[nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB

[Wm. Ritchhart]

Hi Joe,

First, NFB does not receive Federal funding as you are thinking about
it.  NFB may receive Federal grant money on occasion.  That money I am
sure is used as the rules associated with receipt of the grant.

As for throwing people off of NFB list, you are confusing organizations.
We tolerate far more than your friends.  Is that why you are back?  Did
ACB throw you off their lists again?  

If you are here to engage in constructive dialog, then welcome.
Otherwise, please spare us.  We have better things to do.    


William
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of joe harcz
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 11:08 PM
To: lras at sprynet.com; NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB

iS nfb WILLING TO FOREGOE FEDERAL FUNDING? hARDLY, AND THUS THEY MUST
COMPLY 
WITH DUEL MEMBERSHIP.

aND THEY CANNOT BUMP ME FROM THESE LIST SERVES EITHER LEGALLY!

jOE
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <lras at sprynet.com>
To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB


>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
>> Assistant Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics
>> Department of Near Eastern Studies
>> Department of Linguistics
>> Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program
>> Louise Foucar Marshall Building
>> 845 N Park Avenue, Room 440
>> PO BOX 210158B
>> University of Arizona
>> Tucson, Arizona  85721-0158B
>> Phone: (520) 621-8629 Or 621-8012
>> Fax: (520) 621-2333
>
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