Health Care '09 Information

Health Care for America Now, the largest health care campaign in the country, will have a large scale rally and lobby day on June 25th in Washington, DC. The Health Care '09 rally will take place at 11:30am in Upper Senate Park (map) and following there will be lobby activities in various locations. Click here for more information about the schedule.

How do I get involved?

There is a bus departing 17th & JFK in Philadelphia on Thursday, June 25 at 7am.  If you're interested in attending this rally please visit:  http://www.healthcare09.org/ The schedule once in DC is as follows: 11:00am                    Buses arrive and crowd starts to assemble for Rally 11:30am-12:30pm     Rally on the Mall 1:30 pm-4:00pm        Lobby Visits & Town Hall Meetings

-PA State Town Halls for 800 people near the Capitol. Senator Specter, Representative Sestak and other members of Congress are expected to attend -Issue Town Halls (Small business, Doctors/Nurses, Equities) -Small Group Lobby Visits for members of the PA delegation to see members of Congress who cannot come to the town hall.

4:30pm-5:30pm          Debrief & Report Back 6pm                             Buses Leave If you plan to attend this exciting event, please contact Christiane by visiting this page.  She is planning to attend this rally.

On June 26th, the Temple University Comprehensive HIV Program is organizing an HIV Testing Day at the Student Faculty Center, 1st Floor, 3340 N. Broad Street. They need OFA volunteers to pass out fliers at 2 Subway stops to encourage folks to get tested. Join our OFA team leaders either at the Allegheny or the Erie subway stops on the Broad St line, from 8:30 to 9:30 AM. Please RSVP @ http://bit.ly/v1qQd

HIV/AIDS is still a serious health concern for every one of us: On this OFA National Day of Service join our team and participate in "National HIV Testing Day"! OFA volunteers will be asked, as a team, to circulate information about HIV/AIDS and testing in the neighborhood of several testing locations: - 18th St and Lehigh Avenue (10A-1P) - Philly AIDS Thrift at 5th/Bainbridge (2-5P) - Passyunk and Morris in South Philly (6-9P) - Washington West Project at 1201 Locust (9A-9P). To view locations on a map: http://bit.ly/efWGD Volunteers who wish to participate are strongly encouraged to attend a 1/2 hr info and training session on either Tuesday June 23d or Wednesday June 24th at the Mazzoni Center 1201 Chestnut St (3rd Floor) at 5:30PM.  The training will cover important HIV Outreach Protocol information and will give an orientation to the information packets we will help circulate.  We may also have an opportunity to help assemble some of these packets while we are there.  (If you are unable to attend a training, sign up anyway and arrive 1/2 hr earlier at the testing location of your choice to receive material and brief orientation.) Because HIV outreach crosses party lines, we have been asked to be non-partisan on the 27th. So please wear a bright T-shirt without political logos and bring a canvas bag (or similar) to carry your materials. This event is a collaboration with the Mazzoni Center - http://www.mazzonicenter.org For more information and to RSVP, please visit http://bit.ly/45ceNo (When you sign up for this event, please indicate in the message box the testing location(s) and the training day of your choice.)

Millions of Americans live in fear of getting sick because they can't afford the care they need - President Obama wants to change that by giving all Americans access to public health care. Under President Obama's plan, Americans could choose between the insurance plan they have already (if they have one) or a public plan that would provide quality, affordable care. Unsurprisingly, private insurers have spent millions of dollars trying to keep this plan from becoming reality. Instead, they're asking for "reform" that wouldn't change anything at all. I signed a petition asking my senators to side with President Obama and the American people - not the insurance industry. I hope you will, too. Please have a look and take action. http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/public_option/?r_by=4523-2020480-0oqpTTx&rc=confemail Thanks!

Dear Organizing for America - Center City East Volunteer, "If we don't get it done this year, we're not going to get it done." That's how President Obama -- briefing leading Organizing for America volunteers in our health care effort -- described our fight to pass real health care reform in 2009. This campaign could not be more important or more urgent. And this weekend, it's coming to Old City.  We have organized a house meeting at team member Dana's apartment.  This is your chance to join up with local supporters, get the facts, and help make a plan to build support in our neighborhood, and start putting that plan into action. Here's the details: Time: Sunday, June 7 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Host: Dana Binder Location:  Dana's Apartment / 100 Arch Street / Apt. 2B/3B  (Ring 2B, Enter on 3B)

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