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On the occasion of Women's History Month, the City of Watsonville (California) denied holding conversations about the decision of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Secret Service (USSS) to recognize that (i) the origins of the u201cincelu201d label date back to the 1990s, when a Canadian woman created an Internet peer support forum for people, who wanted a sexual relationship, but were unable to find a partner, (ii) the term u201cincelu201d is often used to describe men, who feel unable to obtain romantic or sexual relationships with women, to which they think they are entitled...
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WHEREAS, P r o c l a m a t i o n r o c l a m a t i o n Barbie Gomez International Women’s Day March 8, 2022 Barbie Gomez has always shown a passion for serving her community and making it a better place to live; and WHEREAS, Barbie is co-chair of Watsonville’s Relay for Life, and helps raise over $100,000 for cancer patients each year; and WHEREAS, in 2020, Barbie founded Project Elderly Care at Church of the Nazarene, raising money to deliver groceries to residents during the pandemic; and WHEREAS, Barbie is also a youth group leader at the Church and was involved with their Trunk-or-Treat event; and Barbie is a past director for 831 Youth Sports League’s flag football, and currently serves as director for their basketball hoops program; and WHEREAS, WHEREAS, Barbie is a supporter of Teen Challenge Monterey Bay, and assisted with their Rescue Mission Banquet; and WHEREAS, Barbie’s numerous other volunteer activities include adopting families during the holidays, organizing a book drive for Pájaro Valley Unified School District libraries, providing groceries to families in need through Pinto Lake Pantry, and directing this year’s special needs prom; and WHEREAS, Barbie has made a huge positive impact through Girlz Squad volunteer group, whose 844 members donate their time, money, and energy to support various non-profits as well as families; and WHEREAS, Barbie seeks to empower the women of Girlz Squad, and all others, by collaborating on the projects they take on and is an inspiration to many, displaying admirable determination and enthusiasm in everything she does. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ari Parker, Mayor of the City of Watsonville, in the State of California, on behalf of the City Council hereby recognize Barbie Gomez, in honor of International Women’s Day, for her selfless commitment and dedication to serving the community, and wishing for her to continue being part of it for years to come. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Watsonville to be affixed this 8th day of March, Two thousand and twenty two. ________________________ Ari Parker, Mayor W A T S O N V I L L E , C A L I F O R N I A
3/20/23, 4:35 PM City of Watsonville Mail - Woman's History Month/International Women's Day Proclamation Alejandra Pacheco <alejandra.pacheco@cityofwatsonville.org> Woman's History Month/International Women's Day Proclamation 4 messages Ari Parker <ari.parker@cityofwatsonville.org> To: Alejandra Pacheco <alejandra.pacheco@cityofwatsonville.org> Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 10:13 AM How about we focus on BARBIE GOMEZ as the founder of Girlz Squad (834 members) a Grassroots Community Volunteer Group that works to donate its time, money, and energy to support youth groups, recovery groups, community projects. Barbie seeks to empower women to work together to take on these projects. She is an inspirational motivator whose determined and positive attitude have helped inspire many others to take up service to the Community. Barbie was also one of last years Jefferson Award Nominee Finalists. https://www.ksbw.com/article/meet-the-2021-ksbw-jefferson-award-honorees/35688075 Girlz Squad is on Facebook and available to the public. Barbie doesn't know about this. :) Barbie Gomez Personal Identifying Ari Parker, Mayor Watsonville City Council, District 7 275 Main St Suite 400 Watsonville CA. 95076 Office 831-768-3007 Cell 831-235-2567 Over 30 years serving the community and celebrating over 152 years of history in Watsonville. https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/ Alejandra Pacheco <alejandra.pacheco@cityofwatsonville.org> To: Ari Parker <ari.parker@cityofwatsonville.org> Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 10:25 AM Hi Ari, Sure I can do that, and thank you for mentioning she is unaware so I don't ruin the surprise. Will you take care of ensuring she assists Tuesday's meeting? Thank you [Quoted text hidden] -- Ari Parker <ari.parker@cityofwatsonville.org> To: Alejandra Pacheco <alejandra.pacheco@cityofwatsonville.org> Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 10:49 AM https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=13cad09557&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f:1726212861051122946&simpl=msg-f:17262128610511229… 1/2
3/20/23, 4:35 PM City of Watsonville Mail - Woman's History Month/International Women's Day Proclamation You can give her a call if you need more info about the many varied and diverse projects they’ve done in such a short time;) I think she’d like to hear about it ahead of time. She's a SpEd Bus driver but her parents were involved with a head on collision with a drunk driver a few weeks ago, so I don't know her schedule. Although even while caregiving she's still working the community projects! Ari [Quoted text hidden] Alejandra Pacheco <alejandra.pacheco@cityofwatsonville.org> To: Ari Parker <ari.parker@cityofwatsonville.org> Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 1:08 PM Hi Ari, Barbie has confirmed she will attend the meeting to accept the proclamation. She'll be dropping off additional info for me this week. Thanks [Quoted text hidden] -- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=13cad09557&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f:1726212861051122946&simpl=msg-f:17262128610511229… 2/2
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3/20/23, 4:36 PM City of Watsonville Mail - Fwd: [City_clerks] Women's History Month March 2022 Alejandra Pacheco <alejandra.pacheco@cityofwatsonville.org> Fwd: [City_clerks] Women's History Month March 2022 2 messages Beatriz Flores <beatriz.flores@cityofwatsonville.org> To: Alejandra Pacheco <alejandra.pacheco@cityofwatsonville.org> Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 2:46 PM Did Ari ask to do a proclamation? Are there any proclamations? beatriz.flores@cityofwatsonville.org Business Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday - Friday. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Julia Fritz <JFritz@sfcity.org> Date: Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 2:20 PM Subject: [City_clerks] Women's History Month March 2022 To: city_clerks@lists.cacities.org <city_clerks@lists.cacities.org> Hello fellow City Clerks! Did any of your Cities issue a “Proclamation Declaring the Month of March as Women’s History Month?” If so, could you kindly forward a copy of the proclamation. Thank you! Best regards, Julia Fritz, CMC City Clerk 117 Macneil St | San Fernando, CA 91340 Tel (818) 898-1204 | Fax (818) 361-7631 jfritz@sfcity.org | www.sfcity.org https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=13cad09557&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f:1726139442298227387&simpl=msg-f:17261394422982273… 1/2
3/20/23, 4:36 PM STAY CONNECTED SAN FERNANDO! City of Watsonville Mail - Fwd: [City_clerks] Women's History Month March 2022 CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION. This e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipients. This message may contain sensitive, protected and/or confidential information. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, use, dissemination, forwarding or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail if you are not an intended recipient of this message, and delete the original message and all attachments from your system and from any electronic devices where the message is stored. _______________________________________________ City_clerks mailing list City_clerks@lists.cacities.org http://lists.cacities.org/mailman/listinfo/city_clerks ------------------- This is a Private ListServe. This message was sent to you as a subscriber to the League of California Cities' City Clerks ListServe. If you have any questions, please contact Meghan McKelvey at mmckelvey@cacities.org. The League is not responsible for the content posted to this listserve and encourages users to conduct their own evaluations. Access to this listserve may be denied at the League's sole discretion. Alejandra Pacheco <alejandra.pacheco@cityofwatsonville.org> To: Beatriz Flores <beatriz.flores@cityofwatsonville.org> Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 3:33 PM Hi Bea, No, Ari didn't ask for a proclamation. Jimmy asked me to do one last year, focusing on the local chapter of the Omega Nu Sorority. I've attached it below. Thanks [Quoted text hidden] -- Women's History Month.pdf 202K https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=13cad09557&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f:1726139442298227387&simpl=msg-f:17261394422982273… 2/2
r o c l a m a t i o n r o c l a m a t i o n Women’s History Month March 2021 Women’s History Month is observed annually each March, in celebration of their contributions to history, culture and society; and P WHEREAS, WHEREAS, this month is dedicated to reflecting on the often over-looked achievements of women such as Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Abigail Adams and Sojourner Truth, among countless others; and women today continue to play a critical role in the world, and in creating a brighter future for generations to come; and WHEREAS, WHEREAS, on this occasion Watsonville recognizes a group of these women, the Alpha Theta Chapter of the Omega Nu Sorority, which was chartered on May 14, 1935; and WHEREAS, each year, Alpha Theta raises funds to give out in the form of scholarships to young women at local high schools to support them in furthering their education; and WHEREAS, Alpha Theta has donated to several organizations, such as Pajaro Valley Shelter Services, Monarch Services, YMCA, Jacob’s Heart and FoodWhat? among various others; and WHEREAS, they also collaborate with Watsonville Police Department to maintain their ‘soft room,’ a safe space where victims who are minors can be interviewed in a more comfortable environment; and WHEREAS, Alpha Theta works with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office to fund all the equipment and supplies for the SART room at Dominican Hospital, where victims of sexual abuse go for their forensic examination; and WHEREAS, Alpha Theta and Monarch Services’ victim advocates strive to ensure the process is conducted in the utmost supportive, private and respectful manner; and WHEREAS, we are proud to have these and many other extraordinary women as part of our community, and as role models for the younger generations. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jimmy Dutra, Mayor of the City of Watsonville, in the State of California, on behalf of the City Council hereby recognize March 2021 as Women’s History Month and encourage all citizens to reflect on the generations of women that have made an impact in our history, as well as those who continue making an impact today. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Watsonville to be affixed this 9th day of March, Two thousand and twenty. _____________________ Jimmy Dutra, Mayor W A T S O N V I L L E , C A L I F O R N I A
P r o c l a m a t i o n r o c l a m a t i o n Nancy Andreasen International Women’s Day Honoree March 11, 2017 WHEREAS, In the summer of 1965 the Santa Cruz YWCA received a grant for the first Head Start program in Santa Cruz County, which Nancy Andreasen taught in the basement of the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church rectory in Santa Cruz; and WHEREAS, In 1966 Boulder Creek Elementary School assigned her the task of organizing and teaching a preschool program on its campus, using Title V grant money. During these years Cabrillo College set up an ECE Advisory Committee and began to offer one or two evening courses in ECE; and WHEREAS, In 1970, the ECE Advisory Committee, including Nancy Andreasen, persuaded Cabrillo to develop a full-time vocational instruction program in ECE. Nancy Andreasen was hired to develop the curriculum and to serve as its full-time instructor; and WHEREAS, By the spring of 1971, Nancy Andreasen convinced Cabrillo College that the college needed a laboratory school in which to train ECE students. Julie Edwards was employed to serve as ECE instructor and Director of Cabrillo’s Children’s Center, while Nancy continued as Director of the ECE Department which gradually grew to include 4 full- time and several part-time instructors, as well as the Children’s Center staff; and WHEREAS, Until her retirement from Cabrillo College in 1990, Nancy Andreasen and the other faculty and staff in Cabrillo’s ECE Department nurtured various ECE programs into existence on the campus and in the community, adding a toddler program to the Children’s Center, developing support and instruction for family child care providers, and working closely with the County Office of Education, Head Start, and other ECE programs in Santa Cruz County; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Oscar Rios, Mayor of the City of Watsonville, in the State of California, on behalf of the City Council do hereby congratulate Nancy Andreasen on receiving this honor on “International Women’s Day 2017” and commend her for her outstanding achievements and dedication to the community of Watsonville and the county of Santa Cruz, and wish her great success in all her future endeavors. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Watsonville to be affixed this 11th day of March, two thousand and seventeen. ______________________________ Oscar Rios, Mayor W A T S O N V I L L E , C A L I F O R N I A
P r o c l a m a t i o n r o c l a m a t i o n Julie Olsen-Edwards International Women’s Day Honoree March 11, 2017 WHEREAS, Julie Olsen Edwards, long term Cabrillo ECE faculty member and founding director of the Cabrillo Children’s Center; and WHEREAS, Julie Olsen Edwards, is co-author of Anti-bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves. In writing, lectures, and teaching, Julie gives voice to the joys and pain of human diversity, and calls upon ECE programs to confront the ignorance, bias, fear and stereotypes that hurt children, families & teachers alike; and WHEREAS, Julie has served as a National Board member of NAEYC, and has directed state-wide ECE faculty development programs; and WHEREAS, She brings to this conversation her teaching experience as a Family Child Care Home provider, an Early Childhood classroom teacher, a center director, and a family and teacher advocate. “Whether we are talking about culture & language, or racial identity, or gender, or ability, or economic class – how we address social identities impact the children and families we serve, our co-workers and ourselves, and our profession as a whole”; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Oscar Rios, Mayor of the City of Watsonville, in the State of California, on behalf of the City Council do hereby congratulate Julie Olsen-Edwards on receiving this honor on “International Women’s Day 2017” and commend her for her outstanding achievements and dedication to the community of Watsonville and the county of Santa Cruz, and wish her great success in all her future endeavors. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Watsonville to be affixed this 11th day of March, two thousand and seventeen. ______________________________ Oscar Rios, Mayor W A T S O N V I L L E , C A L I F O R N I A
P roclamation Proclaiming March as Women’s History Month in Watsonville and March 8, 1998, as International Women’s Day in Watsonville WHEREAS, women of every race, class, sexuality, ability, and disability have helped to build this nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways, including as revolutionaries, slaves, doctors, nurses, nuns, business owners, homemakers, industrial workers, farm laborers, teachers, office workers, domestic workers, reformers, community leaders, soldiers, and pioneers; and WHEREAS, 1998 will mark the 150th anniversary of the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States, a bold and courageous civil rights movement that began in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, at the first Women’s Rights Convention ever held; and WHEREAS, in March 1908 an historic demonstration was held in New York City to protest sweatshop conditions for women garment workers there, and this demonstration helped advance the Women’s Movement in this country; and WHEREAS, this historic event has served as an international symbol of the strength and vigilance of women in their struggle for equality, respect, and social and economic justice, and the anniversary of this demonstration has been celebrated around the world since 1911; and WHEREAS, the full history of this century and a half of efforts now spanning seven generations of unceasing work to achieve equality and protection under the laws for fully half our population still, regrettably, remains often unknown and unrecognized; and WHEREAS, the rights of women all over the world must be safeguarded against a lack of public safety, attempts to limit or deny reproductive freedom, a lack of adequate and equal access to economic resources and property, a lack of adequate health care and opportunities for employment and advancement, and a failure to ensure equal protection under the laws; and WHEREAS, this community struggles together to achieve justice and equality for all citizens, it is fitting and proper that we celebrate and recognize the immeasurable contributions of women everywhere, and particularly the work of women in our community, to acknowledge with gratitude those who contribute tirelessly to the nation we were envisioned and created to be, where all have by right a position of equality, fairness, justice and freedom; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dennis Osmer, Mayor of the City of Watsonville, in the State of California, do hereby proclaim the month of March 1998 as Women’s History Month in the City of Watsonville, and further proclaim March 8, 1998, as International Women’s Day in the City of Watsonville. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Watsonville to be affixed this 8th day of March, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight. ____________________________________________ __ Dennis Osmer, Mayor W A T S O N V I L L E, C A L I F O R N I A
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 W (AACL) Michael A. Ayele P.O.Box 20438 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia E-mail : waacl13@gmail.com ; waacl1313@gmail.com ; waacl42913@gmail.com Request for Records Hello, This is Michael A. Ayele sending this message though I now go by W. You may call me W. I am writing this letter to file a request for records with your office.i The bases for this records request are [1] the commemoration of Women’s History Month in the United States of America (U.S.A);ii [2] the statements made by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secret Service (USSS) in March 2022 about the “involuntary celibate community” of the U.S.A;iii [3] the February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill, which sought to provide legal cover for the “involuntary celibate community” of the U.S.A for the purpose of normalizing misogyny and sexism in the U.S.A;iv [4] the decision of Cable News Network (CNN) (through Michael Smerconish) to praise the February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill for the purpose of normalizing misogyny and sexism in the U.S.A. v I) Requested Records What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] the decision of Congress to pass Pub. L. 97 – 28 and thereby request for the President of the U.S.A to proclaim the week beginning March 07th1982 as “Women’s History Week;” [2] the decision of Congress to pass Pub. L. 100-9 and thereby designate the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month;” [3] the decision of Congress to pass resolutions between 1988 and 1994 for the purpose of asking and authorizing the President of the U.S.A to proclaim the month of March as “Women’s History Month;” [4] the decision of the Joseph Biden – Kamala Harris White House Administration to proclaim the month of March 2023 as “Women’s History Month;” [5] the decision of your local/state/federal government (through some sort of proclamation or via other means) to recognize the month of March as “Women’s History Month;” [6] the manner in which your local/state/federal government should commemorate “Women’s History Month;” [7] the systemic sexism and misogyny that exist in U.S society; [8] the decision of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Secret Service (USSS) to recognize that (i) the origins of the “incel” label date back to the 1990s, when a Canadian woman created an Internet peer support forum for people, who wanted a sexual relationship, but were unable to find a partner, (ii) the term “incel” is often used to describe men, who feel unable to obtain romantic or sexual relationships with women, to which they think they are entitled; [9] the decision of Olivia Wilde to identify Jordan Peterson as a “pseudo-intellectual hero to the incel community” of the U.S.A; vi [10] the decision of the Hill (as a news outlet) to provide legal cover for the incel community of the U.S.A on (or around) February 22nd 2023 by criticizing women for (i) graduating high-school, attending a U.S college/university and graduating from that U.S college/university at a higher rate than women of previous generations, (ii) narrowing to the best of their abilities the income disparity between men and women, (iii) Updated.: March 08th 2023 MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 1
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 having higher standards and expectations when entering into a romantic relationship, (iv) not doing enough to prevent the mass-shootings that occur in the U.S.A, (v) not doing enough to prevent the suicide committed by white men living in the U.S.A; [11] the decision of CNN (as a news outlet) to provide legal cover for the “incel community” of the U.S.A by praising the February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill that went on to criticize women for (i) graduating high-school, attending a U.S college/university and graduating from that U.S college/university at a higher rate than women of previous generations, (ii) narrowing to the best of their abilities the income disparity between men and women, (iii) having higher standards and expectations when entering into a romantic relationship, (iv) not doing enough to prevent the mass-shootings that occur in the U.S.A, (v) not doing enough to prevent the suicide committed by white men living in the U.S.A; [12] the significant efforts of the Hill and CNN (as news outlets) to define the “gender role” of women in the 21st (twenty first) century; [13] the formal/informal opinion of your local/state/federal government on the subject of the “gender role” of women in the 21st Century. II) Request for a Fee Waiver and Expedited Processing The requested records do/will demonstrate that [1] Women’s History Week has been commemorated in the U.S.A since March 07th1982; [2] Women’s History Month has been commemorated in the U.S.A since March 1987; [3] the DHS (USSS) is a federal agency of the U.S government, which has in March 2022 published a report in which they have recognized that (i) the origins of the “incel” label date back to the 1990s, when a Canadian woman created an Internet peer support forum for people, who wanted a sexual relationship, but were unable to find a partner, (ii) the term “incel” is often used to describe men, who feel unable to obtain a romantic or sexual relationships with women that they believe is due to them; [4] Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W is a Black man, who has interpreted the March 2022 report published by the DHS (USSS) to mean that (i) women shouldn’t be held responsible for the November 02nd 2018 shooting carried out by racist and sexist Scott Paul Beierle, (ii) women shouldn’t be held responsible for the May 23rd 2014 mass-shooting that took place near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), (iii) women shouldn’t be held responsible for the violence committed against them on account of their gender, (iv) women shouldn’t be held responsible for the suicide committed by white men; [5] the Hill is a news outlet, which has on February 22nd 2023 provided legal cover for the incel community of the U.S.A by criticizing women for (i) graduating high- school, attending a U.S college/university and graduating from that U.S college/university at a higher rate than women of previous generations, (ii) narrowing to the best of their abilities the income disparity between men and women, (iii) having higher standards and expectations when entering into a romantic relationship, (iv) not doing enough to prevent the mass-shootings that occur the U.S.A, (v) not doing enough to prevent the suicide committed by white men living in the U.S.A; [6] CNN is a news outlet, which has on (or around) February 26th 2023 praised the February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill that has gone on to criticize women for (i) graduating high-school, attending a U.S college/university and graduating from that U.S college/university at a higher rate than women of previous generations, (ii) narrowing to the best of their abilities the income disparity between men and women, (iii) having higher standards and expectations when entering into a romantic relationship, (iv) not doing enough to prevent the mass-shootings that occur the U.S.A, (v) not doing enough to prevent the suicide committed by white men living in the U.S.A. MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 2
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 In my judgment, the facts presented in my request for a fee waiver and expedited processing are not the sort to bolster public confidence in the activities of the U.S government because of the way the DOJ (FBI) and the DHS (USSS) processed the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) FOIA request on the subject of the November 02nd 2018 shooting carried out by racist and sexist Scott Paul Beierle.vii It is also my judgment that the facts presented in my request for a fee waiver and expedited processing are not going to bolster public confidence in the misogynistic and sexist propaganda that were recently broadcasted on CNN and the Hill, which formed in part the bases for my records request: I would actually strongly advise you to beware of the February 22nd 2023 article as well as the CNN broadcast of (or around) February 26th 2023. As a Black man with a U.S college degree (who has previously corresponded with the DOJ and the DHS about the November 02nd 2018 shooting carried out by racist and sexist Scott Paul Beierle), I would like to take this opportunity to [1] denounce violence committed against women irrespective of their racial backgrounds, their sexual orientations, their national origins, their religious affiliations and/or their disability status; [2] denounce discrimination on the basis of gender that is committed against women; [3] denounce the way news outlets such as the Hill and CNN opted to define and shape what the “assigned gender role” of women should be in the 21st century. As a representative of the media and a member of the general public, I (personally) really don’t know when it became the “assigned gender role” of women [1] not to try to do well in formal academic settings; [2] not to try to do their best to (i) graduate from high-school, (ii) attend a U.S college/university, (iii) graduate from the U.S college/university they are attending, (iv) bridge the income inequality gap between men and women; [3] to prevent shootings such as the one that took place on November 02nd 2018 by perhaps being more lenient towards racist and sexist Scott Paul Beierle; [4] to take responsibility for the suicide of white men; [5] to prevent the suicide of white men. Anyways, the core issues presented in this records request are as follows. 1) Have you had conversations about the decision of Congress to pass Pub. L. 97 – 28 for the purpose of requesting the President of the U.S.A to proclaim the week beginning March 07th 1982 as “Women’s History Week?” Have you had conversations about the decision of Congress to pass Pub. L. 100 –9 for the purpose of designating the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month?” Have you had conversations about the decision of Congress to pass resolutions between 1988 and 1994 for the purpose of asking and authorizing the President of the U.S.A to proclaim the month of March as “Women’s History Month?” Have you had conversations about the decision of the Joseph Biden – Kamala Harris White House Administration to proclaim the month of March 2023 as “Women’s History Month?” If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 2) Does your local/state/federal government recognize the month of March to be “Women’s History Month?” If yes, have you had conversations about the manner in which Women’s History Month should be commemorated in your local/state/federal government? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 3) Have you had conversations about sexism and misogyny on the occasion of Women’s History Month? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 4) Have you had conversations about the “incel community” in the U.S.A for the MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 3
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 purpose of Women’s History Month? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 5) Have you had conversations about what the “assigned gender role” of women should be in the 21st Century? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 6) Is it the opinion of your local/state/federal government agency that women should be criticized for (i) graduating high- school, attending a U.S college/university and graduating from that U.S college/university at a higher rate than women of previous generations, (ii) narrowing to the best of their abilities the income disparity between men and women, (iii) having higher standards and expectations when entering into a romantic relationship, (iv) not doing enough to prevent the mass-shootings that occur in the U.S.A, (v) the suicide committed by white men living in the U.S.A? If yes, will you promptly disclose the formal/informal opinion formulated by your local/state/federal government, where you have discussed holding women accountable for (i) the suicide committed by white men living in the U.S.A, (ii) the mass-shootings perpetrated in the U.S.A by white men? 7) Have you ever held conversations about arresting and prosecuting women for (i) the suicide committed by white men living in the U.S.A, (ii) the mass-shootings perpetrated in the U.S.A by white men? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? 8) Have you had conversations about the sexist February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill? Have you had conversations about the decision of CNN to praise the sexist February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill? If yes, will you promptly disclose those records? This records request should be expedited because it puts into question the government’s integrity about the way that people are treated in the U.S.A on account of their gender, their racial backgrounds, their national origins and their disability status. My request for a fee waiver should be granted because [1] I have identified operations and activities of the federal government in concert with U.S city/county/state government as well as news media outlets such as the Hill and CNN; [2] the issues presented are meaningfully informative about government operations or activities in order to be ‘likely to contribute’ to and increase public understanding of those operations or activities. Under penalty of perjury, I hereby declare all the statements I have made to be true and accurate. Be well. Take care. Keep yourselves at arms distance. W (AACL) Michael A. Ayele Anti-Racist Human Rights Activist Audio-Visual Media Analyst Anti-Propaganda Journalist MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 4
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 Work Cited iPlease be advised that I have previously disseminated a vast number of documents (obtained through records requests) using the means of various digital publishing platforms such as Anyflip.com, Archive.org, Calameo.com, Edocr.com, Fliphtml5.com, Issuu.com, Medium.com, Pubhtml5.com, Scribd.com, Speakerdeck.com, SlideServe.com and YouTube.com. These documents have been made available to the public at no financial expense to them. As a member of the media, I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the records you disclose to me could be made available to the general public through the means I have mentioned above or other ones. On December 10th 2021, I have launched a website on Wordpress.com for the purpose of making the records previously disclosed to me by the U.S government further accessible to members of the general public interested in the activities of their elected and non- elected representatives. You can find out more about the recent publications of the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) here.: https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/ iiWomen’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” These proclamations celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields. Women’s History Month.: https://womenshistorymonth.gov/about/ During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the countless women who have fought tirelessly and courageously for equality, justice, and opportunity in our Nation. We also reaffirm our commitment to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls in the United States and around the world. We are mindful that we are building on the legacy of both recognized trailblazers and unsung heroines who have guided the course of American history and continue to shape its future. The full participation of women is a foundational tenet of democracy. Women — often women of color — have been on the frontlines, fighting for and securing equal rights and opportunity throughout our country’s history as abolitionists, civil rights leaders, suffragists, and labor activists. Women continue to lead as advocates for reproductive rights, champions of racial justice, and LGBTQI+ equality. Throughout history, these women have opened the doors of opportunity for subsequent generations of dreamers and doers. As community leaders, educators, doctors, scientists, child care providers, and more, women power our economy and MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 5
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 lead our Nation. As first responders and service members, they stand watch over our lives and liberties. As innovators, entrepreneurs, and essential workers in every industry, they represent the very best of America. But despite significant progress, women and girls continue to face systemic barriers to full and equal participation in our economy and society. Last year, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping away a constitutional right from the American people and the ability of millions of women to make decisions about their own bodies, putting their health and lives at risk. Disparities persist in economic security, health care, and caregiving responsibilities, especially for women and girls of color. Those who perform critical work, including those who care for our children and our families, are too often overlooked, underpaid, and undervalued. Ours is the only Nation in the world established upon a profound but simple idea — that all people are created equal. My Administration is committed to upholding that idea and to making its promise real for every American. That is why I created the Gender Policy Council to advance gender equity and equality across the Federal Government. (…) This month, as we continue our work to advance gender equity and equality, let us celebrate the contributions of women throughout our history and honor the stories that have too often gone untold. Let us recognize that fundamental freedoms are interconnected: when opportunities for women are withheld, we all suffer; and when women’s lives are improved, we all gain. Let us strive to create a Nation where every woman and girl knows that her possibilities know no bounds in America. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2023 as Women’s History Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month and to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023, with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. I also invite all Americans to visit WomensHistoryMonth.gov to learn more about the vital contribution of women to our Nation’s history. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-seventh. A Proclamation on Women’s History Month 2023. White House.: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential- actions/2023/02/28/a-proclamation-on-womens-history-month-2023/ iiiIn the late 1990s, a Canadian woman created an Internet peer support forum for people who wanted a sexual relationship but were unable to find a partner. It was intended to be a safe place to seek support for those who felt sexually deprived due to social awkwardness, marginalization, or mental illness. She popularized the term “involuntary celibacy” as a nonjudgmental way for lonely people to identify as a group. Over time, the term would be shortened to “incel.” This forum, along with similar communities, was intended to be positive and focused on providing support for overcoming one’s “incel” status. As the community grew, the ideas expressed in the forums changed and by the early 2000s, some of the more dominant voices were young heterosexual men with vindictive and aggressive views MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 6
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 toward women. Though the original developer took down her website, the community continued to spread across other forums. Today, the term “incel” is often used to describe men who feel unable to obtain romantic or sexual relationships with women, to which they feel entitled. The term is used to describe one online subculture that exists within the “manosphere” – a network of blogs and forums frequented by groups including incels, men’s rights activists (MRSa), Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), and pickup artists (PUAs). Although these groups are known to promote male- dominant views, some members express extreme ideologies involving anti-woman hate, sexual objectification of women, and calls for violence targeting women. Hot Yoga Tallahassee: A Case Study of Misogynistic Extremism. United States Secret Service.: https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/reports/threat-assessments/behavioral-case- studies/details-0 iv As a matter of principle, the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) unequivocally condemns violence committed against women irrespective of their racial backgrounds, their sexual orientations, their national origins, their religious affiliations and/or their disability status. The AACL also condemns discrimination on the basis of gender. It is the judgment of the AACL that the February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill about the reasons why “most young men are single” is sexist and misogynistic because of its tone-deaf nature and its intention to assign women a gender role because they are women. The AACL strongly advises caution and recommends for people to think about their own biases on the subject of what “women’s assigned gender role” is before reading the February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill, which you can access here.: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/most-young- men-single-most-110000268.html vAs you are likely aware, it’s not the first time that CNN has had conversations about the pervasive culture of systemic sexism and misogyny (in the U.S.A) by questioning why women are attending colleges/universities at a higher rate than the generation of women before them. In other words, it’s not the first time that CNN have legitimized as something “good” the culture of systemic sexism and misogyny in the U.S.A. About a year ago, a New York University (NYU) professor was brought on to CNN to encourage women to lower their standards and their expectations on what to expect from their romantic relationships after graduating high school, attending a U.S college/university and graduating from that U.S college/university. A year after that incident, which I have previously denounced, the same CNN journalist (who has held that conversation with that NYU professor) has gone on to praise the February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill, which normalized sexism in the U.S.A by providing legal cover to the “involuntary celibate community” of the U.S.A. For the reasons mentioned above, the AACL strongly advises caution and recommends for people to think about their own biases on the subject of what “women’s assigned gender role” is before having unleashed upon them the sexism and misogyny that is being promoted by CNN, which you can access here.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK4y6C1Uuhw MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 7
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have disclosed limited records of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) August 29th 1986 invitation to then-Director William Webster. These records were disclosed by the FBI following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) on or around October 12th2021. It’s the 2nd (second) time the Department of Justice (DOJ) have referred the AACL to the National Archives Records Administration (NARA) on issues not unrelated to the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery. The recent FBI disclosure show that Westminster College had extended an invitation to William Webster to “deliver the 1987 Commencement Address on Sunday, May 17, 1987 at 2:30 P.M.” The August 29th 1986 letter was signed by Westminster College former President J. Harvey Saunders. On October 31st 1986, William Webster accepted the invitation of Westminster College, acknowledging his formal and informal ties to Westminster College as well as Callaway County. The rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery continues to leave several key questions about Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 unaddressed. These questions include but are not limited to the following. 1) What are/were colleges/universities in the U.S.A obligations pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? Were colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A required by law to denounce violence committed against women irrespective of their racial backgrounds, their sexual orientations, their religious affiliations and their national origins following the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? If yes, were colleges/universities required to inform their students what constitute appropriate sexual boundaries pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? 2) Did colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A begin informing their students what constitute “affirmative and effective consent” following the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972? If not, when did colleges/universities begin to inform their incoming freshmen/transfer students about the concepts of “affirmative and effective consent?” Did colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A begin teaching the concepts of “affirmative and effective consent” to their incoming freshmen/transfer students following the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery (dated April 05th 1986)? If yes, why have colleges/universities throughout the U.S.A fixated on the rape and murder of this Caucasian woman by a Black/African American man to inform their incoming freshmen/transfer students about what constitutes “affirmative and effective consent?” 3) Are colleges/universities discussions pertaining to what constitutes “affirmative and effective consent” consistent with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 if they are first informing their incoming/freshmen students about the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery? Are colleges/universities discussions pertaining to what constitutes “affirmative and effective consent” consistent with their academic integrity policy if they are first informing their incoming freshmen/transfer students about the rape and murder of Jeanne Ann Clery? 4) Were there forces out there in the 1970s and the 1980s looking for a case where a Black man rapes and murders a Caucasian woman for the purpose of enacting a law similar to the Jeanne Clery Act? Was the enactment of the Jeanne Clery Act the result of racist and sexist individuals coming together for the purpose of [a] preventing racial minorities from climbing the social ladder through academic education; [b] cracking down on interracial relationships particularly between a Caucasian woman and a Black/African American man; [c] not applying the same standards in circumstances where a Caucasian man sexually assaults a woman from a MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 8
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 racial minority (as in the case of Brock Turner and Chanel Miller following her rape on January 18th 2015 at the campus of Stanford University)? Approximately 5 (five) Months After the April 05th 1986 Rape and Murder of Jeanne Ann Clery. Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W Official Website.: https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/jeanne-clery-april-1986-and-michael-ayele- aacl-january-2010-in-review-affirtmative-and-effective-consent-in-question-title-ix-doj-fbi-cia- dhs-westminster-college-fulton-missouri-index/ viAs part of promotion for a totally under-the-radar film called Don't Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde explains to fellow director and interviewer Maggie Gyllenhaal who Jordan Peterson and the incel community are. Specifically that Chris Pine's character is based off the former: WILDE: Terrifying. We based that character on this insane man, Jordan Peterson, who is this pseudo-intellectual hero to the incel community. You know the incels? GYLLENHAAL: No. WILDE: They’re basically disenfranchised, mostly white men, who believe they are entitled to sex from women. GYLLENHAAL: Oh, right. WILDE: And they believe that society has now robbed them—that the idea of feminism is working against nature, and that we must be put back into the correct place. Read more GYLLENHAAL: Well, they must be psyched. Things are going really well for them. WILDE:Yeah, they’re actually succeeding in many different ways. But this guy Jordan Peterson is someone that legitimizes certain aspects of their movement because he’s a former professor, he’s an author, he wears a suit, so they feel like this is a real philosophy that should be taken seriously. GYLLENHAAL: Wow. Olivia Wilde explains who incels are to Maggiel Gyllenhaal in Interview Magazine.: https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/124177757.html viiOn (or around) March 15th 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Secret Service (USSS) had published a report about the November 02nd 2018 shooting in Tallahassee, Florida. On (or around) March 16th 2022, agency officials representing the DOJ confirmed that they had settled a lawsuit filed against them for the February 14th 2018 mass- shooting in Parkland, Florida. MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 9
REQUEST FOR RECORDS 03/08/2023 For very obvious reasons, the Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL) is deeply concerned about the decision of the FBI to take some responsibility for February 14th 2018 mass-shooting in Parkland, Florida but not for the November 02nd 2018 shooting in Tallahassee, Florida. The AACL unequivocally denounces gun related violence committed in the U.S.A and/or elsewhere in the world. The AACL acknowledges that systemic chauvinism, discrimination, misogyny, racism and sexism is very much fueling the U.S.A gun violence public health epidemic. The AACL unequivocally denounces the systemic chauvinism, discrimination, misogyny, racism and sexism that is plaguing U.S society. About the November 02nd 2018 Shooting in Tallahassee, Florida Motivated by Misogyny and Sexism. Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W Official Website.: https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/2022/09/30/michael-ayele-aka-w- analysis-of-misogynistic-extremism-march-2022-in-perspective-and-context-index/ MICHAEL A. AYELE (A.K.A) W 10