[nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term Politics

[alena roberts]

I am glad that you guys still had the rally. Sorry I couldn't be
there. Hopefully the legislature got the message.

On 5/20/09, T. Joseph Carter <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
> We were there, NFB and ACB both.  Turnout was ... sad.  But those who
> came all said the same thing: They'd heard it had been cancelled.
> Not by the ACB or by the NFB.
>
> I want to take a moment to dispel something.  Rumors have been flying
> that there was some arrangement offered to certain people at the
> Commission to make this go away if they could, but I don't put much
> stock in it because I can't find solid evidence.  Frankly, the people
> supposedly pulling this aren't good enough at deception to pull it
> off without a trace, and I haven't found evidence yet.
>
> Joseph
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 01:36:42PM -0400, Ashley  Bramlett wrote:
>> Joseph,
>> Stand your ground.  We have the right to peaceably assemble and protest
>> in this country.  Use this fundamental  right.  Its a shame  the
>> comission tried to cancel it.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter"
>> <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term
>> Politics
>>
>>
>>> The rally may not be as big as we hoped.  The Commission tried to
>>> cancel it.  (This raises several very important questions about why and
>>> how they were involved in the first place, but those can wait until
>>> after we have settled the matter.)
>>>
>>> You'd better believe I'll be there.  I'll probably be one of the
>>> speakers, wearing my student president hat.  (Okay, I don't actually
>>> wear hats..)
>>>
>>> Joseph
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 07:56:57PM -0400, Ashley  Bramlett wrote:
>>>> Joseph,
>>>>
>>>> There is a rally wednesday.  Keep us posted on the turn out.  Post
>>>> links to news articles or tv clips when they're put out.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter"
>>>> <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:07 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term
>>>> Politics
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> We've been flooding the state congress with calls and emails.  I've
>>>>> been on the phone almost constantly, as has our state president Art
>>>>> Stevenson. We've both been on talk radio about it.  There's a rally
>>>>> on Wednesday. And there's more.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joseph
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 08:07:21PM -0700, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>>> Oo!  Not good. Is yoru chapter doing anything about it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>>>>> Of T. Joseph Carter
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 1:15 PM
>>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short
>>>>>> Term Politics
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That'll come too late to save the Commission.  The governor has
>>>>>> called for
>>>>>> closure by July 1st.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joseph
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 12:27:23PM -0700, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>>>> Maybe a resolution for the nfb convention? But I don't know.
>>>>>>
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Alena Roberts
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