[BlindTlk] {Spam?} RE: {Spam?} Re: Out Of Balance

[pmdonahue2 at gmail.com]

Good morning Erica and everyone,

	We're members at large and plan to continue our membership. Leaving the organization will not change things for the better.

Peter Donahue



-----Original Message-----
From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ericka via BlindTlk
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 9:17 PM
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Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
Subject: [BlindTlk] {Spam?} Re: Out Of Balance

Is anyone flooding headquartered with calls? Like any politican pressure helps. Letthem know you are thinking of leaving too.  More calls the better!

Ericka Nelson

> On Mar 11, 2021, at 4:09 PM, Peter Donahue via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good morning everyone,
> 
>    The current direction of the NFB plus many of our past interactions 
> with members particularly those here in Texas relegated us to members 
> at large and we like it that way! We've been hearing lots about the 
> new code of conduct and dirversity and inclusion while a guide dog 
> user's injustice and disgusting treatment by the Southeastern Guide 
> Dog Foundation receives practically no attention from NAGDU and other 
> fedderation officials. This is a situation that cannot be allowed to 
> continue. Those effected by the actions or lack of actions by the 
> federation are the most qualified to determine if the NfB has done 
> right by them. They don't need others deciding it for them. This same 
> thing happened when the NFB was in the thick of airline issues. Let us 
> not repeat history and insure that no concern by NfB members and others in the blind community goes unaddressed. All the best.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Alan Wheeler 
> via BlindTlk
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:33 AM
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Alan Wheeler <blindsticks at gmail.com>
> Subject: [BlindTlk] My outburst towards Raymond Foret.
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I would like to apologize for my outburst towards Mr. Foret. I admit 
> to speaking out of anger. While he is free to believe whatever he 
> believes, I see his beliefs as antithetical to the philosophical 
> foundation of the federation. Discrimination, whether towards someone 
> who is blind, or who has a different skin color is inherently wrong. I wonder how people such as Mr.
> Foret feel when they are treated by people regarding their blindness 
> in much the same way black and brown people are treated for the color of their skin.
> 
> How can they, reasonably, consider one form of bigotry and prejudice 
> wrong, and another similar one perfectly fine? How do you reconcile 
> these, apparently, differing beliefs?
> 
> Yes, what Mr. Foret wrote deeply angered me, but it would probably 
> have been best if I had gone to him privately instead of publicly 
> chastizing him. For being so public I do apologize, but I do not 
> apologize for my strong beliefs that all men are created equal, 
> whether black or white, blind or sighted, male or female, straight or 
> gay. Whether Mr. Foret likes it or not, that equality is what this 
> country was founded on. I can only pray that he, and others like him, 
> come to see that the inclusion for the blind they fight for must, by its nature, include those of color.
> 
> Alan Wheeler
> 
> 
> 
> "If you want to practice anything, practice knowing you can do 
> whatever you set your complete mind to." Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson"
> 
> My blog: http://doingitdeeper.blogspot.com/
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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