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 Seeking
A National Single Payer Healthcare System That Will Cover Everyone
In The United States |
Teach-ins, TV, and Other Organizing Events The following is a list of cities where we are working and coalitions are educating and building the movement for a national single payer healthcare system. Phoenix, Tucson, Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, AL; Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, Mill Valley, Larkspur,CA. San Francisco; Englewood, Denver, Alamosa, Montrose, Pueblo,CO; New Haven, CT; District of Columbia, Newark, DE; Boise, ID; West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Tallahassee, Daytona Beach, Coral Gables, Miami, Gainesville, FL; Augusta, Savannah, Decatur, Clarksville, Atlanta,GA; Kansas City, Lawrence,KS; Louisville, Lexington, KY'; Princeton, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Ft. Lee, NJ; Chicago, Charleston, IL; Indianapolis, IN; New Orleans, LA; Louisville, KY; Amherst, Boston, Lenox, Mt. Holyoke, MA; Bangor, Portland, ME; Detroit,MI; St. Louis, Missouri City, Columbia, Hazelwood, MO; Charlotte, Rosalie, Lincoln, NE, Chapel Hill, NC, Mooresville, NC; Albuquerque, NM; New York City, Brooklyn, Long Island, Beacon, Chatham, The Bronx, Albany, Ithaca and Binghamton, Kingston, Rochester, Jamestown, Long Island, Buffalo, Westchester, NY; Princeton, Ft. Lee, Elizabeth, Paramus, Jersey City, Trenton,NJ; Albuquerque,NM; Akron, Bedford, Cleveland, Gates Mills,Ohio; Portland, OR;Bryn Mawr, Erie, Pittsburgh, Aliquippa, Bucks County, Philadelphia, PA; Columbia, SC; Nashville, Crossville, TN; San Antonio, Tyler, Austin, TX; Lynchburg, Roanoke,Lexington, Reston, Arlington,VA; Burlington, Wells, VT; Seattle and Bellingham, WA; Washington, D.C.
EVENT REPORTS -- April, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Healthcare Month Bellingham, Washington, April 4th Wednesday, April 4 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm United for National Health Care to banner at freeway overpasses in Ferndale, Bellingham and Mt. Vernon. For more info: info@UFHC.org
Lenox, Massachusetts To: Healthcare-NOW! Hello: The event went well with 30 plus people turning out on a week night that was cold, snowing and sleet. Lots of discussion and a few testimonials and I made sure each person at the event had a copy of "Medicare for All" and got petitions signed-will mail them in about a week as I am trying to get more signatures at work. Dr. Kaplan, the keynote speaker, made sure to let everyone in the audience know to call Congress this month to advocate for single-payer. Warm regards, Giovanna Lepore
ON FEBRUARY 22, 2007 HEALTHCARE-NOW PRESENTS IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
TWO FREE PUBLIC PRESENTATONS AND BOOK SIGNINGS BY NOTED AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SCHOLARS
Harriet Washington, medical historian, will present her groundbreaking work that uncovers the sordid history of medical experimentation on African descendants from colonial times to the present, including, the current use of unethical methods to “treat” clinically Black people.
She will be signing her new book: Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present.
Dr. Frederick Newsome, MD, attending physician at Harlem Hospital, will present his paradigm shifting analysis and examination of unique and profound issues regarding the meaning of clinical practice for the African descendant professional health provider.
He will be signing his new book: An African American Philosophy of Medicine
Ajamu Sankofa, national organizer for Healthcare-Now will offer brief remarks of why a national single-payer health system (HR 676) in the United States is urgently relevant to the quality of life of all people of African descent residing in the United States.
Torian Easterling, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey will moderate the event.
BOOKS will be available for sale. Information is POWER.
DATE: Thursday, February 22, 2007 PLACE: ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 521 WEST 126TH NY, NY 10027 TIME: 7 PM TO 9:30 PM
Co-sponsors: New York City Chapter of Healthcare-Now, Latinos for National Health Insurance, Million Worker March, Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development, NYC Katrina Solidarity Committee, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA),NYC Chapter of National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL); NY Metro Chapter Physicians for a National Health Plan
CHATHAM, NY March 29, Thursday from 7 pm-9 pm at the Chatham Library, Woodbridge Avenue in Chatham, New York(snowdate, April 5 call Library at 518 392-3666) we will have a community event for National Single-Payer Universal Health Care with: LENOX, MASS, APRIL 4TH April 4, Wednesday, Martin Luther King. Jr. Memorial Day from 7 pm-9:30 pm at the Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker Street, Lenox, Massachusetts, community event for National Single-Payer Universal Health Care with:
April 28th, 2007 Utah Jobs For Justice is putting on Workers Rights Board Hearing in Salt Lake City For more info Jeff or Linda 606-2074 NYC, December 19th Healthcare-Now! Presents:
Contact: Ajamu Sankofa: AjamuSankofa1949@aol.com
> Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare (KSPH), Dec 7th 1. Single Payer Education Meeting led by David Bos. Th. Dec. 7, 5:30 pm, Board Rm., Mezzanine, Public Library, 4th and York. 2. Sat. Dec. 9, PNHP Single Payer Conference, Lexington, Program Below. 3. KSPH General Meeting, Th. Dec. 21, 5:30 PM--plus Potluck Party at 6:30 PM, Meeting and party at the home of Lane and Garrett Adams, 2975 Lexington Rd. Bring a dish to share! Celebrate the victories! 4. Single payer made simple. http://www.grahamazon.com/sp/whatissinglepayer.php
Lexington Public Library
Atlanta,
Georgia January 18-21st
2007- Summit
to Ensure the Health and Humanity of Pregnant and Birthing Women,
We're extending our early registration. Starting
today and through November 1, we are holding our early registration
rate to $315, which includes breakfast and lunch and our full
Summit program for four days. Who should attend the Summit?
Doulas, midwives, physicians, and other reproductive health care
providers, birthing rights, reproductive and social justice activists
and all who are committed to the health and humanity of pregnant
and birthing women. National Advocates
for Pregnant Women.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Human Rights and Healthcare Wisconsin - Human Rights and Healthcare Event, December 800-453-1305 for more details. Alachua County (Gainesville) Florida Labor Party, Tuesday, November 28th, 6:00 P.M. at the Alachua County Education Association, 618 NW 13th Avenue. A discussion of health care with people from other countries: What's the truth, are there really waiting lines in Canada? Are taxes really higher? What's it like not to have to pay for healthcare? Individuals with health care experiences from other countries will speak at this event focusing on how high-quality low-hassle healthcare is the norm in every industrialized nation but ours (essentially because we are the only one without a national healthcare system). Instead, our system puts profits before patients, wasting billions on administrative overhead and CEO salaries, while nearly 47 million Americans have no health insurance at all. Paramus, NJ, November 18th. We hope to see you 10:30 A.M. for the next meeting of New Jersey Healthcare for All, The United Labor Agency 205 Robin Road, Suite 220, Paramus, NJ. San Francisco, CA.: November 12, 3pm. Comparison of the US health care system to those of other countries. The San Francisco meeting will be at 626 Pacheco, home of Drs Krista Farey and Vishu Lingappa. This meeting will help defend against the anecdotal stories that national healthcare systems in other countries do not work. State Senator Sheila Kuehl will be reintroducing SB 840, the California Health Insurance Reliability Act in early 2007. Our task as always will be to win the hearts of minds of Californians to support universal health care with single payer financing so as to make our legislation veto proof. The leaflet is attached and pasted below. We encourage you to forward this email.
Phoenix, AR - "Out and About" radio program featuring stories about Healthcare. "Air America" or go to Finis Productions Reuben Romero's Out and About! Tune in live on 1480 AM KPHX in the greater Phoenix area, or you can go to there website and listen live online! Be sure to check the Shows link to browse the archives of past shows.Thanks and we'll see you soon Out and About!
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