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

Thu Nov 12 04:10:49 UTC 2015

Hey Justin!

                Not necessarily. I sometimes assume people will read
messages more thoroughly when sent from a familiar name. Also, since this is
such an important and immediate request, it never hurts to read it twice.

Thanks,

Kate

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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

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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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