[Central-md-chapter] Need Help - Protest on April 2

[Jenn Lavanish]

just wondering if there is a stand on the show The Widow? an Amazon Prime
show that has some blind characters.

On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:17 PM president--- via Central-MD-Chapter <
central-md-chapter at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Fellow Federationists,
>
> On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, the National Federation of the Blind will be
> holding a protest in New York concerning the use of sighted actors to
> portray blind characters in the entertainment industry.  The Maryland
> affiliate will be participating in the protest, and we need to know who
> will be able to attend. We will be providing transportation and leaving
> from the National Center in Baltimore at 5:30AM and returning at about
> 6:00PM.  If you are able to attend, please let me know off-line by email at
> President at nfbmd.org or by calling 443-426-4110 by the end of the day
> Tuesday, March 26, 2019.
>
>
>
> As you know, The CW television network, which is affiliated with CBS,
> plans to launch a television series called *In The Dark* that features a
> blind character who is not played by a blind actor.  We issued a strong
> statement
> <https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/blind-americans-protest-refusal-entertainment-industry-cast-them>
> urging the cancellation of the series and reached out to all of the
> executives affiliated with the show. We have received a response but have
> yet to secure a meeting prior to the planned April 4 debut. We now need to
> follow up with action. We cannot allow Hollywood to define us any longer.
>
>
>
> The blind belong at the center of our own stories, playing blind
> characters and taking our place on screen alongside our sighted colleagues.
> Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into
> reality with authentic casting.
>
>
>
> If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
>
>
>
> Yours,
>
> Ronza
>
>
>
>
>
> *Ronza Othman, *President
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
>
> 443-426-4110
>
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is
> not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise
> the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
>
>
>
>
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Jenn Todd Lavanish

jltlavanish at gmail.com
C. 706-570-5425
H. 410-740-1581
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