<div dir="auto">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Daphne Mitchell via Chapter-</strong><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Date: Mon, May 3, 2021 at 12:23 AM<br>Subject: [Chapter-Presidents] May Survivors Task Force Updates and Invitation to Join Events<br></div><br>Greetings, all:<br>
<br>
The Survivors Task Force invites you to review and participate in the<br>
following public-facing events being held by or featuring the<br>
Survivors Taskforce during the month of May. Content Warning: links in<br>
this message will lead you to resources that mention sexual assault<br>
and abuse and domestic violence.<br>
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Survivors Taskforce May Calendar of Events<br>
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• Saturday, May 8: Communications and Engagements Branch meeting 4pm Eastern<br>
• Sunday, May 9: Training and Culture Branch meeting 3pm eastern<br>
• Tuesday, May 11: Procedures and Oversight Branch Meeting 8pm eastern<br>
• Wednesday, May 12: Climate Assessment Survey closes<br>
• Saturday, May 22: Communications and Engagements Branch Meeting 4pm Eastern<br>
• Sunday, May 23: Training and Culture Branch meeting 3pm Eastern<br>
• Sunday, May 23: Encore Open Call to Collect Feedback on the Code of<br>
Conduct 8pm eastern<br>
• Monday, May 24: Monthly feature on Nation’s Blind Blog<br>
• Tuesday, May 25: Procedures and Oversight Branch meeting 8pm Eastern<br>
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Find below the Zoom Participation Information for the Code of Conduct<br>
FAQ Open Call on Sunday, May 23 at 8pm eastern. Registration is not<br>
required to participate. Survivors, allies, members, and nonmembers<br>
are all invited to participate. This is an encore meeting for those<br>
who were unable to participate in one of the April open calls.<br>
Provided feedback will be aggregated and forwarded to RAINN and those<br>
working on the annual Code of Conduct review. Information for closed<br>
captioning and Espanol will follow in another announcement.<br>
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Join Zoom Meeting<br>
<a href="https://zoom.us/j/91992010607?pwd=TjVIdGhid2pHNTN6R2k5NjJMTjlFZz09" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/j/91992010607?pwd=TjVIdGhid2pHNTN6R2k5NjJMTjlFZz09</a><br>
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Meeting ID: 919 9201 0607<br>
Passcode: 524424<br>
One tap mobile<br>
+13462487799,,91992010607# US (Houston)<br>
+14086380968,,91992010607# US (San Jose)<br>
<br>
Please use the registration links found below to sign-up with either<br>
of the Survivor Task Force branches. Survivors, allies, members, and<br>
nonmembers are welcome to join, and there is a field for volunteers to<br>
communicate access needs to enable full participation in meetings.<br>
<br>
Communications and Engagement:<br>
<a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsdeCvqTgvGNzFZkRh9saASTKglSG6AVMY" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsdeCvqTgvGNzFZkRh9saASTKglSG6AVMY</a><br>
Procedures and Oversight:<br>
<a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdu6rqjMoHt2H7o5S102z7eqHKd4Zixxn" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdu6rqjMoHt2H7o5S102z7eqHKd4Zixxn</a><br>
Training and Culture<br>
<a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqf-urrDstGdd_6pfg_vhK7leydUVtuLYu" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqf-urrDstGdd_6pfg_vhK7leydUVtuLYu</a><br>
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All branches will announce special topic meetings in advance<br>
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Other Announcements:<br>
<br>
The Survivors Task Force will provide an update on our internal<br>
accountability process in the near future.<br>
<br>
Your Feedback is important: Climate Assessment Survey Now Open!<br>
<br>
As mentioned in the April 15 open letter from President Riccobono,<br>
RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, is<br>
partnering with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to gather<br>
feedback from the blind community, including NFB members and<br>
nonmembers, in a climate assessment survey to help inform<br>
recommendations for further sexual misconduct prevention and response<br>
programming. This effort will assist in determining additional and<br>
continuous training, which will ultimately provide consistency across<br>
the organization. This is a baseline measurement to target our future<br>
efforts and will continue to be assessed as a component of our<br>
accountability measures.<br>
All responses go directly to RAINN and are completely anonymous. RAINN<br>
will deliver a report detailing findings and implications that will be<br>
shared at the time of our 2021 national convention.<br>
<br>
Take Survey via the Web or Phone<br>
Participate in the assessment survey either via the web or by phone.<br>
It will take approximately thirty to forty-five minutes. Please<br>
complete by Wednesday, May 12, 2021. For the web*, use the following<br>
link: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/rainn-nfb2021" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/rainn-nfb2021</a><br>
*Web survey note: if completing the survey with a screen reader, a<br>
helpful tip when currently navigating pages in SurveyMonkey is to<br>
press Control+Home before answering the next set of questions.<br>
The survey may also be completed over the phone by calling<br>
229-632-7878 or toll-free 833-632-7878. Please note that the phone<br>
number above provides the survey in an automated system and will<br>
require the survey to be completed at one time. There is an option to<br>
pause the survey for five minutes and the pause can be extended as<br>
needed. Push # for help.<br>
<br>
Your participation in the survey is greatly appreciated. Thank you for<br>
your commitment to the movement.<br>
<br>
The NFB Code of Conduct may be found on NFB-NEWSLINE. Simply navigate<br>
to the NFB National Channel, and you will find the Code of Conduct and<br>
the Code of Conduct Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). They are<br>
available in audio and text versions. Point your browser to<br>
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/codeofconduct" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.nfb.org/codeofconduct</a> to view the document online. Links to the<br>
Code of Conduct FAQs and Obligations for Responsible Leaders may be<br>
found on this web page.<br>
<br>
April 26, 2021 Blog:<br>
The People in My Life Don't Believe Me: How to Proceed after Sexual<br>
Abuse | National Federation of the Blind (<a href="http://nfb.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">nfb.org</a>)<br>
<br>
Sarah Erb and Rachel Grider have requested that the Task Force share<br>
the following announcement:<br>
<br>
#ListeningTogether is a YouTube playlist of songs that have been<br>
instrumental in the individual journeys of those whom have experienced<br>
misconduct within the blind community. We encourage use of this<br>
playlist to increase representation, empathy, solidarity, and respect<br>
in the blind community.<br>
Each song contributed to this list has helped someone feel validated,<br>
and was chosen because it has been meaningful to them in some way.<br>
<br>
This is a collaboration for the use of those in the blind community—<br>
whether blind, partially sighted, or sighted, who have experienced any<br>
type or level of misconduct, trauma, abuse, harassment, and /or<br>
assault. It will also be a tool for those who do not have firsthand<br>
experience to listen together.<br>
<br>
Logistics:<br>
- Songs are added to the playlist anonymously. We are not collecting<br>
personal data, and signing in is not required to fill out the form.<br>
<br>
- Songs will be separated into two groups: secular and sacred.<br>
<br>
- No specific consumer or advocacy group within the blind community<br>
has claim to this collaboration, and those who add their songs to the<br>
playlist need not be a member of any consumer or advocacy group.<br>
<br>
- Email <a href="mailto:listening.together2021@gmail.com" target="_blank">listening.together2021@gmail.com</a> with questions.<br>
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- Please feel free to share this information with others.<br>
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It is our sincere hope that we can truly listen together to encourage<br>
empathy among the the various intersections that many identify with in<br>
addition to blindness and we believe that we can rebuild a safer<br>
future and a brighter culture in our blind community.<br>
<br>
We will be using #ListeningTogether on social media to share the<br>
submission link.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://forms.gle/Zxq1n4NwwZMCJep27" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/Zxq1n4NwwZMCJep27</a><br>
<br>
Thank you for your time,<br>
<br>
#ListeningTogether<br>
<br>
<br>
You may find updates related to the Survivors Taskforce and a speaking<br>
engagement request form on our website: <a href="http://www.nfb.org/survivors" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.nfb.org/survivors</a>. You may<br>
contact us by emailing <a href="mailto:survivors@nfb.org" target="_blank">survivors@nfb.org</a> or call (410) 659-9314 Ext.<br>
2238 to leave a voice mail. All information shared with the Survivors<br>
Taskforce is held confidential and is not shared without consent of<br>
the individual.<br>
<br>
RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline: If you or someone you know<br>
has experienced sexual violence, you are not alone. The National<br>
Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential support, 24/7, at<br>
one-800-656- HOPE (4673) or <a href="http://online.rainn.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">online.rainn.org</a>.<br>
<br>
Warmly,<br>
<br>
The Survivors Task Force<br>
<br>
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</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>