[Nfbf-l] Fw: CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!

Wed Jul 25 22:59:20 UTC 2012

Thank you, Sherri.  These messages certainly clarify some things.

Mark Tardif
Welcome to my planet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 5:56 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!

> If all of you would just take a deep breath and relax, and if you would
> really read the treaty instead of just assuming it is not a good thing, 
> you
> would vote for it. If you are in opposition to the ratification of this
> treaty, you are opposed to both NFB policy and ACB policy. If you are in
> opposition to this treaty, you are opposed to the rights of the disabled 
> not
> only in this country but throughout the world. I wrote to Dr. Maurer
> regarding this treaty. His reply is below and my messages are below that.
> His reply is also attached. This by no means puts the United Nations in
> charge of making decisions for individual countries or individual people 
> for
> that matter. I urge support of this treaty. See below. Thank you.
>
> Sherri Brun
> SENT VIA E-MAIL
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> July 23, 2012
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> Ms. Sherri Brun
> [flmom2006 at gmail.com]
>
>
>
> Dear Sherri:
>
>
>
>            Thanks for your e-mail dated July 20, 2012. The CRPD 
> (Convention
> on the Rights of People with Disabilities) is a document that has been
> adopted by the UN at the request of the World Blind Union, a worldwide
> organization of blind people of which we are a member. Fred Schroeder was
> our negotiator at the UN on the details of the convention, and we are in
> support of it. The convention is not self-enforcing, but it does cover a
> great deal of useful territory. In other words, for its provisions to be
> enforced in a country, that country must adopt the convention itself as 
> well
> as adopting enabling legislation to create enforceability within the
> country. Most of the provisions of the convention are already part of U.S.
> law, but there are some provisions regarding access to technology that are
> not incorporated in the laws of the United States.
>
>
>
> Cordially,
>
>
>
>
>
> Marc Maurer, President
>
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>
>
>
> MM/pwm
>
>
>
> From: Sherri [mailto:flmom2006 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 3:05 AM
> Subject: CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!
> Importance: High
>
>
>
> Hello President Maurer,
>
>
>
> I would like to know the NFB's stand on the following. Are we in support 
> of
> ratification of this treaty? Please see the messages below. Thank you. See
> you in Orlando next year.
>
>
>
> Sherri Brun
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
>
> Phone:  407-898-6024
> Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
> Integrity is what you do, what you say and how you act when you think no 
> one
> is paying attention.
>
>
>
> From: "Paul Edwards" <edwards.paul955 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 11:47 AM
> Subject: [fcb-l] Fw: [leadership] CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!
>
>
> This is absolutely crucial! As many of us as can should make calls and 
> send
> emails to our senators!
> Here is a little background!
> The Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPAID) has now
> been approved by 180 countries. Many of those countries have ratified the
> Convention as well. It is the first document to ask countries to take the
> rights of people with disabilities seriously and to treat those rights as
> important. It does not really do more than assert such rights and asks
> signatories to prevent overt discrimination. It is, however, a huge step
> forward from what we have which is very little. Particularly in the
> developing world, there is very little recognition that people with
> disabilities need to be considered.
> In the United States, it took quite an effort to get President Obama to 
> sign
> the Convention. He did so eventually. However, in our country, for a 
> treaty
> to be in force, it must be ratified by the Senate. That is where we are 
> now!
> The treaty is currently stuck in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
> where opponents are postponing a vote to get it to the floor. Senator 
> Rubio
> is a member of this committee and his office, in particular, needs to hear
> from us! We have a little time since the mark up has been postponed by
> opponents of the bill.
> We need to as Senator Rubio to support the CRPAID and vote against any
> amendments which may serve to make it harder to adopt the convention once 
> it
> gets to the floor.
> I hope this background helps. We have an obligation to be certain that our
> country takes a leadership position in standing up for the rights of 
> people
> with disabilities throughout the world! Dial and call! Ways to do that are
> outlined in messages below mine!
> we can make a difference!
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> 1f#c 1ron 1brooks <ronbrooks67 at gmail.com>
> Date: Thursday, Jul 19, 2012 02:10:41 AM
> Subject: [leadership] FW: CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Guys, we need to hammer the Senate. Every member, everywhere needs to 
>> take
>> a few minutes to send an email, make a call, and preferably do both.
>> That's two emails and two calls each. Of course if you can do more, then
>> by all means. This is how Santorum's lobbying group and their supporters
>> are getting it done-lots of money to buy lots of lobbying. We don't have
>> the money, but we do have the ability to bury them in calls and emails 
>> and
>> to continue to insist that the senate show some courage by looking their
>> constituents in the eyes and actually voting the UN Convention on the
>> Rights of Persons with Disabilities up or down. Each and every
>> disability-related organization should do likewise. Delay tactics like 
>> the
>> ones the Senate is using work because they rely on the fact that most
>> people don't pay attention to what their politicians are doing in secret
>> and they don't hold them accountable. By demanding a vote and continuing
>> to make that demand each and every day if necessary,
> each Senator will get the message that they are being watched, and
> chicken-**** delays will not be acceptable. Once push comes to shove, I
> can't imagine which of these chickens (other than a few hard-liners who
> think that the US shouldn't even cooperate with other countries-a stupid
> sentiment to be certain) would actually have the courage and suicidal
> tendencies to do anything but the right thing. In other words, if we can 
> get
> this treaty to a floor vote, it will pass.
>>
>> Anyway, thanks in advance for what I know we each can and will do to make
>> the UNCRPAID a reality in this country. BTW, about 180 countries have
>> already accepted the treaty, and most have ratified it. It's time for the
>> US to act more like a leader than an ostrich.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> From: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
>> [mailto:shenderson at dredf.org]
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 5:01 PM
> @@@> 1to#c ronbrooks67 at gmail.com
>> Subject: CRPAID Action: Let Freedom Ring!
>>
>>
>> If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online.
>>
>> Share This:
>>
>> DOWN BUT NOT OVER!
>> Calls to All 50 States Needed!
>>
>> Operation: LET FREEDOM RING
>>
>> First, the Bad News:  The Senate Foreign Relations Markup and Vote on the
>> CRPAID has been cancelled for Thursday, July 19th. A select group of
>> Senators on the Committee who are not yet in support of the treaty used
>> their one technical maneuver: a holdover.
>>
>> Second, the Good News: The holdover provides them with only one delay. In
>> response, we must come out strong to be seen and heard this week and next
>> week while they reschedule the vote (Date To Be Announced)!
>>
>> We need to make sure our voices are heard to show those who oppose the
>> treaty that we will continue to fight for our rights and for the one
>> billion people with disabilities around the world who still don't have
>> rights!!!
>>
>> As you all know, next week is the Anniversary of the ADA.  It is our 
>> Civil
>> Rights Anniversary.  We need to show the Senate that we are no longer the
>> hidden minority.  They can cancel the hearing, but they can't cancel us!
>> We need to start NOW and tell the Senate that delay tactics will only 
>> make
>> us stronger. Misrepresentation of the facts will only make us more vocal.
>> Help us stop the lies!
>>
>> ACTION: Led by the Homeschool Legal Defense Association and Rick 
>> Santorum,
>> the opposition is fierce and they are generating calls to all 100 
>> Senators
>> asking them to vote against ratification. Join us to "Let Freedom Ring"!
>> Call and email as many Senators as you can and tell them to vote for the
>> CRPAID treaty. Call them as many times a day as you c.. EVERY DAY...
>> until the treaty is passed. Get all your friends and families to call. We
>> are being outnumbered and out lobbied, but we won't be unnoticed.
>>
>> MESSAGE: The message is simple "I am a constituent of your state and I
>> want the Senator to support the CRPAID - this is important to the
>> disability community!"
>>
>> CONTACTS: The Capitol Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121.  Ask to be
>> connected to your Senator's office. Call both Senators!
>>
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> http://www.senate..gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
>>
>> We may have lost this battle but the war is far from over.  You all
>> generated thousands of calls when we asked you to call the White House 
>> and
>> it moved!
>>
>> NOW it is time to let the Senate know that we are watching what they are
>> doing and delay is NOT acceptable. Together we can make this happen!
>>
>

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