[nfb-talk] National Convention- please keep the rest of usposted

Wed May 25 00:05:17 UTC 2011

But, to bring things back on topic....
 The convention Roundup is a great read for  those  who will miss
convention and want to get a nice feel for what was  going on.   This
will be printed  in the monitor following convention.

On 5/24/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Of course  The National Federation of the Blind set up  the recording
> for it's  own convention. I think we understand that in the NFB we are
> one large group believing in one thing, in basic. I  don't believe we
> need to qualify our statements, as I would hope we are secure in
> ourselves as members of the Federation to  know we are  a part of the
> whole.
>   That said, the reality of  the matter is that "we" would imply that
> each and every person involved in this thread, and to  a larger
> extent, the Federation is  setting up the equipment and pressing all
> of the right buttons  to make  the recording  and streaming happen.
> So, in that sense, I can see why "they"  was used, I might have even
> phrased it that way, because  in society, taking credit for other
> people's work is looked down upon.
>   Respectfully,
>   Darian
>
>
> On 5/24/11, Steven Johnson <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:
>> I have to agree with Mike as *we* refers to us as a cohesive group of
>> individuals and *they* is everyone else.  We, the NFB set this up, not
>> anyone else...Mike your point is well-made.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:42 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] National Convention- please keep the rest of
>> usposted
>>
>> But streaming doesn't happen unless we of NFB set it up so I say "we" is
>> more appropriate as NFB is your and my organization.
>>
>> Mike Freeman
>> sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> On May 24, 2011, at 15:50, <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> No, we implies involvement. So unless you are directly involved in the
>> streaming setup, I think they is an appropriate pronoun.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Mike Freeman
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:13 PM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] National Convention- please keep the rest of
>> usposted
>>>
>>> They? Shouldn't that be "we"?
>>>
>>> Mike Freeman
>>> sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 24, 2011, at 13:18, <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chris,
>>>> Yes, in the past few  years they did live streaming of the main stuff.
>> They broadcasted the main sessions, the banquet, march for independence,
>> and
>> the board meeting I think. I bet it will be streamed this year too. You
>> could call and ask to be sure.
>>>> Ashley
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3:58 PM
>>>> To: NABS list ; Blind Talk list ; NFB Talk list ; NFBMD list
>>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] National Convention- please keep the rest of us
>> posted
>>>>
>>>> Hi, all,
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, I'm not going to this year's National Convention
>>>> in Orlando because of family stuff.  * Frown! Seeing all the
>>>> things that will be going on at Convention and the many seminars
>>>> taking place, I'd like to keep up to date with everything and
>>>> know what's going on even though I'm not going.  I don't know,
>>>> maybe part of it is so I can be even more jealous of those of you
>>>> who are going.  * Smile! So, if those of you who are going can
>>>> keep the rest of us who aren't going posted on what's going on by
>>>> posting to the lists, that would be awesome! You don't need to
>>>> post about everything, just the big events that happened on a
>>>> certain day at convention and what you liked personally.  Also, I
>>>> know a lot of the seminars are recorded and posted on the Web
>>>> site, but do you know if there's a live stream of the convention
>>>> that we can listen to online? Thanks!
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>>>>
>>>> --- Sent from my BrailleNote
>>>>
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