[NFBMO] Announcement Made about 2024 Convention

[Bryan Schulz]

Hello,

It doesn't say which one!
Will it be the much more convenient location on international drive?
bryan

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From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Daniel Garcia via NFBMO
Sent: Monday, July 3, 2023 5:04 PM
To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List (nfbmo at nfbnet.org) <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Daniel Garcia <dangarcia3 at hotmail.com>
Subject: [NFBMO] Announcement Made about 2024 Convention

Dear Friends:

During the board meeting held today at the 2023 National Convention, an
announcement was made about the location and dates of the 2024 National
Convention.

Date: July 3 through July 8, 2024
Location: Orlando, Florida
Rosen Center

Here is a short video announcement:
https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-06/NFB24-FullReveal-Final_final.mp3

Here is a Statement of the Board of Directors to the Federation Community
Regarding Location of 2024 National Convention; I will also copy the text
below my signature:
https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/statement-board-directors-f
ederation-community-regarding-location

Regards,

Daniel

Daniel Garcia, Second Vice President
National Federation of the Blind of Missouri dangarcia3 at hotmail.com
(816) 621-0902
www.nfb.org
www.nfbmo.org
Live the life you want

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Statement of the Board of Directors to the Federation Community Regarding
Location of 2024 National Convention The National Federation of the Blind is
aware that prominent civil rights organizations representing marginalized
groups, including racial minorities, immigrants, and the LGBTQ community,
have issued travel advisories for the state of Florida because of recently
enacted laws and policies that affect these groups and, consequently, affect
our members as well. We acknowledge the serious concerns raised in these
travel advisories. Over the past decade, we have enjoyed many safe and
meaningful conventions in Florida, and we hosted the 2016 General Assembly
of the World Blind Union working closely with the team at Rosen Hotels &
Resorts. We made a previous commitment to come back to a Rosen property in
2024 specifically because of the hospitality and respect shown to all our
members by the Rosen Hotels & Resorts staff. 

As the transformative advocacy organization of blind people in the United
States, our purpose in visiting Florida is to further the work of our
organization through our annual Convention, which is our supreme governing
authority, not to benefit the state's tourism industry or to make a partisan
statement of any kind. Our work is centered on defending the rights of blind
people to live the lives they want. As our code of conduct affirms, the
National Federation of the Blind does not tolerate discrimination on the
basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender identity and expression,
sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age,
genetic information, disability, political affiliation, or any other
characteristic or intersectionality of characteristics. We commit that our
2024 convention will be a safe space for all blind people, as well as our
friends, families, partners, and allies, and we are confident that Rosen
Hotels & Resorts and the Orlando community join us in that commitment. We
will work closely with other civil rights organizations to ensure that our
convention is a safe place for all our members and friends. 

Furthermore, we affirm and support advocates in creating a safer and more
equitable America for all marginalized people in this country. To our
members under attack by laws and policies, please know that we are actively
working to ensure that these policies do not affect your continued
participation in the organized blind movement. This work includes
consideration of affordable locations without such advisories. We hear you.
As we consider our future convention locations beyond 2025, we pledge to
examine our convention-planning process and priorities to determine if there
are more effective ways to select convention locations that do not present
the increased risk for certain portions of our membership. We will continue
to engage groups, committees, and divisions within the Federation to
identify meaningful steps we can take to continue the work of the blind
people's movement in all parts of this nation.


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