[Ohio-talk] Great news from Cleveland!

Tue May 28 12:27:25 UTC 2013

The demonstration outside the convention of the national PTA does not have
any connection with the state legislature or Congress. The PTA is a private
not-for-profit organization that thinks of itself as supplementing and
strengthening the work of U.S. public schools. At present I do not see any
benefit to putting pressure on government at any level to supplement the
statement being made by demonstrators in Cincinnati.

Barbara 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl
Fields
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:51 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Great news from Cleveland!

Hi,
This seems like something for the state Legislative branch should brainstorm
about. It would be great if they would begin with some of our ideas.
These things could have a great impact on politicians, and decision makers,
for example how can we support the upcoming event in Cinncy, PTA convention?
I can't be there but if there is someones phone that I could call and tell
them what our position is I am willing to do that and can probably find 3
other folks to commit too. How powerful would it be for us to picket and
call, tweet, facebook, and email, while others are picketting, and how much
will it cost us?
Blessings,
Cheryl

On 5/22/13, COLLEEN ROTH <n8tnv at att.net> wrote:
> Hi Cheryl,
> Well I think the Cleveland event was a really good idea.
> I think if we do this by meeting with people personally it has a good 
> impact.
> If we ever had anything via a phone bank or something which included 
> our family and friends it would be important to make sure that the 
> people included knew what we were trying to accomplish and why.
> It would also be important to have certain people who are webbl-versed 
> in the issues sum them up much as I am sure Barbara Pierce did.
> Maybe regional Meetings with members of Congress of the State 
> Legislature and Members of Local Chapters and Divisions would be good.
> This takes money and means we have to raise fuds to do these kind of 
> things.
> We must start at the National Level and work down so that we can have 
> the Materials and expertise we need.
> Colleen Roth
> President
> At Large Chapter
> NFB of Ohio
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cheryl Fields <cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com>
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List 
> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:16 pm
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Great news from Cleveland!
>
>>
>>
>> Hi Colleen,
>> We should have more of these legislative round table discussions 
>> together. As Beverly Charles said on Friday evening "The squeeky 
>> wheel gets the grease!" and it is true. We should organize a phone 
>> banking event, and include our families and friends, swanp the 
>> offices of congressional hold outs and see what happens. Tell me what 
>> you think, I will be on line on Friday afternoon. Talk to you soon, 
>> stay cool and drink plenty of water, Cheryl Fields
>>
>> "Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small 
>> things brought together."
>>  - Vincent Van Gogh
>>
>>
>> On 5/20/13, Eric Duffy <eduffy at deltav.org> wrote:
>> > I want to thank  and congratulate everyone who helped make this happen.
>> > This
>> > shows what we can accomplish when we are united and work together 
>> > with a single purpose. In other words, this is an example of 
>> > collective action at its best.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Eric
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> > Cheryl Fields
>> > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 2:59 PM
>> > To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
>> > Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Great news from Cleveland!
>> >
>> > Hello Barb,
>> > The Cleveland Chapter would like to thank you and Bob for being 
>> > therre on Friday evening. We thank the Cuyahoga Chapter for their 
>> > support, and all other guests, volunteers, and members. Hip hip 
>> > hooray on our collective success! Barb, your experience and input 
>> > really made it happen, thanks again!
>> > We would encourage other chapters to be persistant, and if we can 
>> > be of any assistance just let us know.
>> > Stay cool, drink plenty of water,
>> > Cheryl fields
>> >
>> > On 5/20/13, Barbara Pierce <bbpierce at pobox.com> wrote:
>> >> I joined the Cleveland chapter Friday evening for a round table 
>> >> discussion with reps from Marcy Kaptur's office and Marcia Fudge's 
>> >> office. Bev Charles from the Fudge staff said that her boss was on 
>> >> both bills as a cosponsor. I know that she had not been as of noon 
>> >> that day, so I gently said that her name did not appear on Thomas, 
>> >> which was absolutely true. If Bev had announced that the staff had 
>> >> decided that Ms. Fudge would support both bills that very day, she 
>> >> would have had the credit for that decision and the thanks of the 
>> >> entire audience.
>> >>
>> >> I have now talked with Kyle Williams of Fudge's Washington staff, 
>> >> and he assures me that they have given her name to the lead 
>> >> sponsors of both bills!
>> >> She really is now on both bills, or she will be as soon as the 
>> >> list catches up with the staff's action.
>> >>
>> >> I am absolutely certain that this would not have happened without 
>> >> the hard work of the Cleveland chapter, and especially of Suzanne
Turner.
>> >> This experience demonstrates why getting to members of Congress in 
>> >> the district is so valuable.
>> >>
>> >> All three women in the Ohio congressional delegation are now 
>> >> cosponsors of the space available bill, and the only two Ohioans 
>> >> on the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act are Joyce 
>> >> Beatty and Marcia Fudge. Ohio now has 11 cosponsors of the space
available bill.
>> >> We
>> > are over half way there.
>> >> Please do everything you can to increase our numbers on both 
>> >> bills, and congratulations to Cleveland.
>> >>
>> >> Barbara
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Barbara Pierce
>> >>
>> >> President Emerita
>> >>
>> >> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> > -
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