whites who agree with us to make sure that this gets settled once and for all."
Ferrell Oden of Birmingham, Ala., owned a catfish and beef cattle farm before USDA actions allegedly resulted in the loss of his business.
"I filed a discrimination suit after a two and a half year investigation," Oden said. "The settlement the USDA offered me was not a fair settlement but the judge told me and my attorney that the USDA did me a favor and that I should be thankful that I was discriminated against. When I refused the offer the USDA sent the Alabama Department of Human Services to close me down. It didn't work. The judge told me I was entitled to injunctive relief but denied it because they said I was going to enter into a financial windfall with the settling of the lawsuit. It amazed me that the judge thought this discrimination would end up being a good thing for me."
Evers remembered
Dale Charles, state chair of the Arkansas National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, spoke about the life and assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Jackson, Miss., on June 12, 1963.
"Medgar Evers served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II, yet he found upon returning home that his skin color was still a deterrent," Charles said. "He was working to achieve voter registration for African Americans at the time he was assassinated. Today we are here to pay homage to Medgar Evers as well as to the black farmers who are long overdue to get their justice in a court of law in America. We know that fight with the USDA is not easy and that is long standing. We must continue to fight and have the fortitude and courage that Medgar Evers had attempting to bring equality to all Americans."
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
URGENT: Claims Process Deadline - ONLY A FEW DAYS REMAIN
From: thea@ruralco.org
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Sent: 4/24/2013 6:15:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: URGENT: Claims Process Deadline - ONLY A FEW DAYS REMAIN
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ACTION ALERT: FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR HISPANIC & WOMEN FARMERS AND RANCHERS
CLAIMS PROCESS - ONLY A FEW DAYS REMAIN!!
- You sought a farm loan or farm loan servicing during the period 1981 through 1996 or mid-October 1998 through mid-October 2000;
- The loan or loan servicing was denied, approved for a lesser amount than requested, approved with restrictive conditions, or provided late; USDA failed to provide appropriate loan servicing; or USDA actively discouraged you from applying for the loan or loan servicing; and
- You believe these actions were based on your being Hispanic or female.
There are only a few days remaining for claimants to file their claims form. Please read information below on filing the form on time given the short time remaining.It is critical to submit claims forms, on/or before midnight, on May 1, 2013. Any claims filed after midnight, May 1, 2013, will be denied. Please read and pass along the following requirements for claims:If you think you might be eligible for this claims process:1. You should also work immediately to prepare your complete claim for filing. To do so, first contact the Claims Administrator (EPIQ) at 1-888-508-4429 or www.farmerclaims.gov as soon as possible to request that your individually numbered claims form be sent to you. Your completed form must be POSTMARKED no later than May 1, 2013. We strongly suggest you get a receipt from the post office.Mail your information to:USDA Hispanic & Women Farmers and RanchersClaims AdministratorP. O. Box 4540Portland, OR 97208-45402. We also strongly suggest you immediately seek assistance from an attorney or an advocate to move forward on preparing a complete form with all necessary documentation. The process of filing a claim is complex, and assistance from a lawyer or an advocate experienced in the process is strongly advised. In order to seek an attorney to help prepare your claim, please click the following "live" link to find an attorney in your area: Legal Assistance List. (This link updates as new attorneys register & receive training on the claims process).3. Claimants who file claims, on/or before midnight, May 1, 2013, but whose claims are incomplete WILL most likely be considered. We understand that claimants who submit incomplete claims will receive a letter from the Claims Administrator, EPIQ Systems, indicating what information is missing from their claim. Claimants will have the opportunity to file a completed claims form, within the time indicated, in your letter from EPIQ. These claimants will have the opportunity after the Claims Deadline to submit the missing information. Therefore, if you have just learned about the process, complete as much of the form as you are able and mail with a letter explaining you just learned of the process and will submit missing information as soon as you are able.Rural Coalition also has a list of advocates who are available to assist claimants. Please request this list by sending an email to HWFRClaims@ruralco.org.Questions and concerns may be addressed to Rural Coalition and staff at: HWFRClaims@ruralco.orgAdditional information is available from USDA Office of Advocacy & Outreach follow this link to their website: http://www.outreach.usda.gov/
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Fwd: Justice 4 Seaver Family Justice 4 Ty &Justice 4 the Farmers
Subject: Justice 4 Seaver Family Justice 4 Ty &Justice 4 the Farmers
To: landrightsnfarming.seamom89@gmail.com
Greetings,
Justice 4 Seaver Family Justice 4 Ty &Justice 4 the Farmers
Americas family farmers have been defrauded for years by USDA and the culprits have never been brought to justice, most of the farmers have lost their family farms, some many generation family farms.
My husbands family farm,(in the family since 1914. 5 generations lived here) 1907 USGS Report shows that the government knew then that our land (and all Scott Co Indiana land) has gas,oil,shale(s),coal,and other valuable minerals,(Our's has a Surveyors Cornerstone),(a Native Burial Ground/Sacred Ceremonial Site),(a leg of the Underground Railroad),(wildlife habitat,deer,turkey,quail,woodcock,Indiana brown bat,woodpeckers,duck, hawks(sparrow,red tail,screech/barn owls Canada geese,squirrels,racoons,skunk,fox,coyote,etc.) rehabbed animals were released.
On February 15,2007 former Scott County Indiana Sheriff john Lizenby led a large number of people guns drawn, wearing black Kevlar Vests They Had No Documents With Them Authorizing Them to Come onto our farm.
Forcing my three year old(at that date)grandson to watch as I was handcuffed (Not Arrested)My clothes were ripped,I was told they were not there to steal nor destroy our personal property, but yet that is exactly what they did, they took and destroyed our personal property, our livestock,our home, etc
At this point our private papers were tumbled they poured honey and syrup on them, depositing some in my daughters car. (My self, my disabled husband,and my son who turned 18 on the 2-1-2007, all three asked about court order's, warrants, and each of us was told they didn't have any paperwork.
They also took phone calls from farmers, and my daughters telling them our phone was being used for law enforcement.
The threats to our lives by these people can not be adequately described, one would have to see the sheer numbers of guns brandished in what had just been a serene 14 degree morning and the fact that they had my young grandson held also with more threats and physical harm (a diagnosis from his pediatrician a few weeks later was Stress Regression Disorder a form of PSTD)loss of our land, livestock,home, health,our business, our Center! And now they have attacked my disabled husbands social security. Depriving an entire family four generations of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness! Federal Claims Torts, Constitutional Torts,Criminal Theft of Funds, and Land, Physical Harm to Minor, Physical Harm to a Disabled Man, Threats,Physical,Psychological,Biological Harm to myself, threatening my son with a gun, threatening both of my daughters via telephone.
one was at her job, the other calling from the hospital (she and her new baby were being released/she was so distraught it took from 10:06 am until after 5:30pm before they were released)
After 2 Washington DC trips and several others canceled, numerous conference calls,as well as interviews, still fighting to get the meeting with the president and oe Ag Sec. Vilsack. We want our land back! we want our livestock back,fences replaced,Barns replaced, compensation for our children grandchildren
My husbands mother.
We are the Jerry & Melissa Seaver Family of Scottsburg,Indiana
Please help us get Justice for Mayme,Jerry,Melissa,Monica,Ty Roll ,Marissa,Rebecca Roll, Hitomi Roll .JdII, (Trace,Odin,Cassandra Roll, & Natalie Seaver)
As citizens of the US we don't want to believe this type of fascism is happening in the Unite States of America - but it is. Remember, if this can happen to Ms. Seaver and her family it can happen to you. We must fight for justice for the Seaver family and citizens in the US. Because next time they might be coming for you...
Lesa Donnelly
Anderson, California
Note: this email was sent as part of a petition started on Change.org, viewable at http://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-usda-secretary-vilsack-senate-congress-justice-4-seaver-family-justice-4-ty-justice-4-the-farmers. To respond, click here
To: landrightsnfarming.seamom89@gmail.com
Greetings,
Justice 4 Seaver Family Justice 4 Ty &Justice 4 the Farmers
Americas family farmers have been defrauded for years by USDA and the culprits have never been brought to justice, most of the farmers have lost their family farms, some many generation family farms.
My husbands family farm,(in the family since 1914. 5 generations lived here) 1907 USGS Report shows that the government knew then that our land (and all Scott Co Indiana land) has gas,oil,shale(s),coal,and other valuable minerals,(Our's has a Surveyors Cornerstone),(a Native Burial Ground/Sacred Ceremonial Site),(a leg of the Underground Railroad),(wildlife habitat,deer,turkey,quail,woodcock,Indiana brown bat,woodpeckers,duck, hawks(sparrow,red tail,screech/barn owls Canada geese,squirrels,racoons,skunk,fox,coyote,etc.) rehabbed animals were released.
On February 15,2007 former Scott County Indiana Sheriff john Lizenby led a large number of people guns drawn, wearing black Kevlar Vests They Had No Documents With Them Authorizing Them to Come onto our farm.
Forcing my three year old(at that date)grandson to watch as I was handcuffed (Not Arrested)My clothes were ripped,I was told they were not there to steal nor destroy our personal property, but yet that is exactly what they did, they took and destroyed our personal property, our livestock,our home, etc
At this point our private papers were tumbled they poured honey and syrup on them, depositing some in my daughters car. (My self, my disabled husband,and my son who turned 18 on the 2-1-2007, all three asked about court order's, warrants, and each of us was told they didn't have any paperwork.
They also took phone calls from farmers, and my daughters telling them our phone was being used for law enforcement.
The threats to our lives by these people can not be adequately described, one would have to see the sheer numbers of guns brandished in what had just been a serene 14 degree morning and the fact that they had my young grandson held also with more threats and physical harm (a diagnosis from his pediatrician a few weeks later was Stress Regression Disorder a form of PSTD)loss of our land, livestock,home, health,our business, our Center! And now they have attacked my disabled husbands social security. Depriving an entire family four generations of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness! Federal Claims Torts, Constitutional Torts,Criminal Theft of Funds, and Land, Physical Harm to Minor, Physical Harm to a Disabled Man, Threats,Physical,Psychological,Biological Harm to myself, threatening my son with a gun, threatening both of my daughters via telephone.
one was at her job, the other calling from the hospital (she and her new baby were being released/she was so distraught it took from 10:06 am until after 5:30pm before they were released)
After 2 Washington DC trips and several others canceled, numerous conference calls,as well as interviews, still fighting to get the meeting with the president and oe Ag Sec. Vilsack. We want our land back! we want our livestock back,fences replaced,Barns replaced, compensation for our children grandchildren
My husbands mother.
We are the Jerry & Melissa Seaver Family of Scottsburg,Indiana
Please help us get Justice for Mayme,Jerry,Melissa,Monica,Ty Roll ,Marissa,Rebecca Roll, Hitomi Roll .JdII, (Trace,Odin,Cassandra Roll, & Natalie Seaver)
As citizens of the US we don't want to believe this type of fascism is happening in the Unite States of America - but it is. Remember, if this can happen to Ms. Seaver and her family it can happen to you. We must fight for justice for the Seaver family and citizens in the US. Because next time they might be coming for you...
Lesa Donnelly
Anderson, California
Note: this email was sent as part of a petition started on Change.org, viewable at http://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-usda-secretary-vilsack-senate-congress-justice-4-seaver-family-justice-4-ty-justice-4-the-farmers. To respond, click here
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