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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hanks for your time; it was lovely to connect. Have a blessed afternoon, and feel free to KIT, keep in touch.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,</p><p class=MsoNormal>Nicole</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nfbsf@nfbnet.org">Susan Kitazawa via NFBSF</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, June 29, 2020 8:58 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfbsf@nfbnet.org">NFB of San Francisco, California List</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:plantpoems@gmail.com">Susan Kitazawa</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NFBSF] Join us in a conversation about blindness, race, and intersectionality</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, Nicole,</p><p class=MsoNormal> I would be happy to answer some of your questions by telephone.</p><p class=MsoNormal> Messages on this list go out to the entire group so it would be best if we could converse off-line.</p><p class=MsoNormal> I’m happy to lend a mentoring hand as some people did for me in my earlier years in the blind community.</p><p class=MsoNormal> Please don’t reply to this message but call me instead if you’d like to do that: 415-264-7614. Please leave a number, slowly and clearly, where I can call you back if I can’t pick up.</p><p class=MsoNormal>- Susan Kitazawa</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from Susan’s eyeToy</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> On Jun 29, 2020, at 7:06 AM, Nicole Greely via NFBSF <nfbsf@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> What does that mean? I am not familiar with all the acronyms,abriviations I acquired sight impairment later in life, and am somewhat new to finding ways to adjust to reading, library services, and the like. I feel that I should be involved in the cross sections of race, gender, class and disability, but need some assistance, along the way. Can you help? , at this point in time, I can tell you that I do have familiarity with Hadley, but not the previously stated, for downloading and book access. </p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> From: Susan Kitazawa via NFBSF</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 10:14 PM</p><p class=MsoNormal>> To: NFB of San Francisco, California List</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Cc: Susan Kitazawa</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Subject: Re: [NFBSF] Join us in a conversation about blindness, race, and intersectionality</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> Nicole, you need to download the audiobook from BARD if you’re signed up for that service.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Rose, I believe that the link for the meeting is further down in the thread of emails to which you replied.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> I know that it’s hard to figure all this out when you‘re newer to the blind tech world.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> - Susan</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent from Susan’s eyeToy</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > On Jun 28, 2020, at 6:11 PM, Nicole Greely via NFBSF <nfbsf@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> ></p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Dear Ms. Kitazawa:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Thank you for directing about the chapters to read. I am new to Lighthouse activities, as I am a new mother, and like to keep my commitments . I will check my emails, for the associated materials.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > As a multi-racial, AA, and other things, I feel it essential to be part of the discussion in some capacity. I will check my email, to see if I have what I need, in order to contribute/ participate.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Best,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Nicole Greely Tilos</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Sent from Mail for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > From: Susan Kitazawa via NFBSF</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 11:57 AM</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > To: NFB of San Francisco, California List</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Cc: Susan Kitazawa; nfbc-info@nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Subject: Re: [NFBSF] Join us in a conversation about blindness, race, and intersectionality</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Hello, all,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > For those who have not yet had a chance to read White Fragility in preparation for this coming Tuesday’s discussion, I recommend taking in at least these two chapters before our meeting:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Chapter 9: White fragility in action</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Chapter 10: White fragility and the rules of engagement.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > More than half the people living in San Francisco are people of color. I think the percentage of people of color, especially of black Americans, is even higher in other Bay Area communities.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > It would be wonderful if our San Francisco chapter meetings and active membership could reflect the full diversity of blind and low vision people living in San Francisco and the surrounding communities.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > The upcoming Tuesday evening meeting seems like a wonderful start in this direction. Bravo!</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Hopefully, we‘ll all learn a lot from each other.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Warm regards to all,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Susan Kitazawa</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > Sent from Susan’s eyeToy</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > </p><p class=MsoNormal>> > > On Jun 18, 2020, at 7:16 AM, Jim Barbour via NFBSF <nfbsf@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > ></p><p class=MsoNormal>> > > this month's presidential release, President Riccobono calls on the National Federation of the Blind to find creative ways to support our Black community members. The San Francisco Chapter would like to invite you to join us to be a part of an important discussion on race and intersectionality.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > ></p><p class=MsoNormal>> > > On Tuesday, June 30th at 6 PM, members of the NFB San Francisco chapter will be meeting to talk about #blacklivesmatter and Supporting our Black blind members. We will also discuss the possibility of having a monthly discussion Group about blindness and all of our intersecting identities.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > ></p><p class=MsoNormal>> > > Chapter member Laura Millar will be facilitating this conversation on intersectionality. We will be focusing our discussion primarily on #blacklivesmatter and what we want this discussion group to look like from 6-8. We will follow the #blacklivesmattet discussion with a toast to our LGBTQ+ Blind community members as we celebrate Pride and our LGBTQ+ Blind members on our social call from 8 until the last person leaves the call!</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > ></p><p class=MsoNormal>> > > Come dressed in your #blacklivesmatter protest gear. Come dressed in your rainbow pride finest outfit. Or, maybe combine them all, since intersectionality is a theme of this event!</p><p class=MsoNormal>> > ></p><p class=MsoNormal>> > > We highly recommend reading the book "White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo before joining this conversation. It isn't mandatory, but it will provide a common language and a framework for these discussions. We will discuss as a chapter how we want these monthly conversations to look moving forward. So don’t miss out - we are looking forward to seeing you there. 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