Benjamin Day

Benjamin Day

Healthcare call-in

On May 15th, 2013 a national call-in was convened to promote Rep. John Conyers' bill H.R. 676, that would establish a non-profit, universal, single-payer health care program, an improved "Medicare for All" act.

Participants were;

• Quentin Young, M.D. - Single Payer Activist
• Thom Hartmann - National TV and Radio Host / Best-Selling Author
• Jean Ross - National Nurses United (NNU)
• Mark Dudzic - Labor Campaign For Single Payer
• Robert Score - IATSE-Local 1
• Willie Adams - International Longshore and Warehouse Union
• Kay Tillow - All Unions Committee for Single Payer Health Care--HR 676
• Tim Carpenter - Progressive Democrats of America
• Mimi Kennedy, Chair, Progressive Democrats of America
• Donna Smith - Chair, Healthcare not Warfare Campaign
• Benjamin Day - Healthcare NOW!
• Ture Turnbull - MassCare
• Maria Svart - Democratic Socialists of America

Single Payer Leadership Meeting Agenda

Las Vegas, NV Sep. 30 – Oct. 1, 2017. The Longhorn Room, Binion’s Gambling Hall 128 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV.

• 10:00AM-10:05AM Call to Order: Jean Ross, National Nurses United
• 10:05AM-10:15AM Introducing Nevada for Healthcare-NOW! & Allies: Tisia Stemp and Keenan Korth
• 10:15AM-10:30AM Welcome to Nevada: Congresswoman Dina Titus (Nevada’s 1st District)
• 10:30AM-10:45AM Goals & structure of the Leadership Meeting: Benjamin Day, Healthcare-NOW
• 10:45AM-11:45AM Keynote Speakers: Dr. Paul Song and Amy Vilela
• 11:45AM-12:45PM Panel: Organizing Across Issues & Organizations During This “Movement Moment”: Moderator: Eileen Eady, Nevada for Healthcare-NOW!; Rose Roach, Minnesota Nurses Association; Martese Chism, National Nurses United; Erika Washington, Make It Work. Nevada4thePeople; Deborah Harris, Women’s March on Washington.
• 2:30PM-2:50PM Speaker: Preparing for Opposition… from our Enemies and our Friends: Michael Lighty, National Nurses United.
• 3:30PM-4:30PM Panel: Developing Effective Medium-Term Campaigns After the Era of Resistance: Benjamin Day, Healthcare-NOW!; Ben Palmquist, NESRI; Libby Devlin, NNU/NNOC; Donna Smith, PDA.
• 5:10PM-6:00PM Plenary: Lessons from Roundtable Discussions & Open Mic: Lenny Potash, Labor United for Universal Healthcare; Ursula Rozum, Campaign for NY Health; Amirah Sequiera, National Nurses United
• Sunday, October 1 – 10AM-12PM Noon
• 10:00AM-10:15AM Responding to Pushback from Legislators: Dr. Bill Honigman and Dr. Roona Ray
• PDA Arizona State Coordinator Dan O'Neal moderated a discussion.

2018 Single-Payer Strategy Conference

Healthcare-Now! Agenda: 2018 Single-Payer Strategy Conference Friday, June 22 – Sunday, June 24 Minneapolis, Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown.

Agenda for Saturday, June 23

• All About Grassroots Lobbying – Benjamin Day, Healthcare-Now!; Mark Privratsky, Minnesota Nurses Association

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