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Dear Sir / Madam
Untill recently I was a student with the
training organisation called 'MICROTECH'
I was undertaking the ECDL course modules
1 and 2.
On Monday 24th July, late in the afternoon,
the class was obliged to watch a video on
what is called "equal opportunities
/ racism awareness training"
Soon after this video started I began to
find the content very offensive, and left
to go and work on my computer again.
As I left someone made a remark about my
departure and I said without turning around
"I have been on the recieving end of
racism for years , but I am not allowed
to talk about it, and I am not going to
watch this sort of thing."
I worked away on my computer for a while
and then as it was so late I left a few
minutes early.
The class had already been told that due
to an aptitude test being held, Tuesday
the 25th of July would just be a half day
(PM). I did not feel too well on the Tuesday
due to a stomach upset, so at around 11am
I phoned MICROTECH and explained my situation
to the girl (Erim) on the phone
Wednesday the 26th and the greater part
of thursday 27th went as normal.
On Thursday 27th July towards the end of
the afternoon break (about 3.15 pm) I was
approached by Ms Lorraine Stevens of MICROTECH
who requested that I speak with her.
This was in connection with a complaint
/ complaints ? That had been recieved about
me from a person / persons ? In the office
/ from outside the building ? Regarding
my racist / sexist ? behaviour.
I can't be more specific bacause at this
time no specification has been given to
me, except that I was being dismissed from
the course !!
The class was due to sit the exam the following
day. So you could say that I was dismissed
from the course less than an hour and a
half before I was due to take the test.
Ms Lorraine Stevens hinted at various reasons
for my dismissal which are given above,
but refused to actually say why. I came
to the conclusion that I was being deliberately
"Baited" into over reacting, this
reaction would then be held up as an example
of the normal Sean Bryson.
There is a lot of that sort of thing around
these days.
I went back to my computer which was just
a few feet away to pack my things. As I
was doing so I remarked to Ms Stevens that
I considered that I had been treated very
unfairly, and made reference to the sort
of courts where the accusers and the judges
all sit around wearing balaclavas.
Ms Stevens replied that the complaints
procedure was detailed in the MICROTECH
handbook, I nodded and said nothing. Ms
Stevens repeated this statement a further
two times, and each time I just nodded and
said nothing. I then left the building.
On Friday the 28th July, I contacted my
course tutor at MICROTECH, Mr Carl Callender.
I wanted to get clarification as to why
I had been dismissed from the course. Mr
Callender told me that he knew nothing about
it, and that there had been no involvement
by him at all.
On the following Monday, 31st July 2000.
I went to Hammersmith benefit office to
sort out the paper work for my claim, and
also to report what had happened at MICROTECH.
While there I spoke to Ms Maria D'Lima 020
8210 8100 who is the team leader of the
client advisory section.
I gave Ms D'Lima full details of the events,
and told her that I wanted to take this
situation all the way to court if need be.
I also told Ms D'Lima that I had been on
the recieving end of racial / political
persecution for some years and had put together
a web site dedicated to this.
www.SeanBryson.Com
In particular I wanted to draw her attention
to the chapter called Sixty
Plus 60+ / Volunteer Bureau.
It is almost a mirror image of the situation
at MICROTECH, it is also the reason that
I want this situation taken all the way
to court.
This sort of organised / institutionalised
racial / political persecution has to stop.
Yours Sincerely
Sean Bryson
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