[Nfbk] Fwd: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Legislative Alert: Urgent Action needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Tue Oct 23 00:11:52 UTC 2012

I is for all members or the leaders?

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On Oct 22, 2012, at 10:13 AM, Cathy Jackson <cathyj1949 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We need your help! Please read the message below from Anil Lewis
> Cathy
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: "Lewis, Anil" <ALewis at nfb.org>
>> Date: October 22, 2012, 9:55:44 AM EDT
>> To: "Affiliate Presidents (state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org)" <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>, "NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list (chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org)" <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] Legislative Alert: Urgent Action needed on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
>> Reply-To: State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
>> 
>> The following is from Jesse Hartle
>>  
>> Fellow Federationists:
>>  
>>                 We have been working to build support for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  Ratification of the CRPD would solidify the United States as a global leader on disability rights, and protect Americans with disabilities who travel, work, study, or serve abroad.    The opposition has stated that the disability community is uninformed and does not really support the disability rights treaty.   The National Federation of the Blind must  take action to urge our Senators to support this important initiative.  We believe that the Senate will take a vote on this treaty after the elections, and we are now partnering with over 250 disability groups to maximize the push for ratification of the CRPD treaty. 
>>  
>> The NFB has been assigned next Wednesday October 24, 2012, as the first of our three days of action.  We would like to use this day to target members of the Senate through social media tools.  Below you will find a list of Twitter handles for members of the United States Senate, and a draft message to be used.  You should also try to get those who follow you on Twitter to retweet your messages to ensure a greater number of people learn about the treaty.  If you do not have a Twitter account, or your Senator does not have a Twitter account, we would like you to try and alert your Senator through their Facebook page; if you use Facebook be sure to tag the National Federation of the Blind in your post.  Please contact me with any questions.  I have included my contact information below the list of Twitter handles.  Thank you all very much for your hard work in advance on this important issue.   
>>  
>>  
>> Draft Message (144 characters):
>> I am a blind person who supports the #CRPD. I urge @(insert Senators Handle) to support passage of this important policy for disabled Americans.
>>  
>> Alabama
>> Richard Shelby
>> @SenShelbyPress
>>  
>> Jeff Sessions
>> @SenatorSessions
>>  
>> Alaska  
>> Lisa Murkowski
>> @lisamurkowski
>>  
>> Mark Begich
>> @SenatorBegich
>>  
>> Arizona               
>> John McCain
>> @SenJohnMcCain
>>  
>> Jon Kyl
>> @SenJonKyl
>>  
>> Arkansas             
>> Mark Pryor
>> @SenMarkPryor
>>  
>> John Boozman
>> @JohnBoozman
>>  
>> California           
>> Dianne Feinstein
>> @SenFeinstein
>>  
>> Barbara Boxer
>> @SenatorBoxer
>>  
>> Colorado            
>> Mark Udall
>> @MarkUdall
>>  
>> Michael Bennet
>> @SenBennetCO
>>  
>> Connecticut      
>> Joe Lieberman
>> @JoeLieberman
>>  
>> Richard Blumenthal
>> @SenBlumenthal
>> Delaware           
>> Tom Carper
>> @SenatorCarper
>>  
>> Chris Coons
>> @ChrisCoons
>>  
>> Florida 
>> Bill Nelson
>> @SenBillNelson
>>  
>> Marco Rubio
>> @SenRubioPress
>>  
>> Georgia               
>> Saxby Chambliss
>> NONE
>>  
>> Johnny Isakson
>> @SenatorIsakson
>>  
>> Hawaii 
>> Daniel Inouye
>> @Daniel_Inouye
>>  
>> Daniel Akaka
>> @SenatorAkaka
>>  
>> Idaho   
>> Mike Crapo
>> @MikeCrapo
>>  
>> Jim Risch
>> NONE
>>  
>> Illinois 
>> Dick Durbin
>> @SenatorDurbin
>>  
>> Mark Kirk
>> @SenatorKirk
>>  
>> Indiana
>> Richard Lugar
>> @senatorlugar
>>  
>> Dan Coats
>> @SenDanCoats
>> Iowa     
>> Chuck Grassley
>> @ChuckGrassley
>>  
>> Tom Harkin
>> @SenatorHarkin
>>  
>> Kansas 
>> Pat Roberts
>> @SenPatRoberts
>>  
>> Jerry Moran
>> @JerryMoran
>>  
>> Kentucky            
>> Mitch McConnell
>> @McConnellPress
>>  
>> Rand Paul
>> @SenRandPaul
>>  
>> Louisiana            
>> Mary Landrieu
>> @SenLandrieu
>>  
>> David Vitter
>> @DavidVitter
>>  
>> Maine  
>> Olympia Snowe
>> @SenatorSnowe
>>  
>> Susan Collins
>> @SenatorCollins
>>  
>> Maryland           
>> Barbara Mikulski
>> @SenatorBarb
>>  
>> Ben Cardin
>> @SenatorCardin
>>  
>> Massachusetts 
>> John Kerry
>> @JohnKerry
>>  
>> Scott Brown
>> @USSenScottBrown
>>  
>> Michigan            
>> Carl Levin
>> @SenCarlLevin
>>  
>> Debbie Stabenow
>> @StabenowPress
>>  
>> Minnesota         
>> Amy Klobuchar
>> NONE
>>  
>> Al Franken
>> @alfranken
>>  
>> Mississippi        
>> Thad Cochran
>> @SenThadCochran
>>  
>> Roger Wicker
>> @SenatorWicker
>>  
>> Missouri             
>> Claire McCaskill
>> @clairecmc
>>  
>> Roy Blunt
>> @RoyBlunt
>>  
>> Montana            
>> Max Baucus
>> NONE
>>  
>> Jon Tester
>> @TesterPress
>>  
>> Nebraska            
>> Ben Nelson
>> @SenBenNelson
>>  
>> Mike Johanns
>> @Mike_Johanns
>>  
>> Nevada               
>> Harry Reid
>> @SenatorReid
>>  
>> Dean Heller
>> @SenDeanHeller
>>  
>> New Hampshire              
>> Jeanne Shaheen
>> @JeanneShaheen
>>  
>> Kelly Ayotte
>> NONE
>>  
>> New Jersey       
>> Frank Lautenberg
>> @FrankLautenberg
>>  
>> Bob Menendez
>> @SenatorMenendez
>>  
>> New Mexico     
>> Jeff Bingaman
>> NONE
>>  
>> Tom Udall
>> @ChuckSchumer
>>  
>> New York           
>> Chuck Schumer
>> @ChuckSchumer
>>  
>> Kirsten Gillibrand
>> @SenGillibrand
>>  
>> North Carolina 
>> Richard Burr
>> @SenatorBurr
>>  
>> Kay Hagan
>> @SenatorHagan
>>  
>> North Dakota    
>> Kent Conrad
>> NONE
>>  
>> John Hoeven
>> @SenJohnHoeven
>>  
>> Ohio     
>> Sherrod Brown
>> @SenSherrodBrown
>>  
>> Rob Portman
>> @robportman
>>  
>> Oklahoma          
>> Jim Inhofe
>> @InhofePress
>>  
>> Tom Coburn
>> @TomCoburn
>>  
>> Oregon
>> Ron Wyden
>> @RonWyden
>>  
>> Jeff Merkley
>> @SenJeffMerkley
>>  
>> Pennsylvania    
>> Bob Casey, Jr.
>> @SenBobCasey
>>  
>> Pat Toomey
>> @SenToomey
>>  
>> Rhode Island    
>> Jack Reed
>> @SenJackReed
>>  
>> Sheldon Whitehouse
>> @SenWhitehouse
>>  
>> South Carolina 
>> Lindsey Graham
>> @GrahamBlog
>>  
>> Jim DeMint
>> @JimDeMint
>>  
>> South Dakota    
>> Tim Johnson
>> @SenJohnsonSD
>>  
>> John Thune
>> @SenJohnThune
>>  
>> Tennessee         
>> Lamar Alexander
>> @SenAlexander
>>  
>> Bob Corker
>> @SenBobCorker
>>  
>> Texas   
>> Kay Bailey Hutchison
>> @kaybaileyhutch
>>  
>> John Cornyn
>> @JohnCornyn
>>  
>> Utah     
>> Orrin Hatch
>> @SenOrrinHatch
>>  
>> Mike Lee
>> @SenMikeLee
>>  
>> Vermont             
>> Patrick Leahy
>> @SenatorLeahy
>>  
>> Bernie Sanders
>> @SenSanders
>>  
>> Virginia               
>> Jim Webb
>> NONE
>>  
>> Mark Warner
>> @MarkWarner
>>  
>> Washington      
>> Patty Murray
>> @PattyMurray
>>  
>> Maria Cantwell
>> @CantwellPress
>>  
>> West Virginia   
>> Jay Rockefeller
>> @SenRockefeller
>>  
>> Joe Manchin
>> @Sen_JoeManchin
>>  
>> Wisconsin          
>> Herb Kohl
>> NONE
>>  
>> Ron Johnson
>> @SenRonJohnson
>>  
>> Wyoming           
>> Mike Enzi
>> @SenatorEnzi
>>  
>> John Barrasso
>> @SenJohnBarrasso
>>  
>>  
>> Thank you everyone,
>>  
>> Jesse Hartle
>> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>> Phone: 410-659-9314, Ext. 2233
>> Twitter: @JMHartleIII
>> Email: jhartle at nfb.org
>>  
>>  
>>  
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