[Ct-nfb] ACTION NEEDED: We need your help!

[Justin Salisbury]

Hi Kate,

Thank you for re-posting this message. Are you re-posting it for any particular reason?

Take care,

Justin

Justin Salisbury, NOMC
Graduate Student
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University
Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu<mailto:President at Alumni.ECU.edu>
Twitter: @SalisburyJustin

"None can be free as long as any are enslaved"

Dr. Kenneth Jernigan

From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kathryn Webster via Ct-nfb
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 5:14 AM
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Subject: [Ct-nfb] ACTION NEEDED: We need your help!

Good morning fellow Connecticutians!

As some of you may know, we have been working diligently to urge the individuals who are directly involved with the drafting of the Marrakesh Treaty ratification package (learn more about the treaty here: https://nfb.org/marrakeshfactsheet ) to wrap up their work promptly, so the package can be transmitted to the Senate as soon as possible. Since March we have been hearing that this was "imminent," and yet, the package has still not been sent over to the Senate.

In order to encourage the drafting process along, we are  reminding our partners that it is time to #FeedTheBookFamine. On Thursday November 12, 2015, we are urging all of our members to tweet the following individuals to remind them that people with disabilities want to read, and that the Marrakesh Treaty will expand our access to books. There is a real opportunity here to #FeedTheBookFamine!

Valerie Jarrett
Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
@vj44

Maria Town
Assistant Director, Office of Public Engagement
@maria_m_town

Cathy Novelli
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
@cathyNovelli

Judith Heumann
Special Advisor for International Disability Rights
@IntDisability

As Federationists, I urge you to be active on Twitter Thursday. Remind our partners that Americans with disabilities will strongly benefit from this treaty. Below, please find some sample tweets, but also feel free to create your own. Additionally, attached to this message is a Twitter 101 document which gives an overview of this social media platform, as well as other tips and tricks to ensure this is a successful campaign. This document was created by our very own Danielle Trevino, Coordinator for Social Media and Member Engagement.

As you craft your tweets be firm but polite, and please remember to use the hash tag #FeedTheBookFamine.

If you have any questions prior to, or on Thursday, please do not hesitate to reach out to Justin Salisbury, our CT legislative Director.

Let's go #FeedTheBookFamine so we can live the lives we want!

300 million #pwd, 300 million reasons to #FeedTheBookFamine. #MarrakeshTreaty

Same Book, same time. #FeedTheBookFamine #MarrakeshTreaty @IntDisability @cathyNovelli

There are 300 million hungry minds in the world. @IntDisability, you can help #FeedTheBookFamine.

Thanks for your help!
Kate Webster

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