<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hi,<br>I highly highly highly recommend this training. It is very rare for this to be offered in Seattle. It will be extremely helpful to understand the importance of our recent diversity and inclusion initiatives in Nfb as well as give you more language to talk about intersectionality, Equity, stepping back when you have privilege, and the difference between justice and rights.</div><div></div><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cynthia Bennett</span></div><blockquote type="cite"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Web: <a href="https://www.bennettc.com/">https://www.bennettc.com/</a></span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @clb5590<br><br> Ph.D. Candidate in Human Centered Design and Engineering<br>University of Washington</span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></blockquote></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 3, 2019, at 5:27 PM, Anna Letitia Zivarts via NFBSea <<a href="mailto:nfbsea@nfbnet.org">nfbsea@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif">We are hosting a disability justice workshop featuring Lydia XZ Brown with The Gates Foundation on Saturday, December 14th. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif">This is an invite only event and a link with more information and to RSVP is below.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif">Please also send me your name if you plan on attending. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif"></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></div><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><a href="http://events.gatesfoundation.org/events/disability-justice-workshop/event-summary-1cf349bc860e4e4c991962c1018a3c4f.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://events.gatesfoundation.org/events/disability-justice-workshop/event-summary-1cf349bc860e4e4c991962c1018a3c4f.aspx</a></span><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif"><br><div dir="auto">Additionally, there is another disability justice presentation with Lydia X Z Brown hosted by the Gates Foundation on December 12th. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px">12/12 - <a href="https://www.discovergates.org/program/demanding-intersectionality-in-disability-justice-movements/" style="color:rgb(66,133,244)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Lydia X Z Brown at Gates Center 5:30pm </a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div dir="auto"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.discovergates.org/program/demanding-intersectionality-in-disability-justice-movements/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.discovergates.org/program/demanding-intersectionality-in-disability-justice-movements/</a></span></font><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div><div dir="auto"><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Anna Zivarts<br>Program Director, Rooted in Rights<br><br>Pronouns: she/her<br><br><br>Disability Rights Washington<br><br>315 5th Ave S, Ste 850<br><br>Seattle, WA 98104<br><br>206.324.1521 x 242 (office)<br><br>Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Blog<br><br><br>Rooted in Rights tells authentic, accessible stories that create change. Disability Rights are Our Rights!<br> </div></div></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div></div>
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