Healthcare reform is not dead but we still have to work for it! Congressman Mitchell’s staff says the anti-reform insurance companies have their people calling. Don’t let the insurance companies beat us. Call ALL our AZ Democratic Congressional delegation. Let them know Arizona people want reform. You can call the Capitol on this 800 number [...]
It is with a heavy collective heart that DFA-MC mourns the loss of our dear friend Katherine “Katy” Ingram. Katy’s proud life ended October 31, 2009 after a long and well fought battle with cancer. Her life was filled with progressive causes to which she devoted her special energy for getting things “done right”. DFA-MC [...]
Thanks to all those who turned out in the heat to rally for health care. We had a good turn out and were taped by channels 5 & 12. Thanks also to The Billionaires for Wealthcare. They gave us a good laugh. If you couldn’t be there, speaker Kyrsten Sinema gave us our assignments – [...]
If you want care restored to healthcare then tell Congress “No public option-No deal. Send postcards to your Congressional delegation at the address below. Senators Jon Kyl 730 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-4521 John McCain 241 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-2235 House of Representatives District 1 Ann [...]
The Katy Award was created by the Executive Committee of DFA-MC to honor Katherine Ingram, a past Chair and a dedicated volunteer and powerful voice for Liberal causes in our community. The first Katy Award was presented to Dr. Jonathan Weisbuch at the June 7th dinner honoring this exceptional individual who is relentless in promoting [...]
If you want a choice of healthcare as usual or with a public option such as medicare for all then you must fight for it. Dr. Howard Dean says, “If Barack Obama’s healthcare plan gets changed to exclude a public option like Medicare, then it is not healthcare reform. Legislation rises and falls on whether [...]
Next week, Congress will begin making the actual decisions about what reforms will make it into this year’s healthcare bill. Our actions over the next few days and weeks will be critical in building the support we need to win. Meanwhile, conservative groups have launched a new assault on inclusion of a public healthcare option [...]
Thank you for all the hard work that went into the hundreds of DFA Birthday Parties hosted across the country this week. Your work is the reason that DFA has been so successful these past five years, and it’s the reason we’re still going strong today. But our work isn’t over yet. Go to StandWithDrDean.com [...]
March4Schools March 4, 2009 4 p.m. Arizona Capitol 1700 West Washington Join DFA-MC as we join in with Arizona Education Association for a rally at the Capitol. AEA has planned this rally to be the largest mobilization of education supporters in our state’s history. AEA Education Day at the Capitol participants will be joined by [...]
Rally at the State Capitol on Wednesday at 11am to Fight Extreme Budget Cuts Proposed by Republican Leaders in Legislature According to the Coalition for Solutions Through Higher Education, we are not producing enough educated, highly skilled workers to effectively compete in today’s global, knowledge-based economy. This crisis is especially acute in Arizona, which trails [...]
