A Message From David Morrissey, U.S. International Council on Disabilities
Posted Friday November 01 2013 at 2:25 pm.
Used tags: advocacy
CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Hearing in the United States Senate - November 5th.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The end is in sight! Now is the time to have our voices be heard!
Chairman Menendez has scheduled the first of two Hearings on the CRPD on Nov 5th!
The coalition has launched today a new citizen action portal to make it easier than ever for you to reach your Senator with the calls, letters, e-mails, petitions and social media we need.
Senator Menendez and Senator Corker need to hear from everyone; they are logging all call and contacts made state by state. Your help spreading the word will determine if and when we get floor time passage of this treaty! It is time for action NOW!
Let them hear you now so that when Medicaid, Education and other issues come to the Hill they once again know the power of the disability movement!
WHAT: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on U.S. Ratification of the Disability Treaty, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
WHEN: November 5, 2013, Time TBA.
WHERE: Washington, DC, U.S. Capitol Hill, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room TBA.
WHY: We must show the Foreign Relations Committee the loud and diverse community supporting the treaty: disability, veterans, civil rights, faith, businesses, families and people with disabilities—everyone has a role in this fight.
We must send a message to the Foreign Relations Committee that we demand ratification of the disability treaty! Thank you for your help!
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