[Nfb-kzoo] Meeting last night Re. Christine boone and MCBTC

Fri Jan 29 18:28:05 UTC 2010

Not sure how much I have the right to say here, as Steve and I are not yet 
members. So I apologize if I'm overstepping our boundaries.

Larry filled us in pretty well on what's been happening higher up in the 
Commission chain. I know the person a bit he was speaking of, so was not 
surprised to hear the name come up. We're still feeling a little unclear 
about what the goal was of the picket. It seemed as though proper 
documentation is still being gathered to make a case against the person in 
question.

In terms of Christine's position, we would still like to know how she got 
the go ahead to offer a class. If it was documented as being approved by her 
superiors, then there should be no question of her innocence because someone 
else gave her permission. However, did she also do the research to be 
certain her butt would be covered later on? Did she go on trust of another's 
word that what she was doing was legal? I hope not, because if so, somebody 
could stick her with the entire consequence. Sometimes you make the mistake 
of trusting those above you in status, and it turns out it was a huge 
mistake.

I have heard nothing but positive things about Chris. As I said yesterday, 
it makes no sense to me that she would intentionally put her job in 
jeopardy.

I'm risking being shunned here perhaps, but I want all our facts organized 
when we take our stand for what's right, so we have concrete evidence to 
fight with. There is so much politics involved here too, that I think a lot 
of care needs to be taken in gathering information, so everyone knows 
exactly what they're talking about when moving forward. I'm sure Larry and 
Fred already know what they're doing though, and we'll know more soon as 
well.

Rhonda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tyler and Leanne Merren" <tmerren at charter.net>
To: "NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List" <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-kzoo] Meeting last night Re. Christine boone and MCBTC

    Hi Tim and all,
We had a very good meeting last night with Larry Posant (sorry not sure how
to spell his name), our NFB state president, and he filled us in on a lot of
the stuff going on behind the scenes that we were not aware of, which
definitely helped paint a bigger picture (at least in my mind, and hopefully
others felt the same.)  We, as a chapter definitely want to stand in support
of Christine, and see that these issues with the Commission are resolved
(that was the feeling I got from what was said anyway...)  One thing Larry
asked was whether we feel like we need to do something next week here in
Kalamazoo, such as a protest outside of the training center.  Tyler said
that he would like to get a feel for how things go in Lansing today, and
what the group feels they were able to accomplish, and then we will make our
decision from there.  Tyler, Matt and JJ are all in Baltimore/Washington DC
until Tuesday or Wednesday (not sure when the other guys are flying back),
so we may want to talk when the rest of our board is back in town and decide
what we need to do as a chapter to express our disapproval of what is going
on.  Tyler and I also feel like we should be able to draw support from many
people who are not affiliated with the NFB, both due to their support of
Christine in her work, and because of the questions raised about whether
people who are blind should be allowed to fire a gun.  We have heard a lot
of reaction on that topic, too, that people are of the opinion that all
people should be allowed to have such an experience, as long as safety
measures are met.
So that is the gist of it I think.  Please feel free to add any other
thoughts and oopinions.
Talk soon.
Leanne
Chapter Secretary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timothy Paulding" <tjpaulding at gmail.com>
To: "'NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List'" <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:50 AM
Subject: [Nfb-kzoo] Meeting last night Re. Christine boone and MCBTC

>I was not able to make the phone conference last night. Is there any news
>to
> report? Are we on a united front as a chapter? Taking any action? What's
> going on?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-kzoo-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-kzoo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tyler and Leanne Merren
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:38 AM
> To: NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-kzoo] Meetings
>
> You're welcome to bring snacks if you want.  The more food the better. :)
> Do you know if anyone else is planning to come?  We will have a couple of
> visitors that aren't on this list, so just wondering who else is coming.
> Thanks,
> Leanne
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
> To: "NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List" <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-kzoo] Meetings
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>
>> I'll be there.
>> Do we need to bring snacks?
>>
>> J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tyler merren" <twmerren at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List" <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 7:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-kzoo] Meetings
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>>
>>> Hey Everyone,
>>> We are planning on having our christmas get together on Thursday
>>> December
>
>>> 17 at 6:30.  We will be having the gathering at our home, and we will be
>>> doing a fun gift exchange of $5 or less.  I would like to have anyone
>>> who
>
>>> is planning on being there to let me know so that we can get an idea of
>>> who will attend for numbers sake.  I also want everyone to try to bring
>>> a
>
>>> friend, though Western Michigan University has graduations this week, so
>>> many students will be busy.
>>>
>>> Anyway, let me know by email or call me at 2692073000
>>> Thanks and see you Thursday,
>>> Tyler Merren
>>> President of the NFB of Kalamazoo
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