| None of the
organizations funded by Kodak or to which Kodak belongs promote European American culture
or conservative values. In fact, most of the organizations funded by Kodak are
overtly hostile toward European American culture and conservative values.
Most of the scholarships funded by Kodak go to preferred minorities -- at least those
scholarships which Kodak chooses to publicize.
Adversity.Net has not been able to identify a single organization or charity funded by
Kodak that believes in the concept of equal treatment under the law without regard to
race, gender or ethnicity. |
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All of the evidence indicates that Kodak actively promotes unfair and unequal
treatment based on race, gender or ethnicity.
KodaQuota
Diversity Memberships and Donations
(To be expanded as other
information becomes available.)
Congressional
Black Caucus Foundation: Kodak is a member of the Information Technology Industry Council of the
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), an ultra-liberal political group which
promotes racial preferences, quotas, and other special treatment based upon skin color. [See Note 2]
| Bill Clinton Diversity Initiative: Kodak pledged $10 million (at $1 million
per year for the next ten years) to create internships, scholarships, job training, and
math and science programs for women, minorities, and disabled people.
Kodak was one of 25 corporations who made this commitment at a Bill Clinton Diversity Love
Fest in the Spring of 2000. |
The ancestral home of founder George
Eastman on Rochester's tony East Avenue. |
Bill Clinton told Kodak and the other assembled diversiphiles "The point is, it
won't diminish white guys. It'll make life more interesting. But the struggle is to
understand it that way. This is not a matter of homogenizing this country. It's a
matter of celebrating, relishing our differences."
Kodak CEO George Fisher was named to head this effort. [See Note 3]
National
Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME): Kodak's Chief Administrative Officer and
Executive Vice President, Mr. Michael P. Morley, is the chairman of this organization.
Kodak also provided over $50,000 to fund the organization. [See Note 4]
Race-Based
Kodak Scholarships: Over the course of 2002 and 2003 Kodak has made $440,000 in race-based
scholarship awards to aspiring, college-bound preferred minorities living in the
Rochester, NY area.
In 2002, Kodak awarded $200,000 in race-based scholarships:
- $40,000 to Melissa Gao, from the
Kodak-Asia Pacific Exchange (APEX) Scholarship.
- $40,000 to Amanda General, from
the Kodak-Native American at Kodak (NACK) Scholarship.
- $40,000 to Jeffrey Betancourt,
from the Kodak-Program in Rochester to Interest Students in Science and Math (PRIS2M)
Scholarship.
- $40,000 to Michael Perez from the
Kodak-Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers Scholarship.
- $40,000 to Justin Burley, from the
Kodak-Urban League of Rochester Scholarship.
In 2003, Kodak awarded a total of $240,000 in race-based scholarships to six Rochester
area students, as follows:
- $40,000 to Lyndsey Bunting from
the Kodak-Asia Pacific Exchange (APEX) Scholarship.
- $40,000 to Kira McKinney from the
Kodak-Native American Council at Kodak (NACK) Scholarship.
- $40,000 to Janeese Stevenson from
the Kodak-Program in Rochester to Interest Students in Science and Math (PRIS2M)
Scholarship.
- $40,000 to Lisa Tumia from the
Kodak Rochester-Area Scholarship.
- $40,000 to Catrina Joos from the
Kodak-Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers Scholarship.
- $40,000 to Nelson McNeil from the
Kodak-Urban League of Rochester Scholarship. [See
Note 5]
MORE Kodak race-based Scholarships:
In addition to the
above, on December 10, 2001 Kodak made the following, official race-based scholarship
offer on their web site:
"Applications
Available for Kodak's Minority Scholarships"
"ROCHESTER, N.Y., December
10 -- Rochester-area high school students who are African Americans, Alaskan Natives,
Asians, Hispanics and Native Americans may apply for Kodak's scholarships through APEX
(Asian Pacific Exchange at Kodak), the Urban League of Rochester, PRISM (Program in
Rochester to Interest Students in Science and Math), SHPE (Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers) or NACK (Native American Council at Kodak).
- "Applicant must be entering a
bachelor degree program at an approved college or university in the fall of 2002
immediately after graduation from high school.
- "Applicant must have
demonstrated high academic achievement.
- "Applicant must have scored a
minimum of 1000 in SAT, and a minimum of 21 in ACT.
- "Applicant must pursue a
career in one of the following areas: Accounting; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry;
Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical Engineering; Finance; Information
Systems; Logistics/Supply Chain; Manufacturing Engineering; Mechanical Engineering;
Optical Engineering; Optics Science and Software Engineering.
"Applications are available
at the guidance office of area high schools, or by calling:
"Mimi Lee, APEX, at 724-9388
"Annette Rouse, Urban League
of Rochester, at 325-6530
"Milladge Griffin, PRISM, at
244-8835 ext. 3048
"Wanda Trevino, SHPE, at
724-9981
"Jan Loope, NACK, 724-1955
"Catherine Cliff, Kodak
Staffing, at 781-1454"
Last known link to Kodak's 12/10/01
race-based scholarship announcement:
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/pressReleases/pr20011210-01.shtml |
National
Museum of African Arts: Kodak announced a $200,000 donation to the National Museum of African Arts
on the 15th anniversary of that museum. It operates under the umbrella of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Kodak CEO Daniel A. Carp said "We are pleased to help the Smithsonian build and
exciting new portal to its fascinating collection of African art for the hundreds of
thousands that visit each year. Through the sharing of art and artifact, the
museum's mission complements Kodak's commitment to expanding multicultural
understanding." [See Note
6]
KodaQuota Diversity Accolades and Awards
Part I
Excerpted in part from the Joe
Kovacs article
in WorldNetDaily.com Oct. 24, 2002
Kodak's manufacturing facility at
Kodak Park |
Kodak's list of
accolades and awards from the group preferences crowd reveals a culture of unequal
opportunity and exclusion. At Kodak, the very
definition of equal opportunity and inclusion depends entirely upon your skin color and
sexual orientation. |
- 10 Best Places for Lesbians to
Work (1999). Kodak was given the above recognition by Girlfriends magazine, a national
lesbian publication.
- Diversity 100 (1999). Kodak was
identified by Next Step magazine as taking the lead in addressing diversity, and was
acknowledged for its commitment to building and managing a diverse workforce.
- GFN.com 50 (1999). The Gay
Financial Network identified Kodak as No. 28 on the 1999 "GFN.com 50," its list
of the 50 most powerful and gay-friendly publicly traded companies in the Fortune 500.
- National Partnership for
Reinventing Government Diversity Best Practices (1999) Kodak was one of 11 companies
selected for Vice President Al Gore's National Partnership for the Reinventing Government
benchmarking study on best practices: Achieving workforce diversity.
- Top 25 Companies for Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgendered Employees (1999) Kodak was recognized by The Advocate magazine
as one of the 25 top companies that provide a good working atmosphere for gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgendered employees.
- And just this year, Kodak was one
of 13 companies that earned a perfect rating of 100 percent in the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation's first Corporate Equality Index. The index rates large corporations on
policies affecting their "gay," lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees,
investors and consumers. The others sharing top honors were Aetna, American Airlines,
Apple Computers, Avaya, Intel, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Lucent Technologies, NCR,
Nike, Replacements Ltd., Worldspan and Xerox. [See Note 1]
KodaQuota Diversity Accolades and Awards
Part II
Quoted directly from Kodak's 2002 Annual
Report
As in previous years, Kodak's diversity journey was recognized by many external
organizations in 2002. For example:
- Kodak was named to Fortune
magazine's annual list of 50 Top Companies for Minorities.
- In its annual list of Most Admired
Companies, Fortune ranked Kodak in the top ten in the category of Social Responsibility.
- Latina Style magazine named Kodak
among the top 50 companies in providing professional opportunities for Hispanic women.
- Working Woman magazine named Kodak
among the top 30 companies for supplier diversity.
- The Human Rights Campaign gave
Kodak a perfect score on its Corporate Equality Index because of policies that support gay
employees.
- Working Mother magazine named
Kodak among the 100 Best Companies for working mothers.
- In addition, Kodak Park has had
measurable success with its Winning and Inclusive Culture initiative, which is driving
culture change and strengthening leadership. This initiative was recently recognized as a
"leading edge" process in a cover story in Human Resource Executive magazine. [See Note 8]
Notes,
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