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HI Sheila,

as I was just saying to Tracey, I learned about the Seroxat fiaso from

a Radio 4 programme, and I understand that the Panorama documentary was

just brilliant. So yes, we could really do with something like that.

Can't wait for the Sunday times article to run.

Well, I am going to look into the genetic IgA test and also my thyroid

anti bodies, for some reason I don't think I have had that test,or at

least I do not have the results in my possession. Then I can inform the

family, and see if my sister wants to pick this up professionally as

well. She and her husband are very good activists!

Yes I completely see your point, we need a conventional, NHS registered

doctor to make the point acceptable otherwise this just gets labelled

as fringe medicine at best and at worst some kind of complementary hoax

medicine, preying on vulnerable people... hmmm where to find the GP or

the endo calmly willing to speak out and bear the risks?

Best,

Wannette

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I think we may have to call his office...I have had the same problem, Shirley.

I am planning to make that call tomorrow.

Thanks for trying and for doing all the others.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

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IPADDUnite

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State

Representative and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your

entire friends and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many

as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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Here's the message I'm sending to legislators:

 

Dear Politician:

I am writing in regards to the annual Illinois funding crisis for individuals

with developmental disabilities. This will not be a letter explaining how our

family has been impacted by autism because scores of these letters have been

perpetually ignored. This is not a request for your support. The annual use of

this vulnerable population as a political pawn demonstrates a deeply-rooted lack

of both support and respect in an unethical political power game.

I am not writing to tell you that I am afraid to lose services for my son or

about the bleak future Illinois offers to adults with disabilities. I have

written those letters in vain with no positive outcomes. Here again are the

scare tactics to play on public outcry.  Shame on you.  Don’t talk to me

about budget realities. I have lived budget realities for 14 hard years and made

the tough choices. The tough political reform choices have been evaded for

years.

I am writing to tell you that I am beyond angry. This year, you have awakened

the sleeping giant. Those that support this population are used to losing sleep

at night. Those that support this population can recite dialogue from an

exhaustive list of subjects. Those that support this population have learned to

watch a movie 500 times in succession. Those that support this population are

expert in creative problem solving and these skills will be tapped. Those that

support this population patiently wait for small changes, but now it’s time to

go big. 

 I am talking revolution.  My waking moments will be spent organizing a

grass-roots movement to clean house and restructure a legislature which

effectively supports this population. My family will not be playing in this

annual political game anymore.

Ann

From: ellenbronfeld <egskbsbcglobal (DOT) net>

Subject: The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State Representative

and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your entire friends

and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in treatment,

our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable people

out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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Wow, Ann, I love your letter -- I think you must secretly live at my house!! :)

I'm sure your message will resonate with lots of IPADD members. Thanks for

sharing it, and more to come on this topic after the Rallies?

L.

The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State

Representative and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your

entire friends and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many

as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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Yes, I am serious. I wrote this letter on the day we were making funeral

arrangements for my father-in-law. So it's typical that we battle for our kids

despite everything else going on in our lives. That is our strength.

..

Ann

From: ellenbronfeld <egskbsbcglobal (DOT) net>

Subject: The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State Representative

and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your entire friends

and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in treatment,

our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable people

out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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Thanks Ann.  I sent a note to all my friend to call their reps.  I hope this

works.

Maureen Hartnett

From: ellenbronfeld <egskbsbcglobal (DOT) net>

Subject: The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State Representative

and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your entire friends

and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in treatment,

our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable people

out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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Anne, for the last few years when I have groused about our position as a

state and told it is all about the money, I have sniffed and (probably made

people mad,whats new) and said money has nothing to do with this. It is all

about bigotry, prejudice and ignorance. And I am tired of being a good girl

about this, it is time we get made and take our political power to the

streets. I am in DuPage County..if you are planning a reolution, let me

know. All the nice trips to Sprignfield, all the nice calls, e mails etc

arent working. Unfortunately without some conflict, something to make

people in power uncomforable at least, we are not going to get change.

Thank you for using the term revolution. Cookies and nice talk arent

working with thsi group that is all about protecting its jobs and pensions.

Thanks again, Cindi

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Amen, Cindi!? This is a civil rights issue.? And I am sick?and tired of?begging.

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Anne, for the last few years when I have groused about our position as a

state and told it is all about the money, I have sniffed and (probably made

people mad,whats new) and said money has nothing to do with this. It is all

about bigotry, prejudice and ignorance. And I am tired of being a good girl

about this, it is time we get made and take our political power to the

streets. I am in DuPage County..if you are planning a reolution, let me

know. All the nice trips to Sprignfield, all the nice calls, e mails etc

arent working. Unfortunately without some conflict, something to make

people in power uncomforable at least, we are not going to get change.

Thank you for using the term revolution. Cookies and nice talk arent

working with thsi group that is all about protecting its jobs and pensions.

Thanks again, Cindi

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Love this Ann...I just wrote this to Speaker Madigan:

" Dear Speaker Madigan:

Whether or not these inhumane, inexcusable budget cuts actually happen or not,

as the parent of a young man with autism and the friend of dozens of others with

developmental disabilities, I can only say, shame on you and the other

legislative leaders for using our loved ones as pawns. It borders on the

criminal. Each and every year I have been unable to return to work in a field

that desperately needs me...nursing. I spend my days fighting for basic

supports and services and battling to stay even in a seriously and dangerously

underfunded community system. My son has and always will be an active part of

our community in spite of the fact that there is a gross imbalance in spending

between community and institutional life for individuals with developmental

disabilities. Our lives are stressful enough without having to beg for crumbs

every year.

I hope and pray you never have a grandchild with a disability and I hope you,

your wife and other loved ones stay healthy and never have to face the

challenges of a disability.

Oh, and by the way, because you have chosen to wreak havoc in the lives of my

family and thousands of others, though I admire and respect the work that your

daughter has done as Attorney General, I would never consider voting for her for

any higher office. My fear would be that YOU would be running the show!!! In

fact, I will campaign very hard against you or any of your family for any office

you may chose to run for in the future. You can count on that.

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State

Representative and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your

entire friends and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many

as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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What a wonderful letter you wroet. I just called Speaker Madigan's office and

his assistant answered the phone, who took my name and number. He told me quite

bluntly that Mr. Madigan would probably not be calling me back-nice, huh?

M. L'Abbate

Mother to 2 autistic children

The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State Representative

and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your entire friends

and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

􀂾 Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their employment,

their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

􀂾 These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

􀂾 As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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Thanks, . Glad you made the call, even if you won't get a call back.

I am beyond mad...we all should be!

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State

Representative and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your

entire friends and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

􀂾 Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their employment,

their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

􀂾 These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

􀂾 As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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Now we're talking!!!!

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

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Anne, for the last few years when I have groused about our position as a

state and told it is all about the money, I have sniffed and (probably made

people mad,whats new) and said money has nothing to do with this. It is all

about bigotry, prejudice and ignorance. And I am tired of being a good girl

about this, it is time we get made and take our political power to the

streets. I am in DuPage County..if you are planning a reolution, let me

know. All the nice trips to Sprignfield, all the nice calls, e mails etc

arent working. Unfortunately without some conflict, something to make

people in power uncomforable at least, we are not going to get change.

Thank you for using the term revolution. Cookies and nice talk arent

working with thsi group that is all about protecting its jobs and pensions.

Thanks again, Cindi

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Yes we talked and talked and shouted some more this afternoon at DuPage

County. AGain, friends we are singing to the choir when we hold these

rallies. As an aging hippie ... I recall the good old days when protests

made change, marches and protests were much less polite than what we have

been doing. .. Like all of you out there on these different lists, I am

calling e mailing getting to springfield and the corthouse. Guess what???

They dont care..the legislators dont care. We have yet to make them

publically uncomfortable.. I guess what we need is a good old fashioned

sit in...right in front of their offices.I feel like I am spinning my

wheels, and the wheels of the good friends who pick me up and walk with me

on the journey. but we ar not getting anywhere. the stink we have made

still smells like Channel, and no one is disturbed by this..I would never

never opromote violence, but a sit in, a march around the home office of

our reps and senators with signs like I saw at DuPage county may get some

local attention.

One more thing, for now. One of Adam's friends, abright young man just

graduating from U OF I had talked with his mother, my friend. She shared

with him what is going on and how this would impact Adam. He has sent

out a message to his list of college friends the message to contact their

lawmakers and demand no cuts. He used a brief story about his childhood

friendship with Adam, inviting his college friends to do the same,

recognizing they must all know someone with a disability., or have an

elderly relative. I am proud of this young man, and I am excited to see

and hear young people now have a cause to get behind. So this may be

another source of voters we can ask to support us...in a sit in hmm. cindi

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Ellen, you are gutsy.

From: ellenbronfeld <egskbsbcglobal (DOT) net>

Subject: The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State Representative

and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your entire friends

and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many

as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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I am angry. I also meant every word.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State

Representative and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your

entire friends and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many

as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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Great idea, Cindi...involving college students!

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Re: The message

Yes we talked and talked and shouted some more this afternoon at DuPage

County. AGain, friends we are singing to the choir when we hold these

rallies. As an aging hippie ... I recall the good old days when protests

made change, marches and protests were much less polite than what we have

been doing. .. Like all of you out there on these different lists, I am

calling e mailing getting to springfield and the corthouse. Guess what???

They dont care..the legislators dont care. We have yet to make them

publically uncomfortable.. I guess what we need is a good old fashioned

sit in...right in front of their offices.I feel like I am spinning my

wheels, and the wheels of the good friends who pick me up and walk with me

on the journey. but we ar not getting anywhere. the stink we have made

still smells like Channel, and no one is disturbed by this..I would never

never opromote violence, but a sit in, a march around the home office of

our reps and senators with signs like I saw at DuPage county may get some

local attention.

One more thing, for now. One of Adam's friends, abright young man just

graduating from U OF I had talked with his mother, my friend. She shared

with him what is going on and how this would impact Adam. He has sent

out a message to his list of college friends the message to contact their

lawmakers and demand no cuts. He used a brief story about his childhood

friendship with Adam, inviting his college friends to do the same,

recognizing they must all know someone with a disability., or have an

elderly relative. I am proud of this young man, and I am excited to see

and hear young people now have a cause to get behind. So this may be

another source of voters we can ask to support us...in a sit in hmm. cindi

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I drive by Tom Cross' district office practically every day with my daughter,

and I had this same thought today as we sat at the stop sign in Plainfield --

imagining an angry crowd in front of his office with all the lovely outdoor

restaurant patrons sipping their beers or ice teas out on the sidewalks -- I

honestly don't know. Obviously it would be important to do it at a time when he

was IN THE BUILDING. :)

L.

Re: The message

Yes we talked and talked and shouted some more this afternoon at DuPage

County. AGain, friends we are singing to the choir when we hold these

rallies. As an aging hippie ... I recall the good old days when protests

made change, marches and protests were much less polite than what we have

been doing. .. Like all of you out there on these different lists, I am

calling e mailing getting to springfield and the corthouse. Guess what???

They dont care..the legislators dont care. We have yet to make them

publically uncomfortable.. I guess what we need is a good old fashioned

sit in...right in front of their offices.I feel like I am spinning my

wheels, and the wheels of the good friends who pick me up and walk with me

on the journey. but we ar not getting anywhere. the stink we have made

still smells like Channel, and no one is disturbed by this..I would never

never opromote violence, but a sit in, a march around the home office of

our reps and senators with signs like I saw at DuPage county may get some

local attention.

One more thing, for now. One of Adam's friends, abright young man just

graduating from U OF I had talked with his mother, my friend. She shared

with him what is going on and how this would impact Adam. He has sent

out a message to his list of college friends the message to contact their

lawmakers and demand no cuts. He used a brief story about his childhood

friendship with Adam, inviting his college friends to do the same,

recognizing they must all know someone with a disability., or have an

elderly relative. I am proud of this young man, and I am excited to see

and hear young people now have a cause to get behind. So this may be

another source of voters we can ask to support us...in a sit in hmm. cindi

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Well he should be there Monday...maybe even tomorrow...They will be back in

Springfield either Tuesday or for sure on Wednesday...

It is a great idea...

E

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Re: The message

Yes we talked and talked and shouted some more this afternoon at DuPage

County. AGain, friends we are singing to the choir when we hold these

rallies. As an aging hippie ... I recall the good old days when protests

made change, marches and protests were much less polite than what we have

been doing. .. Like all of you out there on these different lists, I am

calling e mailing getting to springfield and the corthouse. Guess what???

They dont care..the legislators dont care. We have yet to make them

publically uncomfortable.. I guess what we need is a good old fashioned

sit in...right in front of their offices.I feel like I am spinning my

wheels, and the wheels of the good friends who pick me up and walk with me

on the journey. but we ar not getting anywhere. the stink we have made

still smells like Channel, and no one is disturbed by this..I would never

never opromote violence, but a sit in, a march around the home office of

our reps and senators with signs like I saw at DuPage county may get some

local attention.

One more thing, for now. One of Adam's friends, abright young man just

graduating from U OF I had talked with his mother, my friend. She shared

with him what is going on and how this would impact Adam. He has sent

out a message to his list of college friends the message to contact their

lawmakers and demand no cuts. He used a brief story about his childhood

friendship with Adam, inviting his college friends to do the same,

recognizing they must all know someone with a disability., or have an

elderly relative. I am proud of this young man, and I am excited to see

and hear young people now have a cause to get behind. So this may be

another source of voters we can ask to support us...in a sit in hmm. cindi

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O KAY>...maybe we do stage a 'sit in' at all of our reps offices with signs.

and even if they ar enot there, someone will see them, like the nice people

sipping their tea at restaurants around tom cross' office. There are a lot

of people , a lot of energy, go to your lawmakers offce with poster board,

6x6 size and let people notice you. I may just give it a try this monday.

Cindi

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I think it would be really effective if everyone went to their legislators

offices on a given day...kind of a disabilities rally in our own districts...we

should think about that for a Monday, when many are in their home districts.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

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O KAY>...maybe we do stage a 'sit in' at all of our reps offices with signs.

and even if they ar enot there, someone will see them, like the nice people

sipping their tea at restaurants around tom cross' office. There are a lot

of people , a lot of energy, go to your lawmakers offce with poster board,

6x6 size and let people notice you. I may just give it a try this monday.

Cindi

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Good ideas!

I would like ALL of us to remember what we have been going through these past

days/weeks! When/IF we get some of these cuts restored - DO NOT do the

" thank-you, thank-you " routine!!! They have put us thru the wringer!!!

How many years have they threatened cut, we have rallied, they have restored

funding, we have thanked them! We are still in the same mess!!!! We are serving

more people with less money, and paying staff at NO COLA!

This is not something to be thankful for. We need to get back the CUT funding,

AND keep working for the BLUEPRINT funding - which will help this scenario from

happening year after year!! Think of all the negative feelings, the despair,

the man hours!!! Do we really want a repeat of this every year?

Let's keep the momentum going! Don't loose heart! Stay strong!

Re: The message

Yes we talked and talked and shouted some more this afternoon at DuPage

County. AGain, friends we are singing to the choir when we hold these

rallies. As an aging hippie ... I recall the good old days when protests

made change, marches and protests were much less polite than what we have

been doing. .. Like all of you out there on these different lists, I am

calling e mailing getting to springfield and the corthouse. Guess what???

They dont care..the legislators dont care. We have yet to make them

publically uncomfortable.. I guess what we need is a good old fashioned

sit in...right in front of their offices.I feel like I am spinning my

wheels, and the wheels of the good friends who pick me up and walk with me

on the journey. but we ar not getting anywhere. the stink we have made

still smells like Channel, and no one is disturbed by this..I would never

never opromote violence, but a sit in, a march around the home office of

our reps and senators with signs like I saw at DuPage county may get some

local attention.

One more thing, for now. One of Adam's friends, abright young man just

graduating from U OF I had talked with his mother, my friend. She shared

with him what is going on and how this would impact Adam. He has sent

out a message to his list of college friends the message to contact their

lawmakers and demand no cuts. He used a brief story about his childhood

friendship with Adam, inviting his college friends to do the same,

recognizing they must all know someone with a disability., or have an

elderly relative. I am proud of this young man, and I am excited to see

and hear young people now have a cause to get behind. So this may be

another source of voters we can ask to support us...in a sit in hmm. cindi

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Great letter Ellen. Did you e-mail or fax? I tried to e-mail Madigan a letter

and it came back so I assume his inbox is full and he isn't interested in

getting more letters.

The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State

Representative and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your

entire friends and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many

as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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I emailed it....there is a circulating email address that is not correct...the

correct one is mmadigan@...

I am sure he isn't interested in getting more letters...and of course, we don't

give a shit :)

E

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State

Representative and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your

entire friends and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the Legislature

failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the Governor

has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on the

street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as many

as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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Wow that's one great letter!

In a message dated 6/20/2009 11:04:34 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

egskb@... writes:

What the heck...we gotta try...thanks for resending...

I agree...not that it will do much good...

E

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

_egskb@..._ (mailto:egskb@...)

----- Original Message -----

From: and

_IPADDUnite@groIPADDUn_ (mailto:IPADDUnite )

Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 8:14 PM

Subject: Re: The message

Thank you. I just resent my message...big deal huh???

----- Original Message -----

From: ELLEN BRONFELD

_IPADDUnite@groIPADDUn_ (mailto:IPADDUnite )

Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 10:51 AM

Subject: Re: The message

I emailed it....there is a circulating email address that is not correct..

..the correct one is _mmadigan@..._ (mailto:mmadigan@...)

I am sure he isn't interested in getting more letters...and of course, we

don't give a shit :)

E

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

_egskb@..._ (mailto:egskb@...)

----- Original Message -----

From: and

_IPADDUnite@groIPADDUn_ (mailto:IPADDUnite )

Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 10:03 AM

Subject: Re: The message

Great letter Ellen. Did you e-mail or fax? I tried to e-mail Madigan a

letter and it came back so I assume his inbox is full and he isn't interested

in getting more letters.

The message

IPADDUnite@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:59 PM

I would urge each of you to send the following note to your State

Representative and your State Senator plus the four leaders and then email your

entire friends and family email list to do the same...

Please consider attending the rally on Monday.

Ellen

Tell the Illinois State Government

PUT PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS!

On July 1st over One Million People across Illinois will lose access to

social

services delivered by the State of Illinois. The Governor and the

Legislature failed to

agree on a way to fill an almost $10 billion budget deficit. Now the

Governor has little

choice but to cut state services for people by 50%.

& #1048766; Families, adults and children will lose their housing, their

employment, their

substance abuse treatment, kids will lose their foster homes, their

childcare,

their health care, their psychiatric services…the list goes on and on.

& #1048766; These cuts will not save money! People will be literally out on

the street,

police will be occupied addressing disturbances, courts will be filled,

hospitals

will burst at the seems with all of the emergency care that people will now

require, and people forced into nursing homes.

& #1048766; As many as 200,000 people in the Human Services field and as

many as

10,000 State Employees will be laid off in the middle of a terrible

recession

where people already need more services and assistance…not less!

This affects you too! This will decimate our communities. We need a

balanced

budget that includes services to people with disabilities, people in

treatment, our

elderly, homeless children and other people in crisis all across this

state.

Here is the contact information

What you can do to help:

• Contact your State Senator and State Representative, urging them to

consider the needs of people we support and the staff we employ. If you do

not

know who to call or email go to:

www.capwiz.com/ anixter put in your zip code for your legislators.

• Call the offices of the leaders and tell them to not throw vulnerable

people out

into the street:

o House Speaker Madigan,

773/581-8000, mmadiganilga (DOT) gov

o House Minority Leader Tom Cross,

815/254-0000, tomtomcross (DOT) com

o Senate President Cullerton,

773/883-0770, john@senatorcullert on.com

o Senate Minority Leader Radogno,

630/243-0800, cradognosbcglobal (DOT) net

• Attend a rally and demand the Legislature do its job to fund People!

Monday, 6/22/09

At the Center, 100 w. Randolph, Chicago, 11am

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I will need people in every county, so I'll keep in touch!

Ann

From: Cindi Swanson <cbswanson@...>

Subject: Re: The message

IPADDUnite

Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 10:25 AM

Anne, for the last few years when I have groused about our position as a

state and told it is all about the money, I have sniffed and (probably made

people mad,whats new) and said money has nothing to do with this. It is all

about bigotry, prejudice and ignorance. And I am tired of being a good girl

about this, it is time we get made and take our political power to the

streets. I am in DuPage County..if you are planning a reolution, let me

know. All the nice trips to Sprignfield, all the nice calls, e mails etc

arent working. Unfortunately without some conflict, something to make

people in power uncomforable at least, we are not going to get change.

Thank you for using the term revolution. Cookies and nice talk arent

working with thsi group that is all about protecting its jobs and pensions.

Thanks again, Cindi

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