August 13, 2008
Dear Affiliate Leaders,
As you know, the coalition has called for a nationwide boycott of the film, ‘Tropic Thunder’. The film opens today in theaters across the country.
Thank you to those that signed the Coalition's Statement of Support and Solidarity. We still need as many signatures as possible. If your group is interested in signing on, please send your name, group name, and contact information to Barbara Kornblau at Special Olympics, ASAP at mailto:bkornblau@specialolympics.org
The Special Olympics’ has created a new site http://www.r-word.org/. Please take the pledge to support the elimination of the r-word. We encourage you to pass along the link to all your members.
The activities of the coalition’s protest have garnered significant media attention in the U.S. and around the world:
ABC: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=5560702&page=1
NY Times: (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/movies/11thun.html?ref=movies),
NPR:http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=93531103&m=93531072
We still need your help, your actions, and your voice!
Jon Colman
President
National Down Syndrome Society
jcolman@ndss.org
Dear Affiliate Leaders,
As you know, the coalition has called for a nationwide boycott of the film, ‘Tropic Thunder’. The film opens today in theaters across the country.
Thank you to those that signed the Coalition's Statement of Support and Solidarity. We still need as many signatures as possible. If your group is interested in signing on, please send your name, group name, and contact information to Barbara Kornblau at Special Olympics, ASAP at mailto:bkornblau@specialolympics.org
The Special Olympics’ has created a new site http://www.r-word.org/. Please take the pledge to support the elimination of the r-word. We encourage you to pass along the link to all your members.
The activities of the coalition’s protest have garnered significant media attention in the U.S. and around the world:
ABC: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=5560702&page=1
NY Times: (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/movies/11thun.html?ref=movies),
NPR:http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=93531103&m=93531072
We still need your help, your actions, and your voice!
Jon Colman
President
National Down Syndrome Society
jcolman@ndss.org