[NABS-L] NABS Officers Standpoint

[Danielle Montour]

good morning,
As someone whose first run in with sexual assault in this organization happened at a Blind students seminar, I’d like the answer to this, as well.
before it happens to us as adults, it often happens to us as children when we are at specific programs to benefit students and young adults. Quite a few young people have come forward, sharing stories of all forms of misconduct that happened to them when they were children. If the survivors  of these stories have actually been taken seriously, a good number of people would not be able to live near schools and playgrounds right now, and they wouldn’t be able to be part of an organization that values children, either.
There has been a pretty resounding silence on this, and I hope that breaks today.

With careful optimism,
Danielle (she/her/hers)

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> On Dec 13, 2020, at 07:10, Juan Parra via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Where do the elected officers of NABS stand on the current issue of sexual
> harassment inside the NFB and what are you guys planning to do about it.
> 
> As the largest division of the NFB and the future of the NFB NABS should
> boycott the NFB until they put their money where their mouth is when it
> comes to policy and enforcement of the code of conduct and insuring
> predators are not allowed to be part of the voice of the nation’s blind.
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