[Massachusetts-NFB] Why Are We Still Having A Rally?

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Very well stated Justin!! Thank you and Shirley for coming out today. If anyone else was there from the NFB, we didn't see you. Let us know if you were there, please. Thanks. 

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From: Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Shirley via Massachusetts-NFB
Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 10:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [Massachusetts-NFB] Why Are We Still Having A Rally?

Very well said Justin! I will stand with you, and all the others who come out today!
It’s not too late… Rally starts at noon! If you have strong opinions, you need to be strong, and stand up for them!

Shirley

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> On Apr 5, 2023, at 10:03 AM, Justin Heard via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good morning everyone!
> 
> Why are we still gathering on the State House steps today at noon? Didn't we get what we want? The commissioner resigned right?
> 
> Let's face facts. A new commissioner does not mean that MCB will improve. As pointed out by the article, a new commissioner came in 2018 and things got worse. Beyond that, it takes more than one person to improve an organization. Certainly, a better commissioner could lead the transformation MCB needs, but he or she will not be able to do it alone. This is about more than one person. This is about fighting for the changes we need to receive services. This is about making sure that we will not be ignored.
> 
> What should we do? Should we wait and see if the new commissioner, once appointed, improves the organization, which will take lots of time? No! We have an opportunity to gather with MCB employees and other advocacy organizations to voice our concerns. Now is the time to speak. Now is the time to ensure that the new leadership and the new changes know who we are and what we need. Now is the time to stand together. Today, we speak for ourselves, for the blind we do not know yet, and for blind children. We speak for children who have not been born yet. We speak for people who, like many of us, will lose their sight, suddenly or gradually. We speak to create an atmosphere where residents of the commonwealth can live as independent blind people, where they are not held back because of bureaucratic failures. We speak with the employees at MCB who want to serve us, but are held back by institutional roadblocks.
> 
> Join us, the leaders you elected, as we stand together as the organized blind movement!
> 
> 
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