Simon,
Isolation is part of our oppression and so is the anger.
We must try to learn to trust people in the disability movement, there some really good people around. There is no one way solution to the problems we all face. Spending time arguing against each other is a bit like fiddling while Rome burns. Some people are good at lobbying business, some are good at getting changes through Parliament, some through their skills in the arts, some through study, etc. There is room for all of us.
Joe Hill once said (and he certainly wasn't a communist),
"Don't mourn organise "
Keith
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On Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:26:05 -0000
Simon Stevens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Exactly what I mean.
>
> In my opinion, I am yet to see any disability organisation which is not
> trapped by corruption in its widest sense. As a disabled individual, I
> feel the only person who really cares about me or any other disabled
> person is me and a very few other individuals. I just see organisations
> bogged down with their own issues with true regard for the wider picture
> or real committed to improving the lives of individuals in a manner
> which is sincere and meaningful. This including of, for and any other
> combination.
>
> Simon
>
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> Simon Stevens
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