AFSCME District Council 75, the Amalgamated Transit Union local 757, the American Federation of Teachers Local 501, the Oregon Education Association, the Oregon Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals and the Oregon State Council of Machinists (IAM) District Lodge 24, publicly support a single payer health care solution to America's/Oregon's moral and economic health care crisis. They are part of a growing number of member organizations of the Oregon Coalition for a Single Payer Solution. Hooray! Bravo! and Congratulations to these courageous organizations.
Send words of encouragement here:
AFSCME District Council 75 - http://www.afscme.org/directory/181_366.cfm
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 - http://www.atu757.org/welcome.htm
American Federation of Teachers Local 5017 - http://www.aftnw.org/
Democratic Party of Lane County - http://www.dplc.org/officials.htm
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians - http://www.oafp.org/DigestofCongressOAFP2009.htm
Oregon Education Association - http://www.oregoned.org/site/pp.asp?c=9dKKKYMDH&b=123024
Oregon Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals - http://www.ofnhp.com/?view=home
Oregon Nurses Association - http://oregonrn.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=173
Oregon Teamsters Local 206 - http://unionsforsinglepayerhr676.org/news_releases/2008-11-18
Pacific Green Party of Oregon - http://www.pacificgreens.org/cat-get-involved/contact-us/
State Council of Machinists (IAM) - http://www.iamdl24.org/
Do you belong to an Oregon group - political, fraternal, religious, arts, sports, neighborhood, business, non-profit, union, any kind of group, that supports a single payer health care solution to America's/Oregon's moral and economic health care crisis? If you do tell me about it ASAP. I'll publish your group in future Oregon Health Watchers and it will become part of the Oregon Coalition for a Single Payer Solution.
President Barak Obama cannot succeed in bringing universal equal access to the same level of health care to all Americans/Oregonians, including veterans, unless he not only supports but fights like hell to achieve a single payer system. The so-called "public option" plan does not achieve these goals. It is a half-way measure crafted for political convenience that cannot solve America's/Oregon's moral and economic health care crisis. The despised, failed, for-profit, private health insurance industry will wage war just as ferociously against the "public option" plan as it will opposing a single payer plan. We need to go for the gold. Striving for second best is not good enough. Help send Barak Obama this message by way of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders who is on the right track. Contact Sanders here and vote for a single payer solution:
http://sanders.senate.gov/petitions/index.cfm?uid=7fd59f2e-88e1-477a-8eaf-762a5b050809
FYI - SING OUT FOR SINGLE-PAYER ROAD SHOW!
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 6:00 PM
Sing out for Single Payer Road Show with Jack Williams, Anne Feeney, Jason Luckett, Raina Rose, Trevor Smith, Andrew Pressman, Pat Dodd, Citizens' Band and a special guest!
Unitarian Center
87 Fourth Street
Ashland, OR
Price: $10-20 donations suggested
brain(a)mind.net - Wes Brain is the contact - Sponsored by Southern
Oregon Central Labor Council and Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 7:00 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show with Anne Feeney, David Rovics, Jason Luckett, Pat Dodd, Citizens' Band & more!
Pioneer Park
1565 NW Wall St
Bend, OR 97701
Price: donations
Raymond Duray is the contact -ray_duray(@)bendbroadband.com
Thursday, July 9th, 2009 6:00 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show with Raina Rose, Trevor Smith, Andrew Pressman, David Rovics, Anne Feeney, Jason Luckett, Patrick Dodd and Citizens' Band!
Florence Events Center
715 Quince St
Florence, OR 97439
Price: donations welcome
Stuart Henderson is the contact - shenderson88@hotmail.com
Friday, July 10th, 2009 3:00 PM
Anne Feeney Singing Out for Single Payer!
Oregon Country Fair
Hoarse Chorale Stage
Veneta, OR
Friday, July 10th, 2009 5:15 PM
Anne Feeney Singing Out for Single Payer!
Kesey Stage
Oregon Country Fair
Veneta, OR
Saturday, July 11th, 2009 3:00 PM
Anne Feeney Singing Out for Single Payer!
Chez Ray
Oregon Country Fair
Veneta, OR
Sunday, July 12th, 2009 2:15 PM
Anne Feeney Singing Out for Single Payer!
Blue Moon Stage
Veneta, OR
Monday, July 13th, 2009 7:00 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show with Raina Rose, Chris Chandler, Paul Benoit, Jason Luckett, Anne Feeney, David Rovics, Green Mountain Grass, Patrick Dodd and Citizens' Band
Central Park Gazebo
8th Street and Madison Avenue
Corvallis, OR
Price: donations welcomed
Paul Hochfeld is the contact - phochfeld(@)msn.com
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 5:00 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer with Raina Rose, Patrick Dodd, Green Mountain Grass, Jason Luckett, Anne Feeney, Citizens' Band and more!
Mingus Park
752 N 10th St
Coos Bay, OR 97420
541-217-8044
Price: donations welcome
Rick Staggenborg, MD is the contact - stagmd(@)hotmail.com; Sponsored in part by the Pacific Greens of Coos County. Come straight from work. Refreshments available & plenty of parking!
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 7:00 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show with Anne Feeney, Jason Luckett, Bluegrass Dave Wilmoth, Patrick Dodd, David Rovics, Pickles, Wickline and more!
Cafe Mundo
NW Coast and 2nd St
Newport, OR
541-265-9747
Price: $10 suggested
Contact: Joanne Cvar cvar(@)peak.org
Thursday, July 16th, 2009 6:00 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer with David Rovics, Anne Feeney, Jason Luckett, Wickline, Patrick Dodd, Pickles and Bluegrass Dave Wilmoth!
Green Salmon
220 N Hwy 101
Yachats, OR 97498
541 563 3615
http://www.thegreensalmon.com/
Price: donations welcome
Contact: Joanne Cvar cvar@peak.org
Friday, July 17th, 2009 8:30 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show with Adam & Kris, Anne Feeney, Wickline, Raina Rose, Green Mountain Grass, Jason Luckett, Brian QTN, and Patrick Dodd
The Very Little Theater!
2350 Hilyard Street
Eugene, OR 97405-2954
http://www.thevlt.com/Calendar/Calendar.htm
Price: donations welcome
Charlotte Maloney - charuhc(@)comcast.net and Jeanine Malito - Jmalito(@)continet.com are the contacts
Saturday, July 18th, 2009 7:30 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer Road Show with Anne Feeney, Pickles, Hunter Paye, General Strike, Bluegrass Dave Wilmoth, Jason Luckett, Wickline, Dick Weissman and more!
SEIU Local 49 Auditorium
3536 SE 26th Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
Price: donations
OR Jobs with Justice is organizing this! Contact Margaret Butler - margaret(@)jwjpdx.org
Sunday, July 19th, 2009 7:00 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer Tour with Raina Rose, Green Mountain Grass, Wickline, Anne Feeney, Jason Luckett and more!
tba
Salem, OR
Price: donations
this show will definitely happen one way or another... details soon. Joe - mungfam@hotmail.com is the contact
Monday, July 20th, 2009 7:00 PM
Sing Out for Single Payer with Trevor Smith, Anne Feeney, Jason Luckett, Wickline and more!
Blue Scorcher Cafe & Bakery
1493 Duane St
Astoria , OR 97103
Price: donations
katree@pobox.com or tduncan@pacifier.com for more information
Richard Ellmyer