<div dir="ltr">FYI,<div><br></div><div>Suzanne L. Sager</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Don Wood</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwood@ala.org">dwood@ala.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:01 AM<br>Subject: [alacro-l] TIME SENSITIVE: Action Request to Support "Save Crypto" Issue Campaign<br>To: "<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:alacro-l@lists.ala.org">alacro-l@lists.ala.org</a>><br><br><br>
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div>
<p>Good morning, folks, and my apologies for intruding on your Wednesday and any cross-posting duplication in your Inboxes.
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>Every now and then, infrequently, a Washington-related matter comes along where ALA can have a real and lasting impact by taking an “all hands on deck” approach. This is one of those times. Specifically, ALA is a partner in a large
nationwide coalition effort (<a href="http://www.savecrypto.org" target="_blank">www.savecrypto.org</a>) to obtain 100,000 signatures in 30 days on an official White House "We the People" petition.
<span style="color:#1f497d">We are asking </span>the President <span style="color:#1f497d">
to </span>firmly oppose requiring device makers and encryption designers to weaken their privacy protections to allow the NSA and others a "back door" into all of our communications. He is close to making that declaration<span style="color:#1f497d">,</span>
and we <span style="color:#1f497d">h</span>ope this drive will <span style="color:#1f497d">
convince him to do so</span>.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>Please take a moment to sign the petition, retweet the message on twitter (linked below), and encourage anyone and everyone you can efficiently reach to sign and retweet too. We have 9 days and just under 15,000 signatures to go to
reach that critical 100,000 mark, which – by the terms of the We the People project – will *<b><i>guarantee</i></b>* a substantive White House reply. This one’s worth a real push.
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>Thanks for your help! Here's the link to the Tweet on ALA’s main Twitter page:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/656825221027115009" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/656825221027115009</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Adam<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Adam Eisgrau, Managing Director<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">American Library Association<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Office of Government Relations<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:202-215-6884" value="+12022156884" target="_blank">202-215-6884</a> (cell) <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div>
<div style="background:transparent;border:none;clear:both;display:block;float:none"><br><br>If you no longer wish to receive information via this e-list, here are the instructions on how to unsubscribe:<br><br>UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS:<br> * Go to <a href="http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/alacro-l" target="_blank">http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/alacro-l</a><br> * Log in on this page; first time users will need to get a password by following instructions<br> * Choose Unsubscribe from the left-hand column and follow instructions<br><br><br></div></div>
</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Suzanne L. Sager</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Oregon ALA Representative</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland State University Library</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">PO Box 1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland, OR 97207-1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Phone: </span><a value="+15037258169" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">503-725-8169</a><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Fax: </span><a value="+15037255799" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">503-725-5799</a><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">email: </span><a href="mailto:sagers@pdx.edu" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">sagers@pdx.edu</a></div></div></div></div>
</div></div>