We are gaining steam! Healthcare Is A Human Right gets big boost this weekend, more events scheduled

Greetings,

We have less than three month until the next legislative session. To make fundamental change a reality we need you to be part of this movement. After seeing what is happening on the federal level, it becomes more and more clear that Vermont needs to lead the way. But we can't do it with you. Thanks for all the hardwork you've done to get us to this exciting point. Let's keep building this movement!

Senator Doug Racine Meets with Healthcare Is A Human Right Campaign, commits to take action on S.88. See quote from Saturday's Vermont AFL-CIO convention. Read more.

Vermont AFL-CIO endorses campaign this Saturday
This past weekend, the Vermont State Labor Council, AFL-CIO convention delegates representing 9,500-members unanimously voted to "endorse H.100 and S.88 ... (and to) play a leading role together with our allies in the Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign ... in mobilizing broad public and political support for single-payer healthcare." Building a powerful movement "to change what is politically possible"
with real healthcare reform is the Vermont AFL-CIO's #1 priority. Read more here.

Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign members speak out at Peter Welch Forum:

I don't think it's fair, said Amy Lester that insurance companies get to make the healthcare pie, slice the pie, serve the pie and deny service of the pie."

NOV. 3 - Caledonia County People's Forum on Healthcare
7:00pm, Tuesday, Nov 3, Danville School, 148 Peacham Road, Danville, Vermont
This forum with local state legislators will explore the how Vermont can establish healthcare as a basic human right and win single-payer healthcare in 2010. It is being organized by the Caledonia County Organizing Committee of the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign, a project of the Vermont Workers' Center that seeks to change what is politically possible in healthcare reform efforts through grassroots organizing. Read press release.

Nov. 10 Single Payer 4VT "How do we get there from here?"

What: An event sponsored by the Orange and Windsor County Working Group for Single Payer
When: November 10th, 2009 7 p.m.
Where: Hotel Coolidge, Down Town White River Junction.

Panelists include:
Phil Fiermonte, representing Senator Bernie Sanders
Dick McCormack, Windsor County State Senator
Deb Richter, M.D., VT4 Single Payer Network
Paul Manganiello, M.D., Good Neighbor Health Clinic
Margorie Power, Esq.

Nov. 15 4pm Franklin County and Grand Isle People's Forum on Healthcare
This forum with local state legislators will explore the how Vermont can establish healthcare as a basic human right and win single-payer healthcare in 2010. It is being organized by the Franklin/Grand Isle County Organizing Committee of the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign, a project of the Vermont Workers' Center that seeks to change what is politically possible in healthcare reform efforts through grassroots organizing. If you are interested in helping plan this forum contact kate@workerscenter.org.
Location to be announced.