LSA CELP: Native American language revitalization letter-writing campaign

[Carol Genetti]

It is the Linguistic Society of America -- I believe it is the largest 
professional organization of linguists in the world.

Best,
Carol

--On Monday, November 28, 2011 11:21 AM -0600 Mary Hermes <mhermes at UMN.EDU> 
wrote:

> Sorry, what is the LSA?
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Mary Hermes, PhD
> Associate and Visiting Professor, 2011-12
> Curriculum and Instruction
> University of Minnesota
>
>
>
> On Nov 28, 2011, at 11:19 AM, Andrea L. Berez wrote:
>
>> Dear ILAT List members,
>>
>>
>>
>> The LSA Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation (CELP)
>> is requesting the help of the entire linguistics and language activism
>> community. You may recall that last April the LSA passed a resolution
>> urging President Obama to sign an executive order on Native American
>> language revitalization
>> (http://www.lsadc.org/info/lsa-res-native-american.cfm). CELP is now
>> following this up by instituting a letter-writing campaign to President
>> Obama, in order to convey to the White House our support for this
>> important issue.
>>
>>
>> We are encouraging all of you to write letters and become agents of
>> positive change. Writing a letter is easy ? it takes just a few clicks
>> on the CELP website: www.lsacelp.org.
>>
>>
>>  There are three ways to help!
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. Simple, effective, and really fast:
>>
>> -Go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
>>
>> -Fill out the form. In the drop-down list for ?> the Subject box, select
>> ?Education.?
>>
>> -In the message box, copy and paste the ?> letter found at the bottom of
>> our webpage http://lsacelp.org/take-action/ and type your name at the
>> end.
>>
>> -Solve the captcha by typing the word or phrase given in the box. Press
>> send, and you?re done!
>>
>>
>> 2. More effective and almost as fast:
>>
>> -Copy and paste the letter found at http://lsacelp.org/take-action/ into
>> a word processor such as Microsoft Word.
>>
>> -Type today?s date at the top of the letter.
>>
>> -Print it out and sign it.
>>
>> -Mail it to: ?> President Barack Obama?> The White House?> 1600
>> Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
>>
>>
>> 3. Most effective:
>>
>> -Write your own letter in your own words. Let President Obama and the
>> Whtie House know why this issue is important to you!
>>
>> -Use the link above to send your letter electronically, or print and
>> sign your letter and mail it to the White House.
>>
>>
>> Thank you very much for your attention. We value your participation and
>> all the work that you do in the furtherance of Indigenous language
>> revitalization.
>>
>>
>> Yours truly,
>>
>>
>> Carol Genetti
>>
>> Chair
>>
>> LSA Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation
>>