On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Cliff Conner <cliff.con...@mac.com> wrote:
> Dear friends, > I suspect many of you, like me, have been frustrated with the "public > discourse" regarding the healthcare issue. I want to call your attention to > a forthcoming demonstration in Manhattan that at least offers an opportunity > for single-payer advocates to sound off and, hopefully, be heard. > > The main slogan of the demonstration isn't "Single Payer Now," because the > level of the discussion of this issue has been so pathetically low that the > term "single payer" is virtually unknown to the general public. Instead, > the demand is for "Medicare For All." While the two slogans are not exactly > identical in meaning, they are close enough, and at least the latter will be > widely understood. > > Anyway, here are the particulars: > > MARCH & RALLY for "MEDICARE FOR ALL" > TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 > RALLY AT 4:00 PM: > Bristol-Myers-Squibb > 345 Park Ave (at 51st St.) > MARCH AT 5:00 PM: > from Park Ave. & 51st to AETNA, > 99 Park Ave. (at 40th St.) > > So there you have it. My personal opinion is that whether Obama's plan > passes or not, the fight for decent healthcare for all has just begun and > will be a long one. This demonstration represents a worthwhile early step in > the struggle. I hope to see you there. > > Cliff Conner > > P.S. The sponsoring organization is the Private Health Insurance Must Go! > Coalition (PHIMGC). Here is its "mission statement": > > "The Private Health Insurance Must Go! Coalition (PHIMGC) is a growing and > diverse New York City-based non-partisan organization focused on education, > legislative advocacy and direct action in the fight for single-payer > healthcare reform and HR 676." > > Its website is: www.phimg.org > > > ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
