[Ct-nfb] FW: [NFB Affiliate Presidents] Finding a Way to Make a Dif...

Wed Aug 15 03:10:30 UTC 2012

There have been links sent out to help you find Goodwill business in your area: http://locator.goodwill.org ; but as Justin said, we want to cover all locations. It’s up to you. Contact your local chapter people (if any) to see if there’re already efforts to cover your local Goodwill. If not, go ahead and order the sign, contact the media and do whatever else you can do to share the word. There was a nice phone chat with CT affiliate members and Anil Lewis last week that covered a lot of what we’re discussing just now. It’s good to investigate this sort of stuff so we’re not too redundant on the list and we’re all on the same page. Speaking of which, check out the at-large NFBCT phone conference next week.

Trevor A

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Hello these are good questions  and good points.  I live in Norwalk and there is a Good will  is there goign to a group at that locatioon I will be there tehn. I as well have a friend at News 12  who will put in for coverage if this is one of the  locations as well as to others in other towns too. I have to give him the final details for that.

Thank you 

Elizabeth

In a message dated 8/14/2012 10:39:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu writes:

Terry:

I'm going to re-post your questions and my responses to them.

1.      How will we get to our respective Good Will Store? Will vans be provided?
Response: Maybe.  Maybe not.  Where would you expect vans to meet us?  Were you hoping for them to pick people up at their houses like school buses?

2.      How will the lumber be procured and who will staple the signs to the lumber? Surly, you don't expect us to go out and shop for 4 foot pieces of lumber and staple the signs to the 4ft of lumber. Some of us are totally blind nor do we have significant others to assist us.
Response: How is eyesight a requirement for shopping for lumber?  Why is vision required to staple signs to pieces of lumber?  I can understand why individuals might not want to bear the costs of the lumber, but I don't understand why eyesight or significant others assisting us would be necessary.  I've done this kind of thing before and never needed a significant other to help.

3.      I have a good will store right on Town line Rd., right in back of Stop&Shop. Is this our protest site?
Response: It is a protest site, but not necessarily the only one.  As the communications from national have said, we need to be present at all Goodwill stores in the United States.  Yours is most likely not the only one in Connecticut, so not all Connecticut affiliate protesters would be going to your store...unless it is the only Goodwill store in Connecticut.

4.      Who is the site coordinator for our  site.
Response: Good question.  I'm sure Beth and the rest of the state board are actively looking for people to take on those roles.  If you want to help, offer to help!

5.      Where is our site?
Response: Another good question.  I bet the one right near you is a good one to be your site, but the communications from national said that we would be protesting at all Goodwill locations in the United States.

I have not had a planning role in these protests, but I am quite simply regurgitating information that I have read in the mass communications from national that we all received.  Some of my responses have simply been philosophical reactions to questions that seem to underestimate the competence of blind people.  We really can perform these normal tasks if we have the right skills and training.

I hope that helped.

Yours in Federationism,

Justin Salisbury

Justin M. Salisbury
Class of 2012
B.A. in Mathematics
East Carolina University
president at alumni.ecu.edu

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”    —MARGARET MEAD
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From: ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org [ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Terry Hulbert [j.hulbert at worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 8:59 PM
To: 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] FW: [NFB Affiliate Presidents] Finding a Way to Make      a       Difference

Elizabeth,

My questions still have not been answered.

1.      How will we get to our respective Good Will Store? Will vans be
provided?

2.      How will the lumber be procured and who will staple the signs to the
lumber? Surly, you don't expect us to   go  out and shop for 4 foot pieces
of lumber and staple the signs to the 4ft of lumber. Some of us are
totally         blind nor  do we have significant others to assist us.

3.      I have a good will store right on Town line Rd., right in back of
Stop&Shop. Is this our protest site?

4.      Who is the site coordinator for our  site.

5.      Where is our site?

As time is getting short, please answer the above ASAP.

Thanks

Terry

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Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:46 AM
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Subject: [Ct-nfb] FW: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Finding a Way to Make a
Difference

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[mailto:nfbaffiliatepresidents-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lewis, Anil
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 8:47 AM
To: Affiliate Presidents (nfbaffiliatepresidents at nfbnet.org); NFB Chapter
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Subject: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Finding a Way to Make a Difference

All:

I received the following message from Jeanie Massay, the President of our
Oklahoma affiliate.  She reports about Dorothy Robinson, a dedicated member
of the Federation, committed to making a difference in our fight for fair
wages.  Let us all exhibit the same spirit.

Find your local Goodwill Thrift Store at: http://locator.goodwill.org/, and
get one of the attached Goodwill informational protest site registration
forms to me ASAP.

From: JMassay [mailto:jmassay1 at cox.net]
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 10:42 PM
To: Lewis, Anil
Subject: Dorothy Robinson, south Central Oklahoma Chapter President

Anil,
Hi, hope this finds you happy and well.
I have a comment on one of our chapters regarding the upcoming Goodwill
protest. Dorothy Robinson, Chapter President of our south Central Oklahoma
Chapter contacted me today to inform me that there was no Goodwill Thrift

Store in her city. However, she also let me know that her chapter had all
agreed to take the flyers to each of the respective members churches to
distribute and educate their city about sub-minimum wages.
Dorothy also took it upon herself to find a chapter where she will be on the
weekend that we conduct the protest. Her son and daughter live in Arlington
TX. Dorothy contacted the Texas Affiliate to find the Arlington Chapter and
find out where she can help.
Dorothy is a fantastic example of practicing what we believe and preach I
hope to see her on the news in Texas!

Jeannie

Jeannie Massay, President
National Federation of the Blind
Of Oklahoma
457 N. Blackwelder
Edmond, OK 73034
405-600-0695

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