June 26, 2009 Leaders in The Arc: Yesterday late afternoon I was able to attend a solemn vigil at Seguin Services in Cicero . About 100 advocates gathered to pray together to save our services. Clergy, people with disabilities, families and advocates were very powerful. They will be there until the end of the fiscal…

There had been a flurry of emails going on the budget cuts in IL.These have very real implications and we should watch this closely.There are sibs on this list who have been pretty actively involved ingetting the word out. -JohnHere are some excellent interviews about the "doomsday" budget. Do notmiss the S.O.S. youtube video below.…

There had been a flurry of emails going on the budget cuts in IL. These have very real implications and we should watch this closely. There are sibs on this list who have been pretty actively involved in getting the word out.  -John Here are some excellent interviews about the “doomsday” budget. Do not miss…

Please sign this and forward on to others.  Tara Kosieniak www.sibsnetwork.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdultSibsNet/  Ladies and Gentleman:  In response to the massive display of grassroots activity by you, your colleagues, friends, and family  members throughout Illinois in opposing cuts to community services for persons with developmental disabilities and mental illness, there has been an unprecedented focus in…

  June 1, 2009 Vol. IX, Issue 23   Congressional Schedule The House and Senate return from a weeklong recess this week.  Democratic leaders hope to complete work this week on a supplemental spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and other military and domestic priorities. Appropriations Committees are also expected to begin…