Celebrate Medicare's 44th Birthday by showing Congress and President
Obama that unions, doctors, nurses, seniors, faith groups, and Americans
of every stripe support national, single-payer healthcare.
Download the flyer! http://www.healthcare-now.org/docs/july30.pdf
Download Transportation Guide
http://www.healthcare-now.org/docs/july30busguide.pdf
Find a bus going to DC near you! Updated daily.
http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/single-payer-rally/bus
Schedule
Rally 1 pm - 2 pm in the Upper Senate Park
9am - 11:30 am Volunteers needed for morning drop to all Members of
Congress. Meet in Room 2138 Judiciary Committee Room of Rayburn House
Building for materials to deliver to every member of Congress! Email
info@healthcare-now.org if you plan to help with the morning lobby visits.
2pm onward - Activists will take to the hill for meetings with Members
of Congress. If you need help in setting up a meeting with your Member,
please email info@healthcare-now.org. Lobby materials will be available
in the Judiciary Committee Room for pick up on the day of the meetings.
They will be posted here shortly to download in advance.
Confirmed Speakers at Rally
Jos Williams – President, AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council
Dr. David Scheiner – President Obama's personal physician of 22 years
Sidney M. Wolfe, MD - Acting President of Public Citizen
Terry O'Neill - President, National Organization for Women
State Senator Ferlo - Pennsylvania State Senator
Sameer Dossani - Demand Dignity Campaign Director, Amnesty International
Barbara Ehrenreich - Feminist, sociologist, and political activist, and
author of nearly 20 books including Nickled and Dimed
Congressman John Conyers
Medea Benjamin – Cofounder of Code Pink and Global Exchange
Tim Carpenter - Progressive Democrats of America, Executive Director
Donna Smith - Community Activist and Legislative Advocate, California
Nurses Association, whose story of financial bankruptcy was featured in
Michael Moore's film, "SiCKO."
No comments:
Post a Comment