<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">It’s almost time to listen to the live stream of the great gathering Inn. Use the link below to access the stream.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><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> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org><br><b>Date:</b> January 29, 2025 at 6:01:22 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> Kaye Baker <kaye.j.zimpher@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Upcoming Great Gathering-In Live Stream</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Bounces+r.24434.10919119.62a1efbe3ab95494@mailings.nfb.org<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><!--[if gte mso 9]>
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<h1><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; color:black;">Major Advocacy Event: Join Us! (CC and Spanish Available)</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">The 2025 National Federation of the Blind Washington Seminar officially gets underway on Monday, February 3, at 5:00 p.m. eastern time with the Great Gathering-In, our annual opening session to launch the powerful week with motivational remarks, unifying moments, and an atmosphere of collective action. Please join us.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Review the fact sheets for the each of the three issues and the full 2025 Washington Seminar agenda with Zoom details at <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=37345&qid=10919119" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">nfb.org/washington-seminar</a>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">Help Make Our Advocacy Successful</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Hundreds of Federationists are headed to Washington Seminar to spend days advocating directly on the Hill. As someone who values our advocacy efforts, please consider a <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=37346&qid=10919119" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">contribution</a>. We need you to help make change happen so we can live the lives we want.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; color:black;">Zoom Details for the Great Gathering-In</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">The Zoom platform includes closed captions and Spanish interpretation. Join the Zoom Meeting before 5:00 p.m. eastern time to catch commentary from the Nation's Blind Podcast host, Melissa Riccobono. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Zoom Meeting ID: 992 4094 2968</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=37347&qid=10919119" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Join the Great Gathering-In from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android.</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Or One tap mobile:<br>
+13017158592,,99240942968# US (Washington DC)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">+13126266799,,99240942968# US (Chicago)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Or access in the following ways:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=37348&qid=10919119" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Closed Captions via 1CapApp</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=37349&qid=10919119" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">YouTube Stream</a>, select the "Live" tab and the live video will start at the beginning of the release.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Access our live stream by asking your Amazon device to play "Nation's Blind"</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color:black;">Thank you for your commitment to advance the lives of blind people. Together, we transform dreams into reality.</span></p>
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