[nabs-l] [Nfbnet-members-list] Threw Our Eyes interview, Ride into History, Race for Independence, Wed. June 22, 8:00 pm EDT

Sun Jun 19 17:53:16 UTC 2011

Kirt,

I have a friend in the Council that I will see Monday night, so I 
plan to give this idea to him and ask if he knows someone in the 
Council that would be knowledgeable enough and willing to attend 
this call on behalf of the Council as an expert on their history.  
Maybe it would be better if someone like me moderated.  Keep in 
mind that I did volunteer, but I'm not degrading anyone else, I'm 
just using myself as an example here.  I'm a member of the 
Federation, but I'm not a hard-line "NFB is good, ACB bad" 
person, so I wouldn't show any bias to NFB or ACB.  I also am not 
currently a contributing (due-paying) member of NABS, so I'm not 
a leader in it of course.  That way, we wouldn't have any bias.  
I think it would be easy to have it jointly attended even if it's 
an official NABS call.  If we have a representative of ACB on the 
call, we could probably easily get other members of ACB on the 
call to kind of back up or add to that guest speaker's 
information.  Thoughts?

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
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Date sent: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:45:08 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [Nfbnet-members-list] Threw Our Eyes 
interview,Ride into History, Race for Independence, Wed.  June 
22, 8:00 pm EDT

Carley,
  The two organizations don't really claim to be "friends" as 
such-it
seems like now they just mostly ignore each other, work jointly 
when
their agendas converge and play politics when they don't.  Maybe 
they
aren't enemies, but the official organizations don't really 
advertise
themselves as friends.
  While it would be great to have people from both organizations
participate in a joint call, I don't see it happening.  Here's 
hoping
though, I guess  It's certainly a nice thought-although, if the 
call
were to have presentations from members of both organizations, it
probably should be jointly moderated and attended.  The NFB (or
probably even NABS) would, I'm betting, not be inclined to go 
there.
So maybe we'll have better luck going through unnoficial channels 
and
setting this up on our own?  No need to make it an official event 
for
either the Federation or the Council-I think it's safe to say 
that
idea was doomed to fail before it was brought up.
  Best,
Kirt

On 6/18/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
 And, as I said before, I would be very willing to moderate this
 call.  Please keep me posted!

  Chris

 "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities 
motto)
 To learn more about Camp Abilities and find a local camp near
 you, just click on this link to their national Web site:
 www.campabilities.org.

 The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
 Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
 on this link to learn more and to contribute:
 www.icanfoundation.info.

  Sent from my BrailleNote

  ----- Original Message -----
 From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 Date sent: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:51:04 -0400
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [Nfbnet-members-list] Threw Our Eyes
 interview,Ride into History, Race for  Independence, Wed.  June
 22, 8:00 pm EDT

 This call would be very interesting indeed.  If representatives
 from both organizations are willing to participate, it can 
really
 be productive in many ways.
 On Jun 18, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Carly Mihalakis wrote:

  Good morning, list,

  A few days ago, someone on the NABS list  suggested a 
conference
 call bringing clarity to a younger generation.  What, exactly, 
is
 the history of the ideological parting of ways, between the
 Federation and the Council? Does anybody know today, the history
 of this division or is it a product of sheer habit as is the 
case
 with Republicans and Democrats? If such a meeting of both
 entities were to take place, There ought to be representation of
 both organizations  so that a wholistic portrait of this issue
 can be exercised.

  and its split from the ACB.  This seems like a productive and
 enlightening discussion but I wonder, if the Federation and the
 council claim to be friends, should there not be representation
 from both   sides, identifying their position and whereabouts
 they stand, in this? At
  ---- Original Message ------
  From: "Joe Ruffalo" <nfbnj at yahoo.com> (by way of David
 Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)
  Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Thru Our Eyes interview, Ride
 into History,Race for  Independence, Wed.  June 22, 8:00 pm EDT
  Date sent: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:26:45 -0500

  Save The Date:

  On Wednesday, June 22,at 8:00 pm eastern, Thru Our Eyes host,
 Joe
  Ruffalo will interview Parnell Diggs, chair of the Imagination
 Fund,
  Race for Independence.

  The interview will highlight current and past grants awarded to
 state
  affiliates and chapters.
  In addition, featured will be Imaginators who will share the
 methods
  to make the ask to make a difference in changing what it means
 to be blind.

  Special highlight of the interview will be the announcement of
 the 30
  winners who will have the opportunity to be driven by a blind
 driver
  while attending
  the national convention in Orlando.

  Witness the opportunity to ride into history!

  To watch and listen to the interview, please visit the
 following:
  <http://www.thruoureyes.org>www.thruoureyes.org

  For JAWS users and mobile phone users, please visit the
 following:

  m.thruoureyes.org

  Other options to watch or listen can be found on the sites
 listed above.

  To call in with comments or questions, please dial the
 following:
  1 888 572 0141
  Join us to Make a Difference!

  Remember: When we all do, it becomes doable.
  The more we try, the more we succeed.
  Everything is impossible until you do it.
  Keep believing.  Keep dreaming.  Keep learning
  Let's work together.  Let's make a difference!
  Joseph J.  Ruffalo
  President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
  Phone: 973-743-0075
  Please visit our State and National Web Sites
  <http://www.nfbnj.org>http://www.nfbnj.org
  http://www.thruoureyes.org
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