<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from My IPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Daphne Mitchell via Chapter-Presidents <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> May 3, 2021 at 12:23:55 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org>, nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Daphne Mitchell <dauroramitchell@gmail.com>, scascone@nfb.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Chapter-Presidents] May Survivors Task Force Updates and Invitation to Join Events</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list <chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Greetings, all:</span><br><span></span><br><span>The Survivors Task Force invites you to review and participate in the</span><br><span>following public-facing events being held by or featuring the</span><br><span>Survivors Taskforce during the month of May. Content Warning: links in</span><br><span>this message will lead you to resources that mention sexual assault</span><br><span>and abuse and domestic violence.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Survivors Taskforce May Calendar of Events</span><br><span></span><br><span>• Saturday, May 8: Communications and Engagements Branch meeting 4pm Eastern</span><br><span>• Sunday, May 9: Training and Culture Branch meeting 3pm eastern</span><br><span>• Tuesday, May 11: Procedures and Oversight Branch Meeting 8pm eastern</span><br><span>• Wednesday, May 12: Climate Assessment Survey closes</span><br><span>• Saturday, May 22: Communications and Engagements Branch Meeting 4pm Eastern</span><br><span>• Sunday, May 23: Training and Culture Branch meeting 3pm Eastern</span><br><span>• Sunday, May 23: Encore Open Call to Collect Feedback on the Code of</span><br><span>Conduct 8pm eastern</span><br><span>• Monday, May 24: Monthly feature on Nation’s Blind Blog</span><br><span>• Tuesday, May 25: Procedures and Oversight Branch meeting 8pm Eastern</span><br><span></span><br><span>Find below the Zoom Participation Information for the Code of Conduct</span><br><span>FAQ Open Call on Sunday, May 23 at 8pm eastern. Registration is not</span><br><span>required to participate. Survivors, allies, members, and nonmembers</span><br><span>are all invited to participate. This is an encore meeting for those</span><br><span>who were unable to participate in one of the April open calls.</span><br><span>Provided feedback will be aggregated and forwarded to RAINN and those</span><br><span>working on the annual Code of Conduct review. Information for closed</span><br><span>captioning and Espanol will follow in another announcement.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Join Zoom Meeting</span><br><span>https://zoom.us/j/91992010607?pwd=TjVIdGhid2pHNTN6R2k5NjJMTjlFZz09</span><br><span></span><br><span>Meeting ID: 919 9201 0607</span><br><span>Passcode: 524424</span><br><span>One tap mobile</span><br><span>+13462487799,,91992010607# US (Houston)</span><br><span>+14086380968,,91992010607# US (San Jose)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Please use the registration links found below to sign-up with either</span><br><span>of the Survivor Task Force branches. Survivors, allies, members, and</span><br><span>nonmembers are welcome to join, and there is a field for volunteers to</span><br><span>communicate access needs to enable full participation in meetings.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Communications and Engagement:</span><br><span>https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsdeCvqTgvGNzFZkRh9saASTKglSG6AVMY</span><br><span>Procedures and Oversight:</span><br><span>https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdu6rqjMoHt2H7o5S102z7eqHKd4Zixxn</span><br><span>Training and Culture</span><br><span>https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqf-urrDstGdd_6pfg_vhK7leydUVtuLYu</span><br><span></span><br><span>All branches will announce special topic meetings in advance</span><br><span></span><br><span>Other Announcements:</span><br><span></span><br><span>The Survivors Task Force will provide an update on our internal</span><br><span>accountability process in the near future.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Your Feedback is important: Climate Assessment Survey Now Open!</span><br><span></span><br><span>As mentioned in the April 15 open letter from President Riccobono,</span><br><span>RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, is</span><br><span>partnering with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to gather</span><br><span>feedback from the blind community, including NFB members and</span><br><span>nonmembers, in a climate assessment survey to help inform</span><br><span>recommendations for further sexual misconduct prevention and response</span><br><span>programming. This effort will assist in determining additional and</span><br><span>continuous training, which will ultimately provide consistency across</span><br><span>the organization. This is a baseline measurement to target our future</span><br><span>efforts and will continue to be assessed as a component of our</span><br><span>accountability measures.</span><br><span>All responses go directly to RAINN and are completely anonymous. RAINN</span><br><span>will deliver a report detailing findings and implications that will be</span><br><span>shared at the time of our 2021 national convention.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Take Survey via the Web or Phone</span><br><span>Participate in the assessment survey either via the web or by phone.</span><br><span>It will take approximately thirty to forty-five minutes. Please</span><br><span>complete by Wednesday, May 12, 2021. For the web*, use the following</span><br><span>link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/rainn-nfb2021</span><br><span>*Web survey note: if completing the survey with a screen reader, a</span><br><span>helpful tip when currently navigating pages in SurveyMonkey is to</span><br><span>press Control+Home before answering the next set of questions.</span><br><span>The survey may also be completed over the phone by calling</span><br><span>229-632-7878 or toll-free 833-632-7878. Please note that the phone</span><br><span>number above provides the survey in an automated system and will</span><br><span>require the survey to be completed at one time. There is an option to</span><br><span>pause the survey for five minutes and the pause can be extended as</span><br><span>needed. Push # for help.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Your participation in the survey is greatly appreciated. Thank you for</span><br><span>your commitment to the movement.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The NFB Code of Conduct may be found on NFB-NEWSLINE. Simply navigate</span><br><span>to the NFB National Channel, and you will find the Code of Conduct and</span><br><span>the Code of Conduct Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). They are</span><br><span>available in audio and text versions. Point your browser to</span><br><span>www.nfb.org/codeofconduct to view the document online. Links to the</span><br><span>Code of Conduct FAQs and Obligations for Responsible Leaders may be</span><br><span>found on this web page.</span><br><span></span><br><span>April 26, 2021 Blog:</span><br><span>The People in My Life Don't Believe Me: How to Proceed after Sexual</span><br><span>Abuse | National Federation of the Blind (nfb.org)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Sarah Erb and Rachel Grider have requested that the Task Force share</span><br><span>the following announcement:</span><br><span></span><br><span>#ListeningTogether is a YouTube playlist of songs that have been</span><br><span>instrumental in the individual journeys of those whom have experienced</span><br><span>misconduct within the blind community. We encourage use of this</span><br><span>playlist to increase representation, empathy, solidarity, and respect</span><br><span>in the blind community.</span><br><span>Each song contributed to this list has helped someone feel validated,</span><br><span>and was chosen because it has been meaningful to them in some way.</span><br><span></span><br><span>This is a collaboration for the use of those in the blind community—</span><br><span>whether blind, partially sighted, or sighted, who have experienced any</span><br><span>type or level of misconduct, trauma, abuse, harassment, and /or</span><br><span>assault. It will also be a tool for those who do not have firsthand</span><br><span>experience to listen together.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Logistics:</span><br><span>- Songs are added to the playlist anonymously. We are not collecting</span><br><span>personal data, and signing in is not required to fill out the form.</span><br><span></span><br><span>- Songs will be separated into two groups: secular and sacred.</span><br><span></span><br><span>- No specific consumer or advocacy group within the blind community</span><br><span>has claim to this collaboration, and those who add their songs to the</span><br><span>playlist need not be a member of any consumer or advocacy group.</span><br><span></span><br><span>- Email listening.together2021@gmail.com with questions.</span><br><span></span><br><span>- Please feel free to share this information with others.</span><br><span></span><br><span>It is our sincere hope that we can truly listen together to encourage</span><br><span>empathy among the the various intersections that many identify with in</span><br><span>addition to blindness and we believe that we can rebuild a safer</span><br><span>future and a brighter culture in our blind community.</span><br><span></span><br><span>We will be using #ListeningTogether on social media to share the</span><br><span>submission link.</span><br><span></span><br><span>https://forms.gle/Zxq1n4NwwZMCJep27</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thank you for your time,</span><br><span></span><br><span>#ListeningTogether</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>You may find updates related to the Survivors Taskforce and a speaking</span><br><span>engagement request form on our website: www.nfb.org/survivors. You may</span><br><span>contact us by emailing survivors@nfb.org or call (410) 659-9314 Ext.</span><br><span>2238 to leave a voice mail. All information shared with the Survivors</span><br><span>Taskforce is held confidential and is not shared without consent of</span><br><span>the individual.</span><br><span></span><br><span>RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline: If you or someone you know</span><br><span>has experienced sexual violence, you are not alone. The National</span><br><span>Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential support, 24/7, at</span><br><span>one-800-656- HOPE (4673) or online.rainn.org.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Warmly,</span><br><span></span><br><span>The Survivors Task Force</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Chapter-Presidents mailing list</span><br><span>Chapter-Presidents@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Chapter-Presidents:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/chapter-presidents_nfbnet.org/dbrown8827%40aol.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>