“The EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations’ failure to apply fairly Federal EEO complaint guidelines undermines the Notification and Federal Employees Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation Act and spurs a health crisis within the Federal workforce.”
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) June 27, 2019
Advocacy groups and Whistleblowers will gather
at the upcoming 2019 Annual Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival. The
gathering, which will take place in Washington, DC during July
29th-August 1st, 2019, provides a meaningful “mutual support network”
for whistleblowers and advocates across the country.
The theme of this year’s Summit is True
North—Persevering in the Pursuit of Justice. It will feature a variety
of events, film screenings, and panel discussions to empower
“truth-tellers” who create a better world for all people to thrive.
The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C), a 2019
Summit committee member, will host a panel to address the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) flaws. “The EEOC’s Office of
Federal Operations’ failure to apply “fairly” the Federal Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint guidelines undermines the
Notification and Federal Employees Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation
Act (No FEAR Act). It also spurs a health crisis within the Federal
workforce,” said Tanya Ward Jordan, President of the Coalition For
Change, Inc.(C4C) and Author of 17 Steps: A Federal Employee’s Guide For
Tackling Workplace Discrimination.
The USDA Coalition of Minority Employees will
host a separate panel to address the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA) harmful workplace culture. “Wrongful firings, reprisal, and
intimidation are out of control at USDA. It has been this way
administration after administration, The EEOC fails to hold government
agencies within Agriculture accountable for unlawful acts against
minority farmers, especially Black farmers, and USDA employees.” said
Mr. Lawrence Lucas, President Emeritus of the USDA Coalition of Minority
Employees.
In addition to panels hosted by the C4C and
the USDA Coalition, the Government Accountability Project will host a
panel on the role of the Office of Special Counsel. The 2019 Summit
event organizers, Michael McCray, Esq., and Marcel Reid, have arranged
for an assembly of whistleblowers to cover additional panels covering
topics such as: Guardianship, Surviving Whistleblowing, Working with
Congress, Is Your Story a Book?, Working With Media, and Blackballing
Minority Financial Institutions. Whistleblowers, advocates and members
of the civil and human rights community are invited to participate in
the free conference. For more information visit https://www.whistleblowersummit.com/
The Coalition For Change, Inc.(C4C) is a member of the Make It Safe Coalition. The C4C, a proactive non-profit civil rights organization and support network, incorporated in Washington, D.C., on January 22, 2009. Members devote their time, talent and resources addressing racial injustice and reprisal in Federal employment. The C4C is comprised of former and present Federal employees who have been harmed due to racial discrimination and/or reprisal.
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The Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C)
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