[NLA] COABE conference

[Marguerite Lukes]

Hi Jay:

It was good to hear about the great attendance at the COABE conference.  I was
also puzzled by your comments about NAACP members telling you essentially not to
honor the boycott that is still in effect.  I just spoke to Christie Savage,
Special Projects Coordinator of the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
and she told me that she would be interested in who shared that information with
you, as it is not the organization's position.  She encourages anyone who has
questions to contact her at 803-754-4584 at the main office in Columbia, SC.

Marguerite Lukes


Maria Elena Gonzalez wrote:

> JCretella,
>
> Thank you for sharing news about the COABE Conference and in particular
> about the planned workshops on racism, poverty and literacy.  But I'm
> curious about your comment that "only one point of view was accepted as
> valid".  Could you elaborate on that for those of us who did not attend?
>
> I am also puzzled about your comment that local NAACP members had encouraged
> you (or perhaps the organization?) not to boycott SC.  I thought the NAACP
> had instituted such a boycott?
>
> Best,
> Maria E. Gonzalez
> SABES Coordinator
> Adult Literacy Resource Institute/Boston
> SABES Regional Center
> 617-782-8956, X15
> 617-782-9011 (fax)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JCretella at aol.com>
> To: <nla at lists.literacytent.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [NLA] NLA
>
> > To NLA List, I am back from Charleston, SC, and the COABE conference was
> > attended by more than 1100 other adult educators. It was a great exchange
> of
> > ideas,. programs, and professionalism...The field is doing some pretty
> > wonderful things for adult learners . I did attend the roundtable on
> racism,
> > poverty and literacy...in fact, I attended two different sessions..both
> were
> > disappointing because only one point of view was accepted as valid. I did
> not
> > boycott any event because  local NAACP members asked us not to. They told
> me
> > that
> > SC needs tourism and those I spoke with said they really gain nothing from
> > others coming into their state and telling them what their problems are. .
> > The conference provided many opportunities for dialog, but workshops that
> > could have provided this were cancelled as some kind of protest. Adult
> > educators are providing so many opportunities for those who are affected
> by
> > social and educational barriers. I am proud of our organization . I am
> sure
> > there are other opinions to be heard. I enjoyed being in Charleston and
> was
> > impressed by the wonderful reception the people gave the conference
> > participants.
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Marguerite Lukes
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Literacy Assistance Center
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