Hello to all,

Here's a subjective perspective that doesn't relate to the content of 
each group.

I'm on both list serves and many postings get cross posted anyway. It 
creates an incredible volume of mail that needs to be sorted through and 
as I do this at work, it takes a lot of time away from my daily work 
(which I can never get though in a day anyway). So, that said, I would 
look forward to any mechanism that reduced the volume.

I always find wonderful thoughtful threads of discussion and perspective 
and huge amounts of important and useful resources that I share with my 
colleagues and my teachers.

Thanks to you all for the hard work and passion that is shared with us.

Lynne Wilkins

Lynne Wilkins, Associate Director for Programs
English Center for International Women at Mills College
P.O. Box 9968, Oakland, CA 94613
(510)430-2285
lwilkins at mills.edu 





Charlie Herbert wrote:

> As primarily a lurker on this list, I welcome the merge for the reasons 

> stated (re: overlap of issues relating to race and gender). Also, I look 

> forward to learning about the issues that don't overlap.  And thanks, 

> Donna, for your excellent moderation.

>

> Charlie

>

> Brian, Dr Donna J G wrote:

>   

>> Poverty, Race, and Literacy Discussion List members,

>>

>> Yesterday the announcement was posted on the list that NIFL has decided

>> to merge this list with the Women and Literacy list, making a new list

>> to be called the Poverty, Race, and Women Literacy Discussion List.

>> There will be more information about how the actual list will be formed

>> in a later e-mail.  

>>

>> I'm wondering what your reactions are to this announcement.  Do you see

>> this as a way to invigorate the list?  Are you happy? Apprehensive?

>> Nonchalant? Resigned? Excited? Pleased?  Feel free to share your

>> thoughts about the merger with the list.  

>>

>> I do want to let you know that the moderator of the new list, Daphne

>> Greenberg, has been moderating the Women and Literacy list for some

>> time, and she is a great moderator.  You will find her helpful,

>> sensitive, and very approachable.  She is encouraging without being too

>> directive.  Although I also applied to moderate the new list, I'm not

>> displeased that Daphne got the job. I admire Daphne greatly, and I plan

>> to stay on the merged list as a participant. I'm hoping all of you will

>> migrate to the new list as well.

>>

>> As ever,

>> Donna

>>

>> Donna Brian, Moderator

>> Poverty, Race, and Literacy Discussion List

>> djgbrian at utk.edu

>>

>>

>>

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Lynne Wilkins, Associate Director for Programs
English Center for International Women at Mills College
P.O. Box 9968, Oakland, CA 94613
(510)430-2285
lwilkins at mills.edu