ASAN against Cafe Press donations to Autism Speaks

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08 Apr 2011, 3:18 pm

ASAN finally has a page/way to contact people up on its site about the Cafe Press donations to Autism Speaks

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/modules ... itemid=136

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08 Apr 2011, 3:37 pm

whitetiger wrote:

ASAN finally has a page/way to contact people up on its site about the Cafe Press donations to Autism Speaks

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/modules ... itemid=136

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08 Apr 2011, 4:07 pm

whitetiger wrote:

ASAN finally has a page/way to contact people up on its site about the Cafe Press donations to Autism Speaks

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/modules ... itemid=136

I prefer sending the following version:

Subject: Autism Speaks hurts autistics

Dear Cafe Press,

I'm writing as an autistic customer to express my disappointment with your decision to donate 10% of all sales of autism-related products to Autism Speaks. Autism Speaks is not a neutral or non-controversial charity. Many autistic adults, all over the world, have grave concerns about Autism Speaks' operating practices and fundraising tactics. Autism Speaks fails to include any autistic adults on their board of directors or in executive positions. Furthermore, only 4% of the funds donated to Autism Speaks go to services for autistics. Many autistics find Autism Speaks' advertising and fundraising strategies - which rely on fear, pity and spreading stereotypes about autistics - deeply unethical. By forcing your autistic vendors and autistic customers who sell and buy autism-related products to donate money to an organization they are morally opposed to, you break the bonds of trust that connect you with your autistic customer and autistic vendor base. I urge you to reconsider your donation to Autism Speaks - and I will be withholding my business from Cafe Press until you do.

Sincerely,
[name here]

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08 Apr 2011, 5:33 pm

I found this on the Cafe Press site:
http://tinyurl.com/5u4mqfs

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08 Apr 2011, 5:46 pm

hartzofspace wrote:

I found this on the Cafe Press site:
http://tinyurl.com/5u4mqfs

Sounds like Cafe Press is listening to their customers. Their compromise in allowing customers to provide input on another organization to share one-half of the proceeds collected sounds fair.

Does anyone have a list of organizations that provide support for Autism, to chose from?

I didn't realize they had been had been donating a portion of their profit for the last two years, I'm guessing in April for Autism Awareness month, per content from the article.

Edit: I saw the list of their suggested alternate organizations on their website. I looked them up on the internet and they seem pretty consistent in their missions.

Are there any known problems with any of these that are listed on their survey?:

Autism Society of America
US Autism and Aspergers Association
The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation
Autism NOW
ACT Today

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09 Apr 2011, 1:31 am

Yay! They listened to us!! !

They just added ASAN to the list

I can't get over how something I helped do actually mattered..

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09 Apr 2011, 7:55 am

hartzofspace wrote:

I found this on the Cafe Press site:
http://tinyurl.com/5u4mqfs

whitetiger wrote:

Yay! They listened to us!! !

They just added ASAN to the list

Regarding Cafe Press' survey:
Lets all vote for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network!
(I already voted for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network).

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12 Apr 2011, 3:34 pm

whitetiger wrote:

Yay! They listened to us!! !

They just added ASAN to the list

I can't get over how something I helped do actually mattered..

That's great! Let's celebrate!

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21 Mar 2012, 8:33 pm

This year CafePress is inviting voting. And the top two vote getters out of the seven listed split 10% of retail proceeds for April 2012.

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is listed, Autism Speaks is listed, and five other choices, plus space for a write-in.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NG6CGSG

Each person can vote once.

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22 Mar 2012, 8:34 am

AardvarkGoodSwimmer wrote:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NG6CGSG

Just voted for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network!

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22 Mar 2012, 5:32 pm

I just voted for the Autism Society of America.

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24 Mar 2012, 1:06 am

I already voted for ASAN

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24 Mar 2012, 3:25 am

how does one vote

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24 Mar 2012, 5:05 am

Voted for the ASAN. The less money going to Autism Speaks the better.

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24 Mar 2012, 3:10 pm

vermontsavant wrote:

how does one vote

Click on the link below. This was a necro thread from last year.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NG6CGSG

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24 Mar 2012, 3:17 pm

aghogday wrote:

vermontsavant wrote:

how does one vote

Click on the link below. This was a necro thread from last year.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NG6CGSG

does that mean there is now point in voting if its a dead link.im probibly not familiar with the canidates.i would chose the asan as a slighly lesser evil than A.S.i also voted for romney in the vermont primary only as a slighly lesser evil then obama.i had fun on the local election for town selectboard.i didnt know any of the canidates so i wrote in losif stalin,lindsay lohan and barney the dinosuar

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