[nfb-talk] Youth Empowerment

[Judy Jones]

Yes, Mike, us "baby-boomers" really did take over eras as we grew into them.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Youth Empowerment


> 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
>>
>>
>>> 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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