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KenG
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02 Oct 2009, 4:10 pm

From ASAN's chapter in Columbus, Ohio:

Protest against Autism Speaks
ASAN will be protesting the Autism Speaks walk for autism on Sunday, October 11 from 8:30am to 12:00pm. We'll be meeting at the corner of Fred Taylor and Borror Drive, right by the 4-H Center, and this is where we'll carry out our protest. We are actively looking for volunteers and fellow protesters. Our protest has been sparked by, among other things, Autism Speaks' recent PSA, titled "I Am Autism," which presents autistic individuals as kidnap victims, burdens, and inhuman. In the video, autism is presented as a soul-stealing entity that ruins marriages, causes bankruptcy, triggers embarrassment, and erodes morality. Please join us (even if only for a short while) as we speak back to Autism Speaks and the discrimination that such a campaign perpetuates.

Please contact us at [email protected] with questions.

Petition to President Gee
ASAN-OSU has drafted a petition to President Gee, who is co-chairing the walk, asking him to withdraw his support from Autism Speaks. The petition describes Autism Speaks' unrepresentative leadership, its eugenic aims, and its harmful advertising. The petition is attached here. We're hoping to gather as many signatures from students, faculty, staff, and community members as possible by Monday, October 5. If you are an Ohio resident and would be willing to attach your name to the petition, please email us at [email protected] with your name, email (we won't spam you), and position (e.g., student, staff, faculty, autistic person, parent, Ohio resident, etc.).

Links
Email contact: [email protected]

ASAN-Central Ohio blog: http://asancentralohio.blogspot.com/

Why Autism Speaks Does Not Speak for Us: http://asancentralohio.blogspot.com/200 ... or-us.html

ASAN's response to "I Am Autism": http://asancentralohio.blogspot.com/200 ... utism.html


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02 Oct 2009, 11:24 pm

ASAN Video Response

to the autism speaks video, which is a borderline promotion for "Hate Crime" :evil:

hale_bopp's Response - respectfully humble and composed