[nabs-l] Sub-Minimum wage protest

[T. Joseph Carter]

Bridgit, my chapter hasn’t exactly invested in this as a priority 
thus far either, and there are other problems that are coming up as 
well which I don’t think will be helped by me discussing them here.

My point is that I am going to do something about this, one way or 
another, and I am working with the state affiliate and anyone I can 
to get this accomplished.  My state president, Art Stevenson has been 
on the phone almost constantly regarding this issue (and anybody who 
knows Art has no hard time imagining that I’m sure!) and we’re gonna 
get it done.

Do not give up hope, and do not feel that just because nobody else is 
stepping forward that nothing can be done.  You can step forward.  
Now sometimes when you step forward, its your head that gets bitten 
off first—but nobody ever said doing the right thing was easy.  Do it 
anyway, and grow a thick skin.  People will respect you for it in the 
end.

I had my own head bitten off a couple of weeks ago on nfb-talk, but 
taking action was the right thing to do then.  I had to go it alone, 
and though I’m doing the right thing, I’m gonna lose.  This time, I 
am not alone, it’s still the right thing to do, and I am not going to 
accept failure.  This one we’re gonna win, because it’s a "we" that 
is gonna win it.

Joseph - KF7QZC


On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 04:53:18PM -0500, Bridgit Pollpeter wrote:
>Lucky, my affiliate and chapter have no intention of doing anything as a
>collective, but then again I've gotten use to this around here.  Must be
>nice to have an affiliate/chapter that truly invest in the priorities of
>the Federation and works as a collective and not as individuals or elite
>clicks.
>
>Sincerely,
>Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>Read my blog for Live Well Nebraska.com at
>http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
>Message: 13
>Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:43:50 -0700
>From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
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>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [Nfb-announce] Blind Americans to Protest
>	SubminimumWages
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>Chapters are doing it, states are doing it, everyone is.  I?ll be
>posting what we?re doing here next here in Oregon in a bit.
>
>Joseph - KF7QZC
>
>
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