[CT-NFB] Amy ruell part II

[Edward Shaham]

Hey Nathanael. 

 

I apologize for my email. I did not call out anyone by name or directly
accuse anyone of misconduct, so I did not realize my post was violating the
spirit of the list serve rules. I only wanted to emphasize we should all
work together, or we may face the same scenario that occurred in the
Massachusetts affiliate. My comments were a point of reflection, and not a
point of attack. Sometimes it is best to learn from your own mistakes, and
other times it is best to learn from other's experiences. No matter how you
learn, either by your own failings or by the mistakes of others, we should
always critique the path we choose to follow, and not just concern ourselves
with the end destination. The email I sent was my subtle way of critiquing
the path of blindness we all share together. Sometimes I find this path
extremely crowded, and I end up tripping over others who are on the same
path as myself. Sometimes the very same path is completely devoid of other
people, and I cannot find anyone to walk with for what seems like forever,
but eventually another traveler comes along to walk by my side. Someone
always does. The email was intended to demonstrate what could happen if we
decide to leave this well-traveled path that we all have been sharing since
1940.

 

Also, I do not believe Amy purposely ignored her own members. I was being
sarcastic to prove a point. I take full responsibility if my email caused
anyone discomfort. I have a dry sense of humor, and sometimes it can get me
into trouble. If anyone wants to yell at me, please email, call, or text me
using the contact details below.

 

Much respect.

Edward

860 597 3210

personal.edward at gmail.com <mailto:personal.edward at gmail.com> 

 

 

 

From: Nathanael T. Wales <ntwales at omsoft.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 12:47 PM
To: 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List' <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Cc: 'Edward Shaham' <personal.edward at gmail.com>
Subject: RE: [CT-NFB] Amy ruell part II

 

Dear Edward:

 

Your posts regarding Amy Ruell violate the Expectations of Conduct of this
listserve.  The posts clearly express an opinion internal to the National
Federation, including of leaders of this affiliate.  You are welcome to hold
such opinions, but this listserve is not the place to express them per our
Expectations of Conduct.  I, like many subscribers, have my opinions on
matters internal to our organization, but we all expect that this listserve
will be used to share information to help blind people and build this
organization.  I add that Amy's own post sought to move the Federation
forward by describing her commitments under what I imagine are difficult
circumstances-so that the new leadership team in our neighboring affiliate
can have the best opportunities to build the Federation as the membership
saw fit.  And I suspect Beth's post on this topic is correct about Amy still
serving constructively in other ways as well.

 

I request that the direction that you took this discussion be stopped
immediately.  Let us build the National Federation of the Blind and keep our
internal organizational matters where they belong: they don't belong on this
listserve.

 

Regards,

Nathanael T. Wales, Listserve Co-Moderator

NFB of Connecticut

 

Live the Life You Want

 

 

From: CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Edward Shaham
via CT-NFB
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2021 9:16 PM
To: 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'
Cc: Edward Shaham
Subject: [CT-NFB] Amy ruell part II

 

I wonder if Amy encouraged board members to ignore affiliate members who
disagreed with her? If so, then maybe it's a prelude to what will happen
here in our own affiliate.

Just a thought.

Edward

 

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