MD Physicians for a National Health Program Fundraiser - Everybody into the Pool

All are welcome. Donations requested at the event. Mr. Ron Hikel administered the health system in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

 

EVERYBODY INTO THE POOL!

THE SINGLE PAYER POOL THAT IS… ENJOY A SUMMER EVENING BY THE POOL FEATURING MR. RONALD HIKEL – LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR REP. ERIC MASSA, LOCAL FOODS AND WINES, AND SOOTHING BLUES SOUNDS! SATURDAY       SEPTEMBER 26th   6 to 9 pm Home of Brian & Margaret Flowers 1433 Sparks Rd  Sparks, MD 21152  To Benefit The Maryland Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program  RSVP: 410-591-0892 or mdpnhp@gmail.com Donations accepted           Summer Attire                 www.md.pnhp.org SINGLE PAYER IS NOT ONLY ON THE TABLE, IT IS ON THE FLOOR!! As you may know, in the beginning of 2009, we were told repeatedly that single payer was not on the table. A series of events over the spring and summer changed that. May 5th and 12th – doctors, nurses and health advocates were arrested in the senate finance committee for asking that single payer have a seat at the table. June 10th - the house education and labor health subcommittee holds the first hearing on single payer. June 11th – Dr. Margaret Flowers testifies on single payer in the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee. June 24th – single payer advocates testify at the house committees on ways & means and energy & Commerce. July 30th – celebration of medicare’s 44th anniversary in Washington, D.C. and around the country with events all day long. July 31st – Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) introduces an amendment to substitute HR 676: National Health Care Act for HR 3200. Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Waxman offer a full debate of the weiner amendment and a vote on the floor of the full house this fall. This is the first time in the history of our nation that single payer will be debated and voted upon on the floor of the house. Let’s keep the momentum rolling! Please join us on 9/26/09!

 

      

 

 

Town Hall Meeting "Reaching for Health Care Reform"

     Town Hall Meeting "Reaching for Health Care Reform"
                                

Sunday, September 20th, 4 – 6 pm
River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation
6301 River Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20817

Please save the date for this program sponsored by Montgomery Health Care Action (MCHA) and co-sponsored by UULM-MD plus other organizations. MCHA plans to bring together many interested citizens for a public discussion with well-known experts in this movement. Program details later.  If you have questions, please contact:  healthymontgomery@gmail.com

MANNO COMMUNITY BBQ Sun. Sept. 13

NEXT WEEK: MANNO COMMUNITY BBQ
Please join friends, neighbors, community leaders, and County officials for an afternoon BBQ in support of
 Roger Manno, Maryland State Delegate
with Special Guest Hon. Isiah “Ike” Leggett, Montgomery County Executive 
and Host Committee
Hon. Marc Elrich, Montgomery Co. Council, At-Large
Hon. Nancy Floreen, Montgomery Co. Council, At-Large
Hon. George Leventhal, Montgomery Co. Council, At-Large
Hon. Duchy Trachtenberg, Montgomery Co. Council, At-Large
Hon. Valerie Ervin, Montgomery Co. Council, Dist. 5
Hon. Nancy Navarro, Montgomery Co. Council, Dist. 4
Andrea Chamblee, Carole Anne Barth & Jim Zepp
Chris Wilhelm, The Larkin Family, Ruth Cipolla
Anne Ambler & John Fay, and many more!

$35.00 - Individuals /  $100.00 - Host Committee / Kids free! 
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
(Redskins slay play the Giants @ 4:30 p.m.)
at the home of Rose & Chris Larkin
2126 Merrifields Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20906

Meeting Rescheduled to Thurs. Sept. 3rd

We rescheduled our meeting to Thursday so we can support Healthcare
Reform at 2 Events today. Our regular meeting will be 7 PM Thursday
September 3rd at Saigonese Restaurant

1. Wave Signs to show support for healthcare reform 5 PM

The Four Corners of Georgia Ave & Colesville Rd in Silver Spring
very close to Silver Spring Metro, AFI Theater.
Bring a sign. More info. here:
http://www.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=98220

2. Tribute to Sen. Ted Kennedy, Vigil for People Suffering Under Health
Care System 7:30 PM
Woodside Park, Georgia Ave & Spring St

Montgomery County Residents Hold Vigil as Tribute to Kennedy and for
People Suffering Under Current Health Care System with County Exec. Ike
Leggett, State Sen. Jamie Raskin. Please bring candles.

Event Demonstrates Dire Need for Public Health Option, Will Include a
Memorial to Senator Edward Kennedy

WHAT: Vigil to support a Public Health Insurance Option and Pay Tribute
to Sen. Edward Kennedy
WHO: Over 100 Montgomery County Residents
WHERE: Woodside Park, Georgia Ave. & Spring St., Silver Spring, MD 20910
WHEN: 7:30 pm, September 2nd, 2009

As Congress wraps up its August recess, on Wednesday, September 2nd
Montgomery County residents will hold a vigil at Woodside Park, Georgia
Ave and Spring St, to honor Senator Ted Kennedy and those who are
suffering under the current health care system and show that Maryland
cannot afford to wait for health care reform with a real public health
insurance option.

The vigils are organized by members of MoveOn.org Political Action,
along with the Center for Community Change, Democracy for America,
Doctors for America, Health Care for American Now, and TrueMajority.
Health care reform with a strong public health insurance option will
help lower skyrocketing health care costs and expand coverage to
millions of Americans. Nearly 300 vigils will be held nationwide on the
same day. The vigils will include a memorial to Senator Edward Kennedy,
who viewed fighting for universal health care as the "cause of his life."

After listening to moving words by Senator Kennedy, local residents will
share their personal stories of the failure of our current health care
system. Vigil participants will light candles and listen as names and
brief stories are read of Americans who are suffering under the current
health care system. This will be done to highlight the desperate need
for a REAL public health insurance option: Ready right away, part of a
plan to cover Everyone, Accountable to the public and Large enough to
contain costs.

County Executive Isiah Leggett will speak, as well as State Senator
Jamie Raskin. The invocation will be given by retired minister, Larry
Schmidt, who served as pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church on Georgia Ave.
for 22 years.

"We can't afford to wait. Every day Maryland residents are denied
life-saving medical treatment, dropped from their insurance coverage, or
buried under medical bills," said Mike Hersh, a local MoveOn member.
"We're calling on Congress to pass the health care reform we need as
soon as they return to Washington. The longer we wait, the more people
suffer."

Labor Rights from Iraq to Washington, D.C.

DC-Iraq Solidarity Night

Common issues, common fight -- Labor Rights from Iraq to Washington, D.C.

Five Iraqi labor federation leaders will share their views and stories
on their way to the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh. D.C. workers and
veterans will also have an opportunity to share their struggles in
dialogue with the Iraqi brothers. Don't miss this opportunity for
inspiration, education and solidarity building!

SPECIAL GUESTS: Welcome back Hasan Jumaa, President, Iraqi Federation of
Oil Unions, and Falah Alwan, President, Federation of Workers Councils
and Unions in Iraq from USLAW's 2005 tour!!

SPECIAL PARTICIPANTS: Ron Pinchback, former station manager of WPFW;
Labor Chorus of Washington, D.C.

Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW Wash DC (4
blocks from Waterfront Metro)

Date and time: Tuesday, September 8, 7-9 PM

Sponsored by DC Labor for Peace and Justice/USLAW and Iraq Veterans
Against the War. For information and to volunteer contact: Denice
Lombard (202) 320-5588, denicez@verizon.net or Bruce Wolf (240)
328-2394, Opeiu2sjc@aol.com

Support Healthcare Reform: 2 Events Tomorrow Wednesday September 2nd

Support Healthcare Reform: 2 Events Tomorrow Wednesday September 2nd
Our regular MCPA meeting will be 7 PM Thursday September 3rd at
Saigonese Restaurant

1. Wave Signs to show support for healthcare reform 5 PM

The Four Corners of Georgia Ave & Colesville Rd in Silver Spring
very close to Silver Spring Metro, AFI Theater.
Bring a sign. More info. here:
http://www.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=98220

2. Tribute to Sen. Ted Kennedy, Vigil for People Suffering Under Health
Care System 7:30 PM
Woodside Park, Georgia Ave & Spring St

Montgomery County Residents Hold Vigil as Tribute to Kennedy and for
People Suffering Under Current Health Care System with County Exec. Ike
Leggett, State Sen. Jamie Raskin

Event Demonstrates Dire Need for Public Health Option, Will Include a
Memorial to Senator Edward Kennedy

WHAT: Vigil to support a Public Health Insurance Option and Pay Tribute
to Sen. Edward Kennedy
WHO: Over 100 Montgomery County Residents
WHERE: Woodside Park, Georgia Ave. & Spring St., Silver Spring, MD 20910
WHEN: 7:30 pm, September 2nd, 2009

As Congress wraps up its August recess, on Wednesday, September 2nd
Montgomery County residents will hold a vigil at Woodside Park, Georgia
Ave and Spring St, to honor Senator Ted Kennedy and those who are
suffering under the current health care system and show that Maryland
cannot afford to wait for health care reform with a real public health
insurance option.

The vigils are organized by members of MoveOn.org Political Action,
along with the Center for Community Change, Democracy for America,
Doctors for America, Health Care for American Now, and TrueMajority.
Health care reform with a strong public health insurance option will
help lower skyrocketing health care costs and expand coverage to
millions of Americans. Nearly 300 vigils will be held nationwide on the
same day. The vigils will include a memorial to Senator Edward Kennedy,
who viewed fighting for universal health care as the "cause of his life."

After listening to moving words by Senator Kennedy, local residents will
share their personal stories of the failure of our current health care
system. Vigil participants will light candles and listen as names and
brief stories are read of Americans who are suffering under the current
health care system. This will be done to highlight the desperate need
for a REAL public health insurance option: Ready right away, part of a
plan to cover Everyone, Accountable to the public and Large enough to
contain costs.

County Executive Isiah Leggett will speak, as well as State Senator
Jamie Raskin. The invocation will be given by retired minister, Larry
Schmidt, who served as pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church on Georgia Ave.
for 22 years.

"We can't afford to wait. Every day Maryland residents are denied
life-saving medical treatment, dropped from their insurance coverage, or
buried under medical bills," said Mike Hersh, a local MoveOn member.
"We're calling on Congress to pass the health care reform we need as
soon as they return to Washington. The longer we wait, the more people
suffer."

MEDIA ADVISORY: Tribute to Kennedy, People Suffering Under Health Care System

MEDIA ADVISORY / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Henrik ERSLEV, 301-792-0401 / STAN BOYD, 301-437-3936
Event Begins at Georgia Ave & Spring St at 7:30 pm, September 2^nd, 2009
 
Montgomery County Residents Hold Vigil as Tribute to Kennedy
and for People Suffering Under Current Health Care System

Event Demonstrates Dire Need for Public Health Option , Will Include a Memorial to Senator Edward Kennedy

WHAT:          Vigil to support a Public Health Insurance Option and Pay Tribute to Sen. Edward Kennedy
WHO:            Over 100 Montgomery County Residents
WHERE:       Woodside Park, Georgia Ave. & Spring St., Silver Spring, MD 20910
WHEN:          7:30 pm, September 2nd, 2009

As Congress wraps up its August recess, on Wednesday, September 2^nd Montgomery County residents will hold a vigil at Woodside Park, Georgia Ave and Spring St, to honor Senator Ted Kennedy and those who are suffering under the current health care system and show that Maryland cannot afford to wait for health care reform with a real public health insurance option.
 
The vigils are organized by members of MoveOn.org Political Action, along with the Center for Community Change, Democracy for America, Doctors for America, Health Care for American Now, and TrueMajority. Health care reform with a strong public health insurance option will help lower skyrocketing health care costs and expand coverage to millions of Americans. Nearly 300 vigils will be held nationwide on the same day. The vigils will include a memorial to Senator Edward Kennedy, who viewed fighting for universal health care as the "cause of his life."
 
After listening to moving words by Senator Kennedy, local residents will share their personal stories of the failure of our current health care system. Vigil participants will light candles and listen as names and brief stories are read of Americans who are suffering under the current health care system. This will be done to highlight the desperate need for a REAL public health insurance option: Ready right away, part of a plan to cover Everyone, Accountable to the public and Large enough to contain costs.
 
County Executive Isiah Leggett will speak, as well as State Senator Jamie Raskin. The invocation will be given by retired minister, Larry Schmidt, who served as pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church on Georgia Ave. for 22 years.
 
"We can’t afford to wait. Every day Maryland residents are denied life-saving medical treatment, dropped from their insurance coverage, or buried under medical bills," said Mike Hersh, a local MoveOn member. "We’re calling on Congress to pass the health care reform we need as soon as they return to Washington. The longer we wait, the more people suffer."
                       
MoveOn.org Political Action is a political action committee powered by 5 million progressive Americans. We believe in the power of grassroots action by citizens.
 

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