Important events for Healthcare Activists, especially those
supporting Single Payer Healthcare.
For more updates, join PDA:
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/default.asp?formid=signup:
* The Maryland Health Security Act of 2009 is online, please join us
for discussions in Baltimore Dec. 6 and Rockville Dec. 13 (more to
come--details below)
* Virginia Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Healthcare reform
event Dec. 7 (details below)
* PDA Annual Grassroots Leadership Conference at UDC January 17 &
18 (details below)
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The Maryland Health Security Act of 2009 in DRAFT form is now
available at
www.mdsinglepayer.org
Please take a few moments to review the act, and send thoughts and
comments to
conversati...@gmail.com
Please attend one or both of the bill reading events and join the
discussion:
Baltimore Saturday, Dec. 6th 10 am to Noon
Mercy Hospital, Weinberg building, 2nd floor conference room
227 St. Paul Street, Baltimore
Parking available. Bring your own refreshments
Rockville Saturday, Dec. 13th 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Dr in Rockville
just off Viers Mill Rd - 586, Accessible by rideon bus (#45), metrobus
(#Q1 and #Q2) and metro train (Twinbrook stop on Red Line). Bring your
own refreshments.
For more information, please contact Margaret Flowers at
410-591-0892
conversati...@gmail.com
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PDA Virginia Single-Payer Universal Healthcare with Chuck
Pennachio
Join us for an afternoon with Chuck Pennachio, professor of political
history and the history program director at The
University of the Arts in Philadelphia, founder of Citizen Solutions
for Pennsylvania, and a recent US Senate candidate. For more
information:
moy...@att.net or
703-941-3707 or link below. This event
is free. Please RSVP:
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/mtglistproc.asp?formid=meet&caleventid=14186
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Join PDA January 17 & 18 for the PDA Annual Grassroots
Leadership Conference at the University of the District of
Columbia, for workshops, music, celebrations, and more!
PDA is
among the leaders in a national coalition for HR 676--the National
Healthcare bill. Confirmed speakers include--REP. JIM MCGOVERN,
PDA Advisory Board member; REP. RAUL GRIJALVA, CPC Co-Chair and PDA
Advisory Board member; REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ, HR 676 Co-Sponsor; JOHN
NICHOLS, Washington Correspondent, The Nation; ANDY SHALLAL, Busboys
and Poets Proprietor, PDA Advisory Board Member, and host of the
First-Ever Inaugural Peace Ball; TIM CARPENTER, The Nation Magazine's
2008 Progressive of the Year and PDA's National Director; plus music by
the sensational DAN REED!
More information, sign up online:
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/mtglistproc.asp?formid=meet&caleventid=14123
Join PDA:
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