Thursday, May 7th 2009
Union County Government Center,
115 North 15th Street,
Lewisburg, PA,
starting at 7 p.m..
The 5 panelists are:
*Amy Wolaver, Associate Professor of Economics, Bucknell University
*Allison Clark, Executive Director, ACTION Health
*Andy Sandusky, VP of Government Affairs, PA Academy of Family Physicians
*Brandy Heller, Medical Assistant, A Community Clinic, Inc.
*Chuck Pennacchio, Executive Director, Healthcare for ALLPA
For more information contact Juli Cooper (570-523-6059) or jccooper@bucknell.edu
Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Host: Single Payer Healthcare Reform in PA
Type: Meetings - Informational Meeting
Seegers Union Great Room, Muhlenberg College, 2400 W Chew St, Allentown, PA
Come to a Q&A panel discussion about Pennsylvania's single payer legislation - HB 1660 and SB 400 - being held at Muhlenberg College in the Seegers union Great Room on Wed April 29 from 7:30 - 9:00. Panelists will be Chuck Pennacchio, Executive Director of Healthcare for All PA, Dr. Bill Davidson, Jr., cardiologist from Lebanon PA and Alan Jacobs, President of Isaac's Restaurant and Deli chain.
SAVE THE DATE
WHEN: April 17, 10-12, UPenn Campus: Pennsylvania
WHAT: Democratic House Caucus Hearing on HB 1660: "Family and Business Healthcare Security Act of 2009"
The Caucus hearing is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon, and will be in the University of Pennsylvania’s McNeil Center for Early American Studies at 3355 Woodland Walk, 1st Floor, Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room. The building is located on the east side of 34th street, between Chestnut and Walnut Streets. There is parking garage located nearby on the east side of the street at 34th Street and Chestnut Streets.
Directions: http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/visiting/directions.php
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:10 a.m. Walter Tsou, MD, Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner
10:30 a.m. Chuck Pennacchio, Executive Director, HealthCare for All Pennsylvania
10:50 a.m. Sam Marshall, President and CEO, PA Insurance Federation
11:10 a.m. Patricia Eakin, President, PA Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals
11:30 a.m. Representative from the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
11:50 a.m. Closing Remarks
Tuesday, April 7, 7 pm-9pm
Healthcare: How do we get what we want?,
Audience: Organized by 2CDC (Chester County Democracy Caucus). YES, it is OPEN to the PUBLIC and MEDIA,
Where: West Chester Borough Hall, 401 E. Gay Street, West Chester,
Testifiers: Chuck Pennacchio (Healthcare4All PA.org) & Dr. Walter Tsou (Physicians National Health Plan).
More Info: Lani Frank, marathonpt@aol.com or info@2cdc.org 610-505-9115
March 28, 2009
Citizen Call for Action: Single Payer Health Care for All,
2210 Doherty Hall,
Carnegie Mellon University,
KEYNOTE: DONNA SMITH - Progressive Democrats of America,
California Nurses Assn., featured in SiCKO..
Celeste Taylor, Black & White Reunion, B-PEP.
Click here for more information.
March 26, 2009
We Won’t Get the Health Care Reform We Need Unless We Fight For It. Find Out How,
Letters, Calls, Email? Which grassroots actions work best?
What’s the best way to get them done?
Who’s out there to help you take action?
Doors open at 6:30pm for coffee and networking.
Program starts promptly at 7:00pm.
Please bring a non-perishable food item to help the
Emergency Relief Association Food Pantry, which assists families who are struggling during this di fficult time..
Sponsored by BuxMont Coalition for Peace Action, Penn Action, United Christian Church
and OpEdNews.com
Contact: Robin Stelly at 267.240.9819
Address is United Church of Christ
8525 New Falls Rd
Levittown, PA 19054
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Thomas Jefferson University ,
Connelly Auditorium, Hamilton Building,
11 and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107,
From 10.30 am until 12 noon.
Contributions to defer travel expenses and to promote HR 676 are greatly appreciated.
Click here for more information
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Penn Newman Center,
3720 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104,
From 1.00 pm until 3.00 pm.
Contributions to defer travel expenses and to promote HR 676 are greatly appreciated.
Click here for more information
February 21, 2009: Friendfest
Benefit Beer and Wine Festival,
Belzner Hall,
Kutztown Fairgrounds,
2 - 6 PM.
Health Care for All PA's Berks County coordinators, Ron Stouffer and Rosie Skomitz, will man an information and
petition table at Friendfest 2009, a benefit beer and wine festival being held at Beltzner Hall, Kutztown Fairgrounds. Proceeds from
Friendfest benefit Friend, Inc. Community Services, a local non-profit. Come on out on the 21st to support a good cause!
Click here for information..
Friday February 20, 2009 at 7 PM
Viewing of the video: Sick Around the World,
Pebble Hill Interfaith Church (yellow barn---or red barn depending on turnout),
320 Edison-Furlong Road, Doylestown, PA 18901,
.
The Peace and Social Justice Committee invites you to attend the showing of a video called "Sick Around the World".
We are thrilled to follow the video presentation with a brief presentation by Chuck Pennacchio, former senate candidate, who is the the executive director for Health Care for all Pennsylvania ( PA Healthcare: The Goose That Lays The Golden Egg? )
Join us for a viewing of Sick Around the World, a briefing by Chuck Pennacchio, discussion and refreshments.
Click here for information.
December 7, 2008: Chuck Pennacchio to Speak to PDA Virginia
Chuck Pennacchio, PhD, Executive Director of Health Care for All PA, will speak to Progressive Democrats of America, Virginia branch on Sunday, Dec. 7th from 3-5pm concerning Single Payer Universal Healthcare at the home of Moya Atkinson, 3149 Fiddlers Green, Falls Church, VA 22044, 703-941-3707.
December 6, 2008: Victory 2009 Pennsylvania Health Care for All Convention
Healthcare for All Pennsylvania is proud to announce that nationally-known media critic and Single Payer Solution leader on California's SB 840 and Congress' HR 676, Norman Solomon, will speak at our one-day convention in Harrisburg, 10 a.m.-3 p.m, Saturday, December 6th. Workshops will center on "Media and Communications," "Networking, Organizing, and Mobilizing for Reform," "The Economic Genius of Single Payer," and "Winning Pennsylvania in 2009: Effective Citizen Lobbying at All Levels of Government." Click here for schedule.
Norman Solomon is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts. His weekly column on media and politics, Media Beat, has been in national syndication since 1992. A longtime associate of FAIR, he has written op-ed articles on media issues for many papers, including the Boston Globe, Washington Post, Newsday, New York Times, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and Baltimore Sun. His articles have also appeared in the International Herald Tribune, Canada's Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and the Jordan Times. Norman Solomon's book War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death was published in 2005. His latest book is Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State. Printable flyer.
December 3, 2008: Health Care Reform Meeting
Representative K. Jerry Frangas' Task Force on the Study of Health
Care for Vulnerable Populations will be holding a hearing on health
care reform. Single payer universal health care will be a focus of the
discussion. Colorado State Capitol Building,
Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 1 - 4 p.m.,
Old Supreme Court Chambers.
1:00 p.m. - Understanding Health Insurance, Irene Aguilar, M.D., Task Force Member, Vice
President, Health Care for All Colorado
(www.healthcareforallcolorado.org)
1:30 p.m. - Health Insurance Coverage in Colorado, Speaker not yet confirmed
2:00 p.m. - Comprehensive Health Care Reform at the State Level, Chuck Pennacchio, Ph.D., Exec. Dir. of Healthcare
for All Pennsylvania
(www.healthcare4allpa.org) has made ground-breaking advances in that state toward to a
Single Payer Solution that will save money and lives while creating
new jobs and economic growth.
2:30 p.m. - Public Comment and Testimony
3:50 p.m. - Closing Comments, Representative K. Jerry Frangas
November 1, 2008: Health Care Debate: Single Payer Health Insurance
The public is invited to attend a political debate on health care to examine the following proposition: "Resolved: That the United States convert the financing of all health care to a publicly financed, privately delivered, single payer insurance plan; that the benefits of the proposed plan include all necessary medical procedures and that coverage be universal for all people currently receiving health care in the U.S." This is scheduled for 8:00 AM on 11/1 at the Hometown Family Restaurant on Route 422 in Palmyra. A family style breakfast will be offered for a price of $10.00 for members and $12.50 for non-members. RSVP by 10/29. More info.
Printable flyer.
June 25: Allentown Senior
Center
At 2pm, Chuck Pennacchio will present single payer
health care to residents of the Allentown Senior Center. Seniors
are one of the most important constituents for a sane health care
policy, and Chuck will walk this group through the single payer option.
Stop by and learn why everyone has a stake in sane, civilized
healthcare. Location: 102 Elm Street, Allentown, PA 18102.
June 19: Rally for Sane Healthcare
In Harrisburg
This is just one of five rallies for health
care reform happening all over the state (and in ten others). Join
concerned citizens from all over the Commonwealth and show our
politicians, business leaders, and health insurers that the time for
change is now. And as long as your elected representatives are
just up the street, why not take the opportunity to let them know how
much you care about single payer health care
legislation. 12:00-1:00 p.m. on the State Capitol Steps,
downtown Harrisburg at 3rd & State Streets. Download a
flyer and pass it around! More info: Rev. Sandra Strauss, PA Council of
Churches, 717-545-4761 or s.strauss@pachurches.org
June 19: Day Of Protest Against
Insurance Companies - Pittsburgh
It's a hot summer for healthcare reform in PA and all
over this land. Now is the time to stop the institutional madness
that is killing, injuring, and bankrupting hard working Pennsylvanians
as they struggle to pay their healthcare bills. Citizens just like
you, along with doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals are
making their voices heard here and in more than a dozen cities
nationwide. 11:30 - 1:00 pm, 120 Fifth Ave, at Liberty, Downtown.
Download one of our cool flyers and pass it
around! More information: Ed Grystar, PASNAP/NNOC,
412-215-4141, egrystar@pennanurses.org
June 19: Day Of Protest Against
Insurance Companies - Philadelphia
Pennsylvania is leading the nation in rallies for
sane healthcare, with five events of more than a dozen happening all
over the country. Take a couple of hours and let the insurance
industry know how much you would rather have single payer health care
than their dollar-driven system. Noon at Two Liberty Place at 16th
and Chestnut.
Download a flyer and give it
to someone you care about. More info: Kathleen Casey, PASNAP/NNOC;
610-567-2907 or kcasey@pennanurses.org
June 19: Rally In Allentown for
Single Payer Healthcare
Allentown reminds us that the movement for sane
healthcare reform extends to every part of Pennsylvania. Come join
us as we let our community and the health insurance industry know where
we stand on today's healthcare mess. Meet some of your neighbors,
share some stories, and get fired up over improving the lives of our
fellow citizens. Starts at noon in front of the Highmark Blue
Cross office, 1221 W. Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102. Contact
Ruth for more details,
or download a cool flyer to
put up all over town.
June 19: Rally in Wilkes Barre -
"Healthcare, Yes; Health Insurance, No"
Join some kindred spirits in Wilkes-Barre for a rally
for single payer healthcare. Starts at noon in Public
Square, downtown W-B. We'll start off with a few words on health
care sanity from physicians, nurses, and activists. Then join us
as we walk up the block to Northeast Blue Cross, where we'll give voice
to our theme. Pick up a nifty flyer
here and spread it around.
May 12: Lobby Day In Harrisburg
Join our team and over 50 AMSA participants from 5
medical schools as we meet with over 50 legislators to help get single
payer passed in Pennsylvania. See full details
here.
May 8: Health Care Forum in
Wilkes Barre
On Thursday, we'll host a forum on the "Family
and Business Healthcare Security Act" with an eye towards building an
understanding of what's at stake with this legislation and its
for-profit alternatives. Our own Chuck Pennacchio will act as MC,
presenting the case and answering questions. 7pm, 198 S. Main St.,
Wilkes Barre PA, 18706
April 18: Democratic Club of
Wyomissing
Wyomissing Democratic Club meeting will be on Friday
at 1:30 in the Highlands at Wyomissing. Ron Stouffer and Rosie Skomitz
will present health care reform with an emphasis on The Family and
Business Health Care Security Act (SB 400/ HB 1660), the PA Single-Payer
bill.
April 17: Movie And Discussion in
Reading
All are welcome at the Penn State Berks showing of
SiCKO followed by discussion led by our own Ron Stouffer and Rosie
Skomitz. PSU Auditorium, 8pm
April 12: Hike for Health Care in
Hamburg, Berks
Saturday, April 12: Hike for Health Care. 10AM at
Pinnacle Trail on Resevoir Road, Hamburg, PA Proceeds go to
HealthCare4AllPA.org $5.00 per person. This event is sponsored by
the Kutztown University College Democrats, Rain or Shine.
March 30: Universal Health Care
Forum
Joanne
Tosti-Vasey, candidate for the 171st House District, is
sponsoring a forum in State College March 30. Joanne is one of
a select group of PA candidates who have put universal single payer
health care front and center in their appeals to the voters.
Get the details here. Find other
pro-single payer candidates here.
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