[CT-NFB] Statement of the Board of Directors to the Federation Community Regarding Location of 2024 National Convention | National Federation of the Blind

Wed Jul 5 17:29:06 UTC 2023

Hello Ann & All,
I agree with you, Ann.  This is a worthwhile possibility. to suggest to
National.
Mary Silverberg

On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 12:41 PM Anne West via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> To Nathanael and all.
>
> Please remember, there is a huge convention center and attached hotel in
> Hartford which, in my humble opinion could take a national convention. The
> facilities held an amateur radio convention with over 3000 attendees
> several years ago with ease. Of course, a national convention would require
> a lot of work but I feel we are up to it.
>
> So, there's my food for thought for today.
>
> Anne West
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of ntwales via CT-NFB
> Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 18:53
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> Cc: ntwales <ntwales at omsoft.com>; Trudy Swenson <trudy.swenson at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] Statement of the Board of Directors to the
> Federation Community Regarding Location of 2024 National Convention |
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> Greetings, all, from my webmail from Houston, We don't know if the
> statement means that we couldn't get out of some contract with Rosen
> resorts. Considering that the statement makes a commitment for greater
> input for National Conventions beyond 2025, it's a reasonable assumption,
> but I'm always careful about making assumptions because you know what they
> say when you assume: "you make an ass out of u and me".
> This decision, the board statement, and discussions here and on social
> media raise complicated matters that may well touch each of us personally
> and emotionally. What I, as a member, am proudest of is that our leaders
> acknowledged real concerns but ultimately kept the decision focused on the
> thing that brings all of us together: blindness. And our quality of
> respecting all of our members from every background. We have steered as
> clear of politics (which in this case are particularly divisive otherwise)
> as we could to keep the focus on blindness while insisting that our host
> property shares our values of respect, dignity, and inclusion.
> We in Connecticut are a wonderful example. I've met blind people from all
> backgrounds, and we treat each other with the greatest respect and dignity
> and get our job of advocacy and empowerment done. If we can find a National
> Convention location in Connecticut that meets our requirements--and
> importantly at an acceptable price point--we should proudly share that with
> our Federation sisters and brothers especially for 2026...
> Best,
> Nathanael Wales
>
>
> On 2023-07-04 16:44, Trudy Swenson via CT-NFB wrote:
> > Good questions, Mary. I think we are all interested in the answers and
> > supporting arguments for this decision.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Trudy Swenson
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 7:28 PM Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB
> > <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Everyone,
> >> Thank you Justin for forwarding the NFB National statement.
> >>
> >> Does this statement  from the Board of Directors mean that the NFB
> >> was unable to get out of their contract with the Rosen  company for
> >> 2024
> >> without penalty or threat of a lawsuit?
> >>
> >> Will state affiliates have any input into this decision or is it
> >> final, based on contract law?
> >>
> >> Thank you for the information.
> >> Mary Silverberg
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 12:30 PM Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB
> >> <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Fellow Federationists:
> >>>
> >>> Here is a very important statement from our national Board of
> >>> Directors regarding the 2024 national convention of the NFB. Check
> >>> it out!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> > https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/statement-board-direc
> > tors-federation-community-regarding-location
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>> Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury
> >>>
> >>> Mobile: 808.797.8606
> >>> Email: 808salisbury at gmail.com
> >>>
> >>> ResearchGate:
> >>> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury
> >>>
> >>> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury [1]
> >>>
> >>> “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the
> >>> silence of our friends.”
> >>>
> >>> Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
> >>>
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