Protect Our Future: Rally for Disability Funding

Join Us for a Rally to Protect Disability Funding!

The Arc Minnesota is sponsoring a Rally to Protect Disability Funding, Programs, and Services in response to some alarming, proposed budget cuts.

The latest proposals would cut critical supports, including funding for University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration, the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, The Disability Law Center, and more—on top of previously proposed cuts to Medicaid.

We need your help.

The rally will feature self-advocates, program leaders, and legislators sharing on the importance of protecting these essential services.

This is a statewide call to action. Please consider offering rides to others in your area and help us spread the word.

More details, including a full list of speakers, will be shared soon.

Thank you for advocating for essential disability rights and services!

CART and ASL will be available

Busing is available! Fill out this form to request a spot on the bus going to the rally. A $10 per person donation is requested. One form per person.

Confirmed Speakers to Date

• U.S. Senator Tina Smith
• Naveh Eldar – CEO Arc Minnesota
• Rep. Kim Hicks (DFL) District: 25A
• Rep. Danny Nadeau (R) District 34A
• Jillian Nelson, Public Policy Director at the Autism Society of MN (AuSM)
• Amy Hewitt – Director of University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration
• Sarah Curfman, CEO, Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota (DSAMN)
• Sumukha Terakanambi – Self-Advocate
• Jenn Purrington, Deputy Director/Legal Director of The Disability Law Center
• Mahdi Warsama – CEO Somali Parent Autism Network
• Jenny Arndt- Vice Chair of the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
• Mai Thor – Chief Program Officer, Arc Minnesota
• Ashley Oolman – Chief Equity Officer, Governor’s Office
• Johnathan Murray – Self-Advocate
• Deqa Farah – Parent / Advocate
• Tina Rucci, Public Policy Director, The Arc Minnesota