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Educational Forum:
Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) Ballot Proposal
Thursday, September 21
5:30 p.m. —6:30 p.m.
Michigan Rooms A/B, University Center,
University of Michigan-Flint campus
This forum will explore the potential impact of the proposal to ban affirmative action if it is adopted in November 2006.
Featured speakers include:
Susan Kaufmann, Associate Director, Center for Education on Women, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, and author of the research report The Gender Impact of the Proposed Michigan Civil Rights Initiative.
Co-sponsors: Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives, University of Michigan-Flint
Women’s Educational Center, University of Michigan-Flint
League of Women Voters of the Flint Area |
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Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:04 pm |
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Biggie9
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i am sure it will be an objective evaluation, lol. |
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Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:27 pm |
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Steve Myers
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MYTH: MCRI “ends all affirmative action”
FACT: MCRI makes it unconstitutional to pick winners and losers based solely on race
and sex. It will make it so that everyone has an opportunity to compete under the same
standards for acceptance to college, positions in public employment, and winning
government contracts.
MYTH: Women are helped by the presence of racial preferences in college
admissions
FACT: Race always trumps sex. Our government should focus on providing equal
opportunities rather than creating policies that attempt to engineer equal outcomes.
Lawsuits against the University of Michigan (Gratz and Grutter), University of Texas
(Hopwood), University of Washington (Smith), and a New Jersey school district
(Taxman) were all brought by women who were victims of racial preferences.
FACT: In the original point system that UM introduced, the only gender preference
given was to men entering nursing.[/color]
MYTH: Scientific research into breast cancer or other gender-specific diseases may
be affected; Domestic Violence Shelters may be eliminated; Breast cancer screening
centers may be eliminated.
FACT: MCRI only affects public employment, public contracting, and public education.
MYTH: Race preferences are needed because of the disparities in public schools.
FACT: Race preferences only serve as a band-aid and do nothing to help failing public
schools. In order to solve the real disparity in our socio-economic system is through
improving the school system. Racial preferences do nothing to solve this long-term
problem.
FACT: Even strong supporters of affirmative action found that 86% of blacks who
enrolled in the 28 selective universities they studied were middle or upper middle class.
Once preferences were eliminated in California, more socioeconomic disadvantaged
students were accepted -- UC Berkley-32.4% are eligible for Pell Grants and at UCLA
35.1% are eligible compared to 8-9% on average in the elite public universities
nationwide.
MYTH: “Race is only one of many factors” … “If MCRI passes there will be
drastic and devastating effects”
FACT: This is a contradiction and shows that the opposition will say and for that, matter
will do anything to distort the facts. If race is truly only one of many factors then once
the Initiative passes there will be little impact.
The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
http://www.michigancivilrights.org/media.html |
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Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:26 pm |
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rapunzel
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Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:05 pm |
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rapunzel
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Approved ballot language for statewide ballot proposal sponsored by Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee. Language was approved by Board of State Canvassers on January 20, 2006.
BALLOT LANGUAGE
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO BAN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS THAT GIVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS BASED ON THEIR RACE, GENDER, COLOR, ETHNICITY OR NATIONAL ORIGIN FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION OR CONTRACTING PURPOSES
The proposed constitutional amendment would:
• Ban public institutions from using affirmative action programs that give preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity or national origin for public employment, education or contracting purposes. Public institutions affected by the proposal include state government, local governments, public colleges and universities, community colleges and school districts.
• Prohibit public institutions from discriminating against groups or individuals due to their gender, ethnicity, race, color or national origin. (A separate provision of the state constitution already prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin.)
Should this proposal be adopted?
Yes
No
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Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:15 am |
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