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No Recess in Progress for Health Care Reform
Born out of a mass rejection of the failed policies of individualism and divisiveness, the Campaign for Community Values is a return to the beliefs our country was founded on: shared responsibility, shared sacrifice and shared success.
Take a look at the great work our partners across the country have done since we last updated you:
No Recess in Fight for Affordable, Accessible Health Care; Groups to Continue Battle in August
Press Events planned all over the country to keep pressure on Congress for a robust public option
Washington – Grassroots groups are continuing to push elected officials during August recess. We’ve seen momentum for true health care reform with the passage of the House’s Energy and Commerce Committee last week which required the hard work by local organizations to move four Blue Dog Democrats. While the House is in recess, groups everywhere will be meeting with their Representatives and holding events to remind Members of Congress of the importance of a public option in any health care reform bill.
“We’re meeting in community centers, libraries, schools, everywhere to connect our representatives with the people whose health is at stake in this debate,” said Deirdra Reed of TN HCAN and organizer for the Center for Community Change. “We’re going to fight hard to keep the lies and distortions hurled by those trying to hold on to business as usual from derailing this Herculean effort to finally improve our health care system that excludes too many of us.”
Health Care for America Now! is also using the internet to give Americans everywhere a chance to be involved in this crucial movement. At http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org/ people can sign up to receive the latest news on health care reform, information on how to call their representatives and details on actions happening in their cities and states.
For more information on the health care reform events, please contact Germonique Ulmer at gulmer@communitychange.org, (202) 339-9331.
Other health care news:
v Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition helped restore partial health insurance coverage for 30,000 legal immigrants.
Immigration Radar
What every immigration reporter should know
Anti-Immigrant Groups Mobilizing to Fight Health Care Reform
The Center for New Community released a report today revealing insider
information disseminated by FAIR urging its
regional spin-off groups to protest against health care reform at the town halls
being held across the country. NumbersUSA is also riling up its members by
misinforming them that if health care reform becomes a reality, undocumented
immigrants will receive free health care. http://www.numbersusa.com/content/nusablog/cchmielenski/august-5-2009/august-visits-town-hall-meetings-most-important-thing-numbersusa
“Anti-immigrants groups are using the same tactic with health care that they’ve used for a long time on immigration reform – offer no solutions, just oppose anything and everything that would help all Americans,” said Marissa Graciosa, immigration campaign director at the Center for Community Change. “These groups are wedded to the status quo that has served them well, and don’t want any progress on initiatives that would help minority and poor Americans advance.”
Other immigration news:
v Made in L.A., the Emmy Award-winning documentary that offers a revealing look at the human side of the immigration debate, will air on PBS’ “POV” series this August. Made in L.A., bilingual in English and Spanish, follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from a trendy clothing retailer.
o For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/pov/madeinla/
v Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition testified before the United Food and Commercial Workers National Commission on ICE Misconduct and Violations of 4th Amendment Rights, sharing the harrowing tale of Tennesseans detained in raids on suspicion of being here illegally, some of whom were citizens.
o http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=dddbe539afbb7b7de6338e32ea1c555e
v New York Immigration Coalition protested against the Department of Homeland Security reviving and expanding Bush-era tactics of enforcement and deportation.
o http://www.startribune.com/nation/51995202.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ
See highlights from the Campaign for Community Values:
Ø BLOG: Hope and Change Won't be Easy (By Deepak Bhargava)
o http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-bhargava/hope-and-change-wont-be-e_b_247728.html
Ø BLOG: Groups fight “more of the same” on immigration
o http://fairimmigration.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/groups-fight-more-of-the-same-on-immigration/
Ø BLOG: Setting Ourselves up for Success
o http://fairimmigration.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/setting-oursevles-up-for-success/
Ø ACTION: Tell Secretary Napolitano that Enough is Enough
