[Ct-nfb] [Ct-NFB] wine and breaking bread

[Elizabeth Rival]

Hi Justin, I never received those either. Beth 

-----Original Message-----
From: ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
of Justin Salisbury
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 7:24 PM
To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] wine and breaking bread

Hi Suzanne,

I'm really disappointed to hear that there were slurs toward multiply
disabled people on this list.  That's exactly the kind of elitism Anil Lewis
was describing in his big letter recently.

Somehow, I missed those terrible comments, and it's my job as moderator to
be on top of those.

If you could forward some of those messages to me off-list so that I can
look into them, I'd really appreciate the opportunity.  I really thought I
had stayed fully on top of our emails.

Spitting out slurs against multiply disabled people is very much not
tolerated by the National Federation of the Blind.  There are always some
members of any organization that do not follow its rules or customs; the
comments you describe are definitely not representative of the Federation.

It is indeed possible that they were so long ago that I took care of them
privately (rather than chiding or scolding publicly) and have completely
forgotten about it.

Justin

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
Suzanne Westhaver [swesthaver at comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 6:31 PM
To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List
Subject: [Ct-nfb] wine and breaking bread

I do not always agree with the positions the organization takes on certain
issues.  Goodwill happens to be one of these.

I meant no harm in inviting others unable to attend, but I would like to say
I'm disappointed in some of the responses to things on this group.

Part of the great thing about the NFB is getting the message out and doing
it in a way that is compassionate to those folks who may not be at the same
level  of progress as others and encouraging them to set and reach goals
using the philosophy of the organization to lead them in the right
direction.

I was appalled when the discussion about Goodwill resorted to slurs against
multi-disabled persons.  I found that less than persuasive an argument in
changing my mindset on my own opinion on the matter.

I have also thought about deleting myself from any further email from this
list or from Facebook because I do not operate in a manner that is
disrespectful towards others.

It is not helpful to the movement and it is not the kind of organization I
want to be associated with.

We don't have to agree all of the time.  It is better to respectfully
disagree or agree to disagree with grace than to resort to insults or
statements that promote the worth of one human as greater than another.

I've been a Federationist for a long time and I live independently and with
respect for myself and for others.

You can't reach people with the message when you demean them in the process.
Thanks for allowing me the time to express these concerns.

Good luck with the protests on Saturday.



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