Nearly 10,000 activists from coast-to-coast gathered in Washington, D.C. today to show their support for quality, affordable health care for all at the Healthcare '09 rally. The masses of grassroots activists were joined by Members of Congress, doctors, nurses, small business owners, labor leaders, faith leaders and others to lobby Congress for health care reform. From Dr. Howard Dean to Sen. Sherrod Brown, Anna Burger and Edie Falco - the message carrying the day is "We want health care, and we want it NOW!" For those of you who couldn't make it, below are some pics.
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http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/single-payer-rally
Medicare: Made in America
DC Lobby Day and Rally
July 30, 2009, Washington, DC
Celebrate Medicare’s 44th Birthday by showing Congress and President Obama the people, unions, doctors, nurses, seniors, faith groups and Americans of every stripe support a single-payer system.
As President Obama says, “We must build on what works and leave out what doesn’t.” Medicare has successfully provided care to seniors and people with disabilities for almost half a century. Medicare is a truly American-made system that other health care systems around the world have since been modeled after. With little over 3% administrative overhead, we must look to this American solution to our health care crisis.
The best way to save this system is to expand it and make it a truly single-payer system by removing the for-profit interests.
Polls consistently show that the public supports a Medicare for All system, and 59% of physicians support it. In the face of inadequate reform to our health care system, we want Congress to make sure our voice is heard.
The Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care is launching a rally and lobby day on Thursday, July 30th in Washington DC with concurrent actions around the country to bring this message to Washington DC and the Congress.
The Rally and Lobby Day in DC are currently being planned and logistics will be announced soon.
We urge you and your organization to help support this important action in any of the following ways:
1) Cosponsor the event in DC by providing a donation to the effort or providing buses and/or accommodations for your members or supporters to join us for the day. Please complete the cosponsorship form below.
2) Provide a speaker for the rally planned in Washington DC.
3) Personally deliver a message to your Members of Congress on July 30th in DC and/or in the home district of your Representatives that you support expanding and improving Medicare for All.
4) Join the planning committee of this event to add support to the many things that must be done in preparation.
5) Donate to help fund the rally. Send checks to California Nurses Association National Nurses Organizing Committee, National Nurses Organizing Committee 888 16th St NW Suite 640 Washington, DC 20006, memo: July 30th
6) Download the flyer!
We look forward to hearing from you soon about how you would like to get involved!
Cosponsorship Form
1. Your Name(required)
2. Organization
3. Email(valid email required)
4. Phone
5. Website
6. Address
7. City, State, ZIP
8. Pledging this many people to attend the rally
9. We will contribute the following (check as many as you like)
10. Sponsoring a bus to the event Providing accommodations for out of town guests Advertising the event Sharing my personal story about the health care system Providing a speaker from my organization Lobbying my member of Congress on July 30th Donate to fund the rally (See below) Be a point person in my area to organize a bus/transportation
11. Message
Send checks to California Nurses Association National Nurses Organizing Committee, National Nurses Organizing Committee 888 16th St NW Suite 640 Washington, DC 20006 memo: July 30th.
Posted by Sandy Eaton, RN on June 26, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Posted on June 26, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Does anyone know of a bus going from SE Michigan to the July 30 rally in DC?
Posted by Douglas H on July 22, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Posted on July 22, 2009 at 11:20 AM
I guess all of these folks were just too well behaved. The MSM did not cover this rally at all. Not enough "screamers, me firsters, or people packing guns"
Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews missed it.
Posted by Kathleen on August 21, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Posted on August 21, 2009 at 9:51 AM