[nabs-l] Protests on College Campuses

[Kirt]

Elizabeth,
I'm sure Justin can clarify, but I understood him to be speaking hypothetically.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 20, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Elizabeth Mohnke via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Justin, 
> 
> I am not sure who planned the protest for today, but it would have been
> great to have known about it before it actually took place. The more people
> know about it, the more people who can take part in it. But perhaps you just
> need to be a part of a certain clique within the NFB to receive this kind of
> information. I did not see any information on today's protest besides
> hearing you mention it in this email.
> 
> Warm regards,
> Elizabeth
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Justin
> Salisbury via nabs-l
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:36 PM
> To: 'nabs-l at nfbnet.org'
> Subject: [nabs-l] Protests on College Campuses
> 
> Fellow Federationists:
> 
> I've been thinking about an idea for how NABS can contribute to the
> legislative work of the National Federation of the Blind, and I have talked
> with a few friends about it. Now, I want to ask what the NABS membership
> thinks of it.
> 
> We could coordinate protests on college campuses and do it strategically to
> raise awareness to our legislative causes. I bet there are a lot of college
> students who would stand up and protest subminimum wages if they only knew
> about it. We could do it with our other bills, too,
> 
> Another dimension we could add is If we coordinated them to be all on the
> same day, or at least multiple ones on the same day. This could help us get
> national media attention. For example: Today, students at Harvard, Yale,
> Louisiana Tech, and four other universities protested the outdated practice
> of paying wages like three cents per hour to workers with disabilities.
> 
> This would require heavy involvement of local students, but the returns
> could be amazing.
> 
> What do people think of this idea?
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Justin
> 
> Justin Salisbury - Running Thunder Phoenix Graduate Student Professional
> Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University
> Email: jms132 at latech.edu<mailto:jms132 at latech.edu>
> Twitter: @SalisburyJustin
> 
> But, of course, we will not fail. We will continue to climb. Our heritage
> demands it; our faith confirms it; our humanity requires it. Whatever the
> sacrifice, we will make it. Whatever the price, we will pay it. Seen from
> this perspective, the hostility and backlash (the challenges and
> confrontations) are hardly worth noticing. They are only an irritant. My
> brothers and my sisters, the future is ours. Come! Join me on the stairs,
> and we will finish the journey.
> -          Dr. Kenneth Jernigan
> 
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