[Blind-international-students] introducing myself and comments on your discussion

[David Andrews]

Carly,

If you want an organization with a "redistribution of power," then 
that is the ACB.  After all, they s0plit off from the NFB, because 
they didn't agree with the way things were being run.

The NFB sees itself as a national movement composed of local 
parts.  We have always had strong national leadership and we get 
things done.  Not everybody is comfortable with that -- they don't 
have to join.  While I can't speak for ACB, I see them as a 
collection of local organizations and divisions that come together 
for mutual interest.  They have to position themselves differently 
from us, otherwise no reason for being.

You should go where you feel most comfortable.

Dave

At 10:44 PM 8/8/2010, you wrote:
>Hi, Dave,
>
>At a risk of blowing too many minds, isn't the NFB's reason of all 
>their activities ostensibly supposed  to serve blind people? Aren't 
>they supposed to be the beneficiaries of Federation activity? So, 
>oughtn't they be charged with governing and leading their own 
>organization, harnessing their own power?? Does the Federation 
>itself as well as small chapters really need power at the top?
>Let's try an organization that is all about a redistribution of 
>power. The suggestions of a disability movement divided are heinous 
>as I see it, for  how are we supposed to be party of a collective 
>force by which many ideals espowsed by the Federation are to be 
>introduced to the disability community if we don't unite as one 
>disenfranchized  blind unit?
>C.not willing to support the NFB to they extent that they receive support.
>
>>I apologize if I offend anyone -- but I just want to be honest here.

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