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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Justin,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Indeed, very well said. The thing that I most enjoyed about your article is that it reaches out to Federation members and those considering being members throughout the spectrum of points of view in a way that respects every point of view. And demonstrates how members and potential members can contribute authentically and meaningfully to the tremendous amount of work that we have to do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Awesome job! I am glad that the Federation has your leadership and wisdom; you are a credit to this your home state affiliate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Nathanael<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shonda via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 02, 2021 5:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List<br><b>Cc:</b> Shonda<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] Federation Philosophy and Reproductive Rights<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>So well said Justin<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stay Safe<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>BLM<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Shonda R Rosetta (860)951-6107<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation Of The Blind Ct Affiliate Board Member &<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Shoreline Chapter President<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NFB.Org<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Mar 2, 2021, at 17:15, Esther via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>hey, Justin, beautiful job on that article. It was fabulous. I really enjoyed reading it. Keep up the good work. Esther<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Mar 2, 2021, at 1:13 PM, Maryanne Melley via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Well said Justin! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Maryanne Melley</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>860-212-5549</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:maryanne.melley@gmail.com">maryanne.melley@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Live the Life You Want; Blindness is Not What Holds You Back”</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 2, 2021 1:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Justin Salisbury <<a href="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu">PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [CT-NFB] Federation Philosophy and Reproductive Rights<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I had attempted to post this in follow-up to Deb Reed’s email about the February Braille Monitor. As someone who is personally a product of the mentoring and organizing of the National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut, I want to share with everyone a piece that I was fortunate enough to publish in the March issue of the Braille Monitor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am hopeful that it will lead to meaningful reflection and discussion.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some of us may have heard people say something like “I am a member of the National Federation of the Blind; therefore, I am 100 percent pro-life,” or “I am a member of the National Federation of the Blind; therefore, I am 100 percent pro-choice.” I contend that the Federation is not inherently pro-life or pro-choice.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here it is:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2103/bm210314.htm">https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2103/bm210314.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Aloha,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Justin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>he/him/his<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 808.797.8606<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu">President@Alumni.ECU.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury"><span lang=EN style='color:blue'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ResearchGate: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury"><span style='color:blue'>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console"'>“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Console"'>Cesar Chavez</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>CT-NFB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CT-NFB@nfbnet.org">CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/elevegnale%40sbcglobal.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/elevegnale%40sbcglobal.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>CT-NFB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CT-NFB@nfbnet.org">CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/shonda.r.rosetta%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/shonda.r.rosetta%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>