OCR Complaint 2023

Because the activity continues, an OCR Complaint was filed with in part containing the following:

614 Gaslight Trail

Wendell, NC 27591

919-400-8046

rolavarria012017@gmail.com

www.carolinajesus.com

12/4/2023

Wake County OCR Complaint

My name is Reinaldo Olavarria, I am a resident of Wake County, and reside at 614 Gaslight Trail, Wendell, NC 27591. I am both Puerto Rican and disabled at birth. I am a US citizen. I resided continuously in North Carolina since 2001.

About November, 2 years ago, I made some public comments addressed to the board, the Wake County Board of Commissioners (concurrently with the Wake County Board of Education). What happened afterwards was a night mare while I thought my 1st Amendment Right was protected.

What happened is I started to be “stopped” upon entry to the Wake County Court House and the Wake County Office Building. Apparently, for commenting about the the discrimination against the disabled and Hispanics, I earned myself, unjustly so, the label of a trouble maker. I never disrupted a board (Commissioners) meeting or engaged in any disruptive activity. I just asked for the discrimination to stop. I asked for an interpreter for the deaf, and board documents to be in Spanish during their presentation, ETC..

Months after beginning to attend board meetings, in the capacity of Elder of the Universal House of Prayer of North Carolina, I received a request for help from a Wake County Employee. I helped that person, but, in doing so, again, solidified a subversive label from the Wake County Board of Commissioners, SUPPORTED BY David ELLIS AND LORENA Mcdowell.

In the advocacy realm, I filed an EEOC complaint to further the claim that Hispanics and the disabled are being discriminated against through the departments the board funds, and the quasi oversight through the county manager appointed by the board. The board of commissioners is provided legal counsel through the appointed county attorney that serves both them and Wake County Government. In doing so, advocating for change, I found I had been black listed for years. By the way, documents are found on Reyoadvocacy.org and wakecountyfails.com to show the blacklisting.

2 years later, Hispanics and the Disabled are still being discriminated against. Not once did I see simultaneous Spanish language broadcast and interpreter presence especially for the acclaimed “State of Wake County” broadcast on you tube recently, last month. I estimate, maybe $300.00 for an interpreter, and $200.00 to translate documents, but, it seems like that is too much for the board and the county.

I found fabricated evidence by government officials as outlined in Wake County’s response to the EEOC complaint, the evidence of blacklisting. I claim Wake County is concealing evidence, and does not have evidence to justify being harassed when I made public comments in person at the court house.

Freedom of speech, the right to say something against discrimination, that 1st Amendment Right, like in Gitlow v. New York (1925), is protected, and blacklisting is illegal in this state. Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241 – is the Conspiracy Against Rights, as evidenced by being harassed when I came(come) into the court house and use(d) the Wake County Office Buildings (WITH A DELI). The court house is a public building with a deli opened to the public, which I cannot enjoy without being harassed and intimidated by the Security Service and the Deputies from the Wake County Sheriffs Office. I cannot even piss in peace, one officer (Sheriff deputy) almost broke down the door to the men’s room when I needed to just pee, oops, and poop. It called the (18, U.S.C., Section 242 - Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law) deprivation of rights under the color of law. The federal law covers commissioners, as in “This definition includes, in addition to law enforcement officials, individuals such as Mayors, Council persons, Judges, Nursing Home Proprietors, Security Guards, etc., persons who are bound by laws, statutes ordinances, or customs.”. Title 18, U.S.C., Section 245 - Federally Protected Activities, protects my right to eat a sandwich in the court house, and attend the public meetings without intimidation and harassment.

All this because the board just (Wake County through it s commissioners and departments and heads and appointed officials like the county attorney and manager), with all the millions in budget dollars, does not want to have an interpreter for the disabled, and materials readily available for Hispanics, etc.. The choice was to black list me and intimidate me. Wow. I asked again that they consider the disabled and Hispanics in all their activities, programs, employment, and services. WE, HISPANICS AND THE DISABLED, ARE RESIDENTS TOO.

I am the victim of the violation of my civil rights under the aforementioned provision and 42 U.S.C. §2000a (a)All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods,services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination on the ground of race, color,religion, or national origin.

42 U.S.C. §2000a(b) Each of the following establishments is a place of public accommodation within this title if its operations affect commerce, or if discrimination or segregation by it is supported by State action: (1) any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building which contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his residence; (2) any restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom,lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, including, but not limited to, any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment; or any gasoline station; (3) any motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium or other place of exhibition or entertainment; and (4)any establishment (A)(i) which is physically located within the premises of any establishment otherwise covered by this subsection, or (ii) within the premises of which is physically located any such covered establishment and (B) which holds itself out as serving patrons of any such covered establishment.

I cited the fact that the South Wilmington Center For Men, a homeless shelter for men, actively discriminates against the Hispanic population by denying services in Spanish for the Hispanic Community. I am Hispanic. The Shelter is located in Raleigh North Carolina and is overseen by the housing department and is funded in part by the board of commissioners.

The Wake County Justice Center in Raleigh North Carolina holds public commissioners meetings, and the two building within 1 mile of such also conducts public business and have deli’s located therein. I suffer continuously harassing and intimidating acts on those properties to the extent I continue as of present day to fear going to those places. To no avail, I addressed my concerns continuously with the Wake County Government and Specifically the General Services, Sheriff’s office, and Security services for Wake County. No resolution has been found and the acts continue to the best of my knowledge.

I am asking for assistance from the Office of Civil Rights to stop the harassment and intimidation. I should be able to enter the court house and Wake County Office Buildings without the degradation I face. Also, I should not be blacklisted for speaking out against discrimination. Please help me. I relate my experiences to things like the voter tax and not being able to eat a counters here in the south. I cannot even eat in peace in the county buildings.

A lot of the supporting information and documents may be found on three websites. First, www.wakecountyfails.com , second, www.reyoadvocacy.org , and lastly, www.reyoadvocacy.com .

Sincerely,

Reinaldo Olavarria, MA, Political Science; BA Sociology; Elder/Advocate.