[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 18:37:10 UTC 2023

All,
This is certainly a worthwhile idea to look into. Was that radio 
convention statewide or a national? Are there acceptable catering 
facilities for the banquet at that center or in one single hotel? Do we 
know how many sleeping rooms the attached hotel has?
Nathanael

On 2023-07-05 13:29, Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB wrote:
> 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
>> To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: ntwales <ntwales at omsoft.com>; Trudy Swenson
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>> 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
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