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June 19: rally for single payer and against insurance company role in healthcare
Join us on June 19th at noon to rally in support of HR 676 (Conyers) and SB 840 (Kuehl), and against the health insurance industry.
May 31: meeting on Housing and Health
Why is housing important to our health? On June 3, why should health advocates Vote No on 98 and Yes on 99? How does state proposition 98 destroy rent control and proposition 99 protect rent control? How does San Francisco's Proposition F expand housing?
May 17: HEALTHCARE 2008
National Healthcare with Single-Payer Financing and the Race for the Presidency
April 12: Unions Speak out for a US National Health Insurance Plan
33 of 50 State Federations of Labor and 12 International Unions (UAW, NEA, ILWU, NALC, IAM, Plumbers & Pipefitters (UA), Musicians (AFM), UE, CNA/NNOC, SMWIA, IFPTE, OPEIU, & MM&P) have endorsed HR 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act? Come learn why.
Feb. 2: Reform 2008
Does proposed statewide legislation guarantee affordable, accessible, high-quality healthcare for all Californians—or more profits for the insurance industry? Why do front-running Democratic presidential candidates Clinton, Obama and Edwards refuse to remove the wasteful health insurance industry from their proposals?
Oct. 4: Don McCanne - Why America's Health is at Risk from the Insurance Industry
Dr. Don McCanne, MD, of Physicians for a National Healthcare Program
July 14 and 15: Nurses Discuss SiCKO and Speak Out for Healthcare
Nurses discuss Michael Moore's movie "SiCKO" and speak out for healthcare. Saturday, July 14 at 3 PM, Sunday July 15 at 4:30 PM.
May 8: Build the Movement for Universal Health Care With Single Payer Financing
Labor Community Meeting on How to Build the Movement for Universal Health Care With Single Payer Financing
April 21: What is SB840, the California Universal Healthcare Act?
We answer 40 questions in 40 minutes on the contents of Senate Bill 840, the California Universal Healthcare Act.
March 15: HEALTHCARE 2007: Singlepayer and the Race for the Presidency
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE WITH SINGLE PAYER FINANCING AND THE RACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY. Featured Speaker: - Quentin Young, M.D. Thursday, March 15 at 7pm, 626 Pacheco St. (at the corner of 10th Ave - #6 Bus), San Francisco.
Feb. 10: Healthcare 2007 - Schwarzenegger’s plan for industry vs. Kuehl’s plan for people
The Governor’s plan is a government-enforced, publicly funded subsidy of the wasteful private health insurance industry. SB 840 uses government to provide great health care for the people, and saves money in the process.
Dec. 16 - Holiday Potluck with Dr. Katz
Dr. Mitch Katz, Director, San Francisco Department of Public Health, will speak on San Francisco's Health Access Plan victory and why he supports single payer health care.
Oct. 28, 2006 - Why You Should Vote Yes on Prop F
Because 116,000 San Franciscans Need Sick Days for Themselves and Their Children. P.S. it passed! Paid sick days are guaranteed beginning Feb. 2007.
Sept. 30 - WHY PROP 85 ENDANGERS TEEN SAFETY
Speakers: Conny Ford, Secretary-Treasurer of Office Professional Employees International Union Local 3 and VP for Political Activities of SF Labor Council Amy Moy, Director of Community Affairs, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, SF Field Manager for No on Prop 85. P.S. the prop was defeated - again!
August 11 - UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE: Building Unity with Immigrant Communities
A discussion on messaging and outreach strategies for SB 840 (Kuehl) and California's Diverse Communities. Speakers: Sarah Mercer, Latino Issues Forum(LIF), Cary Sanders, California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative (CIWC) and Betty Canton-Self, Executive Director of the Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights(ICIR).
June 17 - Women Speak Out for Health Care
speakers: - Brenda Salgado, Program Manager -Breast Cancer Action - Kathie Piccagli, Vice President of the Older Women’s League - San Francisco Chapter Women utilize the health care system 30% more than men and carry most of the burden of obtaining health care for their families. Nearly four in 10 women (38%) have a chronic condition, such as diabetes, asthma or hypertension that requires ongoing medical attention, compared to 30% of men. - Over one-third (37%) of women in fair or poor health say that they delayed or went without medical care in the past year due to costs, and one-third (34%) did not fill a prescription because they couldn’t afford it. - Battery is the single largest cause of injury to women, accounting for more emergency room visits than auto accidents, muggings, and rapes combined. Women need Senate Bill 840, which will insure everyone, is comprehensive, saves money, and is publicly accountable.
May 18 Market-Driven Healthcare is Bad for our Health & Bad for our Wallets
Jeremiah Schuur, MD, will speak on MARKET DRIVEN HEALTH CARE. Dr. Schuur is Emergency Physician, Health Research and Policy Fellow, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Organizer, CT Chapter Physicians for a National Health Program.<br /> Bad for our health and bad for our wallets. More and more Californians are being given high deductible health insurance plans. Politicians are selling these as the solution for the uninsured - heard that before? Learn how these plans work and why they put YOU at risk.<br /> Support Senate Bill 840, the California Health Insurance Reliability Act
May 13, 2006 - Candidates Forum on SB840
Candidates speak out in support of Senate Bill 840, the California Health Insurance Reliability Act. All local candidates for office in Sacramento have been invited. At noon in the Medical Sciences Building on the UCSF Parnassus Campus, 513 Parnassus, Room S-214, San Francisco.
April 8, 2006 - The Veterans Administration: A Model For Universal Healthcare?
Dr. Bree Johnston, of the San Francisco VA and co-President of the California Physicians' Alliance describes how healthcare works at the VA.
March 11, 2006 - Sara Rogers on SB 840
Sara Rogers, legislative assistant to Sen. Sheila Kuehl, speaks out about the California Health Insurance Reliability Act, SB 840. 474 Valencia St., Centro del Pueblo, San Francisco.
2005: May 7 - Healthcare Meeting, PD East Bay
Healthcare Reform Forum, May 7, 2005, of the Progressive Democrats - East Bay. Speakers were Dr. Richard Quint (California Physicians Alliance), Rachel Richman (Administrative Assistant to Assemblywoman Wilma Chan) and Don Bechler (Health Care for All - San Francisco).
Mark Piotrowski talk, 1/8/2005
Audio of presentation by Mark Piotrowski (Alachua, FL Labor Party co-Chair) entitled "Universal Health Care in Florida?" San Francisco, Jan. 8, 2005.