2014 National Strategy ConferenceHealthcare-NOW!, Labor Campaign for Single-Payer Healthcare,

One Payer States

www.Healthcare-Now.orgwww.LaborForSinglePayer.org

Friday, August 22 - Sunday, August 24Oakland, CA

This conference is dedicated to the memory of Tim Carpenter.

Agenda for Friday, August 22nd

One Payer States track, 7PM - 10PMAt California Nurses Association HQ, 2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612

7:00PM-7:10PM - Welcome by OPS facilitators7:10PM-7:30PM - Keynote by Dr. Paul Song, California PNHP7:30PM-8:30PM - Working with R’s, D’s, and I’s to Win State-Based Single Payer: Chuck Pennacchio, Health Care for All Pennsylvania and David Rabin, M.D., M.P.H., Institute for Universal Health Care8:30PM-9:30PM - Working with Small Businesses: Dr. Stephen Kemble, Hawaii and Dr. Deb Richter, Vermont Health Care for All9:30PM-10:00PM - Entertainment with a Purpose: previews & promos

Labor Campaign for Single Payer track, 6PM - 9PMAt ILWU Local 6 Hall, 99 Hegenberger Rd., Oakland, CA 94621

6:00PM-6:45PM - Registration6:45PM-7:00PM - Anne Feeney sings7:00PM-7:10PM - Call to Order: Nancy Wohlforth, California AFL-CIO7:10PM-7:40PM - Greetings & Brief Remarks: Fred Pecker, ILWU Local 6;  Josie Camacho, Alameda Labor Council; Tim Paulson, San Francisco Labor Council; Susan Sachen, California AFL-CIO; Martha Kuhl, CNA, Michael Bilbrey, CSEA; Sal Rosselli, NUHW7:40PM-7:50PM - Adoption of Rules & Appointment of Committees7:50PM-8:20PM - Discussion: The ACA, Collective Bargaining and Multi-Employer Plans: Jim McGee, ATU; John Brouder, Boston Benefit Partners; Rich Austin, ILWU8:20PM-8:50PM - Crafting a Social Media Strategy: Hannah Roditi, Social Movement Technologies8:50PM-9:00PM - Appointment of Social Media Committee9:00PM - Adjourn

Agenda for Saturday, August 23rdOne Payer States track, 8:30AM - 1PMAt California Nurses Association HQ, 2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612

8:30AM-8:45AM – Welcome by OPS facilitators

8:45AM-10:00AM – First block of workshops:•Comparing language of various state-based universal healthcare bills•What to include in legislative economic feasibility studies•How to Talk About the ACA in a State Campaign

10:15AM-11:30AM – Second block of workshops:•Two Colorado Approaches•What to include in legislative economic feasibility studies•Running state-based  initiatives in presidential election years

11:45AM-12:00PM – Wrap-up by OPS facilitators12:00PM-1:00PM – Box lunches and roundtable discussions

Labor Campaign for Single-Payer track, 9AM-1:30PMAt ILWU Local 6 Hall, 99 Hegenberger Rd., Oakland, CA 94621

8:30AM-9:00AM - Registration, coffee and pastries9:00AM-9:05AM - Call to Order: David Newby, Wisconsin AFL-CIO9:05AM-9:30AM - National Coordinator’s Report: Mark Dudzic9:30AM-10:00AM - Remarks: Josh Pechthalt, CFT; Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, RN, NYSNA10:00AM-11:30AM - Components of a Strategic Work Plan. Reports, Discussion and Debate11:30AM-12:00PM - Resolutions and Amendments12:00PM-12:15PM- Fundraising12:15PM-1:30PM - Lunch (provided)

Joint Programming: Healthcare-NOW!, Labor Campaign, and One Payer StatesAt ILWU Local 6 Hall, 99 Hegenberger Rd., Oakland, CA 94621

1:15PM-1:30PM - Anne Feeney sings.

1:30PM-1:35PM - Call to Order: Clyde Rivers, CSEA & AFL-CIO National Executive Council

1:35PM-1:50PM - Introduction of Participating Organizations: Healthcare-NOW!, the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer Healthcare, One Payer States, National Nurses United, Physicians for a National Health Program, and Progressive Democrats of America

1:50PM-2:05PM - Lessons from Canada: Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember-At-Large

2:05PM-2:25PM - Panel on Immigrant Rights Organizing & the Single-Payer Movement: San Francisco Supervisor David Campos; Lucia Lin, California Immigrant Policy Center; and UNITE-HERE Local 2 (TBA)

2:25PM-4:25PM - Roundtable on Strategy for the Single-Payer Movement: Where We Are & Where We Need to Go: John Nichols, The Nation; Michael Lighty, National Nurses United; Fernando Gapasin, Portland JWJ and Health Care for All Oregon; Rita Valenti, Healthcare-NOW! Georgia; Donna Smith, Health Care for All Colorado; Ethel Long-Scott, Women’s Economic Agenda Project; and Vermont State Representative Kesha Ram.

4:25PM-4:30PM - Overview of Sunday workshops & transpo. logistics

4:30-5:30PM - Group everyone by region, bus to CNA HQ for Reception

5:30-7:30PM - Single-Payer Reception, Socializing

7:30-10:00PM - Group breaks up, enjoy uptown Oakland restaurant options!

9:30PM-9:45PM - Buses back to Hilton Oakland Airport leave from CNA HQ at 2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612. If you miss the bus departure time, you will have to take a taxi!

Agenda for Sunday, August 24thJoint Programming: Healthcare-NOW! and the Labor CampaignAt ILWU Local 6 Hall, 99 Hegenberger Rd., Oakland, CA 94621

9:00AM-10:10AM - First block of workshops:•Labor and Community Collaboration: A Winning Combination •Social Media for Single Payer Activists•Using HR 676 to build the national single payer movement•The Health Care is a Human Right Model

10:20AM-11:30AM - Second block of workshops:•Labor and Community Collaboration: A Winning Combination [repeat workshop]•How the Transformation of the Health Care Industry Impacts Single-Payer Organizing•Defending the Public Sector•Getting to Single-Payer Through the Ballot: Lessons From Winning & Losing Ballot Initiatives

11:30AM-12:00PM - Strategy Wrap-Up

TransportationConference Locations:

ILWU Local 6 Hall, 99 Hegenberger Rd., Oakland, CA 94621California Nurses Association HQ, 2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Taxis:

Free transportation is available for most of the conference, via the hotel’s shuttle service or buses rented for the conference. However, these are recommended taxi services should you need them:

Friendly Cab: (510) 536-3000Veteran’s Cab: (510) 533-1900

If Driving to the Conference:

Plenty of parking is available at the ILWU Local 6 Hall. We recommend that all commuters to the California Nurses Association HQ take public transportation or the buses provided for the conference, but a limited number of parking spaces are available at CNA for those who need to drive.

When You Arrive At Oakland International Airport:

For guests staying at the Airport Hilton, please call the Hotel, (510) 635-5000 to arrange free shuttle service to the hotel.

For guests staying at the Courtyard Marriott, 988 Broadway in downtown Oakland:Public Transit on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Trains - Check out the trip planner on www.bart.gov

1. Take the Air Bart Shuttle to the Coliseum Station2. Purchase your BART Ticket at one of the automated kiosks3. Take the Richmond Line going north and get off at the 12th Street Station

(at Broadway)4. Exit the station and walk south on Broadway to the Courtyard Marriott,

988 Broadway5. Note: There are 2 Marriott Hotels in the vicinity. None of our guests are

being booked at the Marriott City Center at 1001 Broadway. Please proceed to the Courtyard at 988 Broadway

Getting From Your Hotel to the Conference:

From the Airport Hilton to the ILWU (Labor Track of Conference)It’s a short 2 minute walk down Hegenberger Rd. from the Hilton to the ILWU Hall

From the Airport Hilton to CNA Headquarters (One Payers States Track of Conference)Please arrange a cab or hotel shuttle (at phone #s above) to the Coliseum BART stop, then take BART to the 19th Street Station, walk to the 20th street exit. The CNA office is straight ahead on the corner of Franklin & 20th Streets.

Note: Shuttle Buses will provide round trip transport from the ILWU Hall to CNA Headquarters for the Saturday Reception

From Courtyard Marriott or CNA HQ to ILWU Hall for Sunday Joint SessionTake BART Fremont Line south to the Coliseum Station, then call to arrange a cab or shuttle at numbers listed above.

Workshop DescriptionsWorking with R’s, D’s, and I’s to Win State-Based Single PayerOne Payer States TrackFriday August 22, 7:30PM-8:30PM, California Nurses Association HQPresenter: Chuck Pennacchio, Health Care for All Pennsylvania and David Rabin, M.D., M.P.H., Institute for Universal Health Care

Advocating successfully for the Single Payer Solution requires working across the political spectrum, adopting flexible approaches (Economic, Political, Moral), identifying common ground, building on agreement, avoiding ideological conflict -- and emphasizing quality, pragmatism, efficiency, savings, job growth, choice of provider, comprehensive care, transparency, patient provider decision-making, standards-based medicine, K-12 health education, certificate of need, retention of docs and nurses, downward pressure of property taxes, reduced med-mal insurance, elimination of medical bankruptcy, shrunken workers compensation costs, improved global competitiveness, better health outcomes, fair-priced prescription drugs, mental health, dental care, emergency transport, hospice care, addiction treatment, preventive medicine, vision care, and alternative medicine...alas, civilized healthcare for all...

Working with Small BusinessesOne Payer States TrackFriday August 22, 8:30PM-9:30PM, California Nurses Association HQPresenters: Dr. Stephen Kemble, Hawaii, and Dr. Deb Richter, Vermont Health Care for All.

Dr Richter will discuss the framing of the health care issue in terms that are familiar to the business community. She will present a persuasive discussion to lead a rational thoughtful business person to the conclusion that a publicly financed universal health care system is the most fiscally conservative way to cover all Americans AND  solve the costs crisis. Dr. Kemble will show a short business-oriented presentation, including evidence that the conventional wisdom on the reason for excessive US health care cost is not valid, and that the strategies in the ACA intended to improve health care efficiency and reduce cost will backfire. He will compare these to cost-control strategy under a single-payer system, and show why this is a far better deal for US businesses.

Preparing a State-Based Universal Health Coverage Bill for Legislative ScrutinyOne Payer States TrackSaturday, August 23, 8:45AM-10:00AM, California Nurses Association HQ, Room APresenters: Chuck Richards, Health Care for All Washington, and Mary Feldblum, Health Security for New Mexicans Campaign

Print summaries of bills from VT, NY, PA, NM, OR and WA will be distributed, with a brief discussion from each state on political lessons learned getting bills through the legislative process.  Time for Questions and Answers.

What to Include in Legislative Economic Feasibility StudiesOne Payer States TrackSaturday, August 23, 8:45AM-10:00AM, California Nurses Association HQ, Room B andSaturday, August 23, 10:15AM-11:30AM, California Nurses Association HQ, Room BPresenter: Prof. Gerald Friedman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Studies of the economic impact of state single payer systems: what they are, what they might contain, what they have found, and how you can use them.

How to Talk About the ACA in a State CampaignOne Payer States TrackSaturday, August 23, 8:45AM-10:00AM, California Nurses Association HQ, Room CPresenters: Sandy Perry, Low Income Help Center, and Donna Smith, Health Care for All Colorado

A discussion of how to communicate about the Affordable Care Act (and share the single-payer message) in state campaigns for single-payer reform.  Sandy will also inspire us with a message directed at lifting our energy and passion for health care as a human right.

Two Colorado ApproachesOne Payer States TrackSaturday, August 23, 10:15AM-11:30AM, California Nurses Association HQ, Room APresenters: Donna Smith, Health Care for All Colorado, and Lyn Gullette, Co-operate Colorado

A discussion on how two divergent health reform groups in the same state supporting post-ACA reform have interacted with, challenged, and enhanced the single-payer movement at the state level. We'll explore our Colorado experiences and look for a lively audience discussion about what other states are experiencing.

Running State-Based Initiatives in Presidential Election YearsOne Payer States TrackSaturday, August 23, 10:15AM-11:30AM, California Nurses Association HQ, Room CPresenters: Benjamin Day, Healthcare-NOW!, Mike Huntington, Mad as Hell Doctors, and Paul Krehbiel, Labor United for Universal Healthcare

With states qualifying for waivers from the state exchanges in 2017, many state-based single-payer groups have their sights set on the 2016 election cycle to initiate ballot initiatives. What has the movement for making healthcare a right learned from going to the ballot in previous years, using both binding and non-binding initiatives, and how would efforts be impacted by sharing the ballot with a presidential election?

Labor and Community Collaboration: A Winning CombinationSunday, August 24, 9:00AM-10:10AM, ILWU Local 6 Hall, Auditorium 1 andSunday, August 24, 10:20AM-11:30AM, ILWU Local 6 Hall, Auditorium 1Presenter: Gordon Mar, Jobs with Justice San Francisco

Winning single-payer healthcare at any level in the United States will require a social movement that mobilizes communities and workers. Yet collaboration between community groups working towards single-payer reform and multi-issue organizations like labor unions, isn’t always easy or effective. This workshop explores how to build labor-community partnerships that work, building the movement we will need to win a just healthcare system.

The Health Care is a Human Right ModelSunday, August 24, 9:00AM-10:10AM, ILWU Local 6 Hall, Auditorium 2Presenter: Matt McGrath, Vermont Workers Center, and Ben Palmquist, National Economic & Social Rights Initiative

The lessons of the Vermont Workers’ Center’s human rights organizing model, which led to the passage of the United States’ first universal healthcare law, have informed the emergence of new campaigns in Maryland, Maine and other states. Grassroots groups are picking up the baton and paving the way for a domino effect of state-based universal healthcare wins. By uniting constituencies and envisioning alternatives to commodification, healthcare is used as a lever to build a counter-hegemonic force for structural change. This workshop will discuss the Vermont model, share lessons learned, and invite participants to join a national network that supports the growing Healthcare Is a Human Right movement in their states.

Social Media for Single Payer ActivistsSunday, August 24, 9:00AM-10:10AM, ILWU Local 6 Hall, Conference Room 1Presenter: Hannah Roditi, Social Movement Technologies

How to boost the visibility of your healthcare-for-all rallies and activism using social media. We’ll cover tools like Twitter, Facebook, and good ol’ email—with movement examples of what has worked, what is best to use when for what impact, what to prioritize if you’re on a shoe-string or zero budget and are a social media beginner, and how to build and use a Social Media volunteer committee to deepen your organizing.

Using HR 676 to Build the National Single Payer MovementSunday, August 24, 9:00AM-10:10AM, ILWU Local 6 Hall, Conference Room 2Presenter: Kay Tillow, All Unions Committee for Single Payer Health Care - HR 676

The workshop will explore ways to build the single payer movement locally and nationally using HR 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All, as the model legislation that encompasses all of the single payer principles.  What is working and other ideas for what we can do.

Defending the Public SectorSunday, August 24, 10:20AM-11:30AM, ILWU Local 6 Hall, Auditorium 2Presenters: Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, New York State Nurses Association and American Postal Workers Union (TBA), Veterans Administration unionist (TBA)

Efforts to win single-payer healthcare have become entwined with a march broader fight against a right-wing narrative that portrays government as universally inefficient and corrupt. This has resulted in funding cuts, a wave of public hospital closings, and privatization efforts (including the Veterans Administration). This workshop discusses fightback strategies, messaging, and how to move from the defensive to the offensive in building an equitable and just economy.

Getting to Single-Payer Through the Ballot: Lessons From Winning & Losing Ballot InitiativesSunday, August 24, 10:20AM-11:30AM, ILWU Local 6 Hall, Conference Room 1Presenters: Paul Krehbiel, Labor United for Universal Healthcare, Don Bechler, Single Payer Now, Peter Shapiro, Health Care for All Oregon

Legislative barriers to enacting single-payer healthcare reform, even in states with strong majority support, have led many advocacy groups to consider or attempt binding ballot initiatives to win health care as a right. However, getting on the ballot and winning is not necessarily easier than advancing legislation, and offers a distinct set of challenges. This workshop discusses lessons from initiatives in the past, and what it will take to get to single-payer through the ballot.

How the Transformation of the Healthcare Industry Impacts Single-Payer OrganizingSunday, August 24, 10:20AM-11:30AM, ILWU Local 6 Hall, Conference Room 2Presenters: Martha Kuhl, California Nurses Association, Carolyn Travao, patient advocate, and Ramon Castelblanch, University of California at Berkeley

When Medicare was passed into law in 1965, the term “health care industry” did not exist, small primary care practices were common, and the American Medical Association was the primary opposition to universal healthcare. The healthcare delivery system has changed, and is changing rapidly - change that will be further accelerated in the era of the Affordable Care Act. This workshop explores how the changing healthcare landscape creates new challenges and new opportunities for single-payer organizing.

Oakland Uptown RestaurantsAfter the reception Saturday night, conference attendees are encouraged to enjoy the restaurants in uptown Oakland for dinner! Below is a list of suggested restaurants. We use Yelp pricing guidelines, so:

$= under $10$$= $11-$30$$$= $31-$60$$$$= above $61

Diners/Burgers/Sandwiches:•Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe ($$) - 1806 Telegraph Avenue - (510) 251-9400 - www.iamrudy.com (diner food selections)•Umami Burger ($$) - 2100 Franklin Street - (510) 899-8626– www.umami.com (burger joint)•Ike's Place ($$) - 2204 Broadway - (510) 338-6789 – www.ilikeikesplace.com (sandwiches)•Awaken Café ($$) - 1429 Broadway at 15th Street - (510) 863-1440 - www.awakencafe.com (sandwiches)•Mua ($$) - 2442a Webster Street - (510) 238-1100 - www.muaoakland.com (international comfort food)•Dogwood ($$) - 1644 Telegraph Avenue - (510) 444-6669– www.bardogwood.com (deli, charcueterie)

Asian and Asian Fusion:•Mama's Vietnamese Restaurant ($) - 365 19th Street - (510) 251-8878 - www.mamasvr.com (Vietnamese)•Take It Easy ($) - 351 17th Street - (510) 452-2442 (Thai)•Camber Restaurant & Bar ($$) - 1707 Telegraph Avenue - (510) 663-4560 – www.camberoakland.com (Southeast Asian)•Hopscotch ($$) - 1915 San Pablo Avenue - (510) 788-6217– www.hopscotchoakland.com (American/Japanese)•Ume & Plum Bar ($$) - 2214 Broadway - (510) 444-7586 - www.umeoakland.com (American/Japanese)•Le Cheval ($$) - 1007 Clay Street - (510) 763-8495 - www.lecheval.com (Vietnamese/Southeast Asian)•Ozumo ($$$) - 2251 Broadway - (510) 286-9866 - www.ozumo.com (Japanese)

American:•Mockingbird ($$) - 1745 San Pablo Avenue - (510) 290-0331– www.mockingbirdoakland.com•Luka's ($$) - 2221 Broadway - (510) 451-4677 - www.lukasoakland.com•Spice Monkey ($$) - 1628 Webster Street - (510) 268-0170 - www.spicemonkeycafe.com•Flora ($$$) - 1900 Telegraph Avenue - (510) 286-0100 - www.floraoakland.com

Spanish:•Xolo Taqueria ($$) - 1916 Telegraph Avenue - (510) 986-0151 - www.xolotaqueria.com (Mexican)•DUENDE ($$$) - 468 19th Street - (510) 893-0174 - www.duendeoakland.com (Spanish)

Southern/Soul Food:•Home of Chicken and Waffles ($$) - 444 Embarcadero West - (510) 836-4446 -www.homeofchickenandwaffles.com•Picán ($$$) - 2295 Broadway, at 23rd - (510) 834.1000 - www.picanrestaurant.com

Seafood:•Off the Hook ($$) - 2270 Telegraph Avenue – (510) 834-8182•Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill ($$$) - 1520 Lakeside Drive - (510) 208.5253- www.thelakechalet.com

Labor Campaign for Single-Payer National Advisory Board

Don Berry — President, Maine AFL-CIOJeff Crosby — President, North Shore (MA) CLCRose Ann DeMoro — Executive Director, National Nurses UnitedDonna Dewitt — President Emeritus, South Carolina AFL-CIOMaria Elena Durazo — Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Los Angeles Federation of LaborPat Eiding — President, Philadelphia CLCFernando Gapasin — West Central Oregon CLCBen Johnson — President, Vermont American Federation of Teachers (AFT)Jeff Johnson — President, Washington State AFL-CIOGreg Junemann — President, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)Bruce Klipple — President, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE)Tom Leedham — Secretary-Treasurer, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 206George Lovell — President, Vermont AFL-CIOFred Mason — President, Maryland/District of Columbia AFL-CIOHugh McVey — President, Missouri AFL-CIODavid Newby — President Emeritus, Wisconsin AFL-CIOHenry Nicholas — President, District 1199 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)Tim Paulson — Executive Director, San Francisco CLCJosh Pechthalt — President, California Federation of TeachersKen Perdue — President, West Virginia AFL-CIOClyde Rivers — California School Employees AssociationJudy Sheridan-Gonzalez — President, NY State Nurses Assoc.Steven A. Tolman — President, Massachusetts AFL-CIOJos Williams — President, District of Columbia Metropolitan CLCNancy Wohlforth — California AFL-CIO

Labor Campaign for Single-Payer Steering Committee

Wayne Bayer — Vice President, New York State Public Employees FederationPaul Bigman — Martin Luther King CLCMichael Bilbrey — President, CSEARichard Burton — WA State Nurses Assoc.Donna Cartwright — Pride @ Work, AFL-CIOAl Cholger — Sub-District Director, USW DetroitJeff Crosby — President, North Shore (MA) CLCDonna Dewitt — President Emeritus, South Carolina AFL-CIOJed Dodd — General Chair, Pennsylvania Federation BMWED/IBT

Mark Dudzic — USW & Labor PartySandy Eaton — Massachusetts Nurses AssociationJon Flanders — Troy Area Labor CouncilBill Gibbons — USW Region 7 Co-Director (Ret.)Don Giljum — IUOE Local 148Bill Henning — Activist, NYCPeter Knowlton — President, UE Northeast RegionMartha Kuhl — Secretary-Treasurer, NNUPaul Kumar — Political Director, NUHWTraven Leyshon — President, Green Mountain Labor CouncilMartha Livingston — UUP/AFT2190James McGee — Transit Employees H & W Fund, ATULew Moye — President, St. Louis CBTUDavid Newby — President Emeritus, Wisconsin AFL_CIOElizabeth O’Connor — Maine AFL-CIORodney Orr — Political Director, UPTE/CWA 9119Lenny Potash — Co-Chair, Labor United for Universal HealthcareClyde Rivers — CSEASusan Reardon — Pennsylvania Federation BMWED/IBTJean Ross — Co-President, NNUJim Savage — President, USW Local 10-1Robert Score — Recording-Corresponding Secretary, IATSE Local 1Mike Sullivan — Assoc. of Western Pulp & Paper WorkersMarva Wade — NY State Nurses Assoc.John Walsh — IBEWJos Williams — President, DC Metro Labor CouncilNancy Wohlforth — California AFL-CIO

Healthcare-NOW! Board Members

Advisory BoardMedea Benjamin – Code PinkRose Ann DeMoro – California Nurses Association/National Nurses UnitedLeo Gerard – United SteelworkersDavid Himmelstein, MD – Physicians for a National Health ProgramTerry O’Neill – National Organization for WomenCecil Roberts – United Mine WorkersEthel Long Scott – Women’s Economic Agenda ProjectDr. Quentin Young – Physicians for a National Health Program

Board Members (* Steering Committee)Erin Anderson – Health Care for All MinnesotaDon Bechler – Single Payer NowVanessa Beck – Healthcare-NOW!

Laura Dominguez – Health Care for All Texas/National Nurses Organizing CommitteeMark Dudzic – Labor Campaign for Single PayerNijmie Dzurinko – Put People First PennsylvaniaRebecca Elgie – Single Payer New YorkOliver Fein, MD – Physicians for a National Health ProgramGerald Friedman – University of Massachusetts – AmherstIda Hellander, MD – Physicians for a National Health ProgramLindy Hern – University of Hawaii at HiloJudith Lerma – Health Care for All Texas/National Nurses Organizing CommitteeMichael Lighty – National Nurses UnitedJohn Lozier – Healthcare for the HomelessLisa Patrick-Mudd – Single Payer NowMark Piotrowski – Alachua County Labor Party *Katie Robbins – Healthcare-NOW! New York City *Ibrahima Sankare – UCLA Medical CenterAaron Scott – Episcopal ChurchBob Sisler – Retirees for Single Payer Health CareDonna Smith – Health Care for All Colorado *Ray Stever – NJ One Plan One NationWalter Tsou – Health Care for All Philadelphia *Rita Valenti – Healthcare-NOW! GAVashti Winterburg – Kansas Healthcare for AllCindy Young – California Nurses Association/National Nurses UnitedBill Zoda – Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

National Strategy Conference Host Committee

Thank You!

Don Bechler, Single Payer Now; Carol Bailey, Single Payer San Joquain; Barbara Blake, Labor United for Universal Healthcare; Georgia Brewer, Los Angeles Healthcare Coalition; Alexandra Cushman, Healthcare-NOW!; Benjamin Day, Healthcare-NOW!; Cindy De La Cruz, PNHP California; Mark Dudzic, Labor Campaign for Single-Payer; Michael Lighty, National Nurses United; Shannon Miller, Health Care for All California; Lisa Patrick-Mudd, Single Payer Now; Chuck Pennacchio, Health Care for All Pennsylvania; Chuck Richards, Health Care for All Washington; Sonja Rotenberg, Illinois Single-Payer Coalition; Ibrahima Sankare, UCLA Medical Center; Joe Schuman, California Nurses Association; Marti Smith, California Nurses Association; Rita Valenti, Healthcare-NOW! Georgia; Cindy Young.

Sponsoring Organizations

Healthcare-NOW!Web: http://www.Healthcare-Now.orgEmail: info@healthcare-now.orgPhone: 215-732-2131

Healthcare-NOW! is a grassroots organization that addresses the health insurance crisis in the U.S. by educating and advocating for the passage of single-payer healthcare legislation, such as HR 676. We support building the movement necessary to implement a publicly-funded, single-payer healthcare system that is universal, equitable, transparent, accountable, comprehensive, and that removes financial and other barriers to the right to healthcare.

Labor Campaign for Single-Payer Health CareWeb: www.LaborForSinglePayer.orgEmail: organizers@laborforsinglepayer.orgPhone: 201-314-2653

The Labor Campaign for Single Payer was launched in 2009 to coordinate grassroots labor support for a single-payer, Medicare-for-All healthcare system in the U.S. We affirm that healthcare is a fundamental human right and that the labor movement must take the lead in the fight for healthcare justice.  Our focus is on convincing all levels of the labor movement to commit the resources and organizing capacity and build the alliances that will help create the powerful social movement that is necessary to win healthcare for all.

We believe that the time has come to take healthcare off the bargaining table and that the only way to guarantee healthcare for every worker is to guarantee healthcare for all.  We stand in solidarity with workers everywhere who are fighting for healthcare justice.

One Payer StatesEmail: cpennacchio@gmail.com

One Payer States is a 26-state, state-based, single-payer legislative network of opportunity-centered leaders, organizers, and policy innovators, founded in 2010 to share successes and setbacks, alternative attitudes and approaches, and morale-boosting meetings.

www.ilsinglepayer.org

Health Care for All - California

Proud Member of One Payer States

Organizing for Single-Payer Publicly Financed Universal Health Care(“Improved Medicare for All”)

HealthCareForAll.org

One Nation, One Plan, Everybody In, Nobody Out! We’re not done with

reform. Make Healthcare a Human Right!!

Beyond Obamacare to the

Healthcare We Deserve!

Healthcare based on need not ability to pay!

See the HR 676 Calculator at: http://www.hcfat.org/Calculator.html

www.hcfat.org

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Health'Care'for'All'Oregonwww.HCAO.org

Congratulations to Healthcare-NOW from Single Payer New Yorkwww.SinglePayerNewYork.org

Oakland, home of Congressman Ron Dellums and the National Health Service Bill - Walter Tsou, MD

In memory of Emily Potter and the entire Potter Family. May we all continue to fight for the least among us and

achieve real healthcare for all. 

Dr. Paul Y. Song and Lisa Ling

SalutesHealthcare-NOW!

Just as grassroots social movements won civil rights, social security, women’s right to

vote, and the right to organize unions, we too will win the fight for healthcare minus the

insurance industry.

Healthcare - Yes! Insurance Companies - No!Support HR 676 - Medicare for All

www.SinglePayerNow.net