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Civil Rights and You…. Presented By: The Civil Rights Advisory Committee. Committees. Civil Rights Federal Women’s Program. Civil Rights Committee Make Up. Chair—Assistant State Conservationist (FO) Members from each area and State Office Executive Director of CDI Sponsors Advisors. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Civil Rights and You….Civil Rights and You….Presented By: The Civil Rights Advisory Presented By: The Civil Rights Advisory
CommitteeCommittee
CommitteesCommittees
Civil RightsCivil Rights Federal Women’s Federal Women’s
ProgramProgram
Civil Rights CommitteeCivil Rights CommitteeMake UpMake Up
Chair—Assistant State Conservationist (FO)Chair—Assistant State Conservationist (FO) Members from each area and State OfficeMembers from each area and State Office Executive Director of CDIExecutive Director of CDI Sponsors Sponsors AdvisorsAdvisors
Civil Rights CommitteeCivil Rights Committee
The committee advisors:The committee advisors: Black Emphasis Program ManagerBlack Emphasis Program Manager Disability Emphasis Program ManagerDisability Emphasis Program Manager Hispanic Emphasis Program ManagerHispanic Emphasis Program Manager Federal Women’s Program ManagerFederal Women’s Program Manager Asian Pacific American Program Asian Pacific American Program
ManagerManager American Indian/Alaska Native American Indian/Alaska Native
Program ManagerProgram Manager
Civil Rights CommitteeCivil Rights CommitteeSponsorsSponsors
Assistant State Conservationist Assistant State Conservationist (Technology)(Technology)
State Administrative OfficerState Administrative Officer Staff Advisor Staff Advisor
VisionVision Equity for People and ProgramsEquity for People and Programs
MissionMission Ensure compliance with Agency policies Ensure compliance with Agency policies
for conservation and equal opportunity for conservation and equal opportunity programs, and accountability for the programs, and accountability for the delivery of quality and timely service to delivery of quality and timely service to our customersour customers
ChargeCharge
To provide the State Conservationist To provide the State Conservationist recommendations to assure NRCS recommendations to assure NRCS programs are delivered and that programs are delivered and that NRCS employees are treated in a fair NRCS employees are treated in a fair and equitable manner. and equitable manner.
Civil Rights & EEOCivil Rights & EEO
Beginnings with the Constitution and Beginnings with the Constitution and Bill of RightsBill of Rights
Civil Rights Act of 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964 Addresses employment discriminationAddresses employment discrimination
Title VITitle VI ““no person in the U.S. shall, on the no person in the U.S. shall, on the
basis of race, color, or national basis of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”Federal financial assistance.”
Title VIITitle VII prohibits unlawful employment prohibits unlawful employment
practices such as discrimination practices such as discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. It national origin, age, or disability. It also prohibits reprisal or retaliation also prohibits reprisal or retaliation for participating in the discrimination for participating in the discrimination complaint process or for opposing complaint process or for opposing any unlawful employment practice.any unlawful employment practice.
Committee MembersCommittee Members Chair – Jim Frederick, ASTC – Chair – Jim Frederick, ASTC –
FO Area 2FO Area 2 Vice Chair – Bruce Trautman, Vice Chair – Bruce Trautman,
ASTC – FO Area 5ASTC – FO Area 5 Area 1 Rep. – Carroll Oskvig, Area 1 Rep. – Carroll Oskvig,
DC Spirit Lake Field OfficeDC Spirit Lake Field Office Area 2 Rep. – Brad Harrison, Area 2 Rep. – Brad Harrison,
DC Adel Field OfficeDC Adel Field Office
Committee MembersCommittee Members Area 3 Rep. – Tamara Buitenwerf, SC Area 3 Rep. – Tamara Buitenwerf, SC
Elkader Field OfficeElkader Field Office Area 4 Rep. – Nick Morrell, DC Area 4 Rep. – Nick Morrell, DC
Indianola Field OfficeIndianola Field Office Area 5 Rep. – Christine Lousias, SCT Area 5 Rep. – Christine Lousias, SCT
Wapello Field Office Wapello Field Office State Office Rep. – Laurel Foreman, State Office Rep. – Laurel Foreman,
Civil Eng.Civil Eng.
Area Rep ResponsibilitiesArea Rep Responsibilities
Collect information on Civil Rights in Collect information on Civil Rights in their Area their Area
Provide information and training to Provide information and training to their Areatheir Area
Look for potential conflict before it Look for potential conflict before it becomes a problembecomes a problem
Special Emphasis ProgramsSpecial Emphasis Programs Federal Women’s Program (FWP)Federal Women’s Program (FWP) Black Emphasis Program (BEP)Black Emphasis Program (BEP) Hispanic Emphasis Program (HEP)Hispanic Emphasis Program (HEP) Asian Pacific American Program Asian Pacific American Program
(APAP)(APAP) American Indian/Alaska Native American Indian/Alaska Native
Emphasis Program (AIANEP)Emphasis Program (AIANEP) Disability Employment Program (DEP)Disability Employment Program (DEP)
Functions of SEPMsFunctions of SEPMs Resource person for members of EEO Resource person for members of EEO
protected groups protected groups Principle staff advisor of under Principle staff advisor of under
represented groupsrepresented groups SEPs headed by Managers who SEPs headed by Managers who
directly report to State directly report to State ConservationistConservationist
Functions of SEPsFunctions of SEPs Remove discriminatory barriers to Remove discriminatory barriers to
equal opportunityequal opportunity Promote cultural diversity awarenessPromote cultural diversity awareness Take to management group issues Take to management group issues
and concernsand concerns
Black EmphasisBlack Emphasis
James Zeigler Program Manager
Program ObjectivesProgram Objectives Increase the total number of Blacks in all Increase the total number of Blacks in all
Professional, Administrative, Technical, Clerical, and Professional, Administrative, Technical, Clerical, and others (PATCO) categories, series, and grade levels others (PATCO) categories, series, and grade levels
Encourage the participation of Blacks in all NRCS-Encourage the participation of Blacks in all NRCS-sponsored programs and activitiessponsored programs and activities
Provide a network of professional support for Blacks Provide a network of professional support for Blacks Ensure that the Black community receives equal Ensure that the Black community receives equal
treatment in all aspects of employment treatment in all aspects of employment Provide opportunities to participate in training and Provide opportunities to participate in training and
training programs such as career enhancement, training programs such as career enhancement, graduate studies, and others.graduate studies, and others.
PolicyPolicy It is NRCS policy to conduct a positive It is NRCS policy to conduct a positive
and continuing BEP that provides and continuing BEP that provides equal employment opportunity for equal employment opportunity for Blacks in all personnel management Blacks in all personnel management policies and practices, as well as in policies and practices, as well as in NRCS-sponsored programs and NRCS-sponsored programs and activities. activities.
Federal Women’s ProgramFederal Women’s Program
Dick TremainDick TremainFWP ChairFWP ChairDick Tremain
Program Manager
FWP CommitteeFWP Committee
Chair – Dick Tremain, PAS Chair – Dick Tremain, PAS State OfficeState Office
Vice-Chair – Stephanie Hill, Vice-Chair – Stephanie Hill, SC Manchester Field OfficeSC Manchester Field Office
Past Chair – Lori J. Altheide, Past Chair – Lori J. Altheide, District Conservationist, District Conservationist, Ottumwa Ottumwa
Kathy Schneider, DC Kathy Schneider, DC Onawa Field OfficeOnawa Field Office
Aaron Musselman, DC Aaron Musselman, DC Nevada Field OfficeNevada Field Office
Sandi Hunerdosse, SS Sandi Hunerdosse, SS Chariton Field OfficeChariton Field Office
Federal Women’s ProgramFederal Women’s Program
FWP is a special emphasis management program within the Equal Opportunity Program of the federal government.
The FWP was established in 1967.
Focuses on women, but disseminates information and items relating to all employees regardless of gender.
FWP PurposeFWP Purpose Improve the recruitment, job Improve the recruitment, job
retention and advancement retention and advancement opportunities for womenopportunities for women
Encourage the participation of Encourage the participation of women in all NRCS sponsored women in all NRCS sponsored programs and activities programs and activities
FWP GoalsFWP Goals
Increase respect for the abilities and Increase respect for the abilities and accomplishments of women accomplishments of women employeesemployees
Address current issues of importance Address current issues of importance to women and men in today’s to women and men in today’s changing world.changing world.
FWP Goals (continued)FWP Goals (continued) Promote employee’s advancement Promote employee’s advancement
potential by providing information on potential by providing information on career planning, upward mobility, career planning, upward mobility, special training, continuing education special training, continuing education opportunities and balancing work opportunities and balancing work and family.and family.
HISPANIC PROGRAM HISPANIC PROGRAM MANAGERMANAGER
ROBERT MIERROBERT MIERDC GRUNDY CENTERDC GRUNDY CENTER
Roberto MierProgram Manager
HISPANIC PROGRAM MANAGERHISPANIC PROGRAM MANAGER
Assists NRCS outreachAssists NRCS outreach Help NRCS employees understand Help NRCS employees understand
Hispanic customsHispanic customs Provide Spanish language NRCS Provide Spanish language NRCS
literature to Field Officesliterature to Field Offices
HISPANIC PROGRAM MANAGERHISPANIC PROGRAM MANAGER
Translates short documents from Translates short documents from English to Spanish, or Spanish to English to Spanish, or Spanish to English.English.
Maintain a Hispanic enrollment record Maintain a Hispanic enrollment record of high schools in Iowa.of high schools in Iowa.
Assist Human Resources with Assist Human Resources with Recruitment of Hispanics.Recruitment of Hispanics.
Disability Employment Disability Employment ProgramProgram
Tricia DunfeeTricia DunfeeProgram ManagerProgram Manager
““Problems cannot be solved at Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness the same level of awareness
that created them.”that created them.”
-- Albert Einstein-- Albert Einstein
Disabled PeopleDisabled People The largest minority in the United The largest minority in the United
StatesStates Every 1 in 6 persons has some Every 1 in 6 persons has some
degree of disabilitydegree of disability Less than 3 percent of those of Less than 3 percent of those of
employment age are employed full or employment age are employed full or part timepart time
Disabled people are not Disabled people are not “those people”. They are “those people”. They are our ourselves, or our our ourselves, or our friends, or our loved ones. friends, or our loved ones.
Interviewing People With Interviewing People With DisabilitiesDisabilities
During job interviews:During job interviews:
Ask only job-related questionsAsk only job-related questions
Do NOT ask about the disabilityDo NOT ask about the disability
You can ask about job accommodationsYou can ask about job accommodations during the interviewduring the interview
Assistive or Adaptive TechnologyAssistive or Adaptive Technology
Talking /Braille ComputersTalking /Braille Computers
Speech AmplifiersSpeech Amplifiers
Mobility DevicesMobility Devices
508 Compliance508 Compliance
Importance of:Importance of: ReadersReaders
Sign Language InterpretersSign Language Interpreters
Service AnimalsService Animals
Tanya Meyer-DideriksenTanya Meyer-DideriksenProgram ManagerProgram Manager
American Indian/Alaska American Indian/Alaska NativeNative
Emphasis ProgramEmphasis Program
Program ActivitiesProgram Activities
Increase the total number of Increase the total number of American Indians and Alaska Natives American Indians and Alaska Natives applying for positions with Iowa NRCSapplying for positions with Iowa NRCS
Provide a network of professional Provide a network of professional support for American Indians and support for American Indians and Alaska Natives in NRCSAlaska Natives in NRCS
Promote cultural diversity awarenessPromote cultural diversity awareness
Program ActivitiesProgram Activities Encourage participation of American Encourage participation of American
Indian and Alaska Natives in all NRCS Indian and Alaska Natives in all NRCS programs and activitiesprograms and activities
Establish and maintain effective Establish and maintain effective relationships with American Indian relationships with American Indian and Alaska Native organizations and and Alaska Native organizations and groups.groups.
Over 20 Tribes Lived in Iowa Over 20 Tribes Lived in Iowa Historically Historically
Chippewa Chippewa Dakota Dakota DelawareDelaware FoxFox Hidatsa Hidatsa Ho-ChunkHo-Chunk IllinoisIllinois Iowa Iowa KickapooKickapoo MandanMandan MeskwakiMeskwaki MissouriaMissouria
MoingwenaMoingwena OmahaOmaha OsageOsage OttwawaOttwawa OtoeOtoe PawneePawnee PeoriaPeoria PoncaPonca PotawatomiPotawatomi SacSac SahnishSahnish SiouxSioux WinnebagoWinnebago
Today, one tribe is federally recognized Today, one tribe is federally recognized in Iowa.in Iowa. Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in
IowaIowa The tribe self identifies as the Meskwaki The tribe self identifies as the Meskwaki
Nation.Nation.
The Omaha and Winnebago tribes The Omaha and Winnebago tribes are federally recognized in Nebraska are federally recognized in Nebraska and also have a land base in western and also have a land base in western Iowa, along the Missouri River. Iowa, along the Missouri River.
Asian Pacific Islander Asian Pacific Islander ProgramProgram
Angela BiggsAngela BiggsProgram ManagerProgram Manager
APIs are Americans of Asian or APIs are Americans of Asian or Pacific Islander descent.Pacific Islander descent.
Can you name a country/island?Can you name a country/island?
US Census List (28 Asian/19 PI)US Census List (28 Asian/19 PI) BangledeshiBangledeshi BhutaneseBhutanese Bikini IslanderBikini Islander BorneonBorneon BurmeseBurmese CambodianCambodian CarolinianCarolinian CelebesianCelebesian CeremCerem CernamCernam Chamorro (Guam)Chamorro (Guam) ChineseChinese CosmopolitanCosmopolitan Eniwetok Islander Eniwetok Islander
EurasianEurasian FijianFijian FilipinoFilipino Hawai’ianHawai’ian HmongHmong
IndianIndian IndochineseIndochinese IndonesianIndonesian Iwo-JiwanIwo-Jiwan JapaneseJapanese JavaneseJavanese KoreanKorean Kwajalein Kwajalein
IslanderIslander Laotian Laotian MalayanMalayan MaldavianMaldavian Mariana Is.Mariana Is.
(Saipan & Tinian)(Saipan & Tinian) Marshall IslanderMarshall Islander MelanesianMelanesian MicronesianMicronesian MienMien MongolianMongolian NepaliNepali
New Hebrides Is.New Hebrides Is. OkinawanOkinawan PakistaniPakistani Papua New Papua New
GuineanGuinean PolynesianPolynesian PonapeanPonapean SamoanSamoan SikkimSikkim SingaporeanSingaporean Solomon IslanderSolomon Islander Sri LankanSri Lankan TahitianTahitian Tarawa IslanderTarawa Islander ThaiThai TokelauanTokelauan TonganTongan TrukeseTrukese VietnameseVietnamese YapeseYapese
Program ObjectivesProgram Objectives Encourage API participation in Encourage API participation in
programs and activitiesprograms and activities Provide network of professional Provide network of professional
support for API employeessupport for API employees Increase the total number of API’s Increase the total number of API’s
applying for positions with Iowa NRCSapplying for positions with Iowa NRCS Promote cultural diversity awarenessPromote cultural diversity awareness
What’s in it for you?What’s in it for you? API ResourcesAPI Resources Facts and cultural informationFacts and cultural information Training opportunitiesTraining opportunities Translation Services (Limited) Translation Services (Limited) Opportunity to increase your Opportunity to increase your
awarenessawareness
API Statistics API Statistics (from US Census)(from US Census)
As of 2000 – 3.6% - 4.2% of population As of 2000 – 3.6% - 4.2% of population (12 million)(12 million)
Fastest growing racial group in US Fastest growing racial group in US (95% (95% increase from ’80 to ’90 and 48% since ’90)increase from ’80 to ’90 and 48% since ’90)
Est. by 2050 1 out of 10 Americans will Est. by 2050 1 out of 10 Americans will be of API descentbe of API descent
Civil Rights IssuesCivil Rights Issues
We’ve covered a lot of ground in a We’ve covered a lot of ground in a short time.short time.
Civil Rights ReviewCivil Rights Review
What the committees doWhat the committees do Committee MakeupCommittee Makeup Special Emphasis ProgramsSpecial Emphasis Programs Who they report to Who they report to Why their work is important to Why their work is important to
youyou
Contact InformationContact Information
Sunset on Guam. Photo by Angela Biggs.
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