 Summary of Testimony Governor's Tolerance Commission Editor's Note: Hearing Summary Notes Provided by the Governor's Tolerance Commission. Public Information.
What can the Commission
do? Format of hearings? Solid dates for hearings so far
Directing her comments to Sister Senator Bettye Davis - her mother tells her Bettye is a genius. Understanding diversity flows from leadership. We need more geniuses in diversity. The director of the Mtn. View Boys and Girls club center (Rick) has hired a diverse staff here and it works. Our programs here are very diverse. If you are a person of color it's easy to understand the need to be diverse - to "get it". Not everyone gets it. So the ones who do get it need to share it with others and help everyone to understand. Suggestions: Proud to present students..... Gregory Henderson, black, works here with Americorps, originally from New Mexico, which is very diverse and respectful. Lived in Mississippi and it wasn't so diverse. We started taking Spanish in the 3rd grade in Albuquerque. Made it easier to deal with people of different ethnicities. In talking with students Open Gym at schools still has ethnic groups of students playing against other kids and races uniting against each other. This is still going on. Education is the key. Once you can eliminate the ignorance, people can treat other people better. Need more talk of discrimination in the schools. Shari asked Gregory to rate Alaska compared to New Mexico: it's about a 6 on the racist scale. People in Alaska don't mix with one another. There is a diverse mix in Alaska but they don't mix together. In Albuquerque the minorities are the majority, so the atmosphere is based on that. City events are multi-cultural. Payton Thomas, white kid, family is openminded about diversity. lived in Uganda, Africa for two years. Traveled around and saw a different way of life. Fortunate to live in Alaska now where there is a mix of people. I haven't experienced much discrimination personally. Grandparents are sort of racist against blacks and Mexicans. I would ask them about it and they were never really clear why. Grandparents are Christians so he would make his argument to not be racist based on the bible's teachings. Nikita: (black) I think it's culturally diverse in Alaska. Grew up in the military and has been a lot of places in my lifetime. I've read about discrimination but haven't experienced it. Heard about the Klu-Klux Klan on a tv program when she was six and didn't want to move to Mississippi. Schools around here have such a mix I don't really see the racism.
David Levy: Anchorage Equal Rights Commission Introduces Paula Haley in the audience from the Human Rights Commission and Rev. Greene from the Minority Community Police Relations Task Force (for 11 years has Chaired this Committee). AERC investigates violations of the city civil rights laws (Title 5). 6 member staff. Receive 1,000 to 1,200 calls a year. Of those, about 100 are investigated. If it goes through the whole process, then it goes to public hearings. Few public hearings. Try to finish the process in 220? Days. Mayor Wuerch's Kitchen Cabinet. Loose coalition of supporters and friends in the minority community they will prepare a report by the end of October. Also working with University to prepare focus groups and prepare a survey to get a feel for what the attitudes are on the issues of race. Cabinet is meeting on a bi-monthly basis. Questions on English Only Initiative: Can the Commission provide materials in multiple languages or is that against the law? Still in courts. Hasn't affected services. Suggestions:
Rev. Doctor William Greene: Minority Community Police Relations Task Force1991 was formed after an individual was shot. Works with Anchorage Equal Rights Commission, FBI, US Attorney's office, etc. Respond to complaints from community. Catalyst between the community and APD. We held the first public hearing after the paint-ball shooting and racism in the city as a whole. There is a lot of racism in this city. Received many letters from inmates talking about racism in the prisons. State system. How do they pursue the investigations? They form subcommittees with the members of the commission and get information back to the community. Task force doesn't have enforcement, but is helpful for mediation. Make recommendations to APD. Just having APD working with people of color has been good for educational purposes. People are getting tired of having forums and having nothing come out of it. Mayor Wuerch has been doing something.
Niki Burrows: Mountain View Community Council Lived in this community for 30 years - Most ethnically diverse in Alaska. Clark Junior High Has 41 languages spoken in the school. Hasn't personally experienced racism in this community. Some kids have been known to use language as a weapon. Kids speak in their own language and other kids think they are talking about them. Having difficulty at the community council level to get all different groups together. Government discriminates against Mountain View. People ask me why I stay in Mountain View. We hear it every day. People are afraid to be here. Employment is a problem here because there aren't enough businesses here. Dumping ground for low-income housing. Government agencies (Elmendorf specifically) telling people not to live in Mountain View. State DOT not listening to us about the new freeway dividing our community from the rest of Anchorage (Glenn Highway Expansion). Need improved transit, not more lanes. Media: In the 30 years, media highlights all things bad happening in northeast Anchorage as happening in Mountain View. Huge headline is Mountain View death, whereas if it's a crime in another neighborhood you don't even know what street it's on, much less the neighborhood.
Panu Luciere: Alaska Humanities Forum Yupik Eskimo from Cape Prince of Wales. Received a grant for Urban Rural Youth Program. Help to build a statewide sense of community in a cross-cultural exchange to native villages - two weeks in village. Showed an excellent video from the perspective of Anchorage students who learned a great deal. What do students from small villages say about their experiences in Anchorage? 10 rural students came to Anchorage. 20 Students went to rural Alaska. Program will be expanded to 50/50 this year statewide. Missing from video was the rural student's experience. Video first draft - a work in progress.
Amanda Dale, student ambassador for exchange program, Service High School. What do students think when you return to school? Kids were interested, especially native students in school in Anchorage. They know everyone from their community. Amanda's host dad comes to Anchorage quite a bit and they go out to dinner and have met her parents. Most students have no idea what life is like out in rural Alaska.
JoAnn Goyne, Alaska Emergency Language Resource Bank Wants to highlight this volunteer resource. During the World Special Olympics they discovered 100 and some different languages. There was an outreach effort to find folks who spoke all the languages of the countries. There was a concern there would be a shortage of the required translators needed for the Special Olympics. Worked through court system and other venues to find bilingual volunteers - got more than 400 volunteers, of which 250 were high-level trained translators. How do we save this resource? We incorporated to a non-profit and are looking for ways to keep this resource alive. Perhaps certification is needed? 1.) Use for Emergency and disaster assistance, medical, courts, etc. when interpretors are needed. 2.) Economic development - highlight our state as a diverse workforce 3.) Education - a resource for teachers to call folks to talk about the geography and have a person of that culture there. Hoping to have a bilingual database (with funding) on a website, so Alaskans can have access to their skills.
Jan MacClarence, AWAIC Observations from the women's shelter. 52 bed shelter for women and children who have suffered from domestic abuse. 24 percent of shelter occupants are Alaska Native. 58 percent of services go to minority populations. Full all year. There are often women speaking 4 to 10 different languages. We have no funds for translators. What has been disturbing is seeing the women of the shelter not getting along with another. Many cultures clashing right in the shelter. Women in legal system because of domestic violence and who don't have a grasp of English language are really at a disadvantage. Not enough focus on these women. Suggestions:
Karleen Jackson, Catholic Social Services Appreciate the committee's support and work in your private lives to end discrimination. This commission is a way to discuss the problem, and legitimizes the issue that we won't accept intolerance. Represents about 20,000 people a year who are served by Catholic Social Services. Recognizes racism that the whole community has to deal with, not just the tolerance commission. Personally grew up in Military in East Anchorage. Went to Clark Jr. High and was in a mix Suggestions:
Angela Liston, Catholic Archdiocese, speaking from the faith community. Socially sinful structures
of Racism and poverty are so interconnected that they are part
of the same sin. Paint ball attack was Middle class who sought
out poor, native people to commit a crime against. There is a
huge amount of intolerance toward the poor. Journey to Justice
is a program they are doing in the catholic archdiocese to link
well-to-do catholics with folks living in poverty. The program
sticks with those people. Once you learn and embrace the idea
and walk in their shoes. Catholic Bishops in process of planning
a statewide forum on racism. Suggestions:
Trudy Anderson, Alaska Native Health Board Statewide non-profit corporation
representing 229 federal-recognized tribes. We hope that you will acknowledge the rural - urban divide that is perpetuated in the Alaska Legislature. Appreciate Gov. Knowles' comments at the AFN 2000 convention: "The urban-rural divide. Like a disease, if left unattended, it will infect our spirit of unity and consume our will and ability to move forward as one people. We must build a bridge to span that divide. A bridge all Alaskans can cross to a time and place of better opportunity and renewed hope." Invites us to the We the People
March August 21
Public Hearing Commission overview. What are the solutions to bringing us back together as one state, one people. We have an extraordinary richness of cultural diversity. Our challenge is make sure that we can be good neighbors.
Leann Schooler, Casemanager, supervisor at Homeward Bound. It's a 25 bed facility. A (six month?) program. Offer help with employment, medical, legal, housing. Get funding from RuralCap, HUD, AHFC. How many people move from the program to housing and employment? Eight have actually become homeowners this year. About a 30 % success rate.
Nicholas Joe One of the men who was attacked during the paintball incident. I hope that something can be done about this.
Vyola Jacobs: Her friends were paintballed. Friends stabbed and raped. Don't understand why people are picking on us Alaska Natives. We're losing so many natives already. WE are proud people, the street people hang out together. We share. We have a buddy system. It makes my heart cry to see my friends hurt. We are passing the word not to walk alone. We are starting to sleep in groups. No city people acknowledge us. Only people who talk to us are tourists.
Peter Boguilikuk: One of the recent stabbing victims. Young white guys attacked the camp not too far from him. We weren't doing anything. They just attacked us. Broken ribs. Barely could walk out of there. Walked down the road, called the ambulance. I was taken to the hospital. Police don't do anything about it. I have to quit drinkin.
Thomas Blackbird (spoke
in native language) South Dakota Indian 17 years sober. Spent five years in the streets in the Lower 48. Has two kids, married. Has experienced a lot of discrimination in Anchorage. Family was practicing traditional music in their yard, and people came over and called them dumb Indians and told them to go in the house. It's not just street people experiencing discrimination. It's anyone who doesn't fit the mold. Programs like Homeward Bound are helping people. How do you react to ignorant people with racist comments? I do think differently than I used to. You can't argue with a fool or you become one yourself. What are suggestions:
Steven Jacquier Worked in Alaska's public schools for 10 years. Teacher and administrator in Rampart and elsewhere. Seen lots of discrimination in the schools at all levels, but most at-risk youths are gay, lesbian and transgender youth. Is there anyone on the commission who is gay, lesbian or transgender? No. Statistics for anti-gay discrimination in the school are available. Homelessness and suicide among gay youth are high. Please invite gay and lesbian groups to get their statistics. A friend of his was murdered with a hammer because someone thought he was gay. He's heard cruel jokes against gays by teachers to students. Overwhelming evidence of discrimination. Suggestions:
Laura Waldron, CEO, of the Nubian Sisterhood Our group works with every race across the state. We work in rural areas and the inner-city. There is racism and nepotism from beginning to end. Didn't have problems until the dividend became a part of Alaska. Subtle racism. Laws on the books aren't being enforced. We found an email that came from the court system and it called Afro-Americans Grasshoppers. Went to DC to tell Don Young. His staff said everyone has a right to free speech. Minorities don't feel represented. This commission doesn't even represent us. What can you do. You can't do anything. We have a rich country. There should be nobody homeless. You got people on the hillside making $90,000 a year and we got Mountain View making $23,000 a year. State DFYS is confiscating kids and shipping them out of state. Picking up kids from single moms. People being accused without justifiable cause. We're wasting our time with this commission unless we have some funding to help people. Suggestion:
John Tetpon Blaring issues of discrimination is how state agencies deal with Alaska Natives. DFYS. False Domestic Violence Assault Charge in 1998. Kids were taken from me as a result of that false charge. Four months after losing my children my wife even admitted that she lied. DFYS holds that against you. I've held good jobs and had a good life here. But once I got into the court system, the fact that I was a Native man, I'm guaranteed to have a bad time. I haven't seen my grandchildren in three years. DFYS can completely ruin the lives of children - innocent people - and get away with it. I had to fight Assistant attorney generals, office of public advocacy, etc. There are 500 native children in this city alone in white homes in violation of the Indian Child Welfare Act. They have that as a written rule to take away children from native homes. $850 per child goes from Indian Funds to white families through DFYS.
Eva Marie Albarro Written statement distributed. Has concerns with DFYS. Had battles with them for 11 years and lost her seven children. I am a mixture of three races. I look white. Kids are a mix of races. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) law. Sex abuse is a Hate crimes against children. People in authority are doing sick sexual acts against children. This occurs in DFYS, placing non-white children in white homes. My children are falsely labeled. DFYS can't get their races right. Suggestion: DFYS can't write
up their reports. Have them taped so they can't just white out
what they have said before. 562-2161 ext. 1014.
Nancy Blake of the Valley Thank you for taking the time to do this. I appreciate it. My issue is sexual orientation. As we talk about diversity and safety nets for people, there is no protection for sexual orientation. There are no groups that protect us. EEO, AERC, AK Human Rights Commission. Also, Bridgebuilders is doing super things to learn about people of cultures, but they don't allow same-sex people to be a part of that program. Recommends passing law to protect sexual orientation.
Kenny Timberwolf Gardner My great grandfather signed the petition to become the U.S. State. They are from southeast Alaska where totem poles tell the history of our story. He looked at the red, and the thought of the blood of the people. Being of the Eagle clan, he looked at the Eagle on top. He signed that declaration for us to become US citizens here in Alaska because he thought our people would be protected. We aren't being protected. Police officers not protecting us. We need elected officials to lead by example. Quit using the native people, poor people, minority people to build a bank account for other people. Suggestions: We need to have Alaska history taught in our schools. Subsistence. It's an economic way of life out there.
John Suter Concerns with racism at the airport. Lead men, foreman need racial orientation and training. Airport management prevented women at airport from eating foods and having conversations in their language. That case was reversed. Spoke out against sexual harassment and was written up by the management. I spoke out for another minority at the airport and was told to sign paperwork. Was fired after repeated cases of trying to speak up for people. Several cases with the Human Rights Commission - some cases 4.5 years old. (handed in written comments)
Joseph Byobuck from the airport Wants the permission to investigate a case of not being promoted at his work.
Diane Barth Worked for the state for 17 years - Anchorage International Airport. Sexually harassed, talked to personnel in the state. DOT told personnel not to talk to Diane anymore. Lawsuit. Investigator for state followed me around. Suffered health deterioration due to the harassment. Governor's appointments at the airport need more training than other folks in the state. Managers need to be trained. DFYS, DOT, the airport, all of these. The State has been dragging its feet. My case had to be pursued through bankruptcy. I have great hope but great skepticism about what you can do. It will be whitewashed. Let's clean up our own house first. Single mom. Had threats from airport personnel saying they could take her children away. Others are afraid to speak out because of what happened to me. Question: where do you place the blame? The buck stops with the Governor. Clean up your own house.
Romeo Rescober Born in the Phillipines. Came to Alaska in 1976. Active in the Filipino Community, Secretary of Asian - Alaskan Cultural Center, Active in several other agencies. Concern is with his work for state of Alaska. Natural Resources Officer, II. Worked in same position, same department since 1977. Seen a lot of racial discrimination. Seen native lady not get promoted because she's native. Heard supervisors talk of getting rid of native lady's position just to get rid of her. I haven't complained about that yet because I was concerned about my family. In 1987 my supervisor talked me into working at Div. Of Agriculture in Palmer. If I would have taken that job I would have been out of a job because the Legislature cut that budget. John Shively gave me a break. Gave me an extension in promotion. I encourage minorities to support people who will support minorities. I respect Gov. Tony Knowles. Human Rights Commission hasn't done anything - not enough evidence. Has talked with Thelma Buchholdt at EEO about his case.
Dan Carter Good Evening. I appreciate the opportunity to testify. 25 year resident of Alaska. 22.5 years at People Mover with the City of Anchorage. People who don't fit the "proper" mold get discriminated against. Others call me a "faggot." St. Patrick's Day event labeled him "just another faggot in Makeup." Martin Luther King. Laws can't change what's in a person's heart, but laws can change people's actions. AERC investigated the complaint but city laws don't protect sexual orientation. They investigated but was told they needed three cases against me to be valid. When I volunteered for Mayor's task force they told me we aren't discussing "your" issue. People think I'm only concerned with myself. Why? I was excited about this commission but am worried that the folks who really need this aren't here. Many legislators who need to hear these discussions would never participate in this and would never pass laws to do the right thing. Organizer of Gay Pride Parade. Met with the Mayor over the library decision. Was very disappointed about politics. What happened at that meeting is not at all what is being said right now.
Jim Moore, Co-Chair of Identity Incorporated Vital to include sexual orientation within this commission's purview. Report: One in 10. People do not feel safe here. 1990 Identity Reports. Employment highest form of discrimination. Since we published the report, library incident - that took us back. The Anchorage School District decision was great. The Governor's Hate Crimes bill was very important. Link racism, sexism, and sexual orientation. We need to be inclusive of protection. We are discriminated in housing, discriminated in employment, but we can't get help because our "group" is not protected. Police don't know how to deal with gays and lesbians and transgenders. Work toward Alaska where all forms of bigotry and hate are not tolerated.
Gloria Sesenta Child was expelled from school. Gone through appeals. School District not listening. State has found no evidence that he has been at fault. Child is half Spanish, half black, and has been harassed since the day he arrived there. Give my kid back his reputation and his education. We've been accused of threats. You can feel the discrimination in the schools. I've sat in the classroom and I've seen it. He has attention deficit disorder and is being picked on. Hanshew (south Anchorage)
Ruth Willard, Tlingit-Haida Thank you to commission. This is the third task force that has come to the community since the paint ball attack. It seems like a no-win situation that any recommendations would go to this Legislature. I think racism comes from the home, with the adults. I don't think educating our students is the answer. I think we need to educate the adults. Police hasn't done anything to solve the murders of Native women. Don't know what has happened with the kids who committed the paintball attack. Why don't we know. Why doesn't public hear what happens to these people?
Michael Savage This is about racism so let me say this: What do you call a white guy surrounded by a bunch of Alaska Natives? A bartender. I used to be a fishermen but the fisheries aren't going so well. I've been living in a camp with a group of veterans. We choose not to stay in the Brother Francis Shelter. You have to stay at the shelter for 30 days, and then you have to leave for 30 days. I was coming up the trail to camp and saw a 66 year old man who had had his shoes stolen by a bunch of kids. We had $2 to buy some shoes for the guy so we went to salvation army. Found some shoes in the donation section and the Salvation Army staff found them looking and said he was going to call the cops. They offered him $2 for the shoes and he told them to get lost. We need a safe place to camp, and we need the Brother Francis Shelter to allow us to stay without being there for 30 days. We need a place to shower. We get our water from the gas stations and try to wash up.
Donna Brooks State employee complainants Called black bitch, or niggers. Problem is that you write laws to regulate the work environment. Hire people who have connections to the Klan, the National Alliance. Maybe we need a background check for state employment. Minorities are not hired in the state. Eliminate the discriminatory barriers. Look to black management. In Anchorage we have 10.2 percent unemployment for blacks, though they are highly educated. Do interviews of employers that didn't hire minorities to find out why. Make directors accountable for their actions.
Zaire Amin This state is the most horrific violator of human and civil rights in employment. State employees put you under the rug if you don't fit in. DFYS is the worst. Safe environment for Klu Klux Klan types in state employment.
Jassi I feel very strongly about the racism in American. As an African I have seen it in the Lower 48 and here. I am a foreigner and I let my people know what's going on in this country. I came here with a very good heart. I have not had good experiences here. School systems are the perpetrators of racism in America. In Barrow a principal called me a felon. Glenn Olson of Barrow. He has harassed minorities and women in Barrow. I have been ignored. I sued the whites in Barrow. They called me a nigger. Lawyers in Anchorage won't take my case. Judge Russell Holland is a racist. They tried to frame me, saying that I touched a girls butt. I have a letter saying he lied.
Darlene Heckler Inupiat and part-Irish. Eskimo. 42 years old. Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. Work very hard to be respected in both cultures. Born and raised in rural community outside Kotzebue. Couldn't leave the village because of the Molly Hootch case. Really wanted to leave the village but am thankful I stayed. I'm a teacher. Taught for 15 years in Rural Alaska. Left for 10 years and came back. Feel fortunate to have come from large family of 15. Teacher in Anchorage now. Children can learn about respecting others at an early age. Controversy of child sexual abuse. No information on this topic at the libraries. Children in rural Alaska are being abused. Not just in rural Alaska. Government officials and educators have a responsibility. Was a victim of child sexual abuse. Children aren't being listened to. Our judicial system needs to be addressed. Lost Innocence of Children poem was read.
Jose Luis Going with folks who only speak spanish to DMV to get their Identification. Birth certificates need to be certified. We need to be able to get ID -- People are afraid of INS.
Charles Koniger Essay of Human Nature (written document). What I am astonished by is that we won't talk about the nature of human nature. We need to confront our nature of human beings. We are all prejudice - it's in our nature. We need to understand that so we can convey it to our children no later than the 6th grade. It isn't difficult. You have to ask yourself. Why do I act this way, why do I feel this way. If we ask ourselves why, we can come to a way to deal with it. even the people here who have complaints, even they have harbored the same sort of discrimination they have come here to protest. Creatures of coexisting opposites. WE are both good and bad.
Arlene Buxtun of Metlakatla The only Indian Reserve in Alaska. Publication of poem by University Professor was allowed. It was stereotypical and insulting. Slow reaction to murders of native women. Slow reaction to paint-ball incident. Legislature slow to react. Neo Nazi groups infiltrating the military. Alaska Native history in schools should have been in the schools a long time ago. These things are insulting to me. My community is 80 percent-plus unemployed, due to the fact that our sawmill closed in the timber industry. The emergency relief offered by the U.S. Senators forgot about Metlakatla and gave us bits and pieces as an afterthought. This commission should be going to the smaller villages. You aren't coming to Metlakatla. WE have a lot to say. I come to town and I deserve the chance to speak. I used to be really proud of this state and I'm not anymore. My great uncle was Frank Peratrovich. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich are also my family. The dirty secret of Alaska has been opened wide. Everyone should have stayed behind to listen. Commissioners just left because they don't want to listen. You have to walk in someone else's shoes.
Jorge Alvarenga From Nicaragua. Thank you for opportunity to explain my case. Immigration problem. I applied for political asylum in 1986. I am now a resident. In 1992 I was convicted of a felony. I made a mistake and did my time. Please look over my case. Immigration is breaking families apart.
James Patlan (written testimony provided)
Steven Stevenson Black. Discriminated against at work in Valdez. Certified welder. Found a confederate flag marked with KKK. Went to union to complain. Representative said if anyone has a problem with niggers, please talk to me. Found a noose at work. Continued to complain and was fired. I would like to see an advocate. People in my situation need someone to turn to. I don't feel afraid in this town and am proud of being Alaskan, but I do want to work.
Constance Anderson I would like to ask permission to speak on this Athabaskan land. Is anyone here an Athabaskan? I'm a cultural teacher. I have a talent bank of about 1500 people to teach about cultures. International recording artist with Medicine Dream. We give funds to different groups. I've seen an impact in the faces of children as I teach them. They stand up and say they are proud of being Athabaskan. DFYS has a problem. People working there need to be trained in cultural issues. I work for the state but I think a lot of state workers need training. We could start teaching them in daycare. (written comments about DFYS and her children)
Michael Evans I'm glad to see that the first step was taken to recognize that there's a problem with racism in Alaska. Some of the solutions start within the heart. It's in your minds. I've been working with kids for the past 12 years. One kid that comes to mind. Kid was taken out of a foster home because he couldn't get along with kids. That was wrong. A statement was made "how are those niggers treated here." The kid ended up dead after being taken out of the home. I've always felt bad about that.
1-2:30 Commission discussion Public comments: Bring translators if needed or call to make arrangements for translators to be present. All public materials need to say this. Suggestion from Denise:Regional Corporations publish a monthly newsletter (Denise has the contact number) Get the announcement in their newsletters. Upcoming topics for meetings:
Juneau:
Kodiak:
Kotzebue
Soldotna
Fairbanks and Anchorage:
Aniak
Anchorage September 28 teleconference meeting New meeting: change date to Anchorage September
6, 7 (one overnight) Writing the report: September is the month. Request from Talk of Alaska
Radio Show: APRN, Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Shari and Gilbert have reservations about using APRN in this way. Would rather see APRN offer a two hour slot specifically designed for the Commission call-in, rather than using an existing call-in show. The Talk of Alaska show is free, but the other route would have to be paid. (how do we include comments as part of public record). Would Talk of Alaska ask the names of people? A similar program in Bethel was very successful. Mary Kapsner likes the idea of using Talk of Alaska. Everyone knows of the program and would call in. Public Radio Suggestion: (Shari
Kochman will help)
Mara:
Bettye:
Shari:
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