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From: "Tommy B. McDonell" <tbr202@is.nyu.edu>
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Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:884] RE: Literacy at the GOP convention
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Although I am a Democrat, I would prefer to not have any literacy or
educational organization that is nonprofit present at either
convention--unless they presented at both with the same information. I
don't,however, know anything about NCFL. Some organizations do both
nonprofit and political work. For example, the National Organization has
the Service Fund which is nonprofit and doesn't do any political work.
I find that education and politics gets smuched (such a good English
word)together during every political race, but that this is especially
true during this campaign, although I am not sure why.
Has anyone here actually gone to the NCFL's website to see if they are
talking about this? Do they have a listserv?
Sincerely, Tommy McDonell
Laura Bercovitz wrote:
>
> If Sharon was listed or introduced as Executive Director (or some other
> title) of the NCFL, then wouldn't she be aligning the NCFL with the
> republican party by association?
>
> However, if she was listed or introduced as Sharon Darling, a citizen
> interested in family literacy, and left any references to the NCFL out of
> her intro. or speech, then the affiliation NCFL might have with the
> republican party would not appear to be so evident.
>
> I am concerned that the NCFL, which should be "above the political scene",
> appears to have very public ties to the republican party. How do others
> feel?
>
> Laurie Bercovitz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of
> Daphne Greenberg
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 9:59 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:879] RE: Literacy at the GOP convention
>
> Good question! I would have assumed that it should not be aligned with any
> party, but maybe I am being naive? Does speaking at the convention imply
> party affiliation? I guess it would! By the way, for those who are
> wondering-NCFL stands for National Center for Family Literacy.
>
> Daphne Greenberg
> Center for the Study of Adult Literacy
> Georgia State University
> University Plaza
> Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
> Fax: 404-651-1415
> Ph: 404-651-0400
> E-mail: alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu
>
> >>> CBachy@starbucks.com 08/01 10:50 AM >>>
> How aligned is the NCFL with the Republican party? Does anybody know?
>
> Cathie Bachy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daphne Greenberg [SMTP:ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 6:33 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list
> > Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:877] Literacy at the GOP convention
> >
> > Apparently, on Monday, July 31st, Sharon Darling, President of the
> > National Center for Family Literacy, and Laura Bush, wife of GOP
> > Presidential Candidate George W. Bush, both were slated to
> > address literacy issues at the GOP Convention. Did anyone watch it on TV?
> > I did not see it and wondered what was said.
> > Daphne
> >
> >
> > Daphne Greenberg
> > Center for the Study of Adult Literacy
> > Georgia State University
> > University Plaza
> > Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
> > Fax: 404-651-1415
> > Ph: 404-651-0400
> > E-mail: alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu
--
Tommy B. McDonell
Executive Director and Co-Founder
tbr202@is.nyu.edu
Learning English Adult Program, Inc.(LEAP)
254 West 29th Street,3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10001 USA
O: 212-967-0149
F: 212-239-3934
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