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“COVID-19 was the test of social responsibility
New York City Committees on Oversight and Investigations & Civil Service and Labor
Gale A. Brewer, Chair
September 9, 2022
https://councilnyc.viebit.com/player.php?hash=U2mDNKAEkDJA
Source:
https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/Calendar.aspx
TRANSCRIPT
3:05:59
MAWULI OLIVIERRE: Good afternoon everyone. My name is Mawuli Olivierre. Born to Caribbean parents, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, went to school in New York, Brooklyn. I'm a homeowner in Bed-Stuy [Bedford-Stuyvesant], Brooklyn. I taught in the city of Brooklyn starting in 1998. I'm a licensed social studies teacher, have a bachelor's degree, master's degree, all of the qualifications.
Unfortunately I lost my job due to the covid 19 vaccine mandate. They denied my request for religious exemption.
And I live in Bed-Stuy. I want to highlight that I did reach out to my city council person, Chi Ossé,* who completely ignored me. I wrote letters, explaining my situation, so I completely am very appreciative of you guys sitting and hearing, especially you're not from my district.
So, throughout this whole pandemic we felt, I felt, basically, in Bed-Stuy, that I was voiceless, no one was willing to hear my claim. But I want to let you guys know now that we're still here, we have this organization called Educators for Freedom.** And one of the reasons why we started it, even though the city has fired me, I am still an educator. I'm still a teacher. You know what I'm saying?
For 23 years I worked with the city schools, public school systems, young black boys in the schools that need to see more people like them to be role models and to show them how to make it outside of the city because it's difficult. It's difficult coming up in the city of Brooklyn, New York, it's hard. We need role models.
I realize that the kids, when I look at them, I see myself. I am definitely a representative of the kids and I'm sad that I'm not able to continue to do what I'm called to do. Because this is not just a job for me. Like I said, I was born in Brooklyn, I am Brooklyn. So when I see these children, I am them, they are me. Alright? It's Brooklyn raising Brooklyn, New York raising New York.
And the fact that the city and the mayor, who's also a product of the city, can't recognize that the injustice done to all of us because of what we chose is having residual effects on what's happening to the city. So don't be surprised by what's going on in our school systems right now. Don't be surprised because people like us who are dedicated to the job that we are doing are being deliberately barred from doing what God has called us to do.
Conspiracy Theorists Were Right About Climate Lockdowns. Yesterday, the unfortunate Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, issued a TRAVEL BAN for an entire county. You read that correctly. No, not a travel advisory, but a full on travel ban! Meaning, New Yorkers in Erie County are forbidden from going anywhere. What’s another name for that? Well, if you live in a rural or very suburban area (which most of New York State is), where driving on a road is the way you get from point A to point B, then I would say a synonym would be “lockdown.”
https://nakedemperor.substack.com/p/todays-must-reads-24-january-2024
Conspiracy Theorists Were Right About Climate Lockdowns. Yesterday, the unfortunate Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, issued a TRAVEL BAN for an entire county. You read that correctly. No, not a travel advisory, but a full on travel ban! Meaning, New Yorkers in Erie County are forbidden from going anywhere. What’s another name for that? Well, if you live in a rural or very suburban area (which most of New York State is), where driving on a road is the way you get from point A to point B, then I would say a synonym would be “lockdown.”
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