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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello NFB Advocates, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We need you in Boston tomorrow, Thursday, July 24. Waymo would help our lives tremendously. If you would like see Waymo come to Boston, our City leaders need to hear from us tomorrow If you can attend tomorrow at 10AM, please let me know immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Here is a note from our contact at Waymo:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Thank you for your help. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>there’s a hearing scheduled for Thursday, July 24 at 10:00am at Boston City Hall. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This hearing will include a panel from Mayor Wu's office, a panel for union officials, and one for Waymo. Would Kyra (and/or additional folks from your team) be able to join us in-person that day? We want to make sure the city officials hear about the many ways AVs will benefit people (and already are in the markets Waymo operates in), especially as the unions in attendance will express concerns about human drivers possibly losing their jobs in the future. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I’m linking <a href="https://www.boston.gov/public-notices/16389251" target="_blank">more details here</a>! If you join in-person, they're asking you to arrive five minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up. It’s set for the Iannella Chamber (on the 5th floor) but I’ll reach out if that changes. If you can only testify virtually, you’d have to email Meagan Corugedo (<a href="mailto:meagan.corugedo@boston.gov" target="_blank">meagan.corugedo@boston.gov</a>) in advance.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Let me know if you have any questions! Our Policy team would love to have you in the room with us once again to share how AVs can make Boston’s transportation system safer and more accessible.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We’re so grateful for your support, Hannah<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>So folks, I know this is really short notice, but let’s show up and show them what the NFB stand for and why we are here! We are here to fight for the rights of all blind people! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>With Love, Hope and Determination, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Shara Winton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbma.org/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbma.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>sharawinton@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>617-304-0347<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>