Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i4LKT9m16383; Fri, 21 May 2004 16:29:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 16:29:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <003901c43f71$91974200$671f360a@Betsy> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Betsy Rubin" <brmidwest@ameritech.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1851] Re: Literacy President X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1583 Lines: 46 To All Readers: If a posting to a NIFL listserv is "permissible based on all lists' guidelines," then WHY must there be any explanation or apology? The guidelines restrict what is allowable for people to say in this forum. Are we now expected to censor our speech beyond the guidelines? Betsy Rubin ----- Original Message ----- From: "jataylor" <jataylor@utk.edu> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 12:04 PM Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1850] Literacy President > Colleagues: > Last Friday, May 14th, I posted a message to NIFL lists titled "Literacy > President." Literacy President is a collaborative, non-partisan initiative > supported by Voice for Adult Literacy United for Education (VALUE), The Change > Agent, and other groups designed to: > > - raise national awareness of adult literacy regardless of who is elected; > - ask Presidential candidates broad questions about adult literacy; and > - engage adult learners and practitioners around contextualized teaching and > learning on civic education and learner leadership using the EFF Citizen Role > Map and EFF Content Standards. > > It has been called to my attention that although the post I made (as a private > citizen) for the group was permissible based on all lists' guidelines, it was > also of a politically-sensitive nature and some feel it may not be appropriate > for NIFL lists. My intention was to alert teachers about an exciting new > project. If my post has caused any confusion, I apologize. > > Jackie > > Jackie Taylor > jataylor_1@yahoo.com
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