<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">that would be fantastic if we could have a national convention here in Connecticut. Esther<br><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max!</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 5, 2023, at 12:41 PM, Anne West via CT-NFB <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>To Nathanael and all.</span><br><span></span><br><span>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.</span><br><span></span><br><span>So, there's my food for thought for today.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Anne West</span><br><span></span><br><span>-----Original Message-----</span><br><span>From: CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of ntwales via CT-NFB</span><br><span>Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 18:53</span><br><span>To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org></span><br><span>Cc: ntwales <ntwales@omsoft.com>; Trudy Swenson <trudy.swenson@gmail.com></span><br><span>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</span><br><span></span><br><span>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".</span><br><span>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.</span><br><span>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...</span><br><span>Best,</span><br><span>Nathanael Wales</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 2023-07-04 16:44, Trudy Swenson via CT-NFB wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Good questions, Mary. I think we are all interested in the answers and </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>supporting arguments for this decision.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best regards,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Trudy Swenson</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 7:28 PM Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hello Everyone,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thank you Justin for forwarding the NFB National statement.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Does this statement from the Board of Directors mean that the NFB </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>was unable to get out of their contract with the Rosen company for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>2024</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>without penalty or threat of a lawsuit?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Will state affiliates have any input into this decision or is it </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>final, based on contract law?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thank you for the information.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Mary Silverberg</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 12:30 PM Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Fellow Federationists:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Here is a very important statement from our national Board of </span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Directors regarding the 2024 national convention of the NFB. Check </span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>it out!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/statement-board-direc</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>tors-federation-community-regarding-location</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote 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