FW: NDSC Poster Gallery Update

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March 12, 2010

Good evening,

I wanted to update you on the situation regarding some of our "We're More Alike" posters being "hijacked".

We have been greatly heartened by the sympathetic, affirming support for the NDSC during this stressful time and appreciate the offers of help and solidarity from across the country.

As noted in our previous message, we took down the gallery yesterday upon learning of this situation. We have heard from many of you who have encouraged us to leave the gallery up - to not back down in the face of bullying. We understand and appreciate your viewpoint. The world is full of mean people and we shouldn't let them dictate what we do. When you let bullies win, they only become emboldened.

However, many others have found comfort in knowing that the gallery is no longer accessible to such cruel people. As the situation is still very fresh, we believe that it's best for the gallery to remain inaccessible to the public for now.

As noted previously, we have contacted the site administrator demanding that the offending materials be taken down. We have not received a response as of this writing. However, we have received preliminary indications that the thread in question may have been taken down. We are continuing to investigate.

We have received confirmation from an advertiser that they have contacted Google to demand that their ads not be allowed to appear in connection with the site.

Additionally, we are grateful to have received offers from law firms nationwide ready to commit resources and expertise as we deal with this issue. With that, we have assembled a powerful legal team which is exploring all possible legal avenues, both civil and criminal. We are also trying to identify those responsible for these offensive postings.

Please accept our thanks for your support in a difficult situation. We share your sadness that ignorance and cruelty remain in society, but confirm our resolve to continue working with you towards positive change in our world. Sincerely,

TollesonExecutive Director

National Down Syndrome Congress1370 Center Drive, Suite 102 · Atlanta, GA 30338770/604-9500 · 800/232-6372 · 770/604-9898 (Fax)www.ndsccenter.org

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Hey folks, the NDSC campaign is closed. Only the votes in those few days are being counted. Bummer! Letter is below.

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:40:11 -0400From: ndsc@...To: agirlnamedsuess@...Subject: NDSC Poster Gallery Update

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March 17, 2010

Dear Friend,

As you know, the NDSC More Alike poster gallery was raided by unsavory individuals. We have been successful in getting the offending on-line forum taken down and continue to explore options for additional action with our legal team. Immediately after we became aware of this situation, we removed the More Alike poster gallery from the NDSC web site and, in the process, made web access to the posters and images impossible. That interrupted the voting for the poster contest. Many participating families have urged a reopening of the gallery and resumption of voting, but others have asked that their posters be removed. Many of those had received contest votes, but would not be able to compete if we resumed the contest. That would not be fair. Therefore, the National Down Syndrome Congress is ending the contest. We will tally the 4500+ votes cast up until the gallery was taken down on Thursday, March 11, to determine winners. The top three vote getters will be announced in early April. Watch your emails and our website for that news.

Finally, the posters you and so many others created are an important part of our national awareness campaign. The aim of the campaign is to change the very kind of attitudes which spawned this unfortunate episode. Therefore, we are exploring every possible avenue that may allow us to make the More Alike poster gallery accessible once again.

Thank you for your ongoing support. Sincerely,

TollesonExecutive Director

National Down Syndrome Congress1370 Center Drive, Suite 102 · Atlanta, GA 30338770/604-9500 · 800/232-6372 · 770/604-9898 (Fax)www.ndsccenter.org

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