If you’ll be in PA on June 19, you may be able to get to one of five single payer health rallies happening around the state. Info below the fold.
June 19: Rally for Sane Healthcare In Harrisburg
This is just one of five rallies for health care reform happening all over the state (and in ten others). Join concerned citizens from all over the Commonwealth and show our politicians, business leaders, and health insurers that the time for change is now. And as long as your elected representatives are just up the street, why not take the opportunity to let them know how much you care about single payer health care legislation. 12:00-1:00 p.m. on the State Capitol Steps, downtown Harrisburg at 3rd & State Streets. Download a flyer and pass it around! More info: Rev. Sandra Strauss, PA Council of Churches, 717-545-4761 or s.strauss@pachurches.org
June 19: Day Of Protest Against Insurance Companies – Pittsburgh
It’s a hot summer for healthcare reform in PA and all over this land. Now is the time to stop the institutional madness that is killing, injuring, and bankrupting hard working Pennsylvanians as they struggle to pay their healthcare bills. Citizens just like you, along with doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals are making their voices heard here and in more than a dozen cities nationwide. 11:30 – 1:00 pm, 120 Fifth Ave, at Liberty, Downtown. Download one of our cool flyers and pass it around! More information: Ed Grystar, PASNAP/NNOC, 412-215-4141, egrystar@pennanurses.org
June 19: Day Of Protest Against Insurance Companies – Philadelphia
Pennsylvania is leading the nation in rallies for sane healthcare, with five events of more than a dozen happening all over the country. Take a couple of hours and let the insurance industry know how much you would rather have single payer health care than their dollar-driven system. Noon at Two Liberty Place at 16th and Chestnut. Download a flyer and give it to someone you care about. More info: Kathleen Casey, PASNAP/NNOC; 610-567-2907 or kcasey@pennanurses.org
June 19: Rally In Allentown for Single Payer Healthcare
Allentown reminds us that the movement for sane healthcare reform extends to every part of Pennsylvania. Come join us as we let our community and the health insurance industry know where we stand on today’s healthcare mess. Meet some of your neighbors, share some stories, and get fired up over improving the lives of our fellow citizens. Starts at noon in front of the Highmark Blue Cross office, 1221 W. Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102. Contact Ruth for more details, or download a cool flyer to put up all over town.
June 19: Rally in Wilkes Barre – “Healthcare, Yes; Health Insurance, No”
Join some kindred spirits in Wilkes-Barre for a rally for single payer healthcare. Starts at noon in Public Square, downtown W-B. We’ll start off with a few words on health care sanity from physicians, nurses, and activists. Then join us as we walk up the block to Northeast Blue Cross, where we’ll give voice to our theme. Pick up a nifty flyer here and spread it around.
