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Yes We Canvass

An amazing coalition of progressive groups has joined forces to help the President win again in Pennsylvania. Simply put, Pennsylvania is one of the most crucial of swing states in the electoral math. At stake: all the advances we’ve fought for in Health Care Reform, LGBT rights, financial reform and many other key issues. Romney is beholden to the angry ideologues who have taken over his party. Join local activists as we canvass to keep PA blue, and have a great time doing it!

For all trips, meet at 24 Union Square East (in front of Babies ‘R Us, at 15th St).  $10 round trip – free for students.

 

Saturday, Oct. 6th: Meet at 8 AM, back by 8 PM

RSVP to Ethan at beyondtheframe@gmail.com with your cell phone number

 

Saturday, Oct. 13th: Meet at 8 AM, back by 8 PM

RSVP to Brett at bsaffer@gmail.com with your cell phone number

 

Saturday, Oct. 20th: Meet at 8 AM, back by 8 PM

RSVP to Kate Linker at kateplinker@gmail.com with your cell phone number

 

Saturday, Oct. 27th: Meet at 8 AM, back by 8 PM

RSVP to Tom at NYVolunteers@gmail.com or (646) 736-6177 with your cell phone number

 

Saturday, November 3rd: Meet at 8 AM, back by 8 PM

RSVP to Tom at NYVolunteers@gmail.com or (646) 736-6177 with your cell phone number

 

Tuesday, November 6th: Meet at 8 AM, back 8 PM [TIME BACK MAY BE LATER]

RSVP to Tom at NYVolunteers@gmail.com or (646) 736-6177 with your cell phone number

 

We are: ACT NOW, Chelsea Reform Democrats, DFNYC, Downtown Independent Democrats, Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats, Greater New York City for Change, Lower Manhattan Democrats, Manhattan Young Democrats, NYU Law Democrats, the Samuel L. Tilden Democratic Club, Stonewall Democrats, and Village Independent Democrats.

Upcoming Actions • October • Forward!

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http://www.seanmaloney.com/ 

http://www.justinwagner2012.com/

 

The Supreme Court Decision: Rally to Respond

Pssst… Be prepared: The Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act is expected to come this Thursday! Whether the result is good or bad, the issue of health care reform in the United States isn’t going away soon, and we have to make our voices heard. The coalition Health Care for All New York is organizing a “Rally to Respond” at Foley Square. Be there to celebrate a good ruling or condemn a bad one!

RALLY TO RESPOND

Will the Supreme Court Affirm Health Care as a Right?

5:30 p.m. on the day the Court ruling is released

RSVP on Facebook or to Naomi.Rothwell2@gmail.com

NEW LOCATION!
Foley Square in lower Manhattan
Across from the Federal Courthouse at the African American Burial Ground Monument

(Take 4, 5, 6, J, M, N, or R trains to City Hall-Brooklyn Bridge stations)

Invited speakers will include local members of Congress, legal experts, local state legislators, doctors and nurses, local advocates, New Yorkers already helped by the Affordable Care Act, and members of the many New Yorkers expecting help down the road through the Affordable Care Act.

More info available at www.hcfany.org Cosponsoring groups are on the Facebook invite and below.

Participating organizations include: American Cancer Society, Children’s Defense Fund/New York, Community Service Society of New York, Institute for Puerto Rican and Hispanic Elderly, Make The Road New York, Medicare Rights Center, Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign, New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage,New York Immigration Coalition, Public Policy and Education Fund of New York/Citizen Action of New York, Raising Women’s Voices, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, Greater NYC for Change, National Physicians Alliance/NY Network, Public Health Association of NYC, Committee of Interns & Residents/SEIU Healthcare, Democracy for NYC, Doctors for America New York, Downtown East for Obama

New York Groups Prepare for Supreme Court Decision on Constitutionality of Health Care Reform

(New York, NY) – New York grassroots groups will gather on Monday, June 18th for a messaging training event in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), likely to be out the week of June 25th. Whatever the decision, a coalition is preparing to call on Governor Cuomo to move forward on health care reform in New York State.

Monday’s event, organized by Greater NYC for Change, Democracy for NYC, Tribeca for Change, and Downtown East for Obama, with several hundred members each, is called “Shaking the Magic 8 Ball on Health Care Reform,” led by Tim Foley, the Political Director of the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare and the policy director for Greater NYC for Change.

“The event will help people explain the Affordable Care Act to voters, even if you haven’t read all 900 pages,” said Tim Foley.

The Affordable Care Act provides comprehensive reforms necessary to improve the ailing health care system. There are currently 2.8 million New Yorkers with no health insurance, and countless others with inadequate coverage. Yet, since passage of the health reform law in March 2010, millions of New Yorkers have already utilized many of the provisions of the new law to find relief from the ever-escalating cost of health care.

“As advocates, we need to be proactively reminding our fellow New Yorkers about why we fought so hard for so long for health care reform, what could happen in the months ahead, and why it’s more important than ever to share the story of the many ways that reform has already benefited people across the country,” Tim Foley explains.

“Think about a world in which children can no longer be insured through their parents until the age of 26, in which women lack affordable access to necessary preventive care like mammograms and cervical cancer screenings, and insurance plans can drop patients from coverage when they most need it—when they become critically ill. Advocates must prepare how to respond to the need for quality, affordable health care for all in the face of an uncertain future—no matter what happens in the Supreme Court,” says Naomi Rothwell, Greater NYC for Change, one of the organizers of the event.

WHO: Grassroots groups including Greater NYC for Change, Democracy for New York
City, Tribeca for Change and Downtown East for Obama

WHAT: “SHAKING THE MAGIC 8 BALL ON HEALTH CARE REFORM — MESSAGING WORKSHOP”

WHEN: Monday, June 18,  7 PM – 9 PM (doors open 6:30 PM)

WHERE: The Murphy Institute, CUNY / 25 West 43rd Street, 19th Floor

Open to all.

First PA Voter Registration Trip: A Volunteer’s Experience

By Dale Corvino

Dale and other volunteers in Philadelphia

On March 24th, I joined busloads of volunteers from OfA teams – Downtown East, Chelsea/West Village, Harlem, the Bronx – and various other activists groups on the two-hour drive to Philadelphia. We convened at a terminal and there were greeted by OfA staff and local volunteers. We were split up into teams, and assigned volunteer drivers to transport us to various neighborhoods. Our team was shuttled to a shopping plaza in Strawberry Mansion, a neighborhood of North Philadelphia.

On the ground, we met Shirley, an energetic local captain. Shirley provided us with an overview, clipboards and registration forms. We spread out, in teams of two, to all the high-traffic points of the shopping plaza – in front of the supermarket, the dollar store, the ladies’ clothing store, the bus stop. Drizzle reduced the amount of foot traffic in the plaza, but it did pick up once the skies cleared in the afternoon.

We asked passersbys 3 questions: if they were registered to vote, if they were aware of the upcoming primary, and if they were aware of the change in voter ID laws. People’s reactions ranged from supportive and thankful to indifferent. Few were interested in voting in the primary, but knowledge of the change in voter ID laws was very high. Every volunteer signed up at least one new registrant, and at the end of the day we had a total of forty-two. At the end of the day, we were shuttled back to the bus meeting point.

More info about getting ID to meet the new statute can be found at Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) See the section about the Oath/ Affirmation Voter ID form: http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/voterid/VoterAffirmationNoProofofID.pdf, which at least provides for a no-cost proof of identification for voting purposes. The main Philadelphia PennDOT location is at 1530 South Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Suggestions for a day of voter registration:

  • Wear comfortable shoes
  • Check the forecast (umbrella? rain jacket? sunglasses? layers?)
  • Bring snacks, drinks, phone charger and two pens
  • Buddy up
  • Exchange cell phone numbers
  • Learn from your Philadelphia counterparts!