ASAN December Newsletter
Dear friend,
Happy holidays from everyone here at ASAN! During the course of this year, youâve seen how your continued support keeps our organization going. Weâve sent you updates about our events and campaigns, urgent action alerts, new resources, and plenty of information on how to join our fight for disability rights. We have big plans to keep up the fight in the coming year and beyond. While we are wrapping up our year, the work doesnât stop: hereâs what weâve been working on this month.
To start the month, ASAN held a virtual hill day, encouraging self advocates across the country to set up virtual meetings with their Members of Congress on the same day and demand that Congress include a ban on the use of electric skin shock devices in the end of year omnibus bill. We welcome the passing of the omnibus bill with this provision included. This is a direct result of your advocacy, whether that be meetings, calls, and texts, demanding that Congress take action to end torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. This is a victory, but we cannot close this chapter in history yet. The FDA must now ban the electric skin shock device again in order to #StopTheShock. Thank you for continuing the fight!
Come join the ASAN team! We are hiring for a Grassroots Associate position. The Grassroots Associate provides program coordination to ASANâs Operations team, working specifically on community engagement and leadership development programs. For more information and a breakdown of responsibilities, see the posting here.
Weâve also opened up applications for an internship in policy, as well as an internship in programs and communications! The Spring internships will begin February 2023 and end May 2023. Interns will work with ASAN staff to figure out what professional skills they would like to work on, and how we can best support them. For more information on either internship and a breakdown of responsibilities, see the posting here.
If you havenât yet, make sure to check out our 2022 Annual Report and learn where weâve been and where weâre going in 2023. And help ASAN get ready for the new year by taking our annual survey! Weâre excited to hear from you about what issues matter to you and what youâd like to see from us.
While weâre getting ready to ring in 2023, thereâs still time to support ASAN through your end-of-year giving. When you pledge your support, youâre empowering disabled people to harness our power and be a part of the ongoing fight for our rights. Thank you for making our work possible!
With warm wishes for the new year,
The team at ASAN
Our policy team had a busy month to wrap up the year! Hereâs what we had going on behind the scenes:
ASAN was pleased that Congress has passed the Respect for Marriage Act. This landmark legislation protects and enshrines same-sex marriage as the law of the land. There are also imperfect, but important, protections for interracial marriage as well. |
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