[nabs-l] Protests on College Campuses

[Elizabeth Mohnke]

Hello Kurt,

Justin's email states, " 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Louisiana Tech, and four other universities protested the outdated practice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." 

Unless I am reading Justin's email incorrectly, this sounds to me like an
event that actually took place today. I would greatly appreciate any
clarification if I am somehow reading this wrong. If this event did indeed
did take place today, it would seem as though not too many people knew about
it.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth



-----Original Message-----
From: Kirt [mailto:kirt.crazydude at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 3:08 PM
To: Elizabeth Mohnke; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Protests on College Campuses

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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