[nabs-l] Transparency: the Value, the Quality, the Methods

[Kirt]

Tyler,
He got you and Joe to agree with each other. Certainly that has to count for something? :-)
Best,
Kirt

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> On Jun 22, 2014, at 1:51 PM, "Littlefield, Tyler via nabs-l" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Joe:
> Emails need a "like" button. This entire campaign on Justin's end has bothered me. He's firing out messages faster than anyone can read or respond, saying everything that people might want said but that should've already been said. This isn't just on NABS, I've seen this crap everywhere else. My question is pretty much the same as yours: why have these topics not been raised until now? As I said in my previous message to one of his announcements, I am not really involved with the NFB, which is as much my fault as anything. But I do watch this list and I honestly wasn't even aware Justin was on the board.
> 
> 1) How important is transparency:
> Has there ever been an election where the voters said "You should be less transparent?" Why is transparency an issue now and not 2 years ago? I believe that's how long terms run for.
> 
> The other two questions semes like questions that should be asked, but at the beginning of someone taking office.
> 
> Please, please stop flinging this out across all lists, social networks and following announcements of candidacy up with pointed philosophical questions, designed to bolster one's credits and as was already said, trying to keep your name well known.
> 
> Lets all move forward on the railroad of democracy; we all know who is going to be running and everyone's had their say.
>> On 6/22/2014 1:54 PM, Joe via nabs-l wrote:
>> Two things bother me about this message. First, the timeliness is awkward.
>> The concern for transparency should not come on the heels of an announcement
>> to seek the presidency of an organization. Would it not make more sense for
>> this overarching priority to have been a concern at the start of a person's
>> stent in office? Second, the message is basically a truism. Do we honestly
>> expect anyone to argue against transparency, or further, do we really expect
>> the membership of any organization to suggest there could be such a thing as
>> too much transparency? If so, we're not really embracing transparency in its
>> true sense, are we?
>> 
>> As a former NABS board member, I applaud the campaign messages. It speaks to
>> my political nature; however, feeble attempts to keep one's name relevant
>> have got to go. It's disingenuous.
>> 
>> Joe
>> 
>> --
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>> 
>> Visit my blog:
>> http://joeorozco.com/blog
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Justin
>> Salisbury via nabs-l
>> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 12:22 AM
>> To: 'nabs-l at nfbnet.org'
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Transparency: the Value, the Quality, the Methods
>> 
>> Fellow Federationists:
>> 
>> I like the response I got the last time I polled the membership, so I'm here
>> to do it again. I am a big believer in targeted introspection. I like to
>> look within myself for my own thoughts on matters, and I hope to stimulate
>> NABS to look within ourselves in a similar way.
>> 
>> Before I joined the board, I knew some things about how the board
>> functioned, but I didn't know nearly as much as I do now. In working with
>> student divisions across the country, I have found that I have often been
>> the first one to bring information about the inner workings of the NABS
>> board and about national student initiatives. I have always been proud to do
>> it, but I wonder if we could be a more powerful movement if more members
>> could know more about what was happening inside the board. If we are not
>> performing as well as we can, I accept as much responsibility for it as
>> anybody else. If we are doing it right, I'd also hope that we might receive
>> the encouragement to continue.
>> 
>> How important is transparency? What type of transparency do our members want
>> from us?  How well have we been doing with it?
>> 
>> Whether or not I am honored with the election to the presidency, I will
>> value this feedback and use it to the best of my ability to build the
>> Federation.
>> 
>> Yours,
>> 
>> Justin Salisbury
>> Board Member
>> National Association of Blind Students
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