<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4021">Good morning friends,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4022"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4023" dir="ltr">I am taking the liberty of posting this on face book, I am hoping I'm not over stepping on any toes, just want to help.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4024" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4025" dir="ltr">Be cool <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4026" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4027" dir="ltr">Rich</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4028" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4029" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447325883618_4030"><span></span></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Wednesday, November 11, 2015 11:12 PM, Kathryn Webster via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv5525724473"><style>#yiv5525724473 #yiv5525724473 --
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#yiv5525724473 </style><div><div class="yiv5525724473WordSection1"><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Hey Justin!</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 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.</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thanks,</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Kate</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></a></div><div class="yiv5525724473yqt3422670187" id="yiv5525724473yqt43496"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 11, 2015 5:01 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List<br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> Justin Salisbury<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ct-nfb] ACTION NEEDED: We need your help!</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Hi Kate,</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thank you for re-posting this message. Are you re-posting it for any particular reason?</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Take care,</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Justin</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Justin Salisbury, NOMC</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Graduate Student</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Louisiana Tech University</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Email: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu" target="_blank" href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu">President@Alumni.ECU.edu</a></span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Twitter: @SalisburyJustin</span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">"None can be free as long as any are enslaved" </span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Dr. Kenneth Jernigan</span></div></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Ct-nfb [<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathryn Webster via Ct-nfb<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 11, 2015 5:14 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> 'Connecticut Association of Blind Students' <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ctabs@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:ctabs@nfbnet.org">ctabs@nfbnet.org</a>><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> Kathryn Webster <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kathrynwebster.nfb@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:kathrynwebster.nfb@gmail.com">kathrynwebster.nfb@gmail.com</a>>; 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List' <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [Ct-nfb] ACTION NEEDED: We need your help!</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="">Good morning fellow Connecticutians! </span></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">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: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://nfb.org/marrakeshfactsheet">https://nfb.org/marrakeshfactsheet</a> ) 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.</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">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!</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Valerie Jarrett</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">@vj44</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Maria Town</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Assistant Director, Office of Public Engagement</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">@maria_m_town</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Cathy Novelli</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">@cathyNovelli</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Judith Heumann</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Special Advisor for International Disability Rights</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">@IntDisability</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">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. </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">As you craft your tweets be firm but polite, and please remember to use the hash tag #FeedTheBookFamine.</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">If you have any questions prior to, or on Thursday, please do not hesitate to reach out to Justin Salisbury, our CT legislative Director.</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Let’s go #FeedTheBookFamine so we can live the lives we want!</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">300 million #pwd, 300 million reasons to #FeedTheBookFamine. #MarrakeshTreaty</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style="">Same Book, same time. #FeedTheBookFamine #MarrakeshTreaty @IntDisability @cathyNovelli</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal">There are 300 million hungry minds in the world. @IntDisability, you can help #FeedTheBookFamine.</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal">Thanks for your help!</div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal">Kate Webster</div></div><div class="yiv5525724473MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div></div></div></div><br><div class="yqt3422670187" id="yqt30245">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Ct-nfb mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br clear="none">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ct-nfb:<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/rmcgaffin%40snet.net" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/rmcgaffin%40snet.net</a></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>