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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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