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Title: Savage Country IV: Oklahoma Senate Bill 765 Anti-Discriminatory Mascot Act 2009 View count: 2429 Rating: 5.0 (4 ratings) Description: Quotes from the January 30, 2009 press conference in support of OK Senate Bill 765, which seeks to eliminate the use of savages and redskins as sports team mascot names in Oklahoma public schools, and further raise awareness about the misuse of American Indian imagery as sports mascots. Speakers include the following, in order: Speaker 1: Steve Cranford, President - Tulsa Interfaith Alliance Speaker 2: Dr. Victor Orta, II, Pastor - Iglesia El Pueblo de Dio - Tulsa, OK Speaker 3: Reverend Luis-Carlos Sanchez, President - Coalition of Hispanic Organizations (COHO) Speaker 4: Maria Reyes, Director of Immigration and Refugee Programs, Tulsa YWCA Speaker 5: Maggie Jewell, Director of Fund Development, Oklahoma Center for Community Justice (OCCJ) Speaker 6: Sheryl Siddiqui, Director of Community Relations/American Outreach - Islamic Society of Tulsa Speaker 7: Cindy Martin, TICAR Speaker 8: Louis Gray, TICAR Music courtesy Gary Lucas and Gerald Zbinden, from the CD _Down the Rabbit Hole_, published by www.borderrecords.ch Tags: 2009, activism, american, indian, legislative, mascots, oklahoma, racism, session, ticar, Author: ekvcate |
