[nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

I would take this question up with your state president in Arizona.  It
would depend on what this person did or continues to do in support of the
ACB, particularly regarding areas where the NFB and ACB don't agree on the
national or local level.  We have our policy against dual memberships, and I
believe it is a sound policy.  On the other hand, we need to be a welcoming
organization, not treating everybody with suspicion.  The important thing is
that we have a huge amount of work in front of us to change what it means to
be blind.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of S Farwaneh
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:51 PM
> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I have a question about how to best accommodate active ACB members who try
> to join the NFB. My understanding is that NFB policies prohibit ACB/NFB
> dual membership. We have an ACB member in our midst who was informed about
> the policy, whereupon she denied her affiliation with ACB. We have
> philosophical differences concerning this issue: Some members believe that
> we should take her word for it and allow her to participate fully in NFB
> activities in the hopes that she will ultimately become a functional
> member; others request that her terminated affiliation with ACB be
> verified
> to  ensure that our chapters are not infiltrated by ACB members who
> believe
> that their mission is to 'reform' the NFB.
> 
> I wonder if you have a similar experience to report, and what the best
> strategy is to expand our membership without jeopardizing our philosophy
> and policies.
> 
> Thanks,
> Samira Farwaneh
> Tucson Chapter, NFBA
> 
> 
> Samira Farwaneh
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