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I was at the specially called City Council Meeting in Emeryville, after hearing him interviewed by Davey D on Hard Knock Radio (KPFA), and having been impressed by him at a Jovanka Beckles meeting a few months prior. This Ethics Committee is very important, because he was basically tried and convicted at this City Council meeting without Due Process or his own attorney. They said it wasn't a Criminal hearing or a civil suit, but as an attendee, it felt worse, because he had no representation (an attorney) of his own and though the City Attorney spoke, it didn't seem like he was neutral enough to assist Kalimah. There is a YouTube video of the whole City Council Meeting which you could watch, but this website covers some important things, like the crowd support. (Most people present were there to support him.) I do not know all the details of this situation, but it did not feel ethical; and he should be given time to remedy anything - if they are legitimate. He is a very impressive, knowledgeable Black leader, who Emeryville, and the Bay Area, are so lucky to have! Someone present remarked on how hard it is to be a City Council person, and after seeing this terrible night unfold, I couldn't agree more! It was surreal - like being caught in a bad Film Noir (with Denzel or Gregory Peck in Kalimah's shoes.) Please sign this petition, and ensure that he (and the people in Emeryville) get fair treatment and representation!
Nancy supported: Establish Public Ethics Oversight in Emeryville, CaliforniaAs a local journalist who has covered Emeryville for over 13 years, I deeply understand the lack of oversight and opportunities for local politicians to abuse their powers in Emeryville.
In fact, I have personally been a victim of these abuses of power and quickly learned that there was no means of pushback when this happens to citizens.
Currently, local media shaming and the threat of recall are the only counterbalances to local government corruption. Unfortunately, the local media has been weekend by big tech and recalls are tedious and expensive. We need other alternatives to provide checks and balances with local politicians and remind them that they abuses of their powers will be met with penalties.
Small cities are more prone to corruption as Emeryville has persistently shown throughout its 128-year history. Emeryville’s most recent inception of corruption is cronyism when 4-5 allies control power and overlook any indiscretions as they don’t want to “rock the boat.”
Unfortunately, as we’ve seen, the Code of Ethics the way it’s been structured cannot be used objectively and will always come down to who has the most allies on council instead of objective enforcement.
While I’m unclear how an Independent Public Ethics Commission could be assembled and function in a small city, I believe it is necessary to try this to restore trust in Emeryville’s civic institutions.
Emeryville could lead the way here for other cities.
E'ville supported: Establish Public Ethics Oversight in Emeryville, CaliforniaThis would make Emeryville a shining star in paving the way for a more democratic engagement between local political leadership and the actual communities they represent, and are supposed to serve. Thank you Kalimah for the bravery of doing your job despite the manufactured setbacks! For maintaining your code of ethics and caring about the bigger picture that impacts everyone!
Harvey supported: Establish Public Ethics Oversight in Emeryville, CaliforniaI'm not an LDS member, but I fully support this movement. The scope of animal cruelty in modern factory farms is unimaginable; it's an ethical disaster, and despite this, almost nobody knows about or cares about it.
Jude supported: Make Cafeterias Vegan (Fully Plant-Based) in the Church of Jesus ChristI graduated from CCMS in 2023. The devoted staff at this school is the reason I didn’t drop out. When I was at my lowest, Mr. Day, Mr. Kindoll, and Mrs. Lee helped me through it. JV, Dutko, and Combs profoundly grew my knowledge and drive during my 15 months at this school. However, throughout that time, the school was nothing like I expected. There was constant miscommunication among the staff, broken promises, and construction delays that seemed never-ending—the place was a mess. But the worst part for me was the traumatic way we were informed of Mr. Day's passing. Lectner is horrible at running the school. He only cares about his bottom line and has no regard for his students or staff. There was a reason he was fired from Arlington, and it’s clear why. I hope our beloved school can be restored because, at this point, I’m ashamed I attended CCMS instead of Pens
Elizabeth supported: Save Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceI graduated from CCMS, and during my time there I personally experienced a disturbing lack of professionalism from certain staff members, some of whom still work there in a managerial capacity and one who still serves on the board. I intimately know one of the former faculty members who left because of a deeply flawed management heirarchy as well as day to day standard operating procedures unbecoming of a higher learning institution. I can say that during my time as a student, professors Lee, Vinnedge, and Dutko were shining beacons of empathy and professionalism that allowed me to feel proud of my education in spite of other factors. The thought that these faculty members would be thrown out while other certain staff members are still employed there, is frankly disturbing and hard to believe. For what it is worth, I stand by these educators.
Jordan supported: Save Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceAs someone who transferred to this school, it is taking staff over 3 weeks, and counting, to get a schedule made. While being off campus for the past week, the school has failed to notify through email, phone calls, populi, etc. of the recent changes in staffing and structure. There has been no update of the professors being fired, thusly the institution has no professors for currently enrolled classes. Ive no information as to why no one at the front desk can answer my calls/ transfer me to my professors. Nor why I can no longer get ahold of the sorority staff, my lab instructor, Gay/Straight Alliance staff, nor professors that majored in the science field.
Instead our guest speakers are viewing inappropriate conduct from the president, tours are being held during private cremation services, students are creating the schedules, and other unspeakably disrespectful and distasteful actions.
Such recent events that led to Mid-America’s academic probation will be perfectly duplicated to give highlight to Jessica Mitford’s perspective of the industry. One could credit to even giving plenty of evidence for a sequel, with this educational epitome of “take the money, and run them into the ground”.
Less than impressive leadership, financial mismanagement, and an unwillingness to uphold basic standards of ethics, give this school an “unnattendable/ avoid” rating.
Please help bring recent events to the ABFSE’s attention so we may receive the quality education we were promised, and paid egregiously for.
Lauren supported: Save Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceI am a graduate from 1982. Recently I had a death in my family and Mr. Lechner and Dr. Webster both attended the visitation and funeral. I was shocked and offended that Mr. Lechner went out of his way to find me during the visitation to solicit a donation to the college through my estate planning. I was offended and I truly questioned his taste and common sense as a person who should know about how to deal with people going through grief. I wondered how he could be modeling and advocating funeral science. In regards to Dr. Webster, he does his best to come across as a nice guy-but if you look closely he is always putting himself first. I have asked him to give my family space since this passing and he continues to disregard my wishes. I believe both men should move on from CCMS.
Edwin supported: Save Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceCCMS was going under drastic change while I was attending but despite the administrative chaos I got a great education while under tutelage of John Vinnedge, Theresa Dutko, and Wanda Lee. CCMS doesn’t need a massive crematory expansion to be a great mortuary school. It DOES need great teachers who care about the students and about the field of mortuary science. Morticians have an important job that affects countless people going through terrible loss. Let’s get better leadership for CCMS.
Matthew supported: Save Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceI loved my time that I spent at CCMS. I didn’t just learn to be a deathcare professional there, I also learned how to move through life in a way that I had not before, taking more care for details about people I have met along the way and learning the value of kindness in simple interactions day to day. From Wanda Lee; who was one of my professors at the School, I learned a rigorous code of personal ethics when it came to to caring for the deceased and those they left behind, in addition to the technical proficiency that we are required to cultivate and maintain in order to serve the communities that we inhabit. I learned From John Vinnedge; who was another one of my professors, all of the details and formulae required to be an effective embalmer, and troubleshooter, in addition to (again) the rigorous code of moral ethics required to undertake this profession. Lastly, I learned from Theresa Dutko the value of reflection on humanity and the common struggles that we face and how that common experience of suffering can be harnessed to bring us closer together and transform a tragedy into an experience that leaves us reflecting on the beauty of life and its brevity instead of perhaps bemoaning death's inevitability.
With this said I was disheartened to learn of the loss of these fine educators and people from CCMS. In my opinion, this loss is due to a lack of strong leadership. Strength doesn’t mean just “force” or “power”. Any Leader that sacrifices their subordinates to recover losses incurred mismanaging an institution has fundamentally failed as both a leader and an educator, for the simple reason of endangering an institution that students depend upon for their professional certification. The integrity of this institution has been compromised by poor leadership. Someone that I believe a few of us have heard of, named Dwight D. Eisenhower once said “ The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.” With this I implore others who read this to challenge poor leadership and retire integrity to whatever systems they care to preserve.
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