(It could be dangerous to your health, safety, and welfare)

Please take a few minutes to watch this video.  Pay special attention to the "bridged" answer when the reporter asked if there have been  specific instances where anyone has been injured by an unregulated interior designer.  This is what ASID teaches its spokespeople to do.  (Bridging is the art of answering a different question than the one that was asked, to change the subject back to the intended message, i.e., "spin").

What's your reaction to this report?  Do we  need to have regulation of interior designers, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public?

Who is the major beneficiary of regulation laws?  The "target" designer (who was forced by legislation to abandon her successful career) answered this question at the end of the segment. Here is the link:

http://reason.tv/video/show/throw-pillow-fight

One of IDPC's newest members, who has taken the time to explore model legislation thoroughly, expounded about the extreme nature of the legislation which enraged him.   When  education, experience and examination are established as the exclusive way to be a professional designer, they become an engulfing dogma that will endanger our profession and eradicate our freedom to practice.

Many questions emerged during the meeting, which were answered with  exact, empirical evidence and examples to support IDPC's  effort to thwart legislation.   The electrifying effect was the total engagement of everyone attending, the establishment of five new committees, the expansion of IDPC's membership, and extension  of our enterprise in the next four weeks .  Everyone left the event, knowing that they were empowered to eliminate the enemy and maintain the equality that exemplifies our creative profession.

Since the meeting, Patti Morrow (the Executive Director of IDPC) and I have exchanged several e-mails.  We have come up with a new "battle cry" for IDPC-NW (Oregon):

Oregon:

The End of the Lewis and Clark expedition;
The End of the Oregon Trail;
The End of Interior Design Legislation!

Join IDPC today!  We are Energetic, Ethical, and Effective.

Link to IDPC Membership Application:  http://www.idpcinfo.org/membership.html

Email to get more information about IDPC-NW (Oregon):  diane@idpc-nw.org