NY state conference for single payer 5/15

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DON'T MISS THIS EXCITING EVENT

Expanded and Improved Medicare for All - Round 2:
Where Do We Go From Here?

Join with activists and supporters from across New York's Capital Region and the Hudson Valley to learn more about the state of health care reform and develop strategies to strengthen the grassroots movement for Expanded and Improved Medicare for All.

Saturday, May 15, 2010
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
(Registration/coffee: 9:00 -9:30 am)
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany
405 Washington Ave
Albany, NY


Morning Session: Speakers

Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH. Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Co-founder, PNHP
Terry O'Neill, President of the National Organization for Women (NOW)
Rose Roach, Field Director, California School Employees Association (CSEA), AFL-CIO

Afternoon Session: Panel Discussion on Coalition Building

Hon. Wanda Willingham, Albany County Legislature
Rev. Bebb Wheeler Stone, PhD, Presbyterian Church USA
Shaun Flynn, Director, Government Affairs, NYS Nurses Association.
Wayne Bayer, EnCon, Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO
Pricilla Bassett, Vice President, StateWide Senior Action Council

Workshops Strategy Sessions


Pre-registration: Euthemia {at} nycap.rr.com
Questions: singlepayerny77 {at} gmail.com or 518-729-3068

$10 - 20 contribution requested to cover lunch and costs.

Endorsed by: National Organization for Women - New York State; NYS Nurses Association; Capital District Alliance for Universal Healthcare; SPNY - Saratoga; SPNY - New Paltz; Troy Central Labor Council; The Solidarity Committee; Hunger Action Network-NYS; Social Responsibilities Council, FUUSA; Hudson Valley Progressive Coalition