[Community-service] Discussion Starter

[Reyazuddin, Yasmin]

Hi all, 
You would like to know how I see it. 
I see that there is hope, there is love, but we have to determine our own destination. Can we transform things to fit our needs, yes, we start on a  new path. Yes, it is unknown but what we got to lose. 
We may not understand what is said in the speeches but if we read them a few times, we get the idea. We want to improve our condition. We want to be the first class citizens. We can achieve this by participating. 
Yasmin Reyazuddin 
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Montgomery County Government 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Community-Service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl Fields via Community-Service
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 4:44 PM
To: Community Service Discussion List <community-service at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Cheryl Fields <cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Community-service] Discussion Starter

Darian and All, I understand all of the info. however do I always agree with nfb methods or 100 % of the philosophy. The answer is not always. Am I a dedicated federationist? Absolutly! When it matters and I am not in agreement, I find another federationist to bounce the ideas, feelings off of and try to gain a deeper understanding of the action that is being requested of me. I also feel like that if my fellow federationist feel strongly about an nfb idea and need my support even when I do not agree, I then have to weigh the situation and will usually support them. What I will not do is to defame nfb based on a  philosophical difference.
Some time ago kevin Whorly wrote a very good article about not agreeing with each and every word/ idea/ philosophy of the nfb. I will try to find it and post.
To sum it up, I very seldom agree with everything that any organization, group, people are saying or doing. I believe this is healthy and promotes free thinking and opens up dialogue and a platform for new ideas/ methods to be explored.
Thanks for this topic, really timely, lol! Cheryl Fields  .

On 9/23/16, Darian Smith via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>   This is a bit off topic, but certainly relevant to our membership  
> in the Federation.
>
>  How important do you think it is that a member of the   National Federation
> of the Blind agree with  all of what is said in speeches made, and in 
> literature written?
>  Do you believe that you understand all of what is said in those 
> speeches and publications?
>  There  isn’t a wrong answer here, so I look forward to your answers.
>   Best,
>   Darian
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