[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF1_3HfIBks[/youtube]
*****UPDATE OCTOBER 7, 2011: I’m sorry to report that Jim died on October 1, 2011 of respiratory failure. Please see this link for a complete obit and memorial service information. *****
This is what state budget cuts can mean on a personal level. This video, made by actor/writer/producer Jim Troesh, tells what will happen to him and other people with similar disabilities should funding be cut from the California state budget for home health caregivers.
I know Jim from an L.A. industry networking group I belong to. When someone takes the time to make something like this, it immediately translates the generic, the mundane, the numbers – into something deeply human and immediate.
I dare you to watch this and remain unaffected. If so moved, you can contact politicians at the links below to express your wishes.
The below links are for the best way to contact Brown, Feinstein and Boxer via e-mail.
http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe
http://boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm
For Brown – http://gov.ca.gov/m_contact.php
Fill out and mark that you need help and that you want a reply, that way the office will get back to you. When they do respond, send them the link to the video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF1_3HfIBks