The Next Wave of Actions--Patients Not Profit Sit-Ins
From Healthcare-NOW!
Dear All:
Today - Wednesday, October 28th — the next wave of the Mobilization for Health Care for All begins. Go here to see the locations of the 19 actions around the country.
After over 100 people have risked arrest across the country in sit-ins in the last month, we are beginning to shift the debate about health care reform in our country. Our actions have helped to put a spotlight on the real problem - the insurance companies - and elevate the real solution - Medicare for All. And they have demonstrated the real engine of change: the determined, courageous action of everyday people willing to put their bodies on the line to challenge injustice.
Just as stories of insurance abuse and denial of care are finally being covered more frequently in the media, the insurance companies have begun openly attacking reform even more boldly. It’s becoming clear to more and more people that until we take on the insurance companies that are not just killing us but killing our democracy, we will never win real reform - Medicare for All. This is our opening. When we go back to sit-in this week we’re going to demand that they take every lobbying dollar they’re spending to corrupt our democracy and kill reform and demand they use them instead to pay for the care they’re denying. And we’re going to do it all over the country.
October 28th is the launch of the next wave of Patients Not Profit Sit-Ins. And the wave will continue until at least November 4th. If you’re city isn’t listed and you want to help organize a sit-in there, email organize@mobilizeforhealthcare.org with “Local Leader / Your City & State” in the subject and be sure to include your phone number in the email.
Our campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience is spreading across America, and we’re not going to stop until we’ve broken the grip of the insurance companies on our democracy and our lives.
Thanks for all that you do,
Healthcare-NOW! National Staff
P.S. Call Congress for single-payer now! It’s easy and toll-free.
Here is a listing of up coming Sit-In events:
October 28th:
Augusta, GA
When: 9:00AM
Contact: Joe Elliott, josephelliott6@gmail.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-augusta.ning.com/
Columbus, OH
When: 11:30AM
Contact: Drew Smith, drewsmith86@gmail.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-ohio.ning.com
Glendale, CA
When: 10:00AM
Contact: Laura Flanagan
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-la.ning.com
Newark, NJ
When: 12:30PM
Contact: Carol Gay, carolgay747@aol.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-newark.ning.com
New York City, NY
When: 10:00AM
Contact: Jean Fox, jeanmaryfox@yahoo.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-nyc.ning.com
Rochester, NY
When: Noon
Contact: Rebecca Elgie, healthylink@earthlink.net
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-upstateny.ning.com/
San Francisco, CA
When: 7:30AM
Contact: Dan Hodges
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-bayarea.ning.com
Seattle, WA
When: TBA
Contact: Lila Z. pdx.lila@gmail.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-seattle.ning.com/
Sunrise, FL
When: 11:00AM
Contact: Al Rogers, democrat.activist@gmail.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-florida.ning.com
Virginia Beach, VA
When: 11:00AM
Contact: Trudy Serrano, trudyserrano@live.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-vabeach.ning.com
Warwick, RI
When: 11:00AM
Contact: Robert, robert@ripda.org
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-ri.ning.com
October 29th:
Baltimore, MD
When: 12:00PM
Contact: Kevin Zeese, kzeese@earthlink.net
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-baltimore.ning.com
Louisville, KY
When: 10:00AM
Contact: Kay Tillow, nursenpo@aol.com, 917-621-7268
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-kentucky.ning.com/
October 30th:
Philadelphia, PA
When: Noon
Contact: Jeff Muckensturm, jeff@healthcare-now.org
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-pa.ning.com/
November 3rd:
San Diego, CA
When: 10:00AM
Contact: Jerry Malamud, aabs@aol.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-sandiego.ning.com/
November 4th:
Albuquerque, NM
When: 10:30AM
Contact: Guy Watson, drguy0@gmail.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-abq.ning.com/
Atlanta, GA
When: 10:00AM
Contact: Denise Woodall, denisewoodallksu@yahoo.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-atlanta.ning.com/
Detroit, MI
When: 12:00pm
Contact: Precious Daniels, vincious1@hotmail.com; 313-361-4318
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-detroit.ning.com
Portland, OR
When: TBA
Contact: Jim Ferner, vjday153@hotmail.com
Link: http://mobilizeforhealthcare-oregon.ning.com
November 12:
Rochester, NY
When: 8:55am
Contact: Jack Kashinsky, jackann410@aol.com; 585-442-7898
REMEMBER: From: HealthJustice <newsletter@health-justice.org>
Congressman Wiener needs your help on his single payer Medicare For All amendment. I just got back from a conference in Boston where Rep. Wiener asked for help on two things:
First, and urgently, he wants people to contact Speaker Pelosi and ask her to keep her promise to allow a floor amendment and floor debate on a single payer amendment to the House bill. Although the Speaker promised such a floor amendment in July , there is a strong likelihood that she will back down on that promise in the very near future unless she gets a flood of emails, faxes or calls. So let’s flood Nancy Pelosi’s office with faxes like we did once before.
Remarkably, Speaker Pelosi said in Democratic Caucus “If it were up to me, we would have single payer.” Let’s remind Nancy Pelosi with a flood of faxes: it IS up to her because she is the Speaker.
Second, Rep. Wiener asked that we flood our Congresspersons with calls and push them to support the single payer Medicare For All amendment. About 100 other Congressmen are solidly behind it now and even blue dogs are wavering, so Wiener thinks a push on Congress will help a great deal. You can send a fax supporting the Wiener single payer Medicare For All amendment right now. Just click here.
You can send a FREE fax to Pelosi very simply and easily.
Here is the link to the fax.
It simply asks Pelosi to keep her promise for a floor debate in the House. The Pelosi fax linked above is very important. You can also call her office at 202-225-4965.
Don’t let her back down on her promise of a single payer floor debate in the House.