Guest guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 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 egskb@... The message 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Amen, Cindi!? This is a civil rights issue.? And I am sick?and tired of?begging. Re: The message 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Now we're talking!!!! Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... Re: The message 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 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@... Re: The message 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 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. 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Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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