The C4C Federal Exchange Newsletter (April 2015) edition provides an update on the March 24, 2015 Federal Anti-discrimination bill introduced by Rep. Elijah Cummings; and exposes how Scott Bloch, the former head of the Office of Special Counsel, the agency responsible for protecting federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices including reprisal, was the subject of an Federal Bureau of Investigation involving obstruction of justice.

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. . . If the EEOC
finds that an employer or a charging party lied
during the course of an investigation, then that
fact may influence the investigation’s outcome.
Moreover, it may influence the outcome of
litigation or may be used at trial to discredit a
witness.
Making a “material” misrepresentation during
an EEOC investigation could be considered a
punishable crime under 18 U.S.C. Section 1001.
The requirement that a fraudulent statement
be “material” is met if the statement has the
“natural tendency to influence or [is] capable of
influencing, the decision of the decision-
making body to which it is addressed.” U. S. v.
Gaudin, 515 U.S. 506, 510 (1995).
Notably, a lie can be “material” even if it fails to
convince the decision-maker to reach a
different conclusion in the case.
T. Ward Jordan (L), Rep. Elijah Cummings (C) Paulette Taylor (R)
Federal Anti-Discrimination Bill
Gets Bi-Partisan Support
By Tanya Ward Jordan
On March 24, 2015, Representative Elijah
Cummings introduced the bill entitled Federal
Employee Anti-discrimination Act. The bill,
H.R. 1557, includes measures the Coalition For
Change, Inc. (C4C) recommended to provide
more accountability and transparency in the
Federal equal employment opportunity
program. Such measures include language that
 prohibits employers from using settlement
agreements within the EEO process to
“waive” an employee’s right to make a
disclosure to Congress, the Office of
Special Counsel or the Office of Inspector
General; and
 requires employers to provide “electronic
notices” to employees when an agency or
the EEOC finds that a discriminatory or
retaliatory act has occurred.
The C4C prepared its letter supporting the bill
and a joint letter with the Make It Safe
Coalition. Read Washington Post article which
briefly discusses C4C contribution to the bill.
[Above C4C officers receive certificate award
from Rep. Elijah Cummings.]
THE C4C FEDERAL EXCHANGE
THE COALITION FOR CHANGE, INC. (C4C)
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
ISSN 2375-706X Volume 2 / No. 4 April 2015
HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE:
TOXIC: Racism and Sexism at the U.S.
Department of Agriculture 2
EXPOSED: Former Head of the Office
Special Counsel-Scott Bloch 3
The STRUGGLE (Poem) 3
A GOOD READ: The Value of the EEOC 3
CITIZEN FOUR – Documentary 4

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C4C MEMBERS’ CORNER . . .
C4C Outreach Chair - Mr. Isaac Decatur,
pictured at right, stands with fellow supporter
in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the
Selma march which highlighted racial injustice
in the south. The march, which originally took
place in 1965, contributed to passage that year
of the Voting Rights Act.
In the photo above Veteran Decatur holds a
sign stating: Enforce Civil Rights Laws
Now!
The C4C’s Mental Spiritual and Wellness Chair
- Ms. Arthuretta Holmes-Martin represented
C4C at this year’s Association for the Study of
African American’s ASALH 89th Black History
gathering in Washington, DC.
TOXIC WORKPLACE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Case: Alicia Dabney, Firefighter
Ms. Dabney, a Native American, once served as
an Apprentice firefighter, Sequoia National
Forest. She was fired from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) after filing EEO
complaints, speaking out publicly about Region
5 civil rights issues and participating in the
Vercruysse Class Complaint.
While serving as an USDA employee, Ms.
Dabney reports that she was 1) pressured from
male coworkers to have sex; 2) forced to tell
her supervisor each month when her period
started; 3) forced to urinate outside of the crew
vehicle in front of the men because they
refused to stop at rest stops; and 4) physically
assaulted by a male firefighter.
Hear VIDEO CLIP of harassing, explicit, and
graphic sex talk from a male fire-fighter to Ms.
Alicia Dabney.

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A GOOD READ
ARTICLE: The Value of the EEOC:
Reexamining the Agency's Role in
Employment Discrimination Law
“Whatever the EEOC's original mission, and
whatever the original hope today the agency is clearly
a failure, serving . . . as little more than an
administrative obstacle to resolution of claims on the
merits” -- Michael Selmi
Link http://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/726982.pdf
THE STRUGGLE
What makes it right for me to suffer
because of the color of my skin?
I have just as much as intelligence and
character from within.
It’s not the way my hair looks that should allow
me to be treated different or unjust.
It’s the beautiful intelligent person I thought
……that you should want to discuss!
Our forefathers have fought so hard
in the dark and dreary past.
It seems their hardest fight is half won
and we still come in last!
I take pride in the struggle
they all had to endure.
Some days it’s hard to understand
or to even be sure
if the struggle was to end discrimination
and live in harmony.
Why are we still in the struggle?
Why are we still not “Free”?
I thought that the purpose meant
that either a boy or a girl …
Would stand a fair chance to live free in society
and free from discrimination.
I think it’s time for all to understand reality
and stop the procrastination.
We must all stand for freedom …
for every person we know
We must trust that God will cover us
Where ever we may go.
Let freedom ring
and teach the children so they all know
That the struggle is real, fight the good fight,
as it seems to have no end.
It is a struggle we must endure together
and, together we will win.
The goal is to end discrimination
and live free as any other.
To love each other as sisters and as brothers.
I look to God to change what’s happening today,
Free us all from Hatred, Harassment and
Discrimination I pray!
Juanita W. Kennedy
EXPOSED
SCOTT BLOCH
The former head of the U.S. Office of
Special Counsel (2003-2008) is an
attorney. The former political appointee of
President George W. Bush practices law in
Washington, D.C. In 2010, after a FBI
investigation related to obstruction of
justice, Bloch pled guilty to criminal
contempt of Congress and was sentenced to
one day in jail, two years' probation, and
ordered to pay a $5000 fine and perform
200 hours of community service. Read
More: “Former federal official sentenced
to probation with a day in jail”
Washington Post, A.E. Marimow, June 24,
2013

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Just In Case You MISSED It . . .
[Click Heading]
RADIO
C4C President T. Ward Jordan speaks about new
bill to address federal workplace discrimination –
{Begins circa 18 minutes into program}
GAO REPORT – Federal Workforce: Improved
Supervision and Better Use of Probationary Periods
Are Needed to Address Substandard Employee
Performance
HOMELAND SECURITY: Johnson, McCaskill
Release Report on Allegations of Misconduct by
Former DHS Acting IG.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD:
Number of MSPB appeals reversed at the Federal
Circuit in FY 2011.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: Missouri lieutenant
governor: ‘There is more racism in the Justice
Department’ than in the St. Louis area
YOUTUBE: Does Racism Make Us Sick?
Research-packed presentations about how
discrimination, segregation, and other aspects
of racism engender health disparities.
FILM: Citizen Four – The documentary is
about Edward Snowden, the whistleblower
who shined the light on the National Security
Agency (NSA) and its illegal and nefarious
spying on the public.
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