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United for single payer

By eridani
Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 02:36:38 AM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Health

On Wednesday night, June 25, United for Single Payer, got off to a great start. Thanks to the generosity of meeting participants, our fund raiser met its goal of raising $4,000 that evening. We want to thank each and every one of you who contributed.

http://www.pnhpwesternwashington.org/united_for_single_payer/united_for_single_payer_index.html

This will be transferred to http://www.unitedforsinglepayer.org within a day or so.

Now we need your help so we can meet Goal #2: To raise $6,000 more for a total of $10,000 by 5 pm on July 8. If we meet that goal, a generous donor has offered to donate an additional $1,000, to make a grand total of $11,000 raised.

We request that you ask your organization and every single payer advocate you know to contribute. We need funds to pay for ads, events, signs, rallies or other actions voted on at our weekly meetings.

United for Single Payer is already on the move! Our first event is taking place this Sunday at the Seattle Gay Pride Parade. Please see the event description below this e-mail.

Here is how to contribute:

Health Care for All - Washington has established a fund for United for Single Payer.
Make a check payable to Health Care for All - Washington. At the bottom of the check write: United for Single Payer. Please mail your check to:

United for Single Payer
Health Care for All - Washington
P.O. Box 30506
Seattle WA 98113-0506

On request, receipts will be provided for all contributions indicating that they are for the use of the Single Payer Coalition fund.

Ken Fabert, Chair
Fund Raising Committee

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United for Single Payer
UNITED FOR SINGLE PAYER ACTION

WHERE: Seattle Gay Pride Parade Grounds
DATE: Sunday, June 28th
MEETING TIME/ PLACE: 10:45 am at 4th and Denny
WEAR: White T shirt; lab coat; scrubs
BRING: Backing for two sided sign if you have a preference. Approx 11 x 22 example = PRIDE IN SINGLE PAYER
OTHER INFORMATION:
1) Please bring / know your three single payer 'talking' points so you are well prepared
to dialogue with folks about single payer. This crowd will be sympathetic
to our cause but they will still benefit from education.
2) We will have a table with a sign up so attendees can get on board for future
single payer events.
3) We will encourage attendees to contact their congressional representatives

Shoreline public forum on health care

Tuesday, June 30th, 7PM

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Thurston County health care coalition forms

Independence day themed July 2nd health care action SEIU is organizing - we'd love to have many others join us.

We're asking people to dress in red, white and blue; bring your healthcare stories or mementos, and sign on to the Declaration of Independence from Insurance Companies!

Thursday, July 2 - Noon - Federal Building: 915 2nd Avenue, Seattle

Questions? Or want flyers? Contact Rachel Berkson rberkson {at} seiu.org

Take action and tell our elected leaders:

Now is the time for affordable, quality healthcare! We need a public option health plan.

Bring your healthcare stories or mementos, and sign on to the Declaration of Independence from Insurance Companies!

The American public will have only a small window of opportunity to provide input to our lawmakers in July and August before a final health care bill is adopted. We, therefore, urge grassroots supporters in Washington State who advocate for TRUE health care reform to put pressure on U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray and our nine U.S. House Representatives (including Adam Smith [WA-09] and Brian Baird [WA-03]) during this extremely crucial period.

We must demand a cost-effective and sustainable system that provides quality, affordable health care to everyone in the U.S. A single-payer system would be ideal; however, a public plan option that could eventually become a single-payer system would be an acceptable alternative given the current political climate in the "other" Washington.

As debates and deliberations go on in D.C. and as legislation is crafted, details matter! - or we may be stuck with a health care system that is hardly better (or even worse!) than our current, broken system.

For a very limited time, we citizen-voters (constituents) can have some impact on what kind of health care system is eventually created by the lawmakers WE have elected, so local chapters of the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), Democracy for America (DFA), the Washington Health Security Coalition (WHSC) and the Health Care Coalition of Thurston County, as well as other local organizations, will be holding the following joint meetings:

DATES: Wednesday, July 1st and Wednesday, August 5th (first Wednesdays)

TIME: 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. (please purchase your own dinner or snack)

LOCATION: i.talia Pizzeria, 2505 4th Ave. W, Olympia, WA 98501 (near Borders Books and the Best Buy store in the Westfield Capital Mall in Olympia).

These meetings will provide solid, factual information about the bills and deliberations going on in Congress right now. Then, citizen activists can contact their lawmakers in an informed and focused way so our individual and collective voices are heard by those who work for US in D.C.

We want our lawmakers to remember the essential message:

Listen to the voters ... not to the monied special interests!

Power to the People!

What are President Obama's health care agenda and goals?
What is "Single Payer Health Care?"
What is a "Public Plan?"
Who are the key players in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate?
Who are our allies?
Who are our foes?
Myth-busting and effective framing

Up-to-date report on proposed federal legislation
What can we do to secure REAL federal health care reform?

PLEASE JOIN US!
Together, we can make a difference!

Sincerely,
Linda and Cheryl

Cheryl Crist
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)
Point Person for WA 3rd Congressional District

and

Linda Sternhill Davis
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)
Point Person for WA 9th Congressional District
Website: http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=WA

Health Care Coalition of Thurston County (HCCTC)
Email: HealthCareCoalition-TC-owner@yahoogroups.com
eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HealthCareCoalition-TC/

Washington Health Security Coalition (WHSC)
P. O. Box 19631 - Queen Anne Station
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (877) 502-1873 (toll-free) ext. 705
Email: legislative@ahealthsecurity.org

Website: http://www.wahealthsecurity.org
eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/washingtonHealth/

Democracy for America (DFA) - Olympia/Thurston Chapter
Website: http://www.democracyforamerica.com/groups/552-olympia-thurston-dfa

by eridani on Sat Jun 27, 2009 at 12:05:45 AM PST

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