[NFBNJ] #LetUsPlayUs Protest Details

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings to all!
Please review and share with others.
Our voices need to be heard!
If you are planning to attend, please contact me as ASAP, at 973  743 0075 
or nfbnj1 at verizon.net and also, please contact Linda Melendez at 732 421 
7063 or lindamelendez220 at gmail.com.
Once we have a headcount, I will notify Kyle Walls.
In addition, once we know who is planning to attend, transportation concerns 
will be discussed with all participants.

Again, let our voices be heard!
See below.

Joe


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From: Pare, John
Subject: #LetUsPlayUs Protest Details
Colleagues:

It is time to push harder for the entertainment industry to #LetUsPlayUs. 
The National Federation of the Blind has a long history of protesting 
against the offensive and inaccurate portrayal of blindness to include 
asserting that a blind role should be played by a blind actor. We know this 
issue isn't limited to the blind community but affects other 
underrepresented communities as well. Join us to push harder for change in 
the entertainment industry in this ongoing campaign. Our immediate goal is 
to stop the airing of In The Dark, an upcoming show where the lead role is a 
blind woman currently played by a sighted actor.

We requested a meeting with the show's producers. We have received a 
response, but not an agreement to meet. Therefore, in an effort to stop the 
airing of the upcoming show In the Dark, we are holding a protest at the 
following location and time. Read our press 
release<https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/blind-americans-protest-refusal-entertainment-industry-cast-them> 
for more information regarding the show.

National Federation of the Blind to Protest the airing of In the Dark
Tuesday, April 2 - 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
CBS Corporation
52 W 53rd St.
New York, NY 10019
Please plan to arrive at 10:45 a.m. Water and snacks will be provided.

Please email kwalls at nfb.org<mailto:kwalls at nfb.org> if you plan to attend, 
and please feel free to forward this information to others. We look forward 
to your participation and hope to collaborate on this campaign moving 
forward. Let's turn dreams into reality!

Thanks,
John

John G. Paré Jr.
Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2218 | jpare at nfb.org<mailto:jpare at nfb.org>


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