FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Re: show up at a budget hearing

[Carol Koepp (carolkoepp]

I went to the Bloomington mtg. last night.  About 30 legislators were there 
and about 400 in the audience with 127 signed up to speak.  I was one of 
them and luckily, I was near the top of the list, speaking for preserving 
the investment the state has made in early childhood care and education, not 
cutting the Child Care Assistance Program, etc.  We each had 1 1/2 minutes.
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From: <jojane [at] juno.com>
To: "Carol Koepp" <carolkoepp [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "FUS Social Action talk" <fussa-talk [at] muusja.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:01 PM
Subject: [sa-talk] show up at a budget hearing


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> Hello Jo Haberman!
>
> Legislative budget hearings around the state are drawing incredible
> numbers and faithful citizens are playing a vital role. In Rochester,
> over 300 people turned out, many of them wearing INVEST IN MINNESOTA
> stickers. In Worthington, the meeting room turned out to be much too
> small for the number of people waiting to speak and in Albert Lea,
> Duluth, and Winona powerful testifiers linked personal stories to the
> consequences of state budget reductions. People are no longer willing
> to sit idly by and watch the safety net shredded, people thrown off
> health insurance, and child care and medical services decimated.
>
> This coming week the budget hearings move to the metro area with
> meetings in Bloomington, Burnsville, Coon Rapids, Forest Lake,
> Minneapolis, Plymouth, St. Paul, White Bear Lake, and Woodbury. We
> urge you to show up and speak up! Use our issue briefings
> <http://jrlc.org/images/stories/dayonhill/09dohbriefingsched2.pdf>
> for talking points. Click here for times, locations, and sign-up
> forms
> <http://jrlc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=48>
> for the hearings.
>
> The final report
> <http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/lcep/LCEP_Final_Report_SinglePgs.
> pdf>
> of the Legislative Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020 is
> now available. The Commission at its last meeting unanimously approved
> the report and released it for distribution. JRLC thanks the
> Commission and its director, Mr. Gregory Gray for a great piece of
> public engagement and policy analysis. Bills are now being drafted to
> make the recommendations a reality. Stay tuned for updates on this
> legislation.
>
> Earlier this month at JRLCs Day on the Hill, Dr. Ingrid Mattson,
> president of the Islamic Society of North America, began her keynote
> speech by congratulating JRLCs 850 participants, You have an
> amazing record, not only of coming together, but of successfully
> advocating for just and fair policies. Her remarks about obstacles
> to justice, especially greed and unconsciousness, are very
> provocative. If you werent at Day on the Hill (or just want to see
> it again), weve posted Dr. Mattson's text and a YouTube version
> <http://jrlc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=75>
> on our website.
>
> The Impartial Judiciary bill will get its first Senate hearing on
> Thursday, February 26th at 3:00 pm, Committee on Judiciary, Room 15
> Capitol. The bill is SF 70; calls to Senate Judiciary Committee
> members are needed. Briefing here
> <http://jrlc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=189>
> .
>
> Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services have issued a call
> to clergy to participate in Clergy Speak Their Voices, the afternoon
> of March 10th at the State Capitol. The intent is to fill the Capitol
> with clergy willing to stand by those who are poor, disabled, elderly
> or still in their childhood. For more information or to have clergy
> register go to http://www.clergyvoices.org
> .
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