[Peace-discuss] National Single Payer / Medicare for All conference in Chicago Chicago 10/30-11/1

Fri Jul 10 21:19:19 EDT 2015

From: Mark Dudzic Labor Campaign for Single Payer [mailto:organizers at laborforsinglepayer.org] 
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 4:47 PM
To: davidjohnson1451 at comcast.net
Subject: Chicago 10/30-11/1

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Dear david,

Registration is now open <http://mailings.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1o6/27oCqlV2QUaknPuI8kBpgQ/h0/e4E9U5TsreWOLomGt-2B16nhuuMxcgz8OtO8XDv18q5XpbbX9co9-2BjYSY0M-2Fypumg0bhm7PzXscYZbuB92qB8N3eO3llpuyDdegbh1ReZ6vLFHexiB5u8nRR5LZ2rjM-2FsEYmAb0Rf7klImm-2Fm9vF7hYdZYQQB0Qhkd5ssiS6vNmHwUso7XI1bOYHjrqXQF0TjxOoBKODQEtv7PpmzFQIUIvLY7dpM7NuYRXjHQvvRwARZC1lPB38MxbRwywOyoMPRRGHeIqjFcwQm8IXbzHyVTxW4GNFXIV2PXxBJ9yWv2aMtEqmF6M-2BR4NIY-2BHYduNaauolVc1XneTubeh1SDsO835-2Bj4EtTSLs5h6B19ZNxOJt8-3D>  for what will be the largest-ever national conference of single-payer advocates in Chicago from October 30 to November 1.

The conference is jointly sponsored by the Labor Campaign for Single Payer, Healthcare NOW and One Payer States and will be fully integrated with every workshop and event available to all attendees. On Friday night and Sunday morning, we will be joined by participants from the Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) Annual Meeting, which will be held just down the street from our conference location. 

This conference couldn’t come at a more crucial time. The just-issued Supreme Court decision has made it clear that Obamacare—with all of its limitations and deficiencies—is the law of the land. This will be an opportunity for all healthcare justice advocates to come together, prior to the 2016 election season, and discuss how we can finish the job and make healthcare a right for everyone in America.

Don’t miss this chance to share our experiences, learn from one another and help shape the strategic direction of our movement. Register today. <http://mailings.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1o6/27oCqlV2QUaknPuI8kBpgQ/h2/e4E9U5TsreWOLomGt-2B16nhuuMxcgz8OtO8XDv18q5XpbbX9co9-2BjYSY0M-2Fypumg0bhm7PzXscYZbuB92qB8N3eO3llpuyDdegbh1ReZ6vLFHexiB5u8nRR5LZ2rjM-2FsEYmAb0Rf7klImm-2Fm9vF7hYdZYQQB0Qhkd5ssiS6vNmHwUso7XI1bOYHjrqXQF0TjxOoBKODQEtv7PpmzFQIUIvLY7dpM7NuYRXjHQvvRwARZC1lPB38MxbRwywOyoMPRRGHeIqjFcwQm8IXbzHyVTxW4GNFXIV2PXxBJ9yWv2aMtEqmF6M-2BR4NIY-2BHYduNaauolVc1XneTubeh1SDsO835-2Bj4EtTSLs5h6B19ZNxOJt8-3D> 

The conference will convene at 7 pm on Friday, October 30 at the Hilton Chicago in downtown Chicago. United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard and National Nurses United Co-President Jean Ross will give opening keynotes. Labor troubadour Anne Feeney will be with us through the entire weekend.

We are also hoping to work with the local healthcare justice community to organize a major demonstration in front of a nearby notorious healthcare profiteer on Friday afternoon. Please plan to come early and join us if at all possible.

A full agenda will be released shortly and will include presentations by prominent labor and community leaders and PNHP Co-Founders Steffi Woolhandler and David Himmelstein as well as plenty of workshops and other events. Sunday morning’s program will include integrated small group strategy discussion sessions. This will be a chance to meet, debate and learn from a broad range of experienced activists. Please ask your union to register <http://mailings.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1o6/27oCqlV2QUaknPuI8kBpgQ/h3/e4E9U5TsreWOLomGt-2B16nhuuMxcgz8OtO8XDv18q5XpbbX9co9-2BjYSY0M-2Fypumg0bhm7PzXscYZbuB92qB8N3eO3llpuyDdegbh1ReZ6vLFHexiB5u8nRR5LZ2rjM-2FsEYmAb0Rf7klImm-2Fm9vF7hYdZYQQB0Qhkd5ssiS6vNmHwUso7XI1bOYHjrqXQF0TjxOoBKODQEtv7PpmzFQIUIvLY7dpM7NuYRXjHQvvRwARZC1lPB38MxbRwywOyoMPRRGHeIqjFcwQm8IXbzHyVTxW4GNFXIV2PXxBJ9yWv2aMtEqmF6M-2BR4NIY-2BHYduNaauolVc1XneTubeh1SDsO835-2Bj4EtTSLs5h6B19ZNxOJt8-3D>  additional delegates who will surely return strengthened by the movement building emphasis of this event.

There will be an early registration fee of $75 in effect until September 1. Thereafter, the registration fee will be $85. Registration will include a Friday night reception and Saturday lunch. Scholarships are available. Contact  organizers at laborforsinglepayer.org <mailto:organizers at laborforsinglepayer.org?can_id=6004b033400ae0588a3e6666bfdd6427&source=email-register-now-for-national-single-payer-strategy-conference&email_referrer=register-now-for-national-single-payer-strategy-conference___7886>  if you wish to apply for one. Please note that our ally Healthcare NOW will be processing registrations and handling payments and their name will be on any credit card and other receipts. Contact Mark Dudzic at the below email or phone if you have any questions or problems with the registration process.

Take advantage of the early registration fee. Register today. <http://mailings.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1o6/27oCqlV2QUaknPuI8kBpgQ/h4/e4E9U5TsreWOLomGt-2B16nhuuMxcgz8OtO8XDv18q5XpbbX9co9-2BjYSY0M-2Fypumg0bhm7PzXscYZbuB92qB8N3eO3llpuyDdegbh1ReZ6vLFHexiB5u8nRR5LZ2rjM-2FsEYmAb0Rf7klImm-2Fm9vF7hYdZYQQB0Qhkd5ssiS6vNmHwUso7XI1bOYHjrqXQF0TjxOoBKODQEtv7PpmzFQIUIvLY7dpM7NuYRXjHQvvRwARZC1lPB38MxbRwywOyoMPRRGHeIqjFcwQm8IXbzHyVTxW4GNFXIV2PXxBJ9yWv2aMtEqmF6M-2BR4NIY-2BHYduNaauolVc1XneTubeh1SDsO835-2Bj4EtTSLs5h6B19ZNxOJt8-3D> 

A limited block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Chicago at a special rate of $159 per night. The cutoff date for room reservations is October 6. But don’t delay. These rooms will fill fast and very few other options will be available because the American Public Health Association convention will begin that weekend. You can reserve your room online <http://mailings.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1o6/27oCqlV2QUaknPuI8kBpgQ/h5/otluiqDGUsqXF0e9aEzPpO1fIGRkgt6rLa-2FeymywrOU4zSKsB2GVc5njFIThG0T9RzlZp8aCjhHXRNfXipr9N16YD9xJvQUn-2FHNhcacFVXv74eHXo2DTryi8g8EcQRdnbR-2F95DEE4e5ewPxRt69JDAoCCWQ2mebYVoDBDwMKyZkh3zc8CgqclOdarA7ReB2HKlOqOJ8C4Y7J8AjF0ckmKr2eIdJwdyPUKD9WxB3zeEpkSB9eMSUJWAol4g-2F7YO1gkTbCSepb9eRyRjQayDXo-2FtssK-2FzrkETVgbYKBWjBqdBPewTe0gq56tQ2HdS-2BjhvWrAvpWweGz9rI9m17LK8cYQ-3D-3D>  or by calling 877-865-5320 and referencing NSC/Single Payer Strategy Conference (NSC is our group code).

In the coming months, we will post more information on the agenda, plans and participants in this historic conference. We ask that you register <http://mailings.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/6QA/ni0YAA/t.1o6/27oCqlV2QUaknPuI8kBpgQ/h6/e4E9U5TsreWOLomGt-2B16nhuuMxcgz8OtO8XDv18q5XpbbX9co9-2BjYSY0M-2Fypumg0bhm7PzXscYZbuB92qB8N3eO3llpuyDdegbh1ReZ6vLFHexiB5u8nRR5LZ2rjM-2FsEYmAb0Rf7klImm-2Fm9vF7hYdZYQQB0Qhkd5ssiS6vNmHwUso7XI1bOYHjrqXQF0TjxOoBKODQEtv7PpmzFQIUIvLY7dpM7NuYRXjHQvvRwARZC1lPB38MxbRwywOyoMPRRGHeIqjFcwQm8IXbzHyVTxW4GNFXIV2PXxBJ9yWv2aMtEqmF6M-2BR4NIY-2BHYduNaauolVc1XneTubeh1SDsO835-2Bj4EtTSLs5h6B19ZNxOJt8-3D>  as soon as possible to aid in conference planning and that you share this information with others in the labor movement and your community who believe in the vision that healthcare must be a right for everyone in America.

For further information, please contact Mark Dudzic at organizers at laborforsinglepayer.org <mailto:organizers at laborforsinglepayer.org?can_id=6004b033400ae0588a3e6666bfdd6427&source=email-register-now-for-national-single-payer-strategy-conference&email_referrer=register-now-for-national-single-payer-strategy-conference___7886>  or 201-314-2653.

See you in Chicago!

In Solidarity.

Mark Dudzic

National Coordinator

National Advisory Board 

Don Berry, President 
Maine AFL-CIO 

Jeff Crosby, President 
Northshore Labor Council (MA) 

Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive 
Director, National Nurses United 

Donna Dewitt, President 
Emeritus, South Carolina State AFL-CIO 

Maria Elena Durazo, Vice President  
UNITE HERE 

Pat Eiding, President 
Philadelphia CLC 

Fernando Gapasin 
West Central Oregon CLC 

Ben Johnson, President 
Vermont American Federation of Teachers (AFT) 

Jeff Johnson, President 
Washington State Labor Council 

Greg Junemann, President 
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers 

Bruce Klipple, President 
United Electrical Workers, UE 

Tom Leedham, Secty-Treas  
Teamsters Local 206 

Fred Mason, President             Maryland/DC AFL-CIO 

David Newby, President 
Emeritus, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 

Henry Nicholas, President 
AFSCME 1199 

Tim Paulson, Executive Director 
San Francisco CLC 

Josh Pechthalt, President 
California Federation of Teachers 

Ken Perdue, President 
West Virginia AFL-CIO 

Clyde Rivers, Representing 
California School Employees Association 

Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, President 
NY State Nurses Assoc. 

Steven A. Tolman, President 
Massachusetts AFL-CIO 

Jos Williams, President 
DC Metro CLC 

Nancy Wohlforth, Representing 
California State AFL-CIO 

LCS-P National Steering Committee 

Marilyn Albert,RN 
NUHW 

Wayne Bayer, Vice President 
New York State Public Employees Federation 

Paul Bigman 
Martin Luther King CLC 

Michael Bilbrey 
President, CSEA 

Donna Cartwright 
Pride @ Work, AFL-CIO 

Richard Burton 
WA State Nurses Assoc. 

Al Cholger 
USW Sub-District Dir., Detroit 

Jeff Crosby, President 
Northshore MA CLC 

Donna Dewitt, President Emeritus 
South Carolina State AFL-CIO 

Jed Dodd, General Chair 
Pennsylvania Federation BMWED/IBT 

Mark Dudzic 
USW & Labor Party 

Sandy Eaton 
MA Nurses Assoc. 

Jon Flanders 
Troy Area Labor Council 

Bill Gibbons 
USW Regional Dir (Ret) 

Don Giljum 
IUOE Local 148 

David Johnson 
Champaign IL CLC

Peter Knowlton, President 
New England, UE 

Martha Kuhl, Treasurer 
National Nurses United (CA) 

Traven Leyshon, President 
Green Mountain Labor Council 

Martha Livingston 
United Univ. Professions, AFT Lo 2190 

James McGee 
Transit Employees H & W Fund, ATU 

Lew Moye, President 
St. Louis CBTU 

David Newby, President Emeritus 
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 

Elizabeth O'Connor 
Maine AFL-CIO 

Rodney Orr, Political Director 
UPTE/CWA9119 

Lenny Potash 
Labor United for Universal Healthcare 

Clyde Rivers 
CSEA 

Susan Reardon 
Pennsylvania Federation BMWED/IBT 

Jean Ross, Co-President 
National Nurses United (MN) 

Jim Savage
USW Local 10-1 

Robert Score, Rec-Secty 
IATSE Local 1 

Mike Sullivan 
Assoc. of Western Pulp & Paper Workers 

Marva Wade 
NY State Nurses Assoc. 

John Walsh 
IBEW 

Jos Williams, President 
DC Metro CLC 

Nancy Wohlforth 
California State AFL-CIO 

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