[Blindtlk] Protest cancelled

[T. Joseph Carter]

Turnout for this protest was going to be next to non-existent given 
the short notice, and a few people aren't sure it's a good idea, so 
Art Stevenson has asked me to post a note that the protest is being 
cancelled.

We have received word that there will in fact be a roll-call vote on 
HB 2834, but we don't believe this will stop the senators from 
passing it as-is.

Joseph


On Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 09:02:44PM -0700, T. Joseph Carter wrote:
> Things are down to the wire.  The senate vote to close the Oregon School 
> for the Blind will happen Wednesday.  Also, after a list of the Oregon 
> House members voting for this extremely unpopular bill was circulated, 
> Oregon Senate Majority Leader Peter Courtney decided that the bill will 
> receive a voice vote with no record of who exactly voted or how.
>
> Joseph
>
> ----- Forwarded message from artds55 at comcast.net -----
>
> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 02:57:02 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Art Stevenson
> Subject: protest
> To: [.. snipped ..]
>
>     Hi Everyone,
>
>
>
>     I would like you to post this notice wherever you can so that I can at least put together 100
>     people to jion me in a protest against HB 2834.
>
>
>
>     Dear Friends of the Oregon School for the Blind,
>
>
>
>     I calling on anyone who wishes to volunteer to join me in a protest against HB 2834 from 8:30
>     AM to 10:30 AM to shut down the street that runs in front of the Oregon State Capitol, June
>     9.  The time has come for us to really get our point across that Oregon cannot discriminate
>     against our blind children and we must demand equality.  Please contact me at my email address
>     or my phone number if you wish to participant.
>
>
>
>     Art Stevenson,
>
>     503-585-4318
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
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