Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g2IHGgu15681; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:16:42 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:16:42 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.2.20020318104859.00a9d800@coe.tamu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: hsmith@coe.tamu.edu To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:764] Re: COABE X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 Status: O Content-Length: 1551 Lines: 37 Since becoming aware that the NAACP boycott is still active, if I were not already committed to doing a presentation (and if my employer had not already paid my registration fee), I would be cancelling my reservation. The least I will do is to pack my own food rather than patronize Charleston's restaurants. Since COABE ostensibly represents the interests of educationally marginalized adults, perhaps the organization SHOULD suffer the natural consequences of choosing a site being boycotted by an organization that has steadfastly supported the interests of another marginalized segment of our population. Harriet Vardiman Smith College Station, Texas At 12:14 PM 3/14/02 -0500, Ujwala Samant wrote: >I've been doing some thinking about the setting of the >COABE conference. We've had a discussion about the >plantation tour, since withdrawn, and the >sensibilities that offended. I was reading about the >sanctions imposed by the NAACP vis-a-vis the >confederate flag. (See the link below.) My concern and >question is, will there be groups boycotting COABE >because of this? How will COABE deal with this issue, >evidently so dear (and understandably so) to the >hearts and principles of so many people. Does anybody >know if people are considering not going to COABE >because of this issue? > >Not attending or boycotting COABE would be tantamount >to punishing an organisation. That would be unfair. >And yet, we cannot afford to be ostrichlike and >pretend it is not happening, becaue the announcement I >saw is dated March 1st.
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