LSA CELP: Native American language revitalization letter-writing campaign

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

I have often heard/received the same question from within the native
community, "What is the LSA?"

Phil Cash Cash
UofA

On 11/28/2011, Carol Genetti <cgenetti at linguistics.ucsb.edu> wrote:
> 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
>>>
>