People's Convention Demands Action On Budget

A crowd of over 1,200 made up of disability advocate groups, senior groups, the United Long Term Care Workers Union and a host of other SEIU locals gathered on Monday (Sept. 15) to speak out against California's stalling budget crisis.   Together, they formed the first “People’s Convention” outside the Governor’s State Office.  

The people had a simple message:   

“We need real solutions to our budget problem, not band-aids and temporary get-out-of town fixes," they said.  " That means new, ongoing revenue sufficient to protect California’s children, seniors, and families from cuts so deep they would do irreversible damage to education, healthcare, home care, and other vital services.”

The People’s Convention’s central message is:  “An urgent call for Unity”,  “Unite and save our people, unite and save our state!”  

The following organizations were part of the convention:

The Independent Living Centers of Southern California
Communities Actively Living Independent & Free
Westside Center for Independent Living
Community Rehabilitation Services
Disability Resource Center
Southern California Community Rehabilitation Services
Independent Living Center of Southern California
Services Center for Independent Living
SEIU -- United Long Term Care Workers Union
United Long Term Care Senior Association
SEIU Local 1877
SEIU Local 721 Retirees
California Alliance for Retired Americans
Helping Hands
California Disability Community Action Network
Disability Health Coalition
Californians for Disability Rights