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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Deepa Goraya, NFB of Virginia Resolutions Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:deepa.goraya@gmail.com">deepa.goraya@gmail.com</a> <span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'>Fellow Federationists:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'>Our </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>2023 </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'>state convention will be held </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>at the beginning of November, from Novem</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'>ber </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>2</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>– 5 in person and online</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'>. One of the most important parts of our convention involves re</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>viewing </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'>and discussing resolutions sent in by our affiliate members. Resolutions are policy statements of the affiliate, and we welcome them from our members.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h1><span style='background:white'>Purpose of Resolutions:</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#550055;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As a grass roots organization, our members are the primary source of ideas for our policies and programs.</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>There are many people who have ideas which we might consider as potential policy statements for the NFB of Virginia. Also, resolutions help spark conversations about vital issues we face as Virginia Federationists.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h1>How to Submit a Resolution<o:p></o:p></h1><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> If you have an idea for a resolution but need assistance in drafting one, please contact me as soon as possible, no later than Saturday October 14, so that we have enough time to draft the resolution before convention. If you would like to submit a drafted resolution, please submit your draft to me by October 20. This allows the members of the Resolutions Committee the opportunity to review the resolutions in advance of the Resolutions Committee meeting. The Resolutions Committee meeting will be held on Friday, November 3 at 4 PM.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Here is a link to an article from the Braille Monitor on how to draft a resolution, with helpful information on what role resolutions play in the NFB, what happens after a resolution is passed, etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnfb.org%2Fimages%2Fnfb%2Fpublications%2Fbm%2Fbm14%2Fbm1401%2Fbm140108.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEKUWkM1YidGK3hvkEWURISiZMyFA" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm14/bm1401/bm140108.htm</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Many people are intimidated by resolutions because they have a complex structure with all those awkward whereas statements. However, </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty simple.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><h1>How to Speak in Support or Opposition to a Resolution<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Resolutions being recommended to the Convention by the committee will be posted to the web at <a href="http://www.nfbv.org/resolutions">http://www.nfbv.org/resolutions</a> by 8:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, November 3, or three hours after the committee meeting (whichever is later).<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Those wishing to speak for or against a resolution on the floor of the Convention must be present in person Sunday morning (November 5) during General Session where Resolutions are discussed. Those who are attending virtually and who wish to argue for or against a resolution should find a friend who can speak on their behalf. We will only entertain comments in favor or opposition to a resolution from those attending in person. <o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you for your willingness to contribute to setting our organizational policies and we look forward to your ideas.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Deepa Goraya<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBV Resolutions Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:deepa.goraya@gmail.com">deepa.goraya@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>