[NFBofSC] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] May Survivors Task Force Updates and Invitation to Join Events

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Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] May Survivors Task Force Updates and Invitation to Join Events

Greetings, all:

The Survivors Task Force invites you to review and participate in the following public-facing events being held by or featuring the Survivors Taskforce during the month of May. Content Warning: links in this message will lead you to resources that mention sexual assault and abuse and domestic violence.

Survivors Taskforce May Calendar of Events

•	Saturday, May 8: Communications and Engagements Branch meeting 4pm Eastern
•	Sunday, May 9: Training and Culture Branch meeting 3pm eastern
•	Tuesday, May 11: Procedures and Oversight Branch Meeting 8pm eastern
•	Wednesday, May 12: Climate Assessment Survey closes
•	Saturday, May 22: Communications and Engagements Branch Meeting 4pm Eastern
•	Sunday, May 23: Training and Culture Branch meeting 3pm Eastern
•	Sunday, May 23: Encore Open Call to Collect Feedback on the Code of
Conduct 8pm eastern
•	Monday, May 24: Monthly feature on Nation’s Blind Blog
•	Tuesday, May 25: Procedures and Oversight Branch meeting 8pm Eastern

Find below the Zoom Participation Information for the Code of Conduct FAQ Open Call on Sunday, May 23 at 8pm eastern. Registration is not required to participate. Survivors, allies, members, and nonmembers are all invited to participate. This is an encore meeting for those who were unable to participate in one of the April open calls.
Provided feedback will be aggregated and forwarded to RAINN and those working on the annual Code of Conduct review. Information for closed captioning and Espanol will follow in another announcement.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91992010607?pwd=TjVIdGhid2pHNTN6R2k5NjJMTjlFZz09

Meeting ID: 919 9201 0607
Passcode: 524424
One tap mobile
+13462487799,,91992010607# US (Houston)
+14086380968,,91992010607# US (San Jose)

Please use the registration links found below to sign-up with either of the Survivor Task Force branches. Survivors, allies, members, and nonmembers are welcome to join, and there is a field for volunteers to communicate access needs to enable full participation in meetings.

Communications and Engagement:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsdeCvqTgvGNzFZkRh9saASTKglSG6AVMY
Procedures and Oversight:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdu6rqjMoHt2H7o5S102z7eqHKd4Zixxn
Training and Culture
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqf-urrDstGdd_6pfg_vhK7leydUVtuLYu

All branches will announce special topic meetings in advance

Other Announcements:

The Survivors Task Force will provide an update on our internal accountability process in the near future.

Your Feedback is important: Climate Assessment Survey Now Open!

As mentioned in the April 15 open letter from President Riccobono, RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, is partnering with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to gather feedback from the blind community, including NFB members and nonmembers, in a climate assessment survey to help inform recommendations for further sexual misconduct prevention and response programming. This effort will assist in determining additional and continuous training, which will ultimately provide consistency across the organization. This is a baseline measurement to target our future efforts and will continue to be assessed as a component of our accountability measures.
All responses go directly to RAINN and are completely anonymous. RAINN will deliver a report detailing findings and implications that will be shared at the time of our 2021 national convention.

Take Survey via the Web or Phone
Participate in the assessment survey either via the web or by phone.
It will take approximately thirty to forty-five minutes. Please complete by Wednesday, May 12, 2021. For the web*, use the following
link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/rainn-nfb2021
*Web survey note: if completing the survey with a screen reader, a helpful tip when currently navigating pages in SurveyMonkey is to press Control+Home before answering the next set of questions.
The survey may also be completed over the phone by calling
229-632-7878 or toll-free 833-632-7878. Please note that the phone number above provides the survey in an automated system and will require the survey to be completed at one time. There is an option to pause the survey for five minutes and the pause can be extended as needed. Push # for help.

Your participation in the survey is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your commitment to the movement.

The NFB Code of Conduct may be found on NFB-NEWSLINE. Simply navigate to the NFB National Channel, and you will find the Code of Conduct and the Code of Conduct Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). They are available in audio and text versions. Point your browser to www.nfb.org/codeofconduct to view the document online. Links to the Code of Conduct FAQs and Obligations for Responsible Leaders may be found on this web page.

April 26, 2021 Blog:
The People in My Life Don't Believe Me: How to Proceed after Sexual Abuse | National Federation of the Blind (nfb.org)

Sarah Erb and Rachel Grider have requested that the Task Force share the following announcement:

#ListeningTogether is a YouTube playlist of songs that have been instrumental in the individual journeys of those whom have experienced misconduct within the blind community. We encourage use of this playlist to increase representation, empathy, solidarity, and respect in the blind community.
Each song contributed to this list has helped someone feel validated, and was chosen because it has been meaningful to them in some way.

This is a collaboration for the use of those in the blind community— whether blind, partially sighted, or sighted, who have experienced any type or level of misconduct, trauma, abuse, harassment, and /or assault. It will also be a tool for those who do not have firsthand experience to listen together.

Logistics:
- Songs are added to the playlist anonymously. We are not collecting personal data, and signing in is not required to fill out the form.

- Songs will be separated into two groups: secular and sacred.

- No specific consumer or advocacy group within the blind community has claim to this collaboration, and those who add their songs to the playlist need not be a member of any consumer or advocacy group.

- Email listening.together2021 at gmail.com with questions.

- Please feel free to share this information with others.

It is our sincere hope that we can truly listen together to encourage empathy among the the various intersections that many identify with in addition to blindness and we believe that we can rebuild a safer future and a brighter culture in our blind community.

We will be using #ListeningTogether on social media to share the submission link.

https://forms.gle/Zxq1n4NwwZMCJep27

Thank you for your time,

#ListeningTogether

You may find updates related to the Survivors Taskforce and a speaking engagement request form on our website: www.nfb.org/survivors. You may contact us by emailing survivors at nfb.org or call (410) 659-9314 Ext.
2238 to leave a voice mail. All information shared with the Survivors Taskforce is held confidential and is not shared without consent of the individual.

RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline: If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, you are not alone. The National Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential support, 24/7, at
one-800-656- HOPE (4673) or online.rainn.org.

Warmly,

The Survivors Task Force

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