[nabs-l] In Opposition to Divisions

[Joshua Lester]

Darion, why did you use brackets, instead of parentheses?

On 3/10/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Lol of course,
>  I honestly do believe everything in it's place, and find your place
> within those places.
>
>  If you can get involved in a local chapter, then please do.  I think
> that with younger members getting involved in the organization, it's a
> give  and take type of thing, in  that newer  members should  be as
> open to teaching and learning as older members  should be.   Sometimes
> the politics in state affiliates and in  chapters (often they play on
> each other) can drive younger folks away.  These are the folks, that
> see all that is wrong in society and think " why are we fighting over
> [these things], when [these things] are  the root of the whole
> problem?"
>   And this brings  us back to what seems to be an age old question.
> How can  you    build new rooms onto an existing house when you are
> not sure that that house can withstand the new construction?
>  I think you  get  the idea, and with everything  that we do, we want
> to respect what has been,  create  the new, and marry the both when
> possible.
>
>
> On 3/10/11, Joe Orozco <jsorozco at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Darian,
>>
>> Oh, come on now.  Just because I admitted I was okay with divisions does
>> not
>> mean I advocated divisions should supplement or even replace local
>> chapters.
>> If I were to rank them, local chapters would absolutely be at the top of
>> the
>> priority list for several reasons.  First, they give you a greater
>> frequency
>> to see your fellow members.  Second, they are ultimately the organizations
>> that carry our message to the greater community.  Third, it's because
>> chapters are mostly run by older people that young people should get in
>> there and learn everything they can about why things are the way they are
>> from these veterans, and finally, chapters provide the best perspective to
>> learn about leadership skills you cannot readily achieve from national
>> divisions.  Where as divisions might be considered the arms of the
>> organization, never doubt that the heart of the NFB lies in its chapters,
>> and if things like poor follow-through, lack of planning or lack of
>> organization are keeping students from investigating their local chapters,
>> you should get in their and change it into what you think a smooth chapter
>> should operate like.  Students usually have a million reasons not to
>> attend
>> chapter meetings, but when you leave school, life only gets more
>> demanding.
>> If you are not motivated now, you will not feel compelled later, and the
>> middle age gap that appears to have filled the NFB will continue to
>> prevail.
>> I won't be a hypocrite and tell you I am an avid participant of my local
>> chapter.  I stopped attending after my work and school schedule no longer
>> allowed it, but then again, I'm not claiming to be the hard working member
>> I
>> once was either.  I'll come back eventually in all my controversial glory,
>> and when I do, it won't be to find out how to help a division or even an
>> affiliate board.  It'll be how to strengthen my local chapter, and if one
>> doesn't exist, it'll be to set up the best damn chapter that ever did
>> breathe.  Meanwhile, I hope to do what I can to help the NFB by way of my
>> small business.  See?  I can, sometimes, write shorter posts. LOL
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>
>>
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