[Ct-nfb] NFB of CT State Convention

[Jim McCollum]

Hello, Elizabeth and all. 
I have not yet heard anything about any efforts by NFB to reach out to Mr. Trump, but I will certainly pass along anything that comes along. The election was only a few days ago, and Trump will not take office until January 20. The legislative agenda for the coming year is being put together, and we will presenting it to our legislators in late January and early February at Washington Seminar. 
Personally, I do not believe Trump's administration will be as big an obstacle to us as many people think. Of course, that remains to be seen. 
As Justin said, we each have to be involved in advocating for our rights and our interests. Contact your elected representatives any time you feel a need to speak out. 


Jim McCollum
Legislative Co-ordinator
National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
j.mccollum64 at comcast.net
860-581-0430
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> On Nov 14, 2016, at 2:52 PM, Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi Elizabeth,
> 
> There are a lot of people who think that they need to stay out of the way with legislative work and allow certain appointed representative of the organization to do that work. I want you to understand that we will be the most successful if everyone participates, not just a few top leaders. We all have just one vote, and they want to hear from as many voting constituents as possible.
> 
> Justin
> 
> Sent from the iPhone of:
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> Justin M. Salisbury, MA, NOMC, NCRTB, NCUEB
> Opportunity Ambassador
> National Federation of the Blind
> Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu
> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury
> Twitter: @SalisburyJustin
>  
> “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
>  
> William Butler Yeats 
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>  
> 
> On Nov 14, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Elizabeth Greenwood via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> that
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