You are invited by:
Democracy For America –Maricopa County
and
Maricopa County Democratic Party
To attend a training opportunity:
July 25th & 26th, Saturday & Sunday
9am to 6pm
on the campus of
University of Advancing Technology
2625 W. Baseline Rd. Tempe, AZ 85283
Lunch and refreshments provided.
Tuition: $60 if paid in advance online at ($30 for students):
DemocracyForAmerica.com/CampaignAcademy
Scholarships are available; apply online. $75 at the door.

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 Kirpatrick 1123 Longworth House Office Building  Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2315	District 2 Trent Franks 2435 Rayburn House Office Building  Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-4576
District 3 John Shadegg 436 Cannon House Office Building U.S. House, Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-3361	District 4 Ed Pastor 2465 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-4065
District 5 Harry Mitchell 1410 Longworth House Office Building  Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2190	District 6 Jeff Flake 240 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2635
District 7 Raul Grijalva 1440 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2435	District 8 Gabrielle Giffords 1728 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2542

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MegaForum on Healthcare Reform

While our elected officials debate our broken healthcare system, insurance lobbyists and other special interest groups are beating down the doors of Congress to make sure that their corporate masters maintain control of the healthcare system.  Motivated strictly by profits, the insurance industry is poised to spend over $100 million in advertising to defeat a public healthcare option.

Will your voice be heard? Or, will you allow the lobbyists and
special interest groups to make this all?important decision for you?

Join us

Tuesday night, 7-10pm, June 30^th

The Wyndham Phoenix Hotel

50 East Adams Street in downtown Phoenix

Keynote speakers:

DONNA SMITH – CA Nurses Assoc., KYRSTEN SINEMA, AZ State Rep., more pending

Special message from:

MARGARET FLOWERS, M.D. – PNHP

Healthcare is broken, and the time to fix it is NOW. The clock is ticking. This is our best opportunity; we can’t wait another minute.

The law passed by Congress this summer will define our health system for decades. We must encourage Congress to do it right. Reform that assures every American access to the care they need, guarantees quality, and controls costs. A Single Payer plan or a robust public option designed to succeed.

JOIN US! – Doctors, Nurses, Patients, Activists, and Citizens. Demand health care reform that works. Help plan a strategy to make it happen. Together, with a loud, clear voice we will remind our elected Representatives and Senators that we VOTE and will not be ignored.

The Award presentation was preceded by a discussion of education in Arizona and the budget passed by the Arizona legislature.  Speakers were from the Arizona House,  minority leader David Lujan and  Dr. Eric Meyer and candidate for the House from LD 15, Katie Hobbs.

To order your tickets Press “Dollars for Democracy“.

5pm - 9pm; China Chili’s 302 E Flower St (@ 3rd St.), Phoenix

$30 for members; $40 for non-members

You are invited by:
Democracy For America –Maricopa County
and
Maricopa County Democratic Party
To attend a training opportunity:
July 25th & 26th, Saturday & Sunday
9am to 6pm
on the campus of
University of Advancing Technology
2625 W. Baseline Rd. Tempe, AZ 85283
Lunch and refreshments provided.
Tuition: $60 if paid in advance online at ($30 for students):
DemocracyForAmerica.com/CampaignAcademy
Scholarships are available; apply online. $75 at the door.

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 the American public is allowed to choose a universally available public option or not.”

Max Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance Committee recently told the Helena Independent Record newspaper that a single payer health care system is “off the table.”  At hearings this week, Baucus had single-payer advocates arrested rather than allowing them to testify .  We need to let Senator Baucus know what we want - a public option such as Medicare.  Let’s inundate Baucus, the Senate Finance Committee and the President with postcards.  The insurance companies are!

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 like Medicare. Their million-dollar ad campaign claims that healthcare will be rationed and “bureaucrats” will “decide the treatments you receive.” It’s an old message that you and I know isn’t true, but it will stick if we don’t fight back with our message of Choice, Competition, and Comfort.*

So we’re holding an emergency online briefing on Monday night with Governor Howard Dean, M.D. at 9pm Eastern to make sure we’re all ready for the fight ahead. This is a joint Stand with Dr. Dean event hosted by MoveOn, one of our biggest campaign partners.

All you need to join in is a computer with speakers and an internet connection. Please join us.

Emergency Online Briefing with Dr. Dean
Monday, May 4, 9pm Eastern / 6PM Arizona[Mountain]

Hosted on MoveOn.org’s web site at:
http://www.moveon.org/drdean/?id=16038-3139585-xg0J2sx&t=7

Last time Democrats tried to pass comprehensive healthcare reform, it failed. And it failed in part because the opposition was better organized and spread a bunch of lies that progressives weren’t prepared to rebut.

It’s up to us to make sure that doesn’t happen again. We need all hands on deck, well-armed with the critical information, and motivated to keep the right from blocking real change. Dr. Dean will give us an update and inside look at the battle for real healthcare reform — and the key actions we’ll take to achieve a historic victory.

With an important Senate committee meeting on Tuesday to start shaping legislation, plus the right wing’s escalating attacks, this couldn’t be more urgent.

I’ll be part of the emergency briefing, and I really hope you can join me at this crucial moment. Join us online Monday night at 9pm Eastern — that’s 8pm Central, 7pm Mountain, and 6pm Pacific — this way everyone in the country can join us at the same time.

CLICK HERE ON MONDAY AT 9PM EASTERN TO JOIN US ONLINE

I look forward to ’seeing’ you on the call.

- Arshad Hasan, Executive Director, Democracy for America

P.S. If you would like to share a personal healthcare horror story or submit a specific question for Dr. Dean before the event, you can do that by clicking here.

* Check out www.StandwithDrDean.com/FAQ for talking points on how an open-access public healthcare option offers Choice, Competition, and Comfort.

Date: April 18, 2009
Time: 1:00 - 5:00pm
Location: UA Local 469 - Main Hall
Street: 3109 N. 24th Street
City/State: Phoenix, AZ

Join speakers such as George Pauk,M.D.*
Jonathan Weisbuch M.D.*
Physicians for a National Health Plan
Arizona Coalition for a State and National Health Plan

Nancy Martin R.N.*
National Nurses Organizing Committee

Monica Sandschafer
ACORN, (Advocate of Health Care for America Now HCAN)

Az Senator Meg Burton-Cahill,
(Advocate of Arizona Healthcare needs including Emergency Medical, Long Term Care, and Prescription Drug coverage)

Barb McCullough-Jones
Equality Arizona Executive Director

*Advocates of HR 676 Universal Single-Payer Healthcare

1:00-2:30 Discuss developments in Congress and at President’s Summit on Healthcare
3:00-4:30 Discuss state budget and stimulus options for healthcare.

Sponsors:
· Arizona Coalition for a State and National Health Plan
· The Arizona Democratic Progressive Caucus
· Democracy for America - Maricopa County
· District 15 Democrats
· Equality Arizona
· National Nurses Organizing Committee
· Progressive Democrats of America – Central Phoenix and East Valley Chapters
· Protecting Arizona’s Families Coalition,
· Valley Interfaith Project

But our work isn’t over yet. Go to StandWithDrDean.com right now and sign Gov. Howard Dean’s healthcare petition. But don’t stop there. Ask your family, friends and neighbors, and get them to sign it, too.

SIGN GOV. HOWARD DEAN’S HEALTHCARE PETITION

We need you to take action now in order to reach our goal of 250,000 on time, and that’s why we need your help today is getting the word out.

Recruiting your Group Members and friends to sign this petition is just as important as signing it yourself. It’s like Gov. Dean said on Wednesday night’s conference call: to win this fight, we need to know who our allies are, and where they are.

TAKE THE PLEDGE AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO STAND WITH DR. DEAN

“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 the American public is allowed to choose a universally available public option or not. If they are allowed to choose Medicare as an option, this bill will be real healthcare reform. If they’re not, we could be back fighting about it for another 20 years before anybody tries again.”

http://standwithdrdean.com