
Last week the U.S. Federal Court issued a temporary restraining order that stops the transition of Murray Developmental Center residents moving into the community; a court hearing is scheduled for September 9th. Murray Center is scheduled to close at the end of October but this court ruling could slow down or even stop the closure!It is time to take action and show our support for self-advocates living in the community by closing state institutions through the Going Home Federal Court Outreach effort.
Sign our PETITION!
Write a LETTER!
The Going Home Court Outreach details how you can help either through signing a petition or writing a letter to the judge or BOTH! Use the links above for further information.
Please take the time to write a letter and forward the petition request to your network. All of this is easy to do and will mean a lot for our advocacy for people locked away in state institutions.
Further information can be found at GoingHomeIllinois.org.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Please consider forwarding this e-mail to friends, family, colleagues and allies ~ we’re a lot stronger when we work together!
Tony Paulauski
Executive Director
The Arc of Illinois
20901 S. LaGrange Rd. Suite 209
Frankfort, IL 60423
815-464-1832 (OFFICE)
815-464-1832 (CELL)
Tony@www.thearcofil.org