Greetings from Sacramento!

Greetings from the Econo-lodge on 16th Street in Sacramento!

Today members of Action for IHSS came to Sacramento and spoke to legislative aids about preventing IHSS budget cuts. The politicos said your calls and emails are definitely making a difference. Over the next 24 hours, please make your phone calls and emails to the offices of:
Noreen Evans, (Dem) Chair, (916) 319-2007
Assemblymember Jim Nielson (Rep)(916) 319-2002
Assemblymember Roger Niello (Rep) (916) 319-2005
The last two are republicans who might be our swing votes.

We also sat in the Budget Conference Committee meeting and listened to legislators go through the agenda, voting item by item in hyperspeed. snip snip snip. There's no more discussion.

We also participated in the IHSS coalition conference call and suggested some guerilla theatre at the rally in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 23rd and possibly on Monday 6/22 in Sacramento. If you want to do do some political street theatre, contact us.

ACT4IHSS wants to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments or would like to get involved, please contact Hannah at hannahjo@LMi.net or Nick at daretodream94704@yahoo.com.

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In Solidarity,
Nick Feldman, Joy Taylor, and Hannah Karpilow

PS, If you missed the web town hall meeting that streamed tonight, you can see it in a couple of days on the senate website.

The vote on IHSS budget is in the Conference Committee tomorrow, Monday June 15. Several members of Action 4 IHSS will be there with signs. A bus of SEIU members is also scheduled to be there. We don't know if and what anything is happening as far as statewide movement for tomorrow, but we do know of things planned for the near future.

Save the dates: Wednesday June 17 10am in Oakland
Tuesday June 23 in San Francisco and Sacramento (in connection with the anniversary of the Olmstead Decision, will include Civil Disobedience)

Still trying to find out more about Action in Sac on Thursday June 18 "Day of Reckoning" - if anyone has information about this please tell us!!

Current proposal on the table includes reducing wages and benefits and eliminating up to 90% of the IHSS program based on new eligibility criteria.

COMMUNITY INTEGRATION not INSTITUTIONAL TERMINATION!