Healthcare-NOW Calendar for 2008This is the year to win a guaranteed national single payer system--controlled by patients and doctors, not insurance companies. We shouldn't wait for a president to lead the way. The new president will not eliminate the insurance companies unless we tell him/her what we want. Prioritize electing a progressive Congress and urge them to help us push our agenda!
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July 18, Missourians for Single Payer Free screening of "JOHN Q" starring Denzel Washington Please be our guests! Bring a friend, your family, or a date! Missourians for Single Payer (MOSP) invites you for a free screening of "JOHN Q" starring Denzel Washington, popcorn and pop at 7 PM Friday, July 18 at the Ethical Society of St. Louis' Lower Level, 9001 Clayton Road in Ladue.
July 26, Coalition Against Privatization, New York City On Saturday July 26th the Coalition Against Privatization will organize a day of outreach to build community awareness about our campaign to stop the privatization of GHI & HIP and the growing movement in support of a National Health Insurance Plan (H. R. 676). We are setting up in front of local supermarkets or other high-traffic areas. July 26th is the second of two days of community organizing (July 12th was the other) to build support for our July 30th celebration of the birthday of Medicare (details to follow). If you would like to organize an outreach site in your neighborhood please contact us or if you would like to meet-up with a local CAP organizer please contact them directly. We will spend a day with our friends, family and neighbors talking about the need to make healthcare a basic human right. You might also take a look at the following resources to learn more about the GHI/HIP issue and the National Health Insurance Campaign:
July 30, MEDICARE BIRTHDAY For improved and enhanced Medicare for All Cindy Calley from Indianapolis is organizing this national campaign. Call your members of Congress, visit them in their local or national offices. Bring them a birthday cake for Medicare and a big birthday card signed by people in their district. All of the information for this event is posted on the July 30th Organizing Page.
August 2, Chicago Single-Payer Action Network Rally The rally is to bring attention to the democratic platform and upcoming convention...Get single-payer on the platform! Saturday, August 2 For more information visit www.chispan.org
August (last week), Birddog and demonstration outside the Democratic Convention in Denver More information to come.
September 1, March on Labor Day. Healthcare contingents in front of marches everywhere.
September 1, Demonstration outside the Republican Convention in Minneapolis. Marching for our Lives Contact Jen Cox at admin@ppehrc@gmail.com
September 26, Washington D.C., Lincoln Memorial 2nd Annual Health Care Justice Vigil 6 p.m. to sundown. At the Lincoln Memorial. In honor of those still fighting, and in memory of those lost forever to the broken US for-profit healthcare system. Earlier in the day, we will have other activities in Washington, D.C. Everybody come! But if you can't come to Washington, organize. If you can't come to Washington, help organize a memorial remembering those killed by the insurance companies in your city or town, contact Donna Smith for more information: dsmith0119@yahoo.com
October 1st-November 10th Election Organizing, Media, Bird Dogging the Candidates, Getting out the Vote More information to come.
November 15th and 16th, Healthcare-NOW National Strategy Conference Plan our work for 2009, getting the new Congress and the President to move quickly to establish a quality guaranteed single payer healthcare system for all.
May-December, 2008 -- EVERYBODY !
* February through June Everybody! Local Truth Hearings, Road Shows in your state, SiCKO showings, Conferences in Boston, Oakland, and Minneapolis. Meetings and Truth Hearings with Members of Congress and their progressive opponents in every district. Ask them to sign our pledge to endorse and work to hold hearings for H.R. 676. Build coalitions everywhere, travel on a road show, write letters to the editor, visit your editorial board, plan memorials for those who have died because of insurance company denials. Organize City by City nationwide. Call our office if you need information, materials, contacts, support in your area. 1-800-453-1305.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA TRUTH HEARING May 15th Truth Hearing -- Oakland , California How we can defeat the individual mandate nationwide-- the California Experience. Healthcare as a Human Right. Being organized by Ethel Long Scott and the Women's Economic Agenda Project in Oakland . Contact elscott@weap.org for details
NEW STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN
*June-December – Healthcare-NOW will be Training Organizers-- work together with state and local governments to help them understand the savings they will gain in their employee healthcare costs with H.R. 676. Get endorsements and involve in the national campaign. Contact Tom Knoche: Knocheberg@aol.com
INTERFAITH CONFERENCE -- June 2-4, Cleveland
MARCH IN SAN FRANCISCO AGAINST AHIP
June 19 March in San Francisco, Annual Meeting of the Insurance Industry (AHIP) California Nurses Association Contact: Michael Lighty, mlighty@calnurses.org or Don Bechler, Local marches targeting major insurance company headquarters. Contact: Katie at Healthcare-NOw to get details. 1-800-453-1305.
MEDICARE BIRTHDAY EVENTS
July 30: MEDICARE BIRTHDAY --National Call in Day for improved and enhanced Medicare for All. Mail cards to Congress and tTake a birthday cake to your Congress Members' local office and a big birthday card with a lot of signatures from his/her district. Cindy Calley from Indianapolis is organizing this campaign. Watch this space for details or email home@calleys.org
BIRDDOGGING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
August (last week): Birddog and demonstrate outside the Democratic Convention in Denver …Bob Sisler as Contact?
LABOR DAY
September (first Monday) March on Labor Day. Healthcare contingents in front of marches everywhere. (Do we need to do a more organized plan for this?)
BIRDDOGGING REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
September (first week) Demonstrate and birddog outside the Republican Convention in Minneapolis . cherippehrc@hotmail.com
Initiative to organize the Northwest for H.R. 676: All year. (Britta ILWU leading)
NATIONAL MEMORIAL VIGIL, LINCOLN MEMORIAL
September 26: National Memorial Vigil in Washington D.C. at the Lincoln Monument after the Congressional Black Caucus Weekend. Local Vigils nationwide remembering those who have died as a result of insurance company denials and abuse. Donna Smith is leading this organizing effort. Donna Smith, Contact: dssmith1119@hotmail.com
LOCAL GET-OUT-THE-VOTE
October 1st- November 10th: Election Organizing, Media, Bird Dogging, Get out the Vote. Use all activities to promote H.R. 676.
NATIONAL STRATEGY CONFERENCE
November 15th and 16th – Healthcare-NOW National Strategy Conference – Plan our work for 2009, getting the new Congress and the President to move quickly to establish a national guaranteed single payer healthcare system for all. info@healthcare-now.org
TAKING OUR CAMPAIGN TO WASHINGTON , D.C. November – March 2009– Taking our state and local governments healthcare campaign to Washington . Contact Tom Knoche or Marilyn Clement knocheberg@aol.com or marilyncle@earthlink.net 2008 All Year : Help make plans and raise money for Healthcare-NOW activities nationwide. We are looking for 20 high impact donors of $5,000 that we can match for basic support. Please think of one potential donor who can help us and send us the info (or ask him/her yourself). Money can be given anonymously through the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization, our 501 (c) 3 sponsor. Call Marilyn at 212-255-5532 for more information. |
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