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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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Hello, everyone. This is Barbara Loos. I want to invite you to join me for an opportunity to have influence. I have agreed to begin a dialogue during this discussion as part of Blind Equality Awareness Month and hope you will be there either to participate or to listen. <span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>On Thursday, October 19, from 1:00 to 2:30, there will be a presentation of Health Equity Dialogues on Zoom. The topic is Seeing Health through the Eyes of a Blind Woman. The way to attend is at the bottom of this message. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>As some of you know, I have been exchanging ideas with those in the Health Equity Coalition both at monthly meetings and in other spaces since during the pandemic. Here is what it says about itself and the opportunity before us this month. It also mentions the November topic. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Health Equity Dialogues are brought to you by the Lincoln Health Equity Coalition. We exist to promote an infrastructure where every person experiences a healthy, high quality life without discrimination. We champion a whole-health model that is inclusive, accessible, affordable, and acceptable across the lifespan. We believe there are enough resources for all to be healthy and live a high quality of life. We believe it takes us all to make an impact and that all voices matter. We believe in creating collective action where we can make possible the notion of ‘nothing for us, without us’.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>The purpose of Health Equity Dialogues is to create a safe, generative space for sharing, listening and connecting around the commonality of health inequity experiences.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>The purpose of the dialogues is to create authentic relationships and spaces of healing within a community that cares, empathizes and relates to each other. The structure of the Health Equity Dialogues revolves around one main story-teller who will share a health equity experience prior to open dialogue for people to connect, empathize, share relatable experiences, along with movement towards healing, solutions, and change.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Stories give us a sense of belonging, of being wanted and needed and heard. Stories connect us. Stories of lived experiences can also provide counter-narratives to the majority culture - to the systems and structures that are sometimes just considered ‘givens’ or ‘normal’ or even ‘unchangeable’.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Anyone willing to enter the virtual space with curiosity, openness, and empathy ready to listen and contribute will be welcomed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Upcoming Health Equity Dialogues:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'>October 19th: <span style='color:#2B160A'>Dialogues around Health access through the eyes of a blind woman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2B160A'>November 16th: Dialogues around Healthcare experiences for under/uninsured</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Connection Information<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Topic: Seeing Health through the Eyes of a Blind Woman.<br><br>Please share broadly!<br><br>Emily Gratopp is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.<br><br>Join Zoom Meeting<br><a href="https://unl.zoom.us/j/99102090102?pwd=Rms4dFVCTmM1WVNybDRhb2dYVFJFQT09" target="_blank">https://unl.zoom.us/j/99102090102?pwd=Rms4dFVCTmM1WVNybDRhb2dYVFJFQT09</a><br><br>Meeting ID: 991 0209 0102<br>Passcode: 774993<br><br>---<br><br>One tap mobile<br>+13017158592,,99102090102# US (Washington DC)<br>+13052241968,,99102090102# US<br><br>---<br><br>Dial by your location<br>• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)<br>• +1 305 224 1968 US<br>• +1 309 205 3325 US<br>• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<br>• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)<br>• +1 360 209 5623 US<br>• +1 386 347 5053 US<br>• +1 507 473 4847 US<br>• +1 564 217 2000 US<br>• +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)<br>• +1 646 931 3860 US<br>• +1 669 444 9171 US<br>• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)<br>• +1 689 278 1000 US<br>• +1 719 359 4580 US<br>• +1 253 205 0468 US<br>• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)<br><br>Meeting ID: 991 0209 0102<br><br>Find your local number: <a href="https://unl.zoom.us/u/aboiaFqO6U" target="_blank">https://unl.zoom.us/u/aboiaFqO6U</a><br><br>---<br><br>Join by SIP<br>• <a href="mailto:99102090102@zoomcrc.com">99102090102@zoomcrc.com</a><br><br>---<br><br>Join by H.323<br>• 162.255.37.11 (US West)<br>• 162.255.36.11 (US East)<br>• 221.122.88.195 (China)<br>• 115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai)<br>• 115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad)<br>• 213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands)<br>• 213.244.140.110 (Germany)<br>• 103.122.166.55 (Australia Sydney)<br>• 103.122.167.55 (Australia Melbourne)<br>• 209.9.211.110 (Hong Kong SAR)<br>• 149.137.40.110 (Singapore)<br>• 64.211.144.160 (Brazil)<br>• 69.174.57.160 (Canada Toronto)<br>• 65.39.152.160 (Canada Vancouver)<br>• 207.226.132.110 (Japan Tokyo)<br>• 149.137.24.110 (Japan Osaka)<br><br>Meeting ID: 991 0209 0102<br>Passcode: 774993<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>