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Úvodná stránka / Albumy / Free Our People March, 144 miles Philadelphia to DC, September 2003 85
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Award Winning New York Able THE NEWSPAPER POSITIVELY FOR, BY &ABOUT THE DISABLED [Headline] FREE OUR PEOPLE: ADAPT Leads March for MiCASSA [image] [image caption] PHOTO BY TOM OLIN. Rep. Dennis Moore, center, plays Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" while, left to right, Rep. John Shinkus, Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Danny Davis join in at ADAPT's MiCASSA rally. More than two hundred people from more than 25 states and two from Switzerland, most using wheelchairs, traveled 144 miles from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pa. to Washington, D.C. in ADAPT's Free Our People March, Sept. 4 through 17 to emphasize to Congress the need to pass MiCASSA, the Medicaid Community-based At-tendant Services and Supports Act (S971 and HR 2032). Marchers endured thunder-storms and intense heat to emphasize the need to keep people out of nursing homes. Federal law guarantees funding for nursing horns., but does not guarantee that the same dollars are spent to help people stay in their own homes, which most feel would be a significant sayings to taxpayers. "We've been working for over ten years to get this legislation passed," said Eric von Schmetterling of Philadelphia ADAPT at the start of the march, "and Congress keeps re-fusing to act, despite the fact that there are 600 organizational supporters and despite the fact that every additional day they keep their heads in the sand, they are wasting the lives of older and disabled Americans who remain warehoused in this Continued on page 10 [we do not have the next page]
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The FREE OUR PEOPLE Marchers Michelle Lynn Abel Julie Aird Javier Alvarado Linda Anthony Stephanie Auberger Bernard Baker Brooke Ball Ben Barrett Patty Benarides Karen Bogdan Ellen Rose Boncamper Debbie Boyd Kurt Breslaw Phillip Brockus Marshall Brown Karen Burrison Tom Cagle Anite Cameron John Cannon Gil Casarez Jesse Cohen David Cornelson Jerry Costly Cathy Cranston Johnny Creschendo Lenny Cripps Ruben Cruz Kelly Davis Sheila Dean Gina DeClerck Tammi Diaz Karin DiNardi Christopher Dobie Jo Ann Donnell John Donnelly Peggy Dougherty Tom Earle Christine Ember Sara Erstad-Landis Ken Ervin Thomas Esquibel Jim Etzel John Everett Christina Jo Faria Reuen Fernandez Carolyn Finnell Museng Fischer Allen Foltz Ron Ford Julie Foresca Jeff Fox Kay Fox Al Franke Bernie Franks-Ongoy Fawn Garret Eric Glade John Gladstone Jason Glozier Jim Glozier Kyle Glozier Laura Glozier Nigel Glozier Steve Gold Chiaki Gonda Clark Weasel Goodrich Kika Grajeda Ronald Greenleaf Linn Ha Doris Hammoms Cheryl Hampson Gordie Haug Michael Heinrich Barbara Hines John Hoffman Claude Holcomb Danielle Holdsworth Kia Houston Inky Joyce Jackson Kristi Jaenseh Cassie. James Laura Jimmisen Babs Johnson Ray Jones Bob Kafka Marsha Katz Crosby King Doris King Pat King Kathleen Kleinmann Elaine Kolbe Frank Krall Ricki Landers Jose Lara Bob Liston Marvin Little Don Locke Keith Lofton Kirk Lowry Frank Lozano Ursula Manley Joseph Matovu Michelle McCandless Michael McCarty Mitchell McKinney Bunny McLeod Daniese McMullin-Powell Rasheeda McNeair Jennifer McPhanil Tony Meadows Montgomery Mekaska Paul Mekaska Albert "Sparky" Metz Richard Miller Billy Montalvo Ruben Montoya Ernest Morrison Lamar Muriel Lillian Muriel Myra Murillo Kevin Nichols Dina Niedelman Adam Nielsen Kevin Noble Michael O'Conner Tom Olin Mike Oxford Marion Padgett Elvia Padilla Mark Pasquesi Lopeti Penima'ani Jermaine Perez Roxan Perez Tony Perrone Rick Polkinghorn Suzy Polkinghorn Kimberly Price Quality Janice Raines Mekenzie Ratner Latonya Reeves Hugh Richards Charlene "Sassy!" Richardson Barry Rosenburg Tamor Rosenburg Scott Norman Rosenthal Andy Rowe Dorothy Ruffin Larry Ruiz Deborah Russell Dawn Russell Eileen Spitfire Sabel Danny Saenz Nancy Salandra Lee Sanders Kevin Seik Jimmi Shrode Gabriel Siegel Katie Siegel Dan Smith Dorothy Standridge Charles Steger Dianne Steger Michelle Steger Terri Stellar Bethany Stevens Sher Stewart Brenda Stinebuck Gloria Suarez Roland Sykes Denise Tartagila Sanaura Sunny Taylor Robert Tegtmeier Miranda Renee Thomas Stephanie Thomas Veronica Thompson Barb Toomer Terrance Turner Marlene Turon Jesus Unzueta Ernesto Vasquez Steve Verriden Rick Viator Erik van Schmetterling Cecil Walker Carrie Warner Gary Warren Mike Weekly Tim Wheat Larry Williams Wayne Wilson James van Winkle David Wittie Karl Woolsey Kenneth Wulle Judy Ziegler Reva Enett Zwarick
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