National Day of Action for Single-Payer Health Care Coming Up

[clear eye]

May 30th Day of Action

Local Demonstrations and Rallies

Sponsored by:

The Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Healthcare
HEALTHCARE-NOW!
SinglePayer.com (CNA/National Nurses Organizing Committee)
Physicians for a National Health Program
Americans for Democratic Action
1payer.net

Start organizing & publicizing your local event now! Find out if one has been started, and if not, get your permit. It's a Saturday, so make it known that the event is family-friendly. Then talk it up w/ everyone you even think might be interested, and notify and get support from all local organizations and institutions of worship who you think may be supportive. Have your teenager canvass for storefronts and bulletin boards for places to post leaflets. You'll be surprised what you can achieve given the level of support on this issue. Don't worry; it's not brain surgery.

[Mythsaje]

1. I sent a fax via the Physicians' site.

Sent it to the whole finance committee. I mentioned Insurance Company Profitability as the only real reason for them to oppose single payer health care.

That's the point I want to hammer home. Short, sweet, and on point.

[livefreest]

2. oh my God I hope it's going to be great!

[Luminous Animal]

7. It will only be great if you participate...

and you and you and you.

http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/may-30th-day-of-action/

Planning is happening in:

Albany, NY - May 27th
Atlana, GA - May 27th
Augusta, ME - May 30th
Austin, TX - May 30th
Billings, MT - May 16th
Boston, MA - May 30th
Chicago, IL - June 2nd
Denver, CO - May 30th
Elmwood Park, NJ - June 5
Fenton, MI - May 21st
Indianapolis, IN - May 20th
Lawrence, KS - May 30th
Louisville, KY - May 28th
Middleton, CT - May 28th
New Albany, IN - May 30th
New York City, NY - May 30th
Philadelphia, PA - May 30th
Pittsburgh, PA - May 29th
Phoenix, AZ - May 30th
Pontiac, MI - June 16th
Portland, OR - TBA
Princeton, NJ - May 31st
Rochester, NY - May 30th
San Diego, CA - June 3rd
San Francisco, CA - TBA
Seattle, WA - May 30th
Springfield, MA - May 27th
Tampa, FL - TBA
Topeka, KS - May 30th
Towson, MD - May 30th
Wheaton, MD - May 30th

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3. Other steps to take for organizing a local event, and news on a labor endorsement

Essential-- ASAP, inform the HEALTHCARE-NOW website so they can list your event, and put notices in local papers and shoppers. A few days before the 30th, when everything is firmed up, notify the media--print, radio, local TV or cable news, and appropriate blogs.

Optional--1)see if PNHP can dig you up a local speaker (they have a speakers bureau), or find one from a local organization, and get a small loudspeaker system; 2)offer spots for lit and sign-up tables on your site to groups working on single-payer; 3)find an artsy person to make a couple of signs and have them commercially reproduced for sale or free distribution to participants (depending on finances); 4)issue a press release the morning of the event on the reason for the demo including quotes from leaders of participating groups and articulate members of the general public; 4)create chants and/or topical songs sung to familiar melodies and run off copies of lyrics for participants.

And Have Fun.

Related news: It seems a leader of the lobbying arm of the AFL-CIO was quoted as supporting single-payer: http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/may/single_payer_system_.php

[clear eye]

4. Please keep this boosted this so people find out about it.

There's not a whole heck of a lot of time to make it happen.

[druidity33]

5. morning K&R... nt

[clear eye]

6. Thanks. ;-)

[Wednesdays]

8. K&R

:kick:

[hfojvt]

9. kick

although I doubt if there is an event in my area

[centristgrandpa]

10. kudos...

I'm so stunned about Mr. Obama dropping this important matter, totally stunned.