Resources for Health Care Phone Banking

If you're phone banking or canvassing, here are some excellent sources you can use if you're faced with questions about the current health care system (if that's the word for it) and the proposed alternatives:

Health Care Reform Myths

Health Care--An International Comparison (great tool!)

National Coalition on Health Care--Facts on Health Insurance

Mythbusting Canadian Health Care, Part 1

Mythbusting Canadian Health Care, Part 2

CBO Gives the Public Option the OK

Paul Krugman--Why Markets Can't Cure Health Care

More Health Care Reform Events--Brooklyn

As you likely know, the next three weeks or so are a crucial time for health care reform. President Obama has made it clear that he would like to see a final bill brought to a vote before the August recess. This week, the House of Representatives and the Senate HELP committee put forward health care legislation, and the Senate Finance Committee is expected to produce a bill in the coming days. Therefore, it is critical that we, and Democrats in other states, reach out to our legislators and urge them to move forward with health care reform.

To that end, grassroots organizers in Brooklyn have organized a number of local canvasses and phone banks this weekend in support of health care reform. Below are some times and locations for events, or, as always, feel free to organize one of your own.

Like during the election, you also have the option to phone bank from home using barackobama.com .

We hope to see you out at a canvass or phone bank this weekend!


Saturday, July 18th

Fort Greene
Canvass at the Brooklyn Flea
12 to 3
176 Lafayette (b/w Clermont & Vanderbilt)
RSVP here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpctl4

Park Slope
Canvass at the Grand Army Plaza Farmer's Market
10:30 to 12:30
Grand Army Plaza
RSVP here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/healthcarecanvass/gpfx2t

Carroll Gardens
Canvass at Carroll Park
1:30 to 3:30
Carroll Park
RSVP here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/healthcarecanvass/gpctgh

Carroll Gardens
Phone Bank
11 to 1
Contact organizer for details
RSVP here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/healthcarephonebank/gpcrpq

Bed-Stuy
Phone Bank
12 to 1
Contact organizer for details
RSVP here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/healthcarephonebank/gpct2w

Sunday, July 19th

Flatbush
Phone bank
12 to
Help Community Learning Center
1821 Nostrand Ave
RSVP here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/healthcarephonebank/gpctyr

Health Care Reform Phone Banking--Final Push!

Come phonebank for health care reform!

Our postcards, calls and meetings have made a tremendous difference in New York. With a few exceptions, most Reps and Senators are now solidly on board for reform in our state. Now, it's time to take our grassroots action national. Join us for phonebanks across the city to call Obama volunteers in battleground states of Florida, Montana and Arkansas; we'll be encouraging them to call their Senators.

Saturday, July 18th

Carroll Gardens, 11 AM - 1 PM
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/healthcarephonebank/gpcrpq

Monday, July 20th

Upper West Side, 7 PM - 9 PM
Youth Hostel, 103rd & Amsterdam, BOARD ROOM
RSVP to threeparksdems@aol.com

Refreshments will be served.

Wednesday, July 22nd

71 Lexington Ave., Apt. 5, Brooklyn, 7-9 PM

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpfh5j

Thursday, July 23rd

Grammercy, 6-9 PM
12 Grammercy Park South (E. 20th St. between Park and Irving)
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpfh5p

Westchester, 8 PM - 10 PM
7 Davenport St, Harrison, NY 10528
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpfh52

For canvasses, check out my.barackobama.com

Health Care Reform Events and Update

1. HEALTH REFORM RALLY

Washington, DC
Thursday, June 25th

Join thousands of Americans from all across the country at the largest health reform rally in history! Come for the rally, town halls, and visits with key policy makers. Congress is voting on health care reform legislation in July. They need to hear our voices now!

RSVP: health care providers | friends

Free Bus Reservation: Naomi Rothwell | Facebook (Union Square at 5:30 am)

2. NPA ECHO EVENT

Irish Rogue (map)
356 W 44 St
New York, NY
Thursday, June 25th at 7pm

Can't make it to DC? Amplify your colleagues’ voices. Join us to write letters to our representatives urging health reform and supporting the public health insurance option. Bring your personal stories and letterhead from your office.

RSVP: Echo Event

3. STAND WITH DR. HOWARD DEAN

Hunter College School of Social Work (map)

New York, NY
Tuesday, June 23rd at 2pm

Come hear Dr. Dean, former chair of the DNC, former governor of Vermont, and founder of Democracy for America, talk about the fight for the choice of a public health insurance option.

RSVP: Stand with Dr. Dean

4. NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE

New York, NY
Saturday, June 27th

Still not sure how to get involved? Find a service event in your own neighborhood on Saturday, June 27th.

SEARCH: Organizing for America

5. PHONE BANK

New York, NY
Week of June 27

Some of our elected officials are starting to back down on supporting the public health insurance option. Help keep up the pressure. Join or organize a phone bank. Speak to your elected officials or reach out to doctors in other key states to mobilize them.

EMAIL: Nina Agrawal

6. HEALTH ACTION REPORT

NPA Success in Washington Last Week!

Last Wednesday, members of the New York NPA hand-delivered a box of 1000 post cards to Senator Schumer's office in DC and met with 6 Congress members on Capitol Hill. We received a very warm welcome from all, and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez even personally sent us a thank-you letter afterward. Staffers and Congress members alike were very impressed to see physicians stand side by side with patients to fight for something other than their own financial interests.

Health care providers, sign our petition to support the public health insurance option

Tell a Friend about the NPA

Watch our Introductory Film

Become a Member of the National Physicians Alliance