<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Chapter members,</div><div>I am sharing this invitation from the National Center diversity and inclusion. Please join. Information is below.</div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hello all,</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> The Diversity and Inclusion committee invites everyone to join an open meeting taking place </span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">on March 8</a><sup style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">th.</a> </sup><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It will be between 8-10 Eastern time. The agenda and zoom information is below. </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><h1 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>Agenda:</b></h1><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">8:00 p</span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">m</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> – Welcome and Opening Remarks | Shawn Calloway, Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">8</span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">:05 pm</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> – The Commitment to Proactively Prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion | Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">8</span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">:15 pm</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> – Introduction from Our New Talent Hire Coordinator | Janice Glenn Kershaw</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://7" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="7" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">8:20 pm</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> - Highlighting Our Collective Efforts </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Moderator: Colin Wong, Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee with participation from</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Deaf/Blind Division, LGBTQAI+ Group, African-American Group, Latin X, Asian and Pacific Islander group, and middle East and North Africa (MENA) group </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Description: Facilitated Panel with each working group introducing themselves and then highlighting upcoming events. </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="8" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">9:00 pm</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> - Open ‘chat with host’ functionality to field specific questions from attendees.</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9</span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">:15 pm</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> – Update from Our Survivor Task Force | Daphne Mitchell, Member, Survivor Task Force</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9</span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://11" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">:25 pm</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> – Capturing Our Authentic Experiences in Writing | Gary Wunder, Editor, Braille Monitor</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9</span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://13" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">:30 pm</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> – Open Forum for Q/A</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">10:00 </span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://14" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">pm</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> – Adjourn</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><h1 style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>National Federation Of The Blind Of The District Of Columbia Washington, DC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.</b></h1><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Topic: Diversity and inclusion open call </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Time: </span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://15" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.38);">Mar 8, 2021 08:00 PM Eastern Time</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (US and Canada) </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Join Zoom Meeting </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://zoom.us/j/91916826148" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">https://zoom.us/j/91916826148</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">From: <</span><a href="mailto:s.colin.wong@gmail.com" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="28" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">s.colin.wong@gmail.com</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Respectfully submitted,</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">National Diversity and Inclusion Committee </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">_______________________________________________</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">NFBNet-Members-List mailing list</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="mailto:NFBNet-Members-List@nfbnet.org" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="30">NFBNet-Members-List@nfbnet.org</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">List archives: <<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="31">http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org</a>></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">To unsubscribe from NFBNet-Members-List:</span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">goto <a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org/chrisvinson1%40gmail.com" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="32">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org/chrisvinson1%40gmail.com</a></span></div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Chris Walker </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">President </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Winchester Chapter,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">National Federation of the Blind of Virginia </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">chrisvinson1@gmail.com</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">540.303.0080 </span></div><div>www.nfb.org </div><div>www.nfbv.org</div><div>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. 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