Hi everyone
I'm sure you're all aware by now of the latest government announcements about disability funding, which were released last week. They have left many of us absolutely stunned, frustrated, and angry.
Now is the time when we all need to come together as one and fight against these hideous changes. Now is the time to rise up and let our voices be heard. I know this has been a long year so far with the announcements in March, but we all need to pull together to let this Government know that we will not take this quietly, will not be walked over, and will not give up! Now is not the time to sit quietly by and let this Government treat us like second-class citizens.
At the start of this journey, many people were keen to pitch in and get the job done, but over time, due to various reasons, our number of helpers has decreased. So, we're reaching out today to everyone again to ask who can help and at what level you may be available to do so to support the Disabled community as we fight back.
You can do several things to help us be heard. It's really important to share the load over the coming days and weeks so those actively leading stay energized. We can't do this without you!
How can you help?
Committee:
We currently have 8 wonderful people on our branch committee, but we need at least 2 more people to step up and share the load. We are having weekly meetings to plan for action and need people who can commit to sharing this load.
Helpers:
We have a few members who have been helping in the background, but we need more people to share the load by putting up posters around town and flyers in letterboxes, supporting us at protests and public meetings, and helping us to be heard.
For those of you who cannot help but still want to be involved, we would love you to join our drive to get our message out. You can do this in many ways, such as writing to the government and politicians and filling out their inboxes with information about how these changes affect you personally.
We would appreciate it if you responded quickly to this email and let us know what level you can help so that we can plan for the future.
Let's do this!!
Melissa
Outreach Campaign Organiser
DUNZ-Invercargill