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Our Day – February 23, 2010 – Please RSVP ASAP!!!
Our Day, for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind is being held at the State House on February 23rd. Please attend! Additional information on this exciting event is available at http://www.dpcma.org/News/tabid/716/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/95/Deaf-Hard-of-Hearing-and-DeafBlind-Day.aspx.
MPOWER Lobby Day
MPOWER’s Lobby Day at the State House will be held on Wed. February 24th from 12-4 PM with a press conference at 11:00 AM. The lobby day will be held in Room 437. The location of the press conference will be announced soon.
Right now the 5 Fundamental Rights/Fresh Air bill is in trouble! The ER Rights bill & peer respite bill have moved on to the Health Care Financing Committee, but without a push from the peer community and allies, all three bills will die.
Please join MPOWER at the lobby day on Feb. 24th. If you have any questions, please call at (617) 442-4111.
DPC Partners with the U.S. Census Bureau to Support the 2010 Census
The DPC is partnering with the U.S. Census Bureau to spread the word about the 2010 Census. Conducted every 10 years, the census is much more than a population count. Census data are used to reapportion congressional seats to states, and directly affect how more than $400 billion per year in federal funding is distributed to state, local and tribal governments. For more information, please visit http://www.dpcma.org/News/tabid/716/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/94/DPC-Partners-with-the-US-Census-Bureau-to-Support-the-2010-Census.aspx.