<div dir="auto">Hello all,<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The Diversity and Inclusion-committee invites everyone to join an open
meeting taking place on March 8<sup>th. </sup>It will be between 8-10
Eastern time. The agenda and zoom information is below. <br><br>
<b>Agenda:</b><br> <br>8:00 p<a>m</a> – Welcome and Opening
Remarks | Shawn Calloway, Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion
Committee<br><br>
8<a>:05 pm</a> – The Commitment to
Proactively Prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion | Mark Riccobono,
President, National Federation of the Blind<br><br>
8<a>:15 pm</a> – Introduction from Our
New Talent Hire Coordinator | Janice Glenn Kershaw<br><br>
8:20 pm - Highlighting Our Collective Efforts <br><br>
Moderator: Colin Wong, Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee with
participation from<br><br>
Deaf/Blind Division, LGBTQAI+ Group, African-American Group, Latin X,
Asian and Pacific Islander group, and middle East and North Africa (MENA)
group <br><br>
Description: Facilitated Panel with each working group introducing
themselves and then highlighting upcoming events. <br><br>
9:00 pm - Open ‘chat with host’ functionality to field specific questions
from attendees.<br><br>
9<a>:15 pm</a> – Update from Our
Survivor Task Force | Daphne Mitchell, Member, Survivor Task
Force<br><br>
9<a>:25 pm</a> – Capturing Our
Authentic Experiences in Writing | Gary Wunder, Editor, Braille
Monitor<br><br>
9<a>:30 pm</a> – Open Forum for
Q/A<br><br>
10:00 <a>pm</a> – Adjourn<br><br>
<b>National Federation Of The Blind Of The District Of Columbia
Washington, DC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.</b><br> <br><br>
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</div></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span>Warmly, <br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>732-421-7063<br></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email: </span><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br><i>Website: </i></span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Facebook: </i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Twitter: </i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">@NFBNewJersey</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>YouTube: </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">NFBNJTransformDreams</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Live the life you want.<br></i><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><font size="1">The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Everyday we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</font></i></span></font><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><font size="1"><br></font></i></span></font></div><div></div></div><div dir="auto"></div><font color="#888888"></font></div></div>