[Iabs-talk] amazing what the ACB believe about the NFB

[Joe Orozco]

Dave,

    What's interesting about these talking points is that the Council cannot 
produce tangible evidence to validate their success.  No one will deny the 
ACB's freedom and right to create and develop their own movement according 
to their own sets of values, nor should we frown down on those who 
independently decide to become a part of that cause, but if forced into a 
strict compare and contrast, the ACB could not begin to rival the number of 
documented victories registered by the NFB, victories that go well beyond 
organizational battle and reach out to all blind people.  The ACB should do 
as the message says and try to use this measure in the court to generate 
membership, but generating membership is not half as important as 
understanding how to maintain the membership.  Members of the Federation may 
not always agree with every last item on our agenda.  Yet history has 
effectively proven that we have been successful at both retaining our 
numbers and delivering results.

          Joe Orozco

"The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle."--Military 
Basic Training
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Wright" <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Illinois Association of Blind Students List" <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 5:39 PM
Subject: [Iabs-talk] amazing what the ACB believe about the NFB


Hey guys,
Just wanted to send this to the list to generate some discussion concerning 
the nfb and what we stand for. It's really amazing what the ACB believe and 
tell people about our organization. Perhaps this will give people a chance 
to think about what we really stand for and raise some spirit for our 
organization.
Dave

Hello ACB Leaders and Friends:


I've spent about the last day thinking about something.  ACB has
gained a lot of positive media attention with our favorable
ruling in the currency lawsuit.  This ruling, if used correctly,
can breathe new life into our membership recruitment efforts and
we must harness the energy from this ruling and begin a huge push
to recruit new members.  In every local chapter, state and
special interest affiliate and nationally, we have the
opportunity to tell people what ACB stands for and bring them to
our side.

Often times, all of us have been asked, what do I get for joining
ACB.  Well, let me share a few talking points.

ACB takes no government money.  Therefore, ACB is the only
consumer based and funded advocacy organization of the blind
working for all people who are blind regardless of where they
come from or their economic status.

ACB works on issues which are important to all people who are
blind, and we don't spend our money on fancy buildings, operating
training centers,  and telephone newspaper services which only
benefit some blind people.  ACB is working for the blind worker
struggling to find a job, but it's also working for the person
who is blind who struggles to live from month to month on SSI.
ACB is here for the blind vendor, and we're here for the average
person who is blind who simply wants to independently know how
much he or she has in his or her wallet or purse.  ACB fights for
the blind person needing mass transit, and we're working for the
family with a blind member who wants to sit down in front of the
tv, break out the popcorn and beverages and equally enjoy a
television program or a movie.  ACB stands for independent access
to the ballot and for the blind musician who needs to use Braille
music.

I'm sure there are more talking points that I could come up with.
The point is we have many good reasons to be proud of our ACB and
bring in new members to share that pride with us.  I am so proud
ACB doesn't provide training services or build big buildings.
ACB works at the grass roots level for each and every person who
is blind in the United States and across the world.

Ray Campbell, Proud Member, ACB Board of Directors
ray1530 at comcast.net


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