dear ivan
i have been having a lot
-----Original Message-----
From: Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: "sense of the list" - willing to testify
>^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-)
> Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-)
> Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 60 deg. F :-)
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> Hello again, friends and cyber-family,
>
> We seem so HESITANT to comment, and this worries me. Are we
>afraid of something?
> I am now wondering if I am too daring, or if it was not really
> OK to have suggested that I testify.
>
> My gut tells me it was really perfectly OK, that we need NEW faces to
>add
>to those already well-known.
>
>So I guess there is a question of power and control issues.
>Should grassroots PWP's be heard, or remain relatively invisible?
>
>As the AIDS movement always has said, "Silence = Death."
>
>I noticed that Hilary Blue published, a few days ago, a LIST of 8 to 10
>PWP's and CG's. starting with Joan Snyder, whom she felt should be
>HEARD
>and SEEN at the microphone in the Appropriations hearing on Tuesday.
>
> I have received several off-line messages asking me to testify, but so
>far,
> no on-line messages have appeared for all of us to consider.
>
>
> I will be talking with Senator Snowe's staff again tomorrow
>
> I would be very disappointed if no voices from the
>grassroots of P.I.E.N. are heard in Washington. We have
>great power if we can just get the door to open to us.
>
>What I am saying is - it doesn't HAVE to be me.
>But it REALLY seems strange to see NO comments
>tonight.
>
>
>Ivan
>:-) ?
>
