Fwd: TODAY! Call Blitz for CRPD - The Vote is Tuesday! Make that call!

[Mary Angus]

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From: David Morrissey <dmorr...@usicd.org>

Subject: TODAY! Call Blitz for CRPD - The Vote is Tuesday! Make that call!

Date: December 3, 2012 5:01:36 AM CST

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CRPD VOTE: Act Now!        FINAL CALL BLITZ FOR THE CRPD TODAY, MONDAY, THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES     Time is running out.  This Tuesday, December 4th at 12PM the CRPD will be voted on by our Senators--make sure they do the right thing and vote YES. We all have worked years to come to this point. Over 300 disability and veteran organizations, and thousands of disability advocates have weighed in and worked tirelessly to get a vote on the CRPD in the Senate. But, a small and LOUD opposition led by Rick Santorum and the Tea Party is using misinformation to take the votes that we have all worked so hard to secure. Senators opposed to our treaty have agreed to a vote without amendments because they think the disability community will NOT win. We must prove them wrong. We are DOWN the votes we need, but the disability community SHOULD NOT AND DOES NOT GIVE UP!   CALL BLITZ! EVERYONE PLEASE CONTACT EACH OF THESE 11 SENATORS AND ASK THEM TO VOTE YES. IF WE ACT, THEY WILL LISTEN:          Senate Switchboard:  (202) 224-3121   Message: "Senator, I am calling to urge you vote YES for the CRPD.  This is a disability issue and the disability community says VOTE YES!"   Isakson (GA) (202) 224-3643 Chambliss (GA) (202) 224-3521 Grassley (IA) (202) 224-3744 Coats (IN) (202) 224-5623 Moran (KS) (202) 224-6521 Roberts (KS) (202) 224-4774 Blunt (MO) (202) 224-5721 Heller (NV) (202) 224-6244 Hutchison (TX) (202) 224-5922 Hatch (UT) (202) 224-5251 Portman (OH) (202) 224-3353     Please act quickly and do your part to make this a WIN for the disability community around the world.  Let's not look back and think of what we should have done but what we DID do!   EMAIL, FAX, and DROP OFF the new CRPD handout in MASSES.  Get it to the PRESS in your town and state.     Link to CRPD Handout: http://usicd.org//doc/SupportheCRPD%20AD.pdf   Find your Senator's contact here! http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm   NEW UPDATES TO SPREAD - FACEBOOK, EMAIL, TWEET!    Spread the word about Washington Post Opinion article "Vote Yea on Disabilities" : http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-yea-on-disabilities/2012/12/02/ce5c6e2c-3cb5-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html   Also spread the word  - Former Attorney General Dick Thornburg and Ted Kennedy, Jr. at 9:10AM ET Monday discuss why to vote YES on CRPD: Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd, MSNBC                                                                                                                                                           Become a USICD Member   CRPD Essentials | Global Disability Rights Library | USICD Homepage

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