FW: NDSC Poster Gallery Update

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I received this e-mail from Tolleson and I thought I would pass it on.

Since my other message regarding the hijack of the NDSC photos from the More

Alike Than Different Campaign has not posted yet, then some of you might not

know what I am referencing.

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:37:40 -0500

From: ndsc@...

To: agirlnamedsuess@...

Subject: 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,

Tolleson

Executive Director

National Down Syndrome Congress

1370 Center Drive, Suite 102 · Atlanta, GA 30338

770/604-9500 · 800/232-6372 · 770/604-9898 (Fax)

www.ndsccenter.org

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