WELCOME
TO GRAY PANTHERS OF MARIN
Contacts (co-convenors):
Louise
Aldrich, 57 Meadow Drive, San Rafael 94903 (415) 491-0113 louisealdrich@sbcglobal.net
Yvette Wakefield, 3 Main Court, Fairfax CA 94930 (415) 453-1550 yvette_wakefield@yahoo.com
Web address: http://graypanthersmarin.org webmaster: jwseps@comcast.net
JULY 19th 12:00 noon to
3:00 pm
POT LUCK PICNIC AT GERSTLE PARK AREA 2
UP STAIRS AT MAIN ENTRANCE TO PARK
PROGRAM: Ron Ford, formerly of Susan Adams office,
will speak about
the initiative process in our democratic society.
FUTURE MEETINGS
AUGUST, 2008: NO MEETING
SEPTEMBER 20th: 12:30pm Business meeting; 1:30-3:00
pm PROGRAM: GREG BROCKBANK
ÒThe
role of local government choosing to address matters of national and
international interest.Ó
San
Rafael Community Center, 618 B St.
Food
and drink OK
Become a Member!
Dues: Couple $40, Single $30, Donor
Couple $45, Donor Single $30
50%
paid to National, 50% paid for Sacramento representation, and local needs
Mail
your name, address, telephone and email address to:
Gray Panthers of Marin, PO Box 2874, San Rafael, 94912
Attn: Rudy Kupfer (479-2849) or (225-8116)
Membership
As always, if it is hard for you to pay the regular amount,
pay what you can;
No one has ever been denied membership.
GRAY PANTHERS PROTEST HEALTH CARE INSURANCE COMPANIES
MOSCONE CENTER WEST AT NATIONAL MEETING, SF, JUNE 19, 2008
SINGLE PAYER ADVOCATES PROTEST PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANY
HUGE PROFITS AND INADEQUATE COVERAGE
GRAY PANTHERS are progressive, environmentalist, anti-racist, and anti-war.
We advocate and endorse positions and actions for peace and social justice, universal health care, electoral reform, non-privatization of public resources, civil rights, human rights, and civil liberties.
Gray Panthers of Marin:
Organize to save Social Security;
Support a universal single payer health care system that covers all equally;
Defend the Bill of Rights;
Wish to repeal the Patriot Act;
Act to eliminate environmental racism.
GRAY PANTHERS USA STATEMENTS
<info@graypanthers.org>
17 Oct, 2007:
Gray Panthers has recently been accepted into the Combined Federal Campaign.
That means if your employer participates in the campaign, this provides you with a unique opportunity for you to contribute to our important justice and peace work.
We are listed under Human and Civil Rights, CFC #12480.
If you participate in the Campaign, we hope you choose the Gray Panthers as your organization of choice to help us to advocate for the needs of people over profits through intergenerational, international, national and local campaigns for health care, social justice and economic security.
Thank you for your support.
HEALTH
CARE STATEMENT
Gray Panthers strongly support public action to:
Create and fund
a single-payer, nonprofit and universal health care system.
Regulate Health
Maintenance Organizations comprehensively, for the protection of patients and
health care providers.
Legislate a
PatientÕs Bill of Rights.
Provide funding
for scientifically-based sex education and reproductive health care.
Legalize medical
marijuana.
Remove barriers
to stem cell research.
Give health care
consumers a seat at the table in setting Federal health research priorities.
Return to the
public a proper share of pharmaceutical profits, reflecting public investment
in basic medical and health research.
Repeal any
privatization of Medicare and Part D prescription drug program.
Provide gap-free
coverage under Medicare at fair, affordable prices.
End constraints
on government negotiations, e.g. on obtaining large volume reduced bulk drug
rates.
GRAY
PANTHERS NATIONAL CONVENTION
September 25-28,
2008
Sheraton Detroit
Riverside Hotel
2 Washington Blvd.,
Detroit
Convention
Highlights:
á
Panel
of top leaders in labor, civil rights, education, faith, & peace tell how
to Turn America Around;
á
Workshops
on environment, anti-military recruitment
á
Skills
workshop on publicity, influencing elected officials, membership recruitment
& funding raising
á
Dr.
Robert Butler, national/international aging leader
á
Gray
Panthers vote on their stands on issues
á
Governor
Granholm invited keynote at banquet
á
Rally
to Turn America Around in Hart Plaza
Call 1-800-280-5362 x 28 for more
information
MarinÕs Gray Panthers protest Iraq war – June 21, 2007, San Rafael
Marin Gray Panthers Monthly meeting Healthcare For All Marin Demonstrate For Single Payer SB840
LINKS
SICKO-Michael
MooreÕs film of our broken healthcare system
WHAT CAN
I DO NOW IN RESPONSE TO SICKO?
Scrap
the Medicare Modernization Act!
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