NOW THE MEDIA AND A BRAVE EMPLOYEE CONFRONT RACISM

The story about racist comments ( Porch Monkeys ) by a white female Youth Service Officer at Connecticut JuvenileTraining School was reported by DCFplantation blog this week. Since the initial story on ths website came out, WFSB News channel 3 interviewed a certain CJTS employee about racial comments . You can go to the link posted below and listen to the entire story of how white employees are targeting black or Latino workers. What strikes me as odd is how these Porch Monkey comments by a white female YSO tumbled forth from her lips so easily. Could it be management allowed a climate to exist which enabled whites to say such things?Let us not forget how a white male YSO-for years- said similar things or wrote racially slanted letters ( hanging in plain sight for all to see) but no discipline resulted. What the hell is going on at the plantation?
 At this juncture the name of this YSO does not appear in comments offered by DCF spokesman Gary Keeblatt. He might not reveal who this woman is but we do know the following; she is tall, blond, and rumor has it worked as a teacher before transferring to YSO. Whether these facts are true will come out later for all the world to see. DCF talking head figures continue to utter words like " we are racially sensitive to the feelings of others"or how outside groups are coming in for the purpose of giving seminars about race. Why is DCF / CJTS suddenly seeking outside help to address racial issues within state institutions? For years people of color at CJTS wrote grievances, signed petitions, engaged in hunger strikes, held television interviews or went to talk radio about bias at the plantation. At every turn management thwarted people's efforts; often using YSOs to divert attention from real issues ( in order to give management a pass). Racism swept under the rug and sanitized by forums about Diversity Training at CJTS allowed the real problems to fester.  A charade called Diversity Action Team came into existence at CJTS and only produced non threatening events ( ethnic lunches or dinners, posters of ethnic heroes on walls in school ). After all that tom foolery about D.A.T. nothing changed. Now people are calling residents Porch Monkeys: management has to act due to the fact their lies can no longer be hidden. Employees are tired of this duplicity played by CJTS and want something to change. Since leaders at the CJTS refuse to honor complaints of long suffering employees it is logical a person would go on public record about racism on the plantation.

There are cracks showing in the walls of CJTS / DCF white hegemony that until a few years ago seemed impossible. However, history teaches how oppressive regimes always come tumbling down. CJTS can fire employees but it won't stop justice from banging on their plantation doors. DCF can host meetings in Middletown about a new girls facility due to open in January and act like there ar no issues at CJTS. The winds of social change continue blowing but management does not acknowledge them. And CJTS continues using black & brown youth as commodities or ciphers ( a nonentity) which allows state, federal, and grants to flow into coffers enriching a white hiearchy ignoring cries from employees for justice and a sense of fair treatment.

Justice will roll down like mighty waters one day at CJTS for the atrocities committed by management. This deluge has been building for years but management ignored it. In this story though Noah won't build any ark for saving management. Hell, hope some brave souls close the door of that ark on management when the time comes.


http://www.wfsb.com/story/23847176/school-employee...