Candle and Flashlight Vigils
Monday night June 29 across
Illinois
to mark the end of the Fiscal
Year!
Carbondale
Tonight, Mon, Jun 29, 7-10pm, a silent vigil will be held
at Carbondale (corner of Illinois
& Main St at Public Square). This
is regarding the lack of state budget. Wear black clothing
& bring a flashlight (instead of candle). This
coincides with vigils to be held in Springfield & Chicago.
Please consider coming to let the So IL Community, and
our legislators, know the outrage we, as the social service
community, have regarding the lack of an adequate budget for
those in need.
Larry Johnson,
LCSW
Southern Illinois
Director
Associate Executive Director, Children's
Community Services
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
1616 W. Main
Street, Marion, IL 62959
Phone: (618) 997-9196, ext.
824 Fax: (618)
997-6843
Larry.Johnson@lssi.org
Champaign
8:30-10:30pm, West Side Park – For more
info, contact Ron Neimark at
217.553.7323
Chicago
VIGIL
for Human Care
Monday, June 29,
2009
Thompson
Center, 7-10:30pm.
Coordinated by Action for
Children, contact Nataly Barrera at 773.697.6126, and email at
advocacy@actforchildren.org (repeated on Tuesday,
7pm-midnight)
Bring your flashlight, wear
black and speak out on behalf of clients directly impacted by
the current state budget crisis.
Please come for this solemn and prayerful
gathering with fellow advocates and concerned citizens. In
addition to a flashlight, bring a picture to hold of someone you
know who will be impacted by this terrible
budget.
Also: Tuesday June 30th, 7:00 pm
- midnight
Where: James R. Thompson Center
100
W. Randolph
Chicago, IL
Please remember that this is not a
rally. If you are interested in attending a rally,
there is one planned for Tuesday 6/30 at the Thompson
Center at
11:00 am.
For more information about
that Rally, contact Eric with the Grassroots
Collaborative at 312-427-0353.
East St
Louis
7-10pm, Frank Holton State
Park, right outside the Lighthouse
front entrance located at: 5802 Lake Drive E.
St. Louis IL. 62203, contact Ron
Neimark at 217.553.7323
Elgin
Please join Elgin Cooperative Ministry
at:
Vigil for Hope
- Monday night - June
29, 2009 - 7 p.m.
Carlton Rodgers Park
N. Spring between
Division and Highland Aves. in
Downtown Elgin
Please come
and join us - Bring a flashlight -
bring family and
friends.
Elgin Cooperative Ministry
President -
Pastor James Marks
Vigil Coordinator - Laurel Bault
laurelbault@yahoo.com
224-856-5341
Joliet
8-10pm at 801 N Larkin, 60435 –
Contact Amy Emerson 815-741-1163 x
231
Peoria
7-10pm, Library – 107 NE
Monroe
For more info, contact Wendy Voegle at
309.370.0805
Rockford
6:00 p.m. at corner of State Street and
North Second
Street. (City Hall) –
Council will be in session at that time, and will be asked to
adopt a resolution against cuts) – Organized by La Voz
Latina
Springfield
VIGIL
for Human Care
Monday, June 29,
2009
State Capitol in Springfield at the Lincoln
Statue – 8 P.M.-10:30 P.M.
Bring your flashlight, wear
black and speak out on behalf of clients directly impacted by
the current state budget crisis.
Contact: Dan
Schwick –
773-329-1232
TAKE
ACTION NOW!
Continue Fighting to Prevent a
Doomsday Budget: Call your Legislators
Today!
There is
still time to prevent the impending doomsday budget, which
includes massive cuts to human services, education, and health
care. Call your state legislators today (and everyday!) to let
them know that you support an income tax increase.
If you do
not know your state legislators, go to htpp://www.lutheranadvocacy.org
and go to Find Your Elected Officials for the phone
numbers. Look for the “state”
tab.
Information about the impact of budget cuts,
talking points, and other helpful information:
http://voices4kids.org/getinvolved/callforkids.html
