Hello Binta:
Racism is a scourge in any comity of the civilized. As we mark the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, the ideals of Civil Rights ring true today as they galvanized to actions decades ago. In deed, the Civil Rights Movement championed and broke barriers from education to the work place. The quest continues.
Normally, the marginalized and affected populations demonstrate civic awareness for the greater good. They are vested in initiatives and links to communities. Within this realm of reality, it is difficult to appeal to the sense and sensibility of the community to address whatever Africans at the World Bank are experiencing. Why? As an adult group with guaranteed paychecks, it has no history of support for the Civil Rights programs or initiatives in the wider Africa Diaspora community or giving back to anything beyond self. Whether it is due to nouveau arrivé! syndrome, poverty of the mind, coming from backward places or not, the attitude is really inconsequential. It influences nothing. If a group is irrelevant to the wider community and members feel at the bottom of considerations at their smaller place of work, or not climbing up, I think the issue is personal need or unease; not a matter for Civil Rights attention.
For example, besides you, where can we go and read about the injustice they decry in Africa or support for programs that foster opportunities for Africa Diaspora(ns)? At least people can read and judge before knowing the kind of people they want to support.
The outgoing Chair of the Africa Society at the IMF/World Bank, Beldina Auma, was very helpful in giving information about processes, which was a notably good experience.
When the incident with the President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim and African Finance Ministers occurred during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meeting in 2014 (with Mr. Kim allegedly walking out on African officials who asked why there are relatively few Africans at senior management positions), I was also concerned as others who learnt about it much later. I made inquires and spoke to some Civil Rights veterans.
However, when we understood the disposition of the African group to not care about community initiatives, which is a contrast to Asian and Caribbean staffers, whatever is happening, I am not sure where community concern or support fits in. They have grievance procedures or they know where lawyers are - as long as they do not jeopardize their temporal but renewal contracts and visas because the World Bank can simply let the visa expire.
Those who have open ended contracts or more secure jobs can spend their lunch time venting at an open space at the World Bank. At least the Bank acknowledges the right to vent and allocate an area for that. But how many Africans have dared? You see? Why cry for those whose sense of self preservation can outfox the crier? That is not what civil rights virtues are all about. They are for the truly marginalized who are willing to walk the mile, which accrues to the benefit of all.
As a staff at IMF, hello, make sure you are not a victim of the treacherous who may behave like "House Negroes" and report you or others to the bosses at the World Bank Group for causing trouble, declare that they do not need civil rights help from external quarters, and ask any African who has complained about discrimination at the World Bank to withdraw their publicized statements - pronto.
Don't mess with new Negroes. When push comes to shove, they will deny that they can collaborate with the civic conscious African Americans at the World Bank. Why does anyone think Africans are less respected?
It is time for serious Africans to learn how not to entertain petty personalities and primitive things.
Sis, talk about the land grab issue and opposition to Bill Gates "Seeds" in Africa. Those are more deserving civil rights issues.
Stay Blessed
MsJoe
To Lead You Must be a Servant
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From: Binta Terrier <binta@allafr.org>
To: PLAD Communications <admin@allafr.org>
Sent: Sat, Apr 4, 2015 12:12 pm
Subject: With Attachment - DC Civil Rights Coalition to End Racism at the World Bank -- See Statistics and be the judge!
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From: Binta Terrier <binta@allafr.org>
To: PLAD Communications <admin@allafr.org>
Sent: Sat, Apr 4, 2015 12:12 pm
Subject: With Attachment - DC Civil Rights Coalition to End Racism at the World Bank -- See Statistics and be the judge!
Dear all -- attached document is worth your time.
How can this institution help develop a race that it is discriminating against?
Does the world really want peace and Democracy in Africa? Then, it must start with the World Bank management.
The following troubling World Bank statistics have just been brought to the attention of the African Diaspora. PLAD is sharing these data with you--friends of Africa and African diaspora.
These statistics are damning! and serious in our time. A summary of these data in a simple and concise table is below.
Are these numbers surprising? Not to us the "well" informed. But we were under the impression that something was in the works to try and address this racial bias that has plagued the World Bank since it was created.
Is anything going to be done about this? Yes. And it is about time. (see attached document)
Why now? Africa's younger generations in the United States of America, Europe, Asia and on the continent have finally awakened.
Bravo! Generations Y and X.
For instance, last Fall, at the Oakland Institute (battling to stop World Bank Business ranking) meeting at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington D.C., a World Bank official's response to the African land grab problem highlighted by Oban Mateo was that:
the "Bank's concern is to feed the world." Basically, it was not concerned about food scarcity in Africa.
When PLAD asked: "Who owns Africa's resources?" for the World Bank to solemnly decide on how to dispose of them? No answer.
Now, the World Bank will have to accept the answer to the PLAD question.
Africans - Black Africans, white Africans, Asian Africans are the owners of their African continent's resources: mines, agricultural land, rivers, mountains, forest etc....
The rightful owners are the current and future generations of Africans. Not the billionaires and millionaires in the Western world nor their former leaders.
We are seeking a "true" partnership not new form of colonization--telling us what to farm, where to farm, which seed to use, how to market our product etc.....
This is why: The Y, X generations will not put up with the treatment of their elders.
They are highly educated abroad and back home. They are informed and will fight back.
And that battle has began.
Will Mr. Kim start to seriously address the apparent World Bank Blatant discrimination before things start to fall apart. Or believe that it will be business as usual?
High time for the World Bank to listen to Y, X generations' demand for inclusion, appreciation, respect and consideration.
Equal treatment of engagement in Africa. This can only happen when Africans--Black Africans are also at the decision making level.
Please see statics below and summary. As for PLAD we are talking to our leaders!
More to come.....
Do you want to join this coalition?
Contact Mary Bialose at: mbialose@gmail.com
Since took a firm stance against the Bill Gates genetically modified "seeds" that are to be imposed on Africa in exchange for more foreign aid--aka debts, PLAD website has been experiencing vicious daily attacks. PLAD must be doing some good! :-)
Binta
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| World Bank : High Level Staff | |||||||||
| Year 2015 | |||||||||
| Grand | Male | Women 2/ | |||||||
| Total | Caucasian | Black | Other 1/ | Total | Caucasian | Black | |||
| Directors (excl. country Directors) | 102 | 34 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Percent of Grand Total | 100.0 | 33.3 | 5.9 | 29.4 | 31.4 | ||||
| Lead Experts | 525 | 358 | 25 | 140 | |||||
| Percent of Grand Total | 100.0 | 68.0 | 5.0 | 27.0 | |||||
| Lead Economists | 2.0 | ||||||||
| *World Bank believes 2 groups--women & Other are underrepresented so, to be increased at following levels: | |||||||||||
| Directors (excl. country Directors) | |||||||||||
| 1/ Others, also referred to as Part II people (30 managers) to be increased by 45.5% managers. | |||||||||||
| 2/ Women managers (31 white and 1 black) to be increased by 36.4% | |||||||||||
| (i) Black managers (6) not targeted for increase. 6% of total managers of the World Bank is conceived as sufficient. | |||||||||||
| (ii) Targets for Black is 12.5% at the entry level. Keep them at the bottom as matter of corporate policy. | |||||||||||
| Lead Experts | |||||||||||
| Note: on Lead experts, 358 are all non black experts (white, Asian, Latino etc.) | |||||||||||
| 1/ Women to be increased by 27% | |||||||||||
| 2/ Other to be increased by 33.3% | |||||||||||
| (i) Black male at 5% is good enough | |||||||||||
| Lead Economists | |||||||||||
| (i) Black targeted to be increase by 12.5% at the entry level. Keep them at the bottom as a matter of corporate policy. | |||||||||||
| They are not even fit to be qualified for technical positions at the World Bank. | |||||||||||
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Binta
Founder, Executive Director of PLAD
IRS 501(c) (3) Registered EIN: 45-4524929
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Binta
Founder, Executive Director of PLAD
IRS 501(c) (3) Registered EIN: 45-4524929
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