[nfb-talk] Youth Empowerment

[Mike Freeman]

On the other hand, it has been my experience that the young often don't 
realize that there are battles left still to fight and if they do 
realize it, The Bit They (meaning us grizzled veterans) will take care 
of it for them. Let's face it: society is in a different place now than 
it was in the 1970's. and if we're truly honest, part of the problem is 
that there aren't *enough* young people to party hardy whereas in tye 
1960's and 1970's, the blindness world was overwhelmed with young 
people!

Mike Freeman

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Alan Wheeler wrote:

> Here here!  I've seen that happen too.  Nothing against what I very lovingly
> call the "grizzled veterans" of the Federation, but they need to work to
> bring the youth into the fold and not just sustain themselves on the
> memories of their glory days.  I'm not actually saying that is what happens,
> but I would suspect this is how the youth tend to feel.  Just some random
> thoughts.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wm. Ritchhart" <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'Joe Orozco'" <jsorozco at gmail.com>; "'NFB Talk Mailing List'"
> <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 5:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Youth Empowerment
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>
>> Give them something meaningful to do.  Give them the power to make an
>> impact.  If they show leadership traits, give them the opportunity to
>> use and develop those skills.
>>
>> Most of the students I know who have lost interest and moved on, have
>> done so, because they did not feel valued.  They wanted to make a
>> contribution and they were cast aside, often gently because they were
>> young.
>>
>>
>> William
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Joe Orozco
>> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 9:51 PM
>> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org; nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Youth Empowerment
>>
>> Dear list:
>>
>>    Earlier today I was talking to one of our TABS members about
>> membership
>> recruitment and youth involvement.  Like any other division of the
>> greater
>> movement we're always on a continuous quest to refresh our approach to
>> delivering the philosophy, and one of the items mentioned in the
>> conversation was the gap that exists between the founding generation and
>> the
>> generation on the rise.  It seems that even at the local chapter level,
>> students are simply not finding their place in the infrastructure and
>> end up
>> doing something else other than joining and sticking around.  I know the
>>
>> concept is not unique.  People are aware of the problem, but I also know
>>
>> that the problem does not exist in every corner of the organization.
>> And so
>> I'm curious to see what your thoughts are on the subject, what you think
>> are
>> some solutions and perhaps things you have tried in your chapters and
>> divisions to capture and maintain the attention of the younger
>> generation.
>> As the chair of the NABS membership committee, I understand the need to
>> strengthen the student arm of our movement, but I also understand that
>> the
>> arm is not independent and that we need to find ways to better
>> incorporate
>> ourselves into the strength of the local chapters and the spirit of the
>> affiliates.  Your opinions, on or off list, would be much appreciated.
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>          Joe Orozco
>>
>> "Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like
>>
>> you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not
>> forget you."--William Arthur Ward
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