Hi,
I had several inquiries regarding the recent request for help from a DuPage County woman for herself and her daughter. I would like to clarify that it was not a request for donations so much as a desire to connect this family to an agency or entity that could offer a helping hand.
Kudos to everyone who inquired and became involved, especially Siobhan, it seems, with a little help from Facebook.
As I expected, one thing led to another and someone stepped up to assist. Read on...K
To donate go to the bottom.
Not So Simple Once You Fall Over the Edge
by Diane Nilan Hear-us<http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=731771361> on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 9:06pm
Ironically I was working on our new documentary, "on the edge," with my colleague Laura Vazquez ot at NIU when D'Ann called me. Earlier I received a desperate plea from my FB friend Siobhan and I agreed to try to help a homeless family. The grandmother, D'Ann, was my first contact.
The story D'Ann gave me, a summary about her daughter's plight, was familiar, but still sad. The short version--daughter with her 5 kids under 10-yrs. old are in a motel in DuPage County, trying to escape "real" homelessness. They are already homeless by my standard and by education standards. But that's another story for another day. The bottom line, this family had till the next day at noon to get out or get money to extend their stay at the extended stay hotel.
Leaving DeKalb and pondering this as I drove back to Lisle, my temporary place of parking, I decided to see if I could stop in and meet the family. If I'm going to get involved I want to know a little more than I did at that point. So I called D'Ann and she checked with her daughter. Sure. Come on over.
Got to the hotel and stood outside the room, hearing the relatively minor murmur coming forth. I had to knock twice, but Mom answered, with 5 little children in various stages of getting ready for bed. The 2nd youngest, a typical two-year-old, bolted about butt-naked, fresh out of a bath.
The chaos was way below what I would consider normal for a family of 5 in a small room. Mom was obviously and understandably stressed, trying to keep the kids politely under control, with moderate success. I'm sure she had her misgivings, a strange white woman with shiny silver hair offering to maybe help. I had mine, based on years of working with families in crises. Wonder what is behind this story I am going to hear?
The saga came out slowly, in between her dishing out her pasta-sausage concoction she impressively whipped up on the stove smaller than mine. The 4-year-old little guy wanted to dive in the bowl, but was shocked into reality by the heat emanating from the sausage. The other kids got their bowls, and proceeded to try to eat, some with spoons, the only implement available from the desk clerk.
Not unusual at all, the family's story resonated with 21st century homelessness paterns: single parent with a decent job, family renting a decent little house in overpriced DuPage County, job loss, shreds of family support dissolved, unemployment complications, minimal income, desperately turning to the only homeless "shelters" accepting large families--extended stay motels--and the struggle to keep even this meager roof over her family's head.
This young mother, in her early 20s, I'm sure has more to her story, but the pieces that would have concerned me--obvious drug/alcohol abuse, unsavory characters hanging around, or kids swinging from the ceiling with her chasing them with a stick--were absent. Phew. She signed a make-shift release of information permission slip for me, and we discussed a few options, slim as they are, even for wealthy DuPage County.
Being Sunday night, I lacked any options or bright ideas, so we agreed to talk in the morning. I walked out to my borrowed van, drove not far to my humble abode, Tillie, and pondered....then tried to sleep with the heat and humidity trying to keep me awake.
I beat out the elements, and awoke knowing that I'd need to get the jump on this situation. In my previous emergency service days, I called it "dialing for dollars." Now it's emailing, Facebooking, and texting for dollars. And the vast resource canyon, the Internet, lay before me.
First, I started the way a desperate parent might start, googling "homeless assistance, DuPage" or something like that. It led me to the County's official website for information/referral, proudly introduced by Bob Schillerstrom, DuP County CEO. Following the prompts, entering the Mom's info, I pushed the magic button and was given 2 referrals: Naperville Humane Society and Chicago's Red Cross office. Not such a good start. And annoying, too.
So I called the CEO's office, spoke with a lowly assistant who was quite nice, offering to connect me with the case worker to help with human issues and to inform the techie that some adjustments were needed.
That began my foray into crisis assistance in DuPage. Too many calls to mention them all, but here are the highlights:
a.. Pretty well, all the folks I talked to actually sounded like they cared. They also sounded frustrated about the Grand Canyon-sized gaps in the safety net.
b.. Run-around was inevitable, and common. Call here, no, call there, no...the kind of stuff I didn't want a Mom with 5 traumatized kids to have to hear. I was glad I decided to screen the system.
c.. I did get call-backs from those who got my message, and long-time friends in this work proved to be invaluable, a tool that the Mom wouldn't have.
d.. The system is difficult to navigate. It requires calls that assume access to phones (how do people afford cell phones?) and you have an edge if you are computer savvy and have one at your disposal. This Mom did, many don't.
I called the Mom, saying I'd come over to pay for another night. In my mind someone would offer to cover that expense because I turned to my FB friends and asked. By the time I got over to the hotel it happened. Went from the desk to the room, minus the oldest girl, my namesake. It was still chaotic. Mom's on her last nerve. She had made some fruitless calls too.
I started giving her the lowdown, and she bounced between antsy kids and then back to her own angst that must be innate to parents. Failure. Screwed. Hopeless. Can't quit. Going crazy.
We got into a good mode when I offered to drive her to People's Resource Center for food. She finished getting her kindergartener ready for the cab, fed the little kids, re-diapered the littlest ones, grabbed bottles and other survival gear, and we were off. In between everything both of us got calls. I got several emails/FB messages about donations. Calls at least gave us some of the resources we desperately needed to get breathing room.
She navigated her storage bin, the one that tempted this crises-struck Mom with their tempting $1 for the first month rental. Silly her--she thought she'd just need it a month. Now she's paying $250, which she doesn't have. We got lots of food from PRC in the most humane pantry operation I've seen. Kudos to volunteers there!
And we got to the Public Aid office at 4, supposedly in time for their posted 5:00 closing, so she could check in with her caseworker to make sure she's still on track for food stamps. The worker evidently doesn't answer her phone or return (listen to?) messages. So trekking across the county is the only way to contact, unless you come at 5 after 4.
Up until then, the kids had been amazingly good. I provided an extra set of hands and a patient state of mind to balance the Mom's deteriorating patience and state of mind. But then the baby decided that a bottle would be essential. And diapers needed to be changed. And the other 2 toddlers were getting predicatably antsy. And the Mom's mettle was melting. And I was praying that we'd make it back to the motel before this all imploded.
Tears streaming down Mom's face told the tale. We shared bits of our life stories as I sludged through DuPage rush hour traffic. Wimpers, howls, and sibling poking didn't get too bad. We got to the hotel, unloaded, and she went in to fix dinner on this little stove, in this little kitchen, in this miniscule space called a "room" that will be their home for the next week or so, thanks to my FB friends.
And I drove off, promising to call tomorrow. We're too stubborn to quit. But it's not that simple. We'll need an ongoing stream of miracles. And Mom will need to somehow absorb the reality that she's a precious creation, deserving of enough to keep her family's bodies and souls together. Or she's screwed.
TO DONATE TO DIANE'S ORGANIZATION AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE AMAZING WORK SHE DOES FOR HOMELESS KIDS, SEE
http://www.hearus.us/contact.html<http://www.hearus.us/contact.html>
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Monday, August 30, 2010
[PDI] Update on Mom in DuPage falling through safety net
To donate go to the bottom.
Not So Simple Once You Fall Over the Edgeby Diane Nilan Hear-us on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 9:06pmIronically I was working on our new documentary, "on the edge,"
with my colleague Laura Vazquez ot at NIU when D'Ann called me. Earlier
I received a desperate plea from my FB friend Siobhan and I agreed to
try to help a homeless family. The grandmother, D'Ann, was my first
contact. The story D'Ann gave me, a summary about her
daughter's plight, was familiar, but still sad. The short
version--daughter with her 5 kids under 10-yrs. old are in a motel in
DuPage County, trying to escape "real" homelessness. They are already
homeless by my standard and by education standards. But that's another
story for another day. The bottom line, this family had till the next
day at noon to get out or get money to extend their stay at the extended
stay hotel. Leaving DeKalb and pondering this as I drove
back to Lisle, my temporary place of parking, I decided to see if I
could stop in and meet the family. If I'm going to get involved I want
to know a little more than I did at that point. So I called D'Ann and
she checked with her daughter. Sure. Come on over. Got to
the hotel and stood outside the room, hearing the relatively minor
murmur coming forth. I had to knock twice, but Mom answered, with 5
little children in various stages of getting ready for bed. The 2nd
youngest, a typical two-year-old, bolted about butt-naked, fresh out of a
bath. The chaos was way below what I would consider
normal for a family of 5 in a small room. Mom was obviously and
understandably stressed, trying to keep the kids politely under control,
with moderate success. I'm sure she had her misgivings, a strange white
woman with shiny silver hair offering to maybe help. I had mine, based
on years of working with families in crises. Wonder what is behind this
story I am going to hear? The saga came out slowly, in
between her dishing out her pasta-sausage concoction she impressively
whipped up on the stove smaller than mine. The 4-year-old little guy
wanted to dive in the bowl, but was shocked into reality by the heat
emanating from the sausage. The other kids got their bowls, and
proceeded to try to eat, some with spoons, the only implement available
from the desk clerk. Not unusual at all, the family's
story resonated with 21st century homelessness paterns: single parent
with a decent job, family renting a decent little house in overpriced
DuPage County, job loss, shreds of family support dissolved,
unemployment complications, minimal income, desperately turning to the
only homeless "shelters" accepting large families--extended stay
motels--and the struggle to keep even this meager roof over her family's
head. This young mother, in her early 20s, I'm sure has
more to her story, but the pieces that would have concerned me--obvious
drug/alcohol abuse, unsavory characters hanging around, or kids swinging
from the ceiling with her chasing them with a stick--were absent. Phew.
She signed a make-shift release of information permission slip for me,
and we discussed a few options, slim as they are, even for wealthy
DuPage County. Being Sunday night, I lacked any options or
bright ideas, so we agreed to talk in the morning. I walked out to my
borrowed van, drove not far to my humble abode, Tillie, and
pondered....then tried to sleep with the heat and humidity trying to
keep me awake. I beat out the elements, and awoke knowing
that I'd need to get the jump on this situation. In my previous
emergency service days, I called it "dialing for dollars." Now it's
emailing, Facebooking, and texting for dollars. And the vast resource
canyon, the Internet, lay before me. First, I started the
way a desperate parent might start, googling "homeless assistance,
DuPage" or something like that. It led me to the County's official
website for information/referral, proudly introduced by Bob
Schillerstrom, DuP County CEO. Following the prompts, entering the Mom's
info, I pushed the magic button and was given 2 referrals: Naperville
Humane Society and Chicago's Red Cross office. Not such a good start.
And annoying, too. So I called the CEO's office, spoke
with a lowly assistant who was quite nice, offering to connect me with
the case worker to help with human issues and to inform the techie that
some adjustments were needed. That began my foray into crisis assistance in DuPage. Too many calls to mention them all, but here are the highlights:Pretty
well, all the folks I talked to actually sounded like they cared. They
also sounded frustrated about the Grand Canyon-sized gaps in the safety
net.Run-around was inevitable, and common. Call here, no, call
there, no...the kind of stuff I didn't want a Mom with 5 traumatized
kids to have to hear. I was glad I decided to screen the system.I
did get call-backs from those who got my message, and long-time friends
in this work proved to be invaluable, a tool that the Mom wouldn't
have.The system is difficult to navigate. It requires calls
that assume access to phones (how do people afford cell phones?) and you
have an edge if you are computer savvy and have one at your disposal.
This Mom did, many don't. I called the Mom, saying I'd come
over to pay for another night. In my mind someone would offer to cover
that expense because I turned to my FB friends and asked. By the time I
got over to the hotel it happened. Went from the desk to the room, minus
the oldest girl, my namesake. It was still chaotic. Mom's on her last
nerve. She had made some fruitless calls too. I started
giving her the lowdown, and she bounced between antsy kids and then back
to her own angst that must be innate to parents. Failure. Screwed.
Hopeless. Can't quit. Going crazy. We got into a good mode
when I offered to drive her to People's Resource Center for food. She
finished getting her kindergartener ready for the cab, fed the little
kids, re-diapered the littlest ones, grabbed bottles and other survival
gear, and we were off. In between everything both of us got calls. I got
several emails/FB messages about donations. Calls at least gave us some
of the resources we desperately needed to get breathing room. She
navigated her storage bin, the one that tempted this crises-struck Mom
with their tempting $1 for the first month rental. Silly her--she
thought she'd just need it a month. Now she's paying $250, which she
doesn't have. We got lots of food from PRC in the most humane pantry
operation I've seen. Kudos to volunteers there! And we got
to the Public Aid office at 4, supposedly in time for their posted 5:00
closing, so she could check in with her caseworker to make sure she's
still on track for food stamps. The worker evidently doesn't answer her
phone or return (listen to?) messages. So trekking across the county is
the only way to contact, unless you come at 5 after 4. Up
until then, the kids had been amazingly good. I provided an extra set of
hands and a patient state of mind to balance the Mom's deteriorating
patience and state of mind. But then the baby decided that a bottle
would be essential. And diapers needed to be changed. And the other 2
toddlers were getting predicatably antsy. And the Mom's mettle was
melting. And I was praying that we'd make it back to the motel before
this all imploded. Tears streaming down Mom's face told
the tale. We shared bits of our life stories as I sludged through DuPage
rush hour traffic. Wimpers, howls, and sibling poking didn't get too
bad. We got to the hotel, unloaded, and she went in to fix dinner on
this little stove, in this little kitchen, in this miniscule space
called a "room" that will be their home for the next week or so, thanks
to my FB friends. And I drove off, promising to call
tomorrow. We're too stubborn to quit. But it's not that simple. We'll
need an ongoing stream of miracles. And Mom will need to somehow absorb
the reality that she's a precious creation, deserving of enough to keep
her family's bodies and souls together. Or she's screwed.
TO DONATE TO DIANE'S ORGANIZATION AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE AMAZING WORK SHE DOES FOR HOMELESS KIDS, SEE
http://www.hearus.us/contact.html
What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts -- adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.
-C.P.Estes
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Not So Simple Once You Fall Over the Edgeby Diane Nilan Hear-us on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 9:06pmIronically I was working on our new documentary, "on the edge,"
with my colleague Laura Vazquez ot at NIU when D'Ann called me. Earlier
I received a desperate plea from my FB friend Siobhan and I agreed to
try to help a homeless family. The grandmother, D'Ann, was my first
contact. The story D'Ann gave me, a summary about her
daughter's plight, was familiar, but still sad. The short
version--daughter with her 5 kids under 10-yrs. old are in a motel in
DuPage County, trying to escape "real" homelessness. They are already
homeless by my standard and by education standards. But that's another
story for another day. The bottom line, this family had till the next
day at noon to get out or get money to extend their stay at the extended
stay hotel. Leaving DeKalb and pondering this as I drove
back to Lisle, my temporary place of parking, I decided to see if I
could stop in and meet the family. If I'm going to get involved I want
to know a little more than I did at that point. So I called D'Ann and
she checked with her daughter. Sure. Come on over. Got to
the hotel and stood outside the room, hearing the relatively minor
murmur coming forth. I had to knock twice, but Mom answered, with 5
little children in various stages of getting ready for bed. The 2nd
youngest, a typical two-year-old, bolted about butt-naked, fresh out of a
bath. The chaos was way below what I would consider
normal for a family of 5 in a small room. Mom was obviously and
understandably stressed, trying to keep the kids politely under control,
with moderate success. I'm sure she had her misgivings, a strange white
woman with shiny silver hair offering to maybe help. I had mine, based
on years of working with families in crises. Wonder what is behind this
story I am going to hear? The saga came out slowly, in
between her dishing out her pasta-sausage concoction she impressively
whipped up on the stove smaller than mine. The 4-year-old little guy
wanted to dive in the bowl, but was shocked into reality by the heat
emanating from the sausage. The other kids got their bowls, and
proceeded to try to eat, some with spoons, the only implement available
from the desk clerk. Not unusual at all, the family's
story resonated with 21st century homelessness paterns: single parent
with a decent job, family renting a decent little house in overpriced
DuPage County, job loss, shreds of family support dissolved,
unemployment complications, minimal income, desperately turning to the
only homeless "shelters" accepting large families--extended stay
motels--and the struggle to keep even this meager roof over her family's
head. This young mother, in her early 20s, I'm sure has
more to her story, but the pieces that would have concerned me--obvious
drug/alcohol abuse, unsavory characters hanging around, or kids swinging
from the ceiling with her chasing them with a stick--were absent. Phew.
She signed a make-shift release of information permission slip for me,
and we discussed a few options, slim as they are, even for wealthy
DuPage County. Being Sunday night, I lacked any options or
bright ideas, so we agreed to talk in the morning. I walked out to my
borrowed van, drove not far to my humble abode, Tillie, and
pondered....then tried to sleep with the heat and humidity trying to
keep me awake. I beat out the elements, and awoke knowing
that I'd need to get the jump on this situation. In my previous
emergency service days, I called it "dialing for dollars." Now it's
emailing, Facebooking, and texting for dollars. And the vast resource
canyon, the Internet, lay before me. First, I started the
way a desperate parent might start, googling "homeless assistance,
DuPage" or something like that. It led me to the County's official
website for information/referral, proudly introduced by Bob
Schillerstrom, DuP County CEO. Following the prompts, entering the Mom's
info, I pushed the magic button and was given 2 referrals: Naperville
Humane Society and Chicago's Red Cross office. Not such a good start.
And annoying, too. So I called the CEO's office, spoke
with a lowly assistant who was quite nice, offering to connect me with
the case worker to help with human issues and to inform the techie that
some adjustments were needed. That began my foray into crisis assistance in DuPage. Too many calls to mention them all, but here are the highlights:Pretty
well, all the folks I talked to actually sounded like they cared. They
also sounded frustrated about the Grand Canyon-sized gaps in the safety
net.Run-around was inevitable, and common. Call here, no, call
there, no...the kind of stuff I didn't want a Mom with 5 traumatized
kids to have to hear. I was glad I decided to screen the system.I
did get call-backs from those who got my message, and long-time friends
in this work proved to be invaluable, a tool that the Mom wouldn't
have.The system is difficult to navigate. It requires calls
that assume access to phones (how do people afford cell phones?) and you
have an edge if you are computer savvy and have one at your disposal.
This Mom did, many don't. I called the Mom, saying I'd come
over to pay for another night. In my mind someone would offer to cover
that expense because I turned to my FB friends and asked. By the time I
got over to the hotel it happened. Went from the desk to the room, minus
the oldest girl, my namesake. It was still chaotic. Mom's on her last
nerve. She had made some fruitless calls too. I started
giving her the lowdown, and she bounced between antsy kids and then back
to her own angst that must be innate to parents. Failure. Screwed.
Hopeless. Can't quit. Going crazy. We got into a good mode
when I offered to drive her to People's Resource Center for food. She
finished getting her kindergartener ready for the cab, fed the little
kids, re-diapered the littlest ones, grabbed bottles and other survival
gear, and we were off. In between everything both of us got calls. I got
several emails/FB messages about donations. Calls at least gave us some
of the resources we desperately needed to get breathing room. She
navigated her storage bin, the one that tempted this crises-struck Mom
with their tempting $1 for the first month rental. Silly her--she
thought she'd just need it a month. Now she's paying $250, which she
doesn't have. We got lots of food from PRC in the most humane pantry
operation I've seen. Kudos to volunteers there! And we got
to the Public Aid office at 4, supposedly in time for their posted 5:00
closing, so she could check in with her caseworker to make sure she's
still on track for food stamps. The worker evidently doesn't answer her
phone or return (listen to?) messages. So trekking across the county is
the only way to contact, unless you come at 5 after 4. Up
until then, the kids had been amazingly good. I provided an extra set of
hands and a patient state of mind to balance the Mom's deteriorating
patience and state of mind. But then the baby decided that a bottle
would be essential. And diapers needed to be changed. And the other 2
toddlers were getting predicatably antsy. And the Mom's mettle was
melting. And I was praying that we'd make it back to the motel before
this all imploded. Tears streaming down Mom's face told
the tale. We shared bits of our life stories as I sludged through DuPage
rush hour traffic. Wimpers, howls, and sibling poking didn't get too
bad. We got to the hotel, unloaded, and she went in to fix dinner on
this little stove, in this little kitchen, in this miniscule space
called a "room" that will be their home for the next week or so, thanks
to my FB friends. And I drove off, promising to call
tomorrow. We're too stubborn to quit. But it's not that simple. We'll
need an ongoing stream of miracles. And Mom will need to somehow absorb
the reality that she's a precious creation, deserving of enough to keep
her family's bodies and souls together. Or she's screwed.
TO DONATE TO DIANE'S ORGANIZATION AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE AMAZING WORK SHE DOES FOR HOMELESS KIDS, SEE
http://www.hearus.us/contact.html
What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts -- adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.
-C.P.Estes
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[PDI] Emergency help for mom and five kids -DuPage
Hi,
Kathy Slovick of DAWN, DuPage Against War Now, rec'd an emergency cry for help on a mom who has been involved for a long time in justice issues in DuPage. She has serious financial problems.
Of much greater concern to me is her daughter and five children, ages 10 to 6 mos. She has lost her job, ill-advisedly left her apartment before being evicted to save her credit rating ?, and now is staying in a hotel for $55/night. Dave and I have donated 60 for one night. Another peace person is sending money for a couple nights through snail mail.
I have involved Diane Nilan a homlessness expert who helped found Hesed House. She runs her own nonprofit. She is taking money for this mom at the link below -- TAX DEDUCTIBLE, SECURE TRANSACTION - and her five kids to stay in the hotel until we can figure out where she can go. 100% of donated funds will go towards this. I have to say that just a few phone calls and my heart is really ready to break. The woman has no ac in her car. Diane who is a pro said she got referred to the Humane Society. In Aurora I was a student teacher and there was a boy who was homeless with his mom. This does happen a lot. Many of us are either broke or nearly so. If you have a pastor or social service advocate you know who can help email me. Thanks, peace & justice people.
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http://www.hearus.us/about-us/donate.html
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Kathy Slovick of DAWN, DuPage Against War Now, rec'd an emergency cry for help on a mom who has been involved for a long time in justice issues in DuPage. She has serious financial problems.
Of much greater concern to me is her daughter and five children, ages 10 to 6 mos. She has lost her job, ill-advisedly left her apartment before being evicted to save her credit rating ?, and now is staying in a hotel for $55/night. Dave and I have donated 60 for one night. Another peace person is sending money for a couple nights through snail mail.
I have involved Diane Nilan a homlessness expert who helped found Hesed House. She runs her own nonprofit. She is taking money for this mom at the link below -- TAX DEDUCTIBLE, SECURE TRANSACTION - and her five kids to stay in the hotel until we can figure out where she can go. 100% of donated funds will go towards this. I have to say that just a few phone calls and my heart is really ready to break. The woman has no ac in her car. Diane who is a pro said she got referred to the Humane Society. In Aurora I was a student teacher and there was a boy who was homeless with his mom. This does happen a lot. Many of us are either broke or nearly so. If you have a pastor or social service advocate you know who can help email me. Thanks, peace & justice people.
GO HERE TO DONATE:
http://www.hearus.us/about-us/donate.html
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
[PDI] FW: [NoIraqWar] One Picture, One Thousand Words: Anyone Think We Can Ignore the Far Right?
Two events coming up where your voice and presence COUNT, protesting the FAR RIGHT.
PLEASE ATTEND BOTH -- Siobhan Kolar, CHICAGO JWJ
PROTEST THE GOP'S ROADMAP TO RUIN--THIS IS THE PRETTY FACE OF THE TEA PARTY
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 1, 12-1
Location120 E. Delaware, Chicago, IL, 60611Created ByIllinois Strengthen Social Security CampaignMore InfoRepresentative
Paul Ryan is traveling the country calling for the privatization of
social security and medicare. He is kicking off this cross country tour
in the city of Chicago.
Conservative candidates Pollak (9th
district opponent of Rep. Schakowksy) and Bob Dold (10th district
opponent of Dan Seals) are using this event to give their campaigns a
boost. In fact,tea party conservatives see this as THE issue this Fall.
WE MUST SEND A STRONG MESSAGE BACK TO CONGRESS--
HANDS OFF!
J
HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Wednesday, September 1st at Noon
Four Seasons Hotel: 120 E. Delaware Place, Chicago, 60611
For more information:
John Gaudette; (312) 427-2114 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (312) 427-2114 end_of_the_skype_highlighting ext. 208; john@citizenaction-il.org
CHICAGO JWJ and ALLIES:
EMERGENCY ACTION FOR JOBS AND BENEFITS!!
MARK KIRK IS BAD FOR THE ECONOMY!
September 15, GOP HQ, Randolph & Wells
To: progressivesforobama@yahoogroups.com
From: carld717@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:59:41 -0400
Subject: [NoIraqWar] One Picture, One Thousand Words: Anyone Think We Can Ignore the Far Right?
Glen Beck's 'Restore Honor' Rally in DC, Aug. 28, 2010. Still think we can
aim the main blow at Obama and the Democrats, and not worry about the fallout?
Or just tail behind liberals and Blue Dogs conciliating with this? Time for some
serious left and progressive thinking that won't fit on a bumper sticker...Pass it on.
...time to join with us.
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PLEASE ATTEND BOTH -- Siobhan Kolar, CHICAGO JWJ
PROTEST THE GOP'S ROADMAP TO RUIN--THIS IS THE PRETTY FACE OF THE TEA PARTY
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 1, 12-1
Location120 E. Delaware, Chicago, IL, 60611Created ByIllinois Strengthen Social Security CampaignMore InfoRepresentative
Paul Ryan is traveling the country calling for the privatization of
social security and medicare. He is kicking off this cross country tour
in the city of Chicago.
Conservative candidates Pollak (9th
district opponent of Rep. Schakowksy) and Bob Dold (10th district
opponent of Dan Seals) are using this event to give their campaigns a
boost. In fact,tea party conservatives see this as THE issue this Fall.
WE MUST SEND A STRONG MESSAGE BACK TO CONGRESS--
HANDS OFF!
J
HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Wednesday, September 1st at Noon
Four Seasons Hotel: 120 E. Delaware Place, Chicago, 60611
For more information:
John Gaudette; (312) 427-2114 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (312) 427-2114 end_of_the_skype_highlighting ext. 208; john@citizenaction-il.org
CHICAGO JWJ and ALLIES:
EMERGENCY ACTION FOR JOBS AND BENEFITS!!
MARK KIRK IS BAD FOR THE ECONOMY!
September 15, GOP HQ, Randolph & Wells
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From: carld717@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:59:41 -0400
Subject: [NoIraqWar] One Picture, One Thousand Words: Anyone Think We Can Ignore the Far Right?
Glen Beck's 'Restore Honor' Rally in DC, Aug. 28, 2010. Still think we can
aim the main blow at Obama and the Democrats, and not worry about the fallout?
Or just tail behind liberals and Blue Dogs conciliating with this? Time for some
serious left and progressive thinking that won't fit on a bumper sticker...Pass it on.
...time to join with us.
--
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[PDI] Fact finding done on woman requesting money from DAWN
Hi,
I've been checking into the peace advocate who is seeking funds. Based on my un-expert assessment and consultation with others, she is suffering some kind of mental illness. If you have church contacts or social service contacts please feel free to give her a call. At this point the woman's daughter and five kids have shelter for the next couple days thanks to a good samaritan. On behalf of WSFPC I will try to connect D'Anne to local resources. If you want to donate time to that let me know.
Siobhan
What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts -- adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.
-C.P.Estes
> From: siobhankolar@hotmail.com
> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:48:49 -0500
> Subject: [PDI] Help needed for social justice advocate
> To: siobhan@kolar.org
>
>
>
> Please see request below from Kathy Slovick of DAWN.
> This is an emergency. The woman's daughter and five kids are about to be kicked out of a hotel.
> I am looking into it, but if you have church or human services contacts please contact them now and inquire about shelter for families in dupage.
> If you have any luck call me if you cannot get through to D'Ane below.
>
> Siobhan
> 312-912-5295
>
>
> What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts -- adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.
> -C.P.Estes
>
>
>
> > From: DAWN_198@msn.com
> > Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:19:15 -0500
> > Subject: [PDI] Please read this and call if if you can help, Legislative forum on Human Services, Hallowed Ground
> > To: siobhan@kolar.org
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi guys, I don't pass these types of requests along as a rule, but this is someone that has been on our e-list for a long time.
> > She normally crusades against injustice on behalf of others. This time she is the one who needs help. If anyone is in a position to help her, please think about calling her. K
> >
> > D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545
> > Please I am in the worse place ever. I called every Church and government agency locally and was refused aid. As you know I am ill, I sought work for years and because of health and age I am seemingly unemployable but I keep trying and was using my car to do any odd job to get some money because I can not get work which I could do from my computer where I stay. right now I am $2500 behind with my rent and the car I was using is not working. I drove it to the ground attempting to stay alive.it<http://alive.it/> has over 254,000 miles on it no opening windows, one door which has not opening parts and there is no air within it. Can not get it repaired therefore the little work I was doing I can not do. I went to the State Representative Office in my town she called all over as well and was told also I did not quality for state operated programs she is still calling for me. I told her the other day that the township office refused to help me even though I have been in the area for over 2yrs they claim I am not a resident because I am in a hotel but I can vote here and the census people came to get information from me because I am listed as a resident. So I am pleading that those of you who listen to my program and those of you within my e-mail list can help please.
> >
> >
> >
> > My daughter is also going on the streets today as well she was working for 2 1/2 yrs within her company and was let go she has 5 children and is in another hotel in another town today by noon she will be on the street as well. At one point she had no car but one agency got her a very old which also has no air and is rusted out so bad the brake system is not working well. Again by noon she will be in the car, she just located work part time, but has no babysitter and if she leaves and can not get help she will be in the car with the children. I helped her all I could and because of my health I can not take care of the children right now.
> >
> >
> > My health also got worse because of the high heat in my car which caused the car to reach over 150 degrees at times so I ended up in the hospital twice within the past few months so please if you can find it in your heart to help me I have nothing no money not a dime and she doesn't either.
> >
> >
> > Over the years I had reported all I could to help those of you to get your story heard I do not get paid and I have no commercials to help me paid for living which is one of the things that makes things work for talk show host, I was on WVON WJJG and others but I had no commercials to keep those programs going this is because it was hard for me to get around and get those commercials from area businesses. During the time I was in the hospital a company called Lease Financial Group overdrafted and shutdown my bank account these people have been involved in defrauding businesses and I have been working to shut them down but they caused me great harm as I was living on nothing anyway.
> >
> >
> > I am not asking for a lot of money but anything that you can do and I need the help as soon as possible because we both with be on the street today with nothing and no where to help if I heard that you were in the same position I would do everything to help as I did from those who were under attack and who could not get their story within the mainstream media please if you can send whatever you have into my account and or by western union and or whatever. Its going back to 90 degree again here all never which and we don't know what to do please. thank you to those of you who can help
> >
> >
> > D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545 danne.burley@gmail.com<mailto:danne.burley@gmail.com> please contact me before 9 and or 10am if you are considering to help us.
> > Press Release
> >
> > DuPage Work Group Legislative Forum
> >
> > Thursday, Sept.2, 2010 Council Chambers
> > 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Municipal Center
> > 400 S. Eagle St.
> > Naperville, IL 60540
> >
> > The purpose of this forum is to give state legislative candidates an opportunity to share with DuPage County voters their positions on Illinois’ critical human service issues facing individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness and how the candidates would advocate for these issues in Springfield.
> >
> > State Legislative Candidates attending forum:
> >
> > 48th District, Rep. Michael Connelly
> > 48th District, Ms. Barbara Green
> > 55th District, Gregory Brownfield
> > 95th District, Rep. Mike Fortner
> > 95th District, Ms. Maria Owens
> > 96th District, Rep. Darlene Senger
> >
> > 42nd District, Rep. Sandra Pihos
> > 42nd District, Ms. Kathryn Vlahos
> > 45th District, Ms. JoAnn Franzen
> > 46th District, Ms. Deborah Conroy
> > 47th District, Rep. Patricia Bellock
> > 47th District, Mr. Bob Mueller
> > 47th District, Mr. James Speta
> >
> > Host
> > City of Naperville
> >
> > Cosponsors:
> > Donka
> > DuPage Center for Independent Living
> > DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
> > DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
> > Family Support Network
> > Little Friends, Inc.
> > National Association for Downs Syndrome
> > NAMI of DuPage County Illinois
> > PACT, Inc.
> > Parents Alliance Employment Project
> > Ray Graham Association
> > SEA (Supported Employment Associates)
> > SEASPAR (South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation)
> > The Arc of Illinois
> > Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA)
> >
> > RSVP to Steve Boisse at PACT, Inc., sboisse@pactinc.net<mailto:sboisse@pactinc.net> or 331-481-4203
> >
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I've been checking into the peace advocate who is seeking funds. Based on my un-expert assessment and consultation with others, she is suffering some kind of mental illness. If you have church contacts or social service contacts please feel free to give her a call. At this point the woman's daughter and five kids have shelter for the next couple days thanks to a good samaritan. On behalf of WSFPC I will try to connect D'Anne to local resources. If you want to donate time to that let me know.
Siobhan
What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts -- adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.
-C.P.Estes
> From: siobhankolar@hotmail.com
> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:48:49 -0500
> Subject: [PDI] Help needed for social justice advocate
> To: siobhan@kolar.org
>
>
>
> Please see request below from Kathy Slovick of DAWN.
> This is an emergency. The woman's daughter and five kids are about to be kicked out of a hotel.
> I am looking into it, but if you have church or human services contacts please contact them now and inquire about shelter for families in dupage.
> If you have any luck call me if you cannot get through to D'Ane below.
>
> Siobhan
> 312-912-5295
>
>
> What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts -- adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.
> -C.P.Estes
>
>
>
> > From: DAWN_198@msn.com
> > Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:19:15 -0500
> > Subject: [PDI] Please read this and call if if you can help, Legislative forum on Human Services, Hallowed Ground
> > To: siobhan@kolar.org
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi guys, I don't pass these types of requests along as a rule, but this is someone that has been on our e-list for a long time.
> > She normally crusades against injustice on behalf of others. This time she is the one who needs help. If anyone is in a position to help her, please think about calling her. K
> >
> > D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545
> > Please I am in the worse place ever. I called every Church and government agency locally and was refused aid. As you know I am ill, I sought work for years and because of health and age I am seemingly unemployable but I keep trying and was using my car to do any odd job to get some money because I can not get work which I could do from my computer where I stay. right now I am $2500 behind with my rent and the car I was using is not working. I drove it to the ground attempting to stay alive.it<http://alive.it/> has over 254,000 miles on it no opening windows, one door which has not opening parts and there is no air within it. Can not get it repaired therefore the little work I was doing I can not do. I went to the State Representative Office in my town she called all over as well and was told also I did not quality for state operated programs she is still calling for me. I told her the other day that the township office refused to help me even though I have been in the area for over 2yrs they claim I am not a resident because I am in a hotel but I can vote here and the census people came to get information from me because I am listed as a resident. So I am pleading that those of you who listen to my program and those of you within my e-mail list can help please.
> >
> >
> >
> > My daughter is also going on the streets today as well she was working for 2 1/2 yrs within her company and was let go she has 5 children and is in another hotel in another town today by noon she will be on the street as well. At one point she had no car but one agency got her a very old which also has no air and is rusted out so bad the brake system is not working well. Again by noon she will be in the car, she just located work part time, but has no babysitter and if she leaves and can not get help she will be in the car with the children. I helped her all I could and because of my health I can not take care of the children right now.
> >
> >
> > My health also got worse because of the high heat in my car which caused the car to reach over 150 degrees at times so I ended up in the hospital twice within the past few months so please if you can find it in your heart to help me I have nothing no money not a dime and she doesn't either.
> >
> >
> > Over the years I had reported all I could to help those of you to get your story heard I do not get paid and I have no commercials to help me paid for living which is one of the things that makes things work for talk show host, I was on WVON WJJG and others but I had no commercials to keep those programs going this is because it was hard for me to get around and get those commercials from area businesses. During the time I was in the hospital a company called Lease Financial Group overdrafted and shutdown my bank account these people have been involved in defrauding businesses and I have been working to shut them down but they caused me great harm as I was living on nothing anyway.
> >
> >
> > I am not asking for a lot of money but anything that you can do and I need the help as soon as possible because we both with be on the street today with nothing and no where to help if I heard that you were in the same position I would do everything to help as I did from those who were under attack and who could not get their story within the mainstream media please if you can send whatever you have into my account and or by western union and or whatever. Its going back to 90 degree again here all never which and we don't know what to do please. thank you to those of you who can help
> >
> >
> > D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545 danne.burley@gmail.com<mailto:danne.burley@gmail.com> please contact me before 9 and or 10am if you are considering to help us.
> > Press Release
> >
> > DuPage Work Group Legislative Forum
> >
> > Thursday, Sept.2, 2010 Council Chambers
> > 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Municipal Center
> > 400 S. Eagle St.
> > Naperville, IL 60540
> >
> > The purpose of this forum is to give state legislative candidates an opportunity to share with DuPage County voters their positions on Illinois’ critical human service issues facing individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness and how the candidates would advocate for these issues in Springfield.
> >
> > State Legislative Candidates attending forum:
> >
> > 48th District, Rep. Michael Connelly
> > 48th District, Ms. Barbara Green
> > 55th District, Gregory Brownfield
> > 95th District, Rep. Mike Fortner
> > 95th District, Ms. Maria Owens
> > 96th District, Rep. Darlene Senger
> >
> > 42nd District, Rep. Sandra Pihos
> > 42nd District, Ms. Kathryn Vlahos
> > 45th District, Ms. JoAnn Franzen
> > 46th District, Ms. Deborah Conroy
> > 47th District, Rep. Patricia Bellock
> > 47th District, Mr. Bob Mueller
> > 47th District, Mr. James Speta
> >
> > Host
> > City of Naperville
> >
> > Cosponsors:
> > Donka
> > DuPage Center for Independent Living
> > DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
> > DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
> > Family Support Network
> > Little Friends, Inc.
> > National Association for Downs Syndrome
> > NAMI of DuPage County Illinois
> > PACT, Inc.
> > Parents Alliance Employment Project
> > Ray Graham Association
> > SEA (Supported Employment Associates)
> > SEASPAR (South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation)
> > The Arc of Illinois
> > Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA)
> >
> > RSVP to Steve Boisse at PACT, Inc., sboisse@pactinc.net<mailto:sboisse@pactinc.net> or 331-481-4203
> >
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[PDI] Help needed for social justice advocate
Please see request below from Kathy Slovick of DAWN.
This is an emergency. The woman's daughter and five kids are about to be kicked out of a hotel.
I am looking into it, but if you have church or human services contacts please contact them now and inquire about shelter for families in dupage.
If you have any luck call me if you cannot get through to D'Ane below.
Siobhan
312-912-5295
What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts -- adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.
-C.P.Estes
> From: DAWN_198@msn.com
> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:19:15 -0500
> Subject: [PDI] Please read this and call if if you can help, Legislative forum on Human Services, Hallowed Ground
> To: siobhan@kolar.org
>
>
>
> Hi guys, I don't pass these types of requests along as a rule, but this is someone that has been on our e-list for a long time.
> She normally crusades against injustice on behalf of others. This time she is the one who needs help. If anyone is in a position to help her, please think about calling her. K
>
> D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545
> Please I am in the worse place ever. I called every Church and government agency locally and was refused aid. As you know I am ill, I sought work for years and because of health and age I am seemingly unemployable but I keep trying and was using my car to do any odd job to get some money because I can not get work which I could do from my computer where I stay. right now I am $2500 behind with my rent and the car I was using is not working. I drove it to the ground attempting to stay alive.it<http://alive.it/> has over 254,000 miles on it no opening windows, one door which has not opening parts and there is no air within it. Can not get it repaired therefore the little work I was doing I can not do. I went to the State Representative Office in my town she called all over as well and was told also I did not quality for state operated programs she is still calling for me. I told her the other day that the township office refused to help me even though I have been in the area for over 2yrs they claim I am not a resident because I am in a hotel but I can vote here and the census people came to get information from me because I am listed as a resident. So I am pleading that those of you who listen to my program and those of you within my e-mail list can help please.
>
>
>
> My daughter is also going on the streets today as well she was working for 2 1/2 yrs within her company and was let go she has 5 children and is in another hotel in another town today by noon she will be on the street as well. At one point she had no car but one agency got her a very old which also has no air and is rusted out so bad the brake system is not working well. Again by noon she will be in the car, she just located work part time, but has no babysitter and if she leaves and can not get help she will be in the car with the children. I helped her all I could and because of my health I can not take care of the children right now.
>
>
> My health also got worse because of the high heat in my car which caused the car to reach over 150 degrees at times so I ended up in the hospital twice within the past few months so please if you can find it in your heart to help me I have nothing no money not a dime and she doesn't either.
>
>
> Over the years I had reported all I could to help those of you to get your story heard I do not get paid and I have no commercials to help me paid for living which is one of the things that makes things work for talk show host, I was on WVON WJJG and others but I had no commercials to keep those programs going this is because it was hard for me to get around and get those commercials from area businesses. During the time I was in the hospital a company called Lease Financial Group overdrafted and shutdown my bank account these people have been involved in defrauding businesses and I have been working to shut them down but they caused me great harm as I was living on nothing anyway.
>
>
> I am not asking for a lot of money but anything that you can do and I need the help as soon as possible because we both with be on the street today with nothing and no where to help if I heard that you were in the same position I would do everything to help as I did from those who were under attack and who could not get their story within the mainstream media please if you can send whatever you have into my account and or by western union and or whatever. Its going back to 90 degree again here all never which and we don't know what to do please. thank you to those of you who can help
>
>
> D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545 danne.burley@gmail.com<mailto:danne.burley@gmail.com> please contact me before 9 and or 10am if you are considering to help us.
> Press Release
>
> DuPage Work Group Legislative Forum
>
> Thursday, Sept.2, 2010 Council Chambers
> 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Municipal Center
> 400 S. Eagle St.
> Naperville, IL 60540
>
> The purpose of this forum is to give state legislative candidates an opportunity to share with DuPage County voters their positions on Illinois’ critical human service issues facing individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness and how the candidates would advocate for these issues in Springfield.
>
> State Legislative Candidates attending forum:
>
> 48th District, Rep. Michael Connelly
> 48th District, Ms. Barbara Green
> 55th District, Gregory Brownfield
> 95th District, Rep. Mike Fortner
> 95th District, Ms. Maria Owens
> 96th District, Rep. Darlene Senger
>
> 42nd District, Rep. Sandra Pihos
> 42nd District, Ms. Kathryn Vlahos
> 45th District, Ms. JoAnn Franzen
> 46th District, Ms. Deborah Conroy
> 47th District, Rep. Patricia Bellock
> 47th District, Mr. Bob Mueller
> 47th District, Mr. James Speta
>
> Host
> City of Naperville
>
> Cosponsors:
> Donka
> DuPage Center for Independent Living
> DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
> DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
> Family Support Network
> Little Friends, Inc.
> National Association for Downs Syndrome
> NAMI of DuPage County Illinois
> PACT, Inc.
> Parents Alliance Employment Project
> Ray Graham Association
> SEA (Supported Employment Associates)
> SEASPAR (South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation)
> The Arc of Illinois
> Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA)
>
> RSVP to Steve Boisse at PACT, Inc., sboisse@pactinc.net<mailto:sboisse@pactinc.net> or 331-481-4203
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This is an emergency. The woman's daughter and five kids are about to be kicked out of a hotel.
I am looking into it, but if you have church or human services contacts please contact them now and inquire about shelter for families in dupage.
If you have any luck call me if you cannot get through to D'Ane below.
Siobhan
312-912-5295
What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts -- adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.
-C.P.Estes
> From: DAWN_198@msn.com
> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:19:15 -0500
> Subject: [PDI] Please read this and call if if you can help, Legislative forum on Human Services, Hallowed Ground
> To: siobhan@kolar.org
>
>
>
> Hi guys, I don't pass these types of requests along as a rule, but this is someone that has been on our e-list for a long time.
> She normally crusades against injustice on behalf of others. This time she is the one who needs help. If anyone is in a position to help her, please think about calling her. K
>
> D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545
> Please I am in the worse place ever. I called every Church and government agency locally and was refused aid. As you know I am ill, I sought work for years and because of health and age I am seemingly unemployable but I keep trying and was using my car to do any odd job to get some money because I can not get work which I could do from my computer where I stay. right now I am $2500 behind with my rent and the car I was using is not working. I drove it to the ground attempting to stay alive.it<http://alive.it/> has over 254,000 miles on it no opening windows, one door which has not opening parts and there is no air within it. Can not get it repaired therefore the little work I was doing I can not do. I went to the State Representative Office in my town she called all over as well and was told also I did not quality for state operated programs she is still calling for me. I told her the other day that the township office refused to help me even though I have been in the area for over 2yrs they claim I am not a resident because I am in a hotel but I can vote here and the census people came to get information from me because I am listed as a resident. So I am pleading that those of you who listen to my program and those of you within my e-mail list can help please.
>
>
>
> My daughter is also going on the streets today as well she was working for 2 1/2 yrs within her company and was let go she has 5 children and is in another hotel in another town today by noon she will be on the street as well. At one point she had no car but one agency got her a very old which also has no air and is rusted out so bad the brake system is not working well. Again by noon she will be in the car, she just located work part time, but has no babysitter and if she leaves and can not get help she will be in the car with the children. I helped her all I could and because of my health I can not take care of the children right now.
>
>
> My health also got worse because of the high heat in my car which caused the car to reach over 150 degrees at times so I ended up in the hospital twice within the past few months so please if you can find it in your heart to help me I have nothing no money not a dime and she doesn't either.
>
>
> Over the years I had reported all I could to help those of you to get your story heard I do not get paid and I have no commercials to help me paid for living which is one of the things that makes things work for talk show host, I was on WVON WJJG and others but I had no commercials to keep those programs going this is because it was hard for me to get around and get those commercials from area businesses. During the time I was in the hospital a company called Lease Financial Group overdrafted and shutdown my bank account these people have been involved in defrauding businesses and I have been working to shut them down but they caused me great harm as I was living on nothing anyway.
>
>
> I am not asking for a lot of money but anything that you can do and I need the help as soon as possible because we both with be on the street today with nothing and no where to help if I heard that you were in the same position I would do everything to help as I did from those who were under attack and who could not get their story within the mainstream media please if you can send whatever you have into my account and or by western union and or whatever. Its going back to 90 degree again here all never which and we don't know what to do please. thank you to those of you who can help
>
>
> D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545 danne.burley@gmail.com<mailto:danne.burley@gmail.com> please contact me before 9 and or 10am if you are considering to help us.
> Press Release
>
> DuPage Work Group Legislative Forum
>
> Thursday, Sept.2, 2010 Council Chambers
> 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Municipal Center
> 400 S. Eagle St.
> Naperville, IL 60540
>
> The purpose of this forum is to give state legislative candidates an opportunity to share with DuPage County voters their positions on Illinois’ critical human service issues facing individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness and how the candidates would advocate for these issues in Springfield.
>
> State Legislative Candidates attending forum:
>
> 48th District, Rep. Michael Connelly
> 48th District, Ms. Barbara Green
> 55th District, Gregory Brownfield
> 95th District, Rep. Mike Fortner
> 95th District, Ms. Maria Owens
> 96th District, Rep. Darlene Senger
>
> 42nd District, Rep. Sandra Pihos
> 42nd District, Ms. Kathryn Vlahos
> 45th District, Ms. JoAnn Franzen
> 46th District, Ms. Deborah Conroy
> 47th District, Rep. Patricia Bellock
> 47th District, Mr. Bob Mueller
> 47th District, Mr. James Speta
>
> Host
> City of Naperville
>
> Cosponsors:
> Donka
> DuPage Center for Independent Living
> DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
> DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
> Family Support Network
> Little Friends, Inc.
> National Association for Downs Syndrome
> NAMI of DuPage County Illinois
> PACT, Inc.
> Parents Alliance Employment Project
> Ray Graham Association
> SEA (Supported Employment Associates)
> SEASPAR (South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation)
> The Arc of Illinois
> Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA)
>
> RSVP to Steve Boisse at PACT, Inc., sboisse@pactinc.net<mailto:sboisse@pactinc.net> or 331-481-4203
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Friday, August 27, 2010
[PDI] Please read this and call if if you can help, Legislative forum on Human Services, Hallowed Ground
Hi guys, I don't pass these types of requests along as a rule, but this is someone that has been on our e-list for a long time.
She normally crusades against injustice on behalf of others. This time she is the one who needs help. If anyone is in a position to help her, please think about calling her. K
D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545
Please I am in the worse place ever. I called every Church and government agency locally and was refused aid. As you know I am ill, I sought work for years and because of health and age I am seemingly unemployable but I keep trying and was using my car to do any odd job to get some money because I can not get work which I could do from my computer where I stay. right now I am $2500 behind with my rent and the car I was using is not working. I drove it to the ground attempting to stay alive.it<http://alive.it/> has over 254,000 miles on it no opening windows, one door which has not opening parts and there is no air within it. Can not get it repaired therefore the little work I was doing I can not do. I went to the State Representative Office in my town she called all over as well and was told also I did not quality for state operated programs she is still calling for me. I told her the other day that the township office refused to help me even though I have been in the area for over 2yrs they claim I am not a resident because I am in a hotel but I can vote here and the census people came to get information from me because I am listed as a resident. So I am pleading that those of you who listen to my program and those of you within my e-mail list can help please.
My daughter is also going on the streets today as well she was working for 2 1/2 yrs within her company and was let go she has 5 children and is in another hotel in another town today by noon she will be on the street as well. At one point she had no car but one agency got her a very old which also has no air and is rusted out so bad the brake system is not working well. Again by noon she will be in the car, she just located work part time, but has no babysitter and if she leaves and can not get help she will be in the car with the children. I helped her all I could and because of my health I can not take care of the children right now.
My health also got worse because of the high heat in my car which caused the car to reach over 150 degrees at times so I ended up in the hospital twice within the past few months so please if you can find it in your heart to help me I have nothing no money not a dime and she doesn't either.
Over the years I had reported all I could to help those of you to get your story heard I do not get paid and I have no commercials to help me paid for living which is one of the things that makes things work for talk show host, I was on WVON WJJG and others but I had no commercials to keep those programs going this is because it was hard for me to get around and get those commercials from area businesses. During the time I was in the hospital a company called Lease Financial Group overdrafted and shutdown my bank account these people have been involved in defrauding businesses and I have been working to shut them down but they caused me great harm as I was living on nothing anyway.
I am not asking for a lot of money but anything that you can do and I need the help as soon as possible because we both with be on the street today with nothing and no where to help if I heard that you were in the same position I would do everything to help as I did from those who were under attack and who could not get their story within the mainstream media please if you can send whatever you have into my account and or by western union and or whatever. Its going back to 90 degree again here all never which and we don't know what to do please. thank you to those of you who can help
D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545 danne.burley@gmail.com<mailto:danne.burley@gmail.com> please contact me before 9 and or 10am if you are considering to help us.
Press Release
DuPage Work Group Legislative Forum
Thursday, Sept.2, 2010 Council Chambers
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Municipal Center
400 S. Eagle St.
Naperville, IL 60540
The purpose of this forum is to give state legislative candidates an opportunity to share with DuPage County voters their positions on Illinois’ critical human service issues facing individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness and how the candidates would advocate for these issues in Springfield.
State Legislative Candidates attending forum:
48th District, Rep. Michael Connelly
48th District, Ms. Barbara Green
55th District, Gregory Brownfield
95th District, Rep. Mike Fortner
95th District, Ms. Maria Owens
96th District, Rep. Darlene Senger
42nd District, Rep. Sandra Pihos
42nd District, Ms. Kathryn Vlahos
45th District, Ms. JoAnn Franzen
46th District, Ms. Deborah Conroy
47th District, Rep. Patricia Bellock
47th District, Mr. Bob Mueller
47th District, Mr. James Speta
Host
City of Naperville
Cosponsors:
Donka
DuPage Center for Independent Living
DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
Family Support Network
Little Friends, Inc.
National Association for Downs Syndrome
NAMI of DuPage County Illinois
PACT, Inc.
Parents Alliance Employment Project
Ray Graham Association
SEA (Supported Employment Associates)
SEASPAR (South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation)
The Arc of Illinois
Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA)
RSVP to Steve Boisse at PACT, Inc., sboisse@pactinc.net<mailto:sboisse@pactinc.net> or 331-481-4203
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Hi guys, I don't pass these types of requests along as a rule, but this is someone that has been on our e-list for a long time.
She normally crusades against injustice on behalf of others. This time she is the one who needs help. If anyone is in a position to help her, please think about calling her. K
D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545
Please I am in the worse place ever. I called every Church and government agency locally and was refused aid. As you know I am ill, I sought work for years and because of health and age I am seemingly unemployable but I keep trying and was using my car to do any odd job to get some money because I can not get work which I could do from my computer where I stay. right now I am $2500 behind with my rent and the car I was using is not working. I drove it to the ground attempting to stay alive.it<http://alive.it/> has over 254,000 miles on it no opening windows, one door which has not opening parts and there is no air within it. Can not get it repaired therefore the little work I was doing I can not do. I went to the State Representative Office in my town she called all over as well and was told also I did not quality for state operated programs she is still calling for me. I told her the other day that the township office refused to help me even though I have been in the area for over 2yrs they claim I am not a resident because I am in a hotel but I can vote here and the census people came to get information from me because I am listed as a resident. So I am pleading that those of you who listen to my program and those of you within my e-mail list can help please.
My daughter is also going on the streets today as well she was working for 2 1/2 yrs within her company and was let go she has 5 children and is in another hotel in another town today by noon she will be on the street as well. At one point she had no car but one agency got her a very old which also has no air and is rusted out so bad the brake system is not working well. Again by noon she will be in the car, she just located work part time, but has no babysitter and if she leaves and can not get help she will be in the car with the children. I helped her all I could and because of my health I can not take care of the children right now.
My health also got worse because of the high heat in my car which caused the car to reach over 150 degrees at times so I ended up in the hospital twice within the past few months so please if you can find it in your heart to help me I have nothing no money not a dime and she doesn't either.
Over the years I had reported all I could to help those of you to get your story heard I do not get paid and I have no commercials to help me paid for living which is one of the things that makes things work for talk show host, I was on WVON WJJG and others but I had no commercials to keep those programs going this is because it was hard for me to get around and get those commercials from area businesses. During the time I was in the hospital a company called Lease Financial Group overdrafted and shutdown my bank account these people have been involved in defrauding businesses and I have been working to shut them down but they caused me great harm as I was living on nothing anyway.
I am not asking for a lot of money but anything that you can do and I need the help as soon as possible because we both with be on the street today with nothing and no where to help if I heard that you were in the same position I would do everything to help as I did from those who were under attack and who could not get their story within the mainstream media please if you can send whatever you have into my account and or by western union and or whatever. Its going back to 90 degree again here all never which and we don't know what to do please. thank you to those of you who can help
D'Anne Burley 1-630-313-0545 danne.burley@gmail.com<mailto:danne.burley@gmail.com> please contact me before 9 and or 10am if you are considering to help us.
Press Release
DuPage Work Group Legislative Forum
Thursday, Sept.2, 2010 Council Chambers
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Municipal Center
400 S. Eagle St.
Naperville, IL 60540
The purpose of this forum is to give state legislative candidates an opportunity to share with DuPage County voters their positions on Illinois’ critical human service issues facing individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness and how the candidates would advocate for these issues in Springfield.
State Legislative Candidates attending forum:
48th District, Rep. Michael Connelly
48th District, Ms. Barbara Green
55th District, Gregory Brownfield
95th District, Rep. Mike Fortner
95th District, Ms. Maria Owens
96th District, Rep. Darlene Senger
42nd District, Rep. Sandra Pihos
42nd District, Ms. Kathryn Vlahos
45th District, Ms. JoAnn Franzen
46th District, Ms. Deborah Conroy
47th District, Rep. Patricia Bellock
47th District, Mr. Bob Mueller
47th District, Mr. James Speta
Host
City of Naperville
Cosponsors:
Donka
DuPage Center for Independent Living
DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
Family Support Network
Little Friends, Inc.
National Association for Downs Syndrome
NAMI of DuPage County Illinois
PACT, Inc.
Parents Alliance Employment Project
Ray Graham Association
SEA (Supported Employment Associates)
SEASPAR (South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation)
The Arc of Illinois
Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA)
RSVP to Steve Boisse at PACT, Inc., sboisse@pactinc.net<mailto:sboisse@pactinc.net> or 331-481-4203
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
[PDI] Sad news, fellow peacemaker HELEN L. CONROY Obituary
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyherald/obituary.aspx?n=helen-l-conroy&pid=144059974&fhid=6268<http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyherald/obituary.aspx?n=helen-l-conroy&pid=144059974&fhid=6268>
HELEN L. CONROY
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Helen L. Conroy of Glen Ellyn Visitation for Helen L. Conroy (nee Wanless), 70, will be from 5 p.m. until the time of services at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 16, at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Road (one block east of Naperville Road), Wheaton. Private interment will take place in St. Michael's Cemetery, Wheaton. Born Jan. 10, 1940, in Cumberland, Md., the daughter of Cloverly and Mary Bennett Wanless, Helen died Monday, July 12, 2010, in Winfield, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Joseph P. Conroy on Sept. 3, 1988. She is survived by one daughter, Sheryl Conroy and husband, Mark Seignious of Roseville, Minn. and two sons, Phillip Conroy of Glen Ellyn and Richard Conroy and wife, Ana of Chicago; sisters, Lucille Koontz of Iowa City, Iowa and Karen Walizer of Cumberland, Md.; a brother, William Wanless and wife, Sandra of Leesburg, Va.; and five grandchildren, Graham, Heather and David Seignious, and Jacob and Nicholas Conroy. Helen graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 1962. She was a retired Rhea & Kaiser Advertising benefits administrator. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society<http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=0000010b7ef414c600000000/acc_random=9999729793/pageid=7849835581/prod=1/site=Legacy/area=dailyherald.75/zone=lifestory/aamsz=CLIO/position=1/ccid=267/aamgnrc1=American%20Cancer%20Society/relocate=https%3A//www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/DON_1_Donate_Online_Now_Auto_Custom.asp%3Fdon_promo%3DLegacy%26dn%3Dmem%26fn%3DHELEN%26ln%3DCONROY> , 1801 S. Meyers Road, Suite 100, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. For information, 630-668-0016 or www.williams-kampp.com<http://www.williams-kampp.com/>.
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HELEN L. CONROY
| Visit Guest Book<http://www.legacy.com/gb2/default.aspx?bookid=4578579197510&cid=full>
Helen L. Conroy of Glen Ellyn Visitation for Helen L. Conroy (nee Wanless), 70, will be from 5 p.m. until the time of services at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 16, at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Road (one block east of Naperville Road), Wheaton. Private interment will take place in St. Michael's Cemetery, Wheaton. Born Jan. 10, 1940, in Cumberland, Md., the daughter of Cloverly and Mary Bennett Wanless, Helen died Monday, July 12, 2010, in Winfield, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Joseph P. Conroy on Sept. 3, 1988. She is survived by one daughter, Sheryl Conroy and husband, Mark Seignious of Roseville, Minn. and two sons, Phillip Conroy of Glen Ellyn and Richard Conroy and wife, Ana of Chicago; sisters, Lucille Koontz of Iowa City, Iowa and Karen Walizer of Cumberland, Md.; a brother, William Wanless and wife, Sandra of Leesburg, Va.; and five grandchildren, Graham, Heather and David Seignious, and Jacob and Nicholas Conroy. Helen graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 1962. She was a retired Rhea & Kaiser Advertising benefits administrator. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society<http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=0000010b7ef414c600000000/acc_random=9999729793/pageid=7849835581/prod=1/site=Legacy/area=dailyherald.75/zone=lifestory/aamsz=CLIO/position=1/ccid=267/aamgnrc1=American%20Cancer%20Society/relocate=https%3A//www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/DON_1_Donate_Online_Now_Auto_Custom.asp%3Fdon_promo%3DLegacy%26dn%3Dmem%26fn%3DHELEN%26ln%3DCONROY> , 1801 S. Meyers Road, Suite 100, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. For information, 630-668-0016 or www.williams-kampp.com<http://www.williams-kampp.com/>.
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
[PDI] Event Calendars
Check out the event calendar for Schaumburg Drinking Liberally:
http://www.meetup.com/Schaumburg-Drinking-Liberally/calendar/ <a
href="http://www.meetup.com/Schaumburg-Drinking-Liberally/calendar">Schaumburg
Drinking Liberally -- Calendar</a>
Lot's going on this summer.
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<http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=engageinactivism%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Chicago>
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http://www.meetup.com/Schaumburg-Drinking-Liberally/calendar/ <a
href="http://www.meetup.com/Schaumburg-Drinking-Liberally/calendar">Schaumburg
Drinking Liberally -- Calendar</a>
Lot's going on this summer.
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
[PDI] The Suburbs Count in November Now More Than Ever
November will be won or lost in the suburbs. Let's get READY by hashing out issues that we want on the agenda.
Please attend & forward!
Suburban Progressive Activist Convention
When: Saturday July 17 at 10am- noon
Where: Countryside Unitarian Church
1025 N Smith St.
Palatine, IL 60067-2603
MAP
Over the last two years, the families of Illinois have worked hard to
improve the quality of life for our families.
We improved access to health care for 12.9 million Illinoisans,
including 466,000 people in the 10th Congressional District.
We are close to winning Wall Street reform with strong consumer
protections.
So, what do we do now?
On July 17th from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, leaders throughout Northern Illinois
will come together to determine how we keep moving forward on the
progressive agenda:
- Health Care: Determine what to do to control health care costs and
improve quality. What other improvements should we fight for locally or at
the state level?
- Jobs and the safety net: How do we make sure that unemployment and
COBRA are extended for those in need? How do we increase job creation in
Illinois?
- Fair Elections: How do we improve and pass current legislation designed
to provide public funding for elections?
- Corporate dominance: What role can we play in increasing the role of
the citizenry in democracy? How do we hold corporations like BP and AIG
responsible?
- Immigration: How do we pass real reform?
At this convention, we will break out into discussions on these issues,
determine other critical issues, and train folks on the tools they can use
over the next few months to impact Congress.
You are needed! Bring your opinions, your passion & friends.
Sponsors: Working Families Win, Citizen Action Illinois
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Please attend & forward!
Suburban Progressive Activist Convention
When: Saturday July 17 at 10am- noon
Where: Countryside Unitarian Church
1025 N Smith St.
Palatine, IL 60067-2603
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Over the last two years, the families of Illinois have worked hard to
improve the quality of life for our families.
We improved access to health care for 12.9 million Illinoisans,
including 466,000 people in the 10th Congressional District.
We are close to winning Wall Street reform with strong consumer
protections.
So, what do we do now?
On July 17th from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, leaders throughout Northern Illinois
will come together to determine how we keep moving forward on the
progressive agenda:
- Health Care: Determine what to do to control health care costs and
improve quality. What other improvements should we fight for locally or at
the state level?
- Jobs and the safety net: How do we make sure that unemployment and
COBRA are extended for those in need? How do we increase job creation in
Illinois?
- Fair Elections: How do we improve and pass current legislation designed
to provide public funding for elections?
- Corporate dominance: What role can we play in increasing the role of
the citizenry in democracy? How do we hold corporations like BP and AIG
responsible?
- Immigration: How do we pass real reform?
At this convention, we will break out into discussions on these issues,
determine other critical issues, and train folks on the tools they can use
over the next few months to impact Congress.
You are needed! Bring your opinions, your passion & friends.
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Sunday, July 04, 2010
[PDI] FW: Happy Independence Day, America!
Because I believe its the right sentiment for the day...
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Coffee Party USA <info@coffeepartyusa.org>
Sent: July 04, 2010 12:24 PM
To: aquarianm@gmail.com
Subject: Happy Independence Day, America!
Dear Coffee Partiers,
As we celebrate Independence Day, let's reflect on what makes us UNITED in a meaningful way in these divided times.
This is the Coffee Party vision for uniting America.
Reason and civility in public affairs; A government of public servants accountable to the People; A People committed to the Common Good & Civic Virtue.
This vision may seem too idealistic to some. Too difficult. Naive. Impossible. To us, that's tantamount to saying let's give up on America. And to give up on America is to give up on the most important experiment in modern history: Democracy.
Most of us are aware of the ways in which lobbyists and special interest are corrupting Congress. We often talk about how our politicians are failing us. Or the media. Or the lack of transparency and accountability in government. All these concerns are valid and reform in these areas are critical to improving our democracy. We intend to work hard to address these concerns.
However, we also believe that in an important way we are failing ourselves and our democracy.
Our participation level during elections and in the ongoing democratic process is so low -- especially at the local and state levels -- that our governments become more vulnerable to the influence of organized extremists and big-pocketed special interest.
The extremists and special interest skew the wants and needs of the majority of Americans. In short, they thwart the will of the People.
It's time for the common sense of the majority of Americans to be at the center of our politics.
For the upcoming election, the Coffee Party goal is to increase participation across the board and call on all Americans to participate. We need the majority to make the kind of systemic changes we need to make in our political process.
To get money out of politics, we can't do it as a few individual advocates or even a coalition of many good organizations. We need the will of the People, the majority of Americans.
In general, the Coffee Party mission is to create an informed and involved citizenry. We aspire to create a community of people who care about facts, solutions, the sanctity of our democracy and one another. We continue to cultivate our values -- civility, respect, personal responsibility and compassion -- and integrate them into our actions, the Coffee Party methodology for social change.
I hope that you join us by committing to this project. It's hard work and it will be a long journey. We cannot make these cultural and institutional changes overnight.
The journey begins now.
See you at a local Coffee Party meeting and our National Convention in Louisville, KY September 24-26!
--Annabel, Pam, Eric B, Eric Y, Scott, Chris, Bruce and the Coffee Party National Team
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Check out our Democracy Toolkit.Come check out our new videos on our YouTube channel.
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Dan
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From: Coffee Party USA <info@coffeepartyusa.org>
Sent: July 04, 2010 12:24 PM
To: aquarianm@gmail.com
Subject: Happy Independence Day, America!
Dear Coffee Partiers,
As we celebrate Independence Day, let's reflect on what makes us UNITED in a meaningful way in these divided times.
This is the Coffee Party vision for uniting America.
Reason and civility in public affairs; A government of public servants accountable to the People; A People committed to the Common Good & Civic Virtue.
This vision may seem too idealistic to some. Too difficult. Naive. Impossible. To us, that's tantamount to saying let's give up on America. And to give up on America is to give up on the most important experiment in modern history: Democracy.
Most of us are aware of the ways in which lobbyists and special interest are corrupting Congress. We often talk about how our politicians are failing us. Or the media. Or the lack of transparency and accountability in government. All these concerns are valid and reform in these areas are critical to improving our democracy. We intend to work hard to address these concerns.
However, we also believe that in an important way we are failing ourselves and our democracy.
Our participation level during elections and in the ongoing democratic process is so low -- especially at the local and state levels -- that our governments become more vulnerable to the influence of organized extremists and big-pocketed special interest.
The extremists and special interest skew the wants and needs of the majority of Americans. In short, they thwart the will of the People.
It's time for the common sense of the majority of Americans to be at the center of our politics.
For the upcoming election, the Coffee Party goal is to increase participation across the board and call on all Americans to participate. We need the majority to make the kind of systemic changes we need to make in our political process.
To get money out of politics, we can't do it as a few individual advocates or even a coalition of many good organizations. We need the will of the People, the majority of Americans.
In general, the Coffee Party mission is to create an informed and involved citizenry. We aspire to create a community of people who care about facts, solutions, the sanctity of our democracy and one another. We continue to cultivate our values -- civility, respect, personal responsibility and compassion -- and integrate them into our actions, the Coffee Party methodology for social change.
I hope that you join us by committing to this project. It's hard work and it will be a long journey. We cannot make these cultural and institutional changes overnight.
The journey begins now.
See you at a local Coffee Party meeting and our National Convention in Louisville, KY September 24-26!
--Annabel, Pam, Eric B, Eric Y, Scott, Chris, Bruce and the Coffee Party National Team
To organize a local event, check out Local Organizers' Toolkit.
Check out our Democracy Toolkit.Come check out our new videos on our YouTube channel.
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Friday, December 04, 2009
Press Release - Navistar Test Complex
Press Release For Immediate Release December 4, 2009
The Progressive Democrats of Illinois (PDI) have taken a position opposing the proposed Navistar heavy industrial diesel testing complex that is being supported by $1 Million of our tax dollars from DuPage County, to be built in Lisle, IL at the northeast corner of Naperville and Warrenville Roads.
Dan Stafford, Co-Chair of the group, is opposed to this project because:
PDI has already taken positions supporting efforts to protect our environment. They believe that “giving away any of the precious forest preserve land that we have is a bad precedent and should not have been approved (unanimously) by the Commissioners and President of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.” concludes Dan Stafford.
PDI is a grass-roots, all-volunteer organization working to elect those Democrats who, through their platforms and records, have shown a true commitment to peace and social and economic justice.
“Our goal is to do for the state of Illinois what Progressive Democrats of America is doing on a national level.” States Stafford. “While PDI as an organization currently has no official connection to PDA, our leaders serve as state coordinators, chapter leaders, and in other capacities with PDA.”
PDI meets every month, and all interested parties are welcome to participate. To get more information please go to website: http://www.illinoisprogressives.org
The Progressive Democrats of Illinois (PDI) have taken a position opposing the proposed Navistar heavy industrial diesel testing complex that is being supported by $1 Million of our tax dollars from DuPage County, to be built in Lisle, IL at the northeast corner of Naperville and Warrenville Roads.
Dan Stafford, Co-Chair of the group, is opposed to this project because:
- 1. The air quality in DuPage County has already been certified by the EPA as poor, and adding the continuous testing of dozens of heavy industrial diesel engines will only make our air more dangerous to breathe.
- 2. Forest Preserve land, and therefore native wildlife habitat, is scarce and precious, and should NOT be diminished for industrial projects, especially projects that pose a serious risk of polluting or contaminating adjacent Forest Preserve or Park lands, and Illinois water tables and bodies of water.
- 3. The storage of massive amounts of diesel fuel in one place presents a serious risk of massive explosion or environmental contamination.
- 4. The continuous running of diesel engines will present significant noise pollution issues right next to adjacent forest Preserve property, which diminishes the Public’s ability to experience our natural heritage in anything close to its original parameters and soundscape. A visit to the Forest Preserve should allow you to hear natural sounds, not constant diesel noise.
PDI has already taken positions supporting efforts to protect our environment. They believe that “giving away any of the precious forest preserve land that we have is a bad precedent and should not have been approved (unanimously) by the Commissioners and President of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.” concludes Dan Stafford.
PDI is a grass-roots, all-volunteer organization working to elect those Democrats who, through their platforms and records, have shown a true commitment to peace and social and economic justice.
“Our goal is to do for the state of Illinois what Progressive Democrats of America is doing on a national level.” States Stafford. “While PDI as an organization currently has no official connection to PDA, our leaders serve as state coordinators, chapter leaders, and in other capacities with PDA.”
PDI meets every month, and all interested parties are welcome to participate. To get more information please go to website: http://www.illinoisprogressives.org
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thank Whatever Higher Power Exists For The Internet...
Thank Whatever Higher Power Exists For The Internet...
...because that is the only thing that's saved us from complete reversion to serfdom, and it may be what saves this planet from the collective insanities that human cultures have inherited from the past.
We're all a product of what's gone on before us, in times of ignorance of the vast majority of Earth's people. But now, thanks to the internet, the ignorance - and the fear it engenders - is shrinking.
How different it is today. No company or member of government can long hide anything. Their betrayals and their best deeds are all sent 'round the planet at the speed of light. The whole world finds out everything quickly. The light of the world's eyes shines upon their darkest secrets and they have nowhere to hide anymore.
Interestingly, the more we see of the greedy people in high offices around the world, the more obvious it is that the ordinary working folk the world-over are in the same boat. That fact, it will be the thing that changes it all, mark my words.
It is the global connection and understanding of ordinary Everyone that will lead to concerted cross-border action. Imagine the impact if we had truly global trade unions, global concerted action on behalf of the environment, global product comparisons, global technology sharing - technologies for clean energy. Global charitable giving, where those of us in security and abundance can send whatever is needed to our brothers and sisters anywhere without hindrance.
The very idea of regional governments could eventually become obsolete, as we simply go online - and log in and see where what we make or have extra of is needed. We could see instantly when someone has an idea anywhere in the world that could solve a problem that challenges us - such as how to get more efficiency out of a solar cell, or the piece of the puzzle that lets us build a wind turbine that lasts twice as long or gets three times as much energy out of the same winds that our old turbine is running in.
When we merge the ideas of self-interest with the idea of global need, and have the inter-connectedness that the internet provides, we can finally find that giving ideas to the whole world makes our personal world better and more abundant, and that is true for any region on Earth.
In the end, we're all human, we're all basically the same, and we all live or die by the health of this one finite world we live on. Our differences are trivial in the face of an entire universe that awaits us growing up enough to fill it with life and abundance.
When we finally learn that love thy neighbor as thyself means that if our neighbor's lives are better, ours will be too, we will be heading in the direction of paradise.
The growing interconnectedness of the world's population online is going to continue making the similarities of common people the world over more and more obvious - and it will do the same for every action of those in positions of governance, who are supposed to govern through a philosophy of service to mankind rather than service to self.
Every day, the folly of failing that principle becomes more glaringly obvious, and there is no turning back from the light, the light of the entire world's eyes upon us all.
Now I know what it means to embrace the light, to witness. Because in witnessing, it becomes painfully clear what the results of generosity are, and what the results of greed are. It is literally being written in history every day.
Dan Stafford
...because that is the only thing that's saved us from complete reversion to serfdom, and it may be what saves this planet from the collective insanities that human cultures have inherited from the past.
We're all a product of what's gone on before us, in times of ignorance of the vast majority of Earth's people. But now, thanks to the internet, the ignorance - and the fear it engenders - is shrinking.
How different it is today. No company or member of government can long hide anything. Their betrayals and their best deeds are all sent 'round the planet at the speed of light. The whole world finds out everything quickly. The light of the world's eyes shines upon their darkest secrets and they have nowhere to hide anymore.
Interestingly, the more we see of the greedy people in high offices around the world, the more obvious it is that the ordinary working folk the world-over are in the same boat. That fact, it will be the thing that changes it all, mark my words.
It is the global connection and understanding of ordinary Everyone that will lead to concerted cross-border action. Imagine the impact if we had truly global trade unions, global concerted action on behalf of the environment, global product comparisons, global technology sharing - technologies for clean energy. Global charitable giving, where those of us in security and abundance can send whatever is needed to our brothers and sisters anywhere without hindrance.
The very idea of regional governments could eventually become obsolete, as we simply go online - and log in and see where what we make or have extra of is needed. We could see instantly when someone has an idea anywhere in the world that could solve a problem that challenges us - such as how to get more efficiency out of a solar cell, or the piece of the puzzle that lets us build a wind turbine that lasts twice as long or gets three times as much energy out of the same winds that our old turbine is running in.
When we merge the ideas of self-interest with the idea of global need, and have the inter-connectedness that the internet provides, we can finally find that giving ideas to the whole world makes our personal world better and more abundant, and that is true for any region on Earth.
In the end, we're all human, we're all basically the same, and we all live or die by the health of this one finite world we live on. Our differences are trivial in the face of an entire universe that awaits us growing up enough to fill it with life and abundance.
When we finally learn that love thy neighbor as thyself means that if our neighbor's lives are better, ours will be too, we will be heading in the direction of paradise.
The growing interconnectedness of the world's population online is going to continue making the similarities of common people the world over more and more obvious - and it will do the same for every action of those in positions of governance, who are supposed to govern through a philosophy of service to mankind rather than service to self.
Every day, the folly of failing that principle becomes more glaringly obvious, and there is no turning back from the light, the light of the entire world's eyes upon us all.
Now I know what it means to embrace the light, to witness. Because in witnessing, it becomes painfully clear what the results of generosity are, and what the results of greed are. It is literally being written in history every day.
Dan Stafford
Saturday, August 08, 2009
A lively meeting...
This past Thursday's meeting was quite lively, and aside from primary-mission business, we discussed working on a health care event in September, and of course the Progressive coalition activities list vote. We had some new people come and sit in with us, and there was a lively open discussion period after the meeting. We actually closed the IHOP down. (As in, we stayed until they closed at their normal time.)
We also discussed the one thing George Bush got right - which you can read about HERE.
Dan
We also discussed the one thing George Bush got right - which you can read about HERE.
Dan
Friday, August 07, 2009
Re-focussing PDI...
A determination has been made over the past couple of months to re-focus PDI back onto its original primary mission: helping to get more Progressives elected to office as Democrats, within the State of Illinois.
PDI is intended to be a State-level organization, not a national-level organization. This is not to say that we do not care about national-level issues, we do very much. However, most politicians who wind up in national offices start in one of the 50 states first. It is also helpful for Progressive national-level politicians to have a lot of Progressive support at the local level to support them to their home constituencies through achieving progressive goals in national legislation.
To the end of electing more truly Progressive Democrats within Illinois, we will begin with creating a "candidate database" that ranks candidates for office within Illinois against an array of the ten highest-priority Progressive platform issues, and possibly State or local-specific issues as needed.
Our second goal is to find methods to establish who such candidates are while the elections are still in the petition-signature gather phase of the Primary election cycle. It does no good to identify a truly Progressive candidate running as a Democrat if it is too late to file petition signatures to get them on the ballot in Illinois.
Once we have such a database fairly well established, we will begin posting candidate rankings by issue online for the general public to see.
If you are a progressive candidate for office within the State of Illinois and willing to run as a candidate, please contact us at info@illinoisprogressives.org .
Regards,
Dan Stafford
Co-Chair, PDI
www.illinoisprogressives.org
PDI is intended to be a State-level organization, not a national-level organization. This is not to say that we do not care about national-level issues, we do very much. However, most politicians who wind up in national offices start in one of the 50 states first. It is also helpful for Progressive national-level politicians to have a lot of Progressive support at the local level to support them to their home constituencies through achieving progressive goals in national legislation.
To the end of electing more truly Progressive Democrats within Illinois, we will begin with creating a "candidate database" that ranks candidates for office within Illinois against an array of the ten highest-priority Progressive platform issues, and possibly State or local-specific issues as needed.
Our second goal is to find methods to establish who such candidates are while the elections are still in the petition-signature gather phase of the Primary election cycle. It does no good to identify a truly Progressive candidate running as a Democrat if it is too late to file petition signatures to get them on the ballot in Illinois.
Once we have such a database fairly well established, we will begin posting candidate rankings by issue online for the general public to see.
If you are a progressive candidate for office within the State of Illinois and willing to run as a candidate, please contact us at info@illinoisprogressives.org .
Regards,
Dan Stafford
Co-Chair, PDI
www.illinoisprogressives.org
Friday, March 20, 2009
Citizen's Utility Board Presentation Last Night...
Celia & Rebecca of the Illinois Citizen's Utility Board came out to the suburbs to give a presentation on CUB activities & programs, as well as energy efficiency measures last night.
A little background: I'm one of the two Co-Chairs of the Progressive Democrats of Illinois. ( www.illinoisprogressives.org ) I've held this position since 2005. CUB offered via e-mail to do a presentation at one of our monthly meetings, and I gladly accepted.
*It should be noted that CUB is a non-partisan organization*
The presentation given covered such topics as: CUB mediation services in utility billing disputes, telephone billing analysis and plan comparison assistance for both cell and landline services, the new IL law on net metering for home renewable power systems, federal and state credits and rebates for the installation of high-efficiency appliances and renewable energy systems, upcoming smart grid technologies and remote utility management programs for air conditioning systems, demand-rate billing programs, and home electronics power-management. There was more, and several hand-outs outlining these programs.
Additionally, CUB advised us that Illinois has adopted a Renwable Portfolio Standard of 10% by 2010, and 25% by 2025, and is moving to match CAFE standards in California for new vehicle sales in Illinois.
Highly impressive was the removal of system price caps on federal and state tax credits for renewable energy installations such as wind & solar.
All in all, energy and consumer-oriented policies in Illinois are growing up to face a new standard of fairness and sustainability. There is still much more to be done, but these programs represent a great leap forward.
My heartfelt thanks goes out to CUB and especially to Celia and Rebecca for making the trip out to spend the evening with us.
Dan Stafford
Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.
A little background: I'm one of the two Co-Chairs of the Progressive Democrats of Illinois. ( www.illinoisprogressives.org ) I've held this position since 2005. CUB offered via e-mail to do a presentation at one of our monthly meetings, and I gladly accepted.
*It should be noted that CUB is a non-partisan organization*
The presentation given covered such topics as: CUB mediation services in utility billing disputes, telephone billing analysis and plan comparison assistance for both cell and landline services, the new IL law on net metering for home renewable power systems, federal and state credits and rebates for the installation of high-efficiency appliances and renewable energy systems, upcoming smart grid technologies and remote utility management programs for air conditioning systems, demand-rate billing programs, and home electronics power-management. There was more, and several hand-outs outlining these programs.
Additionally, CUB advised us that Illinois has adopted a Renwable Portfolio Standard of 10% by 2010, and 25% by 2025, and is moving to match CAFE standards in California for new vehicle sales in Illinois.
Highly impressive was the removal of system price caps on federal and state tax credits for renewable energy installations such as wind & solar.
All in all, energy and consumer-oriented policies in Illinois are growing up to face a new standard of fairness and sustainability. There is still much more to be done, but these programs represent a great leap forward.
My heartfelt thanks goes out to CUB and especially to Celia and Rebecca for making the trip out to spend the evening with us.
Dan Stafford
Words are the mind's bridge - its connection to all the universe.
Love is the heart's bridge - its connection to all other souls.
Loving words can work miracles.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
[PDI] The World According to Derivatives
By yours truly, for your reading pleasure:
7 part series of articles under the umbrella title "The World According
to Derivatives". Getting some very good reviews if my email is any
indication.
The latest version is posted at
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/cat_index_22.shtml and an
earlier version at http://www.dissidentvoice.org/about/
Part 1: Irrational Exhuberance Creates Global Mayhem and Mountains of
Taxpayer Debt
Part 2: A Faustian Bargain
Part 3: The global Casino, Currency Devaluation, and Giant Fire Sales
Part 4: History Repeats as the Off-balance Sheet Money Supply Explodes,
Then Contracts
Part 5: The Dark Side of Global Credit System Redesign
Part 6: Den of Thieves, House of Cards
Part 7: The Place Where Industry, the Military and Government Converge
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
[PDI] Economist Michel Chossudovsky on America's fiscal collapse
Interview by Bonnie Faulkner on Guns and Butter, one hour:
http://kpfa.org/archive/id/49073
http://kpfa.org/archive/id/49073
Some notes:
The numbers are astounding, and horrifying. . . .We 're in a very
serious situation - the most serious crisis in modern history. Defense
spending and the bank bailouts are eating up the totality of Fed
revenues, and exacerbate the crisis because the real truth is that
stimulus money is NOT going to the real economy. We're really looking at
a fiscal collapse, not a fiscal crisis, because virtually every category
of public expenditure is threatened.
Worse, low interest rates (which notably do not apply to consumer
credit) means few will be purchasing U.S. debt in the form of Treasury
Bills and Bonds while at the same time low interest rates encourage
another speculative onslaught by the financial economy. Treasury thus
lacks the ability to finance its operations.
Worse yet, the banks are not only the recipients of public money but a
big portion of the US debt is held by the banks, allowing the banks to
dictate policy - and basically control EVERYTHING. The public money
going to the banks is being used by the banks to buy up public assets
(and speculate with derivatives).
This means State and local taxes will skyrocket. Meanwhile the upward
transfer of wealth to the financial economy will further gut the real
economy due to speculative activity. The FEMA camps being built around
the country specifically ties in to anticipated unrest.
The people who control the government and the people who support the
government know very well what they have to do to control dissent. One
is to control the media, including the alternative media, so that the
public is completely unaware of the pending impoverishment of the entire
nation. (and since we have a global economy this impoverishment extends
to nations around the world, China's economy is collapsing now. 3rd
world countries already impoverished by IMF structural adjustment loans
will suffer most, and the collapse of their economies will literally
drive even greater numbers into death by starvation)
<END OF NOTES>
In short, the system is rigged. Read about the first global crash of
1345 to find out what may be in store:
http://www.schillerinstitute.org/fid_91-96/954_Gallagher_Venice_rig.html
Also WATCH FOR another email from yours truly titled The World According
to Derivatives which is about my 7 part series on derivatives which
explains the whole picture.
THE SOLUTION? Demand Congress get behind Kucinich to create
Constitutional money and regulate the value thereof.
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Re: [PDI] Banks scramble to return funds
I'm on the front end of seeing how this whole banking mess has profoundly
affected people because I arrange financing for homes and businesses.
affected people because I arrange financing for homes and businesses.
I say nationalize the mother~$@#@$s! They have not been doing their job of
lending and have tightened up the guidelines so much that a person can't buy
a home, refinance one or refinance business property unless they don't
actually absolutely need to.
The "Hope for Homeowners" and FHA Secure programs are to strict that A)
hardling anyone qualifies and B) most lenders don't want to participate.
We have a client whose file met FHA guidelines - we got an
"Approve/Eligible" from the FHA automated underwriting engine - but the
lender refused it because they have their "own credit overlays". In other
words, the feds were OK with it, it met the guidelines, and the bank
wouldn't finance it. This clients' monthly payments would have dropped over
$500 per month.
Similarly, we have another client whose commercial refinance application was
submitted around last Labor Day. The scenario not only would have improved
their cash flow by over $800 per month, but would have given them a
financial cushion large enough to last over two years if they lost ALL
income. It STILL hasn't closed.
Meanwhile, we see the credit card companies greatly increasing the interest
rates and reducing credit available on credit cards and lines of credit.
When that happens, the credit scores go down. When the credit scores go
down, homeowners and auto insurance premiums increase. And of course, it's
harder for people to refinance into lower interest rate programs because of
the credit scores!
Nationalize the banks.
Bob
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----- Original Message -----
From: Hal Snyder
To: Bob.Babcock.now@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: [PDI] Banks scramble to return funds
"For Rothenberg, the banker in Century City, the prospect of unlimited
government intervention was too much.
Comment: Good thing the darn government wasn't meddling in banking the
last 8 years. Think of the mess we'd be in.
'The real issue was the clause that the government could change any of
the terms," he said. "It was so open-ended.'
Comment: Dude must have never been on the receiving end of a credit
card agreement. Imagine the other side saying it can change the rules
any time.
Of course the real indignity of the TARP funds is the specter of
accountability. The people are getting uppity, wanting to know what
goes on in the offices of their betters. Where is Dick Cheney when we
need him? Secrecy is for the rulers, transparency and suspicion for
the lowly subjects.
On Mar 14, 2009, at 9:16 PM, Daniel Stafford wrote:
> Banks scramble to return funds
> <http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-tainted-money14-2009mar14,0,4358692.story?track=rss
> >
>
> Tainted money, now if they can just figure out how to give it back.
>
> L.A. Times
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Re: [PDI] PDI Digest, Vol 35, Issue 8
I would think that "progressive" indicates people who are interested in progressing, ie changing from the way things have been done.
There is a group PDA--Progressive Democrats of America, to which I think many of us who are interested in progress in DuPage belong.
Many of us who are working with the Democratic Party in DuPage, are progressive thinkers, and seem to be in direct contrast with the way things have been done in DuPage, which, happens to be controlled by the Republican Machine. It does not mean that we "progressives" would want a status quo handed down by the Democratic Machine either.
Kudos to Gary for "illinois progressives."
Kathy Salzano
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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:12:32 -0400
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Subject header changed, as for some reason Horde crashes if I have the
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Quoting Bob:
> It was quite clear if you look at how this group is listed.? You
> really shouldn't be using the name 'illinoisprogressives" if it is
> just a bunch of progressive Democrats, which I believe this group is.
A domain name isn't a claim to represent everyone involved with its topic.
weather.com represents one particular weather service, not everybody
interested in weather.
fair.org represents one particular group of media critics, not
everyone interested in fairness.
garykleppe.org is my personal site, even though there at least two or
three other people named "Gary Kleppe".
I could go on, but the point is there, should you choose to accept it.
If, by the way, there's a group that could be definitively said to
represent all progressives in Illinois and is interested in this
domain, have them contact me and we'll see if we can work out a
purchase or sharing agreement.
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We both made our points.
Now I'll unsubscribe.
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> It was quite clear if you look at how this group is listed.? You > really shouldn't be using the name 'illinoisprogressives" if it is > just a bunch of progressive Democrats, which I believe this group is.?
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A domain name isn't a claim to represent everyone involved with its topic.?
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weather.com represents one particular weather service, not everybody interested in weather.?
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garykleppe.org is my personal site, even though there at least two or three other people named "Gary Kleppe".?
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I could go on, but the point is there, should you choose to accept it.?
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If, by the way, there's a group that could be definitively said to represent all progressives in Illinois and is interested in this domain, have them contact me and we'll see if we can work out a purchase or sharing agreement.?
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