Vince Pitelka on sat 25 aug 12
Joyce Lee wrote:=3D20
=3D93for first seeing, and then being, the light of reason in this Boycott
Penland issue.=3DA0 I agree with all that you said.=3DA0 Your passion for =
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justice
and simple, civil consideration for a valuable asset to all potters that
Penland can offer... shines through your every paragraph.=3D94
Thanks Joyce for those kind words. I hope I am doing the right thing. =3D
For
50 years I have had the impression that Penland collectively is one of =3D
the
=3D93good guys,=3D94 and of course tens of thousands of people have been =
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positively
impacted by their experiences at Penland. They have been a huge force
teaching and promoting fine craft in North America. They should =3D
certainly
be confronted if they are engaged in unfair labor practices, but I would
hate to see anyone damage their overall reputation and success. It
certainly does take courage to stand up and fight for what one feels is
right, and I applaud John for doing that. I guess it is just a question =
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of
how far one should carry a fight like this.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
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