[nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term Politics

[Ashley Bramlett]

Joseph,
Stand your ground.  We have the right to peaceably assemble and protest in 
this country.  Use this fundamental  right.  Its a shame  the comission 
tried to cancel it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term Politics


> The rally may not be as big as we hoped.  The Commission tried to cancel 
> it.  (This raises several very important questions about why and how they 
> were involved in the first place, but those can wait until after we have 
> settled the matter.)
>
> You'd better believe I'll be there.  I'll probably be one of the speakers, 
> wearing my student president hat.  (Okay, I don't actually wear hats..)
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 07:56:57PM -0400, Ashley  Bramlett wrote:
>> Joseph,
>>
>> There is a rally wednesday.  Keep us posted on the turn out.  Post links 
>> to news articles or tv clips when they're put out.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter" 
>> <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term 
>> Politics
>>
>>
>>> We've been flooding the state congress with calls and emails.  I've been 
>>> on the phone almost constantly, as has our state president Art 
>>> Stevenson. We've both been on talk radio about it.  There's a rally on 
>>> Wednesday. And there's more.
>>>
>>> Joseph
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 08:07:21PM -0700, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>> Oo!  Not good. Is yoru chapter doing anything about it?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of T. Joseph Carter
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 1:15 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term 
>>>> Politics
>>>>
>>>> That'll come too late to save the Commission.  The governor has called 
>>>> for
>>>> closure by July 1st.
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 12:27:23PM -0700, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>> Maybe a resolution for the nfb convention? But I don't know.
>>>>
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