[nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB

[Alan Wheeler]

Amen, William.  Thank you for yet another thoughtful message.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wm. Ritchhart" <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 4:30 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB


> 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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