Laura
10-17-2009, 11:46 PM
Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign <metrohealth@igc.org>
To: metrohealth@igc.org
Subject: ACTION ALERT: National Day of Action THIS TUES. OCT. 20 -- NYC plans include Pres. Obama and Rep. McMahon
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:31:48 -0400
Dear Friends and Supporters,
After nearly a century, Congress is FINALLY poised to act on comprehensive national health care reform legislation. House and Senate leaders are preparing bills that will be released in the coming days, and floor debates and votes are expected to begin perhaps as early as Mon. Oct. 26th, a mere week from now.
What happens during this coming week will set the stage for the floor debates and votes, which are expected to 3-4 weeks.
This coming Tuesday Oct. 20th is a National Day of Action for Health Care. Literally hundreds of events are happening that day all across the country where a whole variety of groups, unions, faith congregations, and other constituencies are engaging their members in activities calling on Congress to move forward on REAL health care reform.
Here's what's in the works here in NYC:
1. Tues. Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 12 noon -- Health Care Town Meeting with Rep. Michael McMahon (D-NY 13, Staten Island and SW Brooklyn) at the Shore Hill Community Center, 9000 Shore Road (bet. 89th & 91st Stss.) in Bay Ridge. For directions: http://tripplanner.mta.info/
Action step: Mobilize your contacts and networks in the Brooklyn section of Rep. McMahon's district to get people there. Ask them to arrive between 8:30-9 a.m., and once inside to take aisle seats and/or sit up front. We don't know if people will be allowed to bring signs inside. The place only holds 150-200 people and it's very possible that the "tea party" opponents of reform will show up en masse early and take the good seats (as they did for a similar health care town meeting Rep. McMahon held on Staten Island a couple of weeks ago.) We're urging people to attemda amd express support for reform and for a strong public option linked to Medicare, and to call on Rep. McMahon to work with House leadership in moving a good reform bill forward.
2. Organizing for America (OFA) and NYC for Change are mobilizing phone banks that day to call voters locally and outside NYC and urge them to contact their Senators and Representatives about health care reform. Complete listings are on the OFA and NYC for Change websites.
3. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS COMING TO NYC NEXT TUES. EVENING! He will be in town for an event with OFA to support their work on health care reform. It is being held at the Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center, located at 311 W. 34th St. west of 8th Ave. in Manhattan.
Here's what we and our allies in Health Care for America Now (HCAN) are planning, and how you can participate:
* Press conference at 5:30 p.m. featuring leaders from local trade unions and health reform advocacy organizations
* "Rally for a Strong Public Option" at 5:45 p.m. on the east side of 8th Ave. between 33rd and 34th Sts. (enter from 33rd St.) The rally will last until about 7 p.m. The President is expected to arrive during this time frame.
Action step: We seek a really big turnout for this rally, so please spread the word. This rally will be a great opportunity for those not going into the OFA event to express support for health care reform to the public and media covering the event. In particular, the rally will emphasize support for inclusion of a strong public health insurance option within reform legislation. Bring signs, banners, and friends!
Thanks for all you do in the fight for health care for all in New York and across America,
Mark Hannay
Director
Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign
One Hudson Square
75 Varick Street, Suite 1404
DC 1707 AFSCME
New York, NY 10013
212-925-1829
212-925-0806 (fax)
metrohealth@igc.org
www.metrohealthcare.org
To: metrohealth@igc.org
Subject: ACTION ALERT: National Day of Action THIS TUES. OCT. 20 -- NYC plans include Pres. Obama and Rep. McMahon
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:31:48 -0400
Dear Friends and Supporters,
After nearly a century, Congress is FINALLY poised to act on comprehensive national health care reform legislation. House and Senate leaders are preparing bills that will be released in the coming days, and floor debates and votes are expected to begin perhaps as early as Mon. Oct. 26th, a mere week from now.
What happens during this coming week will set the stage for the floor debates and votes, which are expected to 3-4 weeks.
This coming Tuesday Oct. 20th is a National Day of Action for Health Care. Literally hundreds of events are happening that day all across the country where a whole variety of groups, unions, faith congregations, and other constituencies are engaging their members in activities calling on Congress to move forward on REAL health care reform.
Here's what's in the works here in NYC:
1. Tues. Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 12 noon -- Health Care Town Meeting with Rep. Michael McMahon (D-NY 13, Staten Island and SW Brooklyn) at the Shore Hill Community Center, 9000 Shore Road (bet. 89th & 91st Stss.) in Bay Ridge. For directions: http://tripplanner.mta.info/
Action step: Mobilize your contacts and networks in the Brooklyn section of Rep. McMahon's district to get people there. Ask them to arrive between 8:30-9 a.m., and once inside to take aisle seats and/or sit up front. We don't know if people will be allowed to bring signs inside. The place only holds 150-200 people and it's very possible that the "tea party" opponents of reform will show up en masse early and take the good seats (as they did for a similar health care town meeting Rep. McMahon held on Staten Island a couple of weeks ago.) We're urging people to attemda amd express support for reform and for a strong public option linked to Medicare, and to call on Rep. McMahon to work with House leadership in moving a good reform bill forward.
2. Organizing for America (OFA) and NYC for Change are mobilizing phone banks that day to call voters locally and outside NYC and urge them to contact their Senators and Representatives about health care reform. Complete listings are on the OFA and NYC for Change websites.
3. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS COMING TO NYC NEXT TUES. EVENING! He will be in town for an event with OFA to support their work on health care reform. It is being held at the Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center, located at 311 W. 34th St. west of 8th Ave. in Manhattan.
Here's what we and our allies in Health Care for America Now (HCAN) are planning, and how you can participate:
* Press conference at 5:30 p.m. featuring leaders from local trade unions and health reform advocacy organizations
* "Rally for a Strong Public Option" at 5:45 p.m. on the east side of 8th Ave. between 33rd and 34th Sts. (enter from 33rd St.) The rally will last until about 7 p.m. The President is expected to arrive during this time frame.
Action step: We seek a really big turnout for this rally, so please spread the word. This rally will be a great opportunity for those not going into the OFA event to express support for health care reform to the public and media covering the event. In particular, the rally will emphasize support for inclusion of a strong public health insurance option within reform legislation. Bring signs, banners, and friends!
Thanks for all you do in the fight for health care for all in New York and across America,
Mark Hannay
Director
Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign
One Hudson Square
75 Varick Street, Suite 1404
DC 1707 AFSCME
New York, NY 10013
212-925-1829
212-925-0806 (fax)
metrohealth@igc.org
www.metrohealthcare.org