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• FW: [Info] June 30, 1966 - Fort Hood Three
• FW: On Health and Health Care
• FW: Health Action Alert
• FW: HHS asked the public what it thinks about an Obamacare repeal
• FW: The fight for jobs in America’s former “sock capital”
• FW: Berkeley author George Lakoff says, 'Don't underestimate Trump' — Berkeleyside
• FW: We stopped them
• FW: Why Trump Likes Fake Time Cover More Than Real One – The Forward
• FW: ASTOUNDING results (for “Medicare for All” plan)
• FW: Very interesting
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From: carl bunin
Subject: [Info] June 30, 1966 - Fort Hood Three

June 30, 1966

The first GIs—known as the Fort Hood Three,U.S. Army Privates James Johnson, Dennis Mora and David Samas—refused to be sent to Vietnam.

All were members of the 142nd Signal Battalion, 2nd Armored Division
stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.

The three were from working-class families, and had denounced the war as “immoral, illegal and unjust.”

They were arrested, court-martialed and imprisoned.

The Pentagon reported 503,926 “incidents of desertion” between 1966 and 1971.

 

From: Thomas Scott
Subject: On Health and Health Care

How The Senate Health Care Bill Could Disrupt The Insurance Market

Opinion | How Did Health Care Get to Be Such a Mess?

Even the Insured Often Can't Afford Their Medical Bills - The Atlantic Magazine

 

 

From: Sybil Edwards- McNabb, President, Ohio Conference NAACP
Subject: Health Action Alert

The U.S. Senate will consider the “Better Care Reconciliation Act,” (BCRA), its version of legislation to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Obamacare” or the ACA).  Unfortunately, like the House-passed bill (which is named the “American Health Care Act,” or AHCA), BCRA does not come close to adequately replacing the gains made by the ACA in terms of the number of Americans who enjoy the security and peace of mind which comes with quality, affordable health care coverage for them and their families.  BRCA will result in many Americans—especially low- and moderate-income and older Americans—paying thousands more in premiums for skimpier health plans. BRCA is nothing more than a huge tax cut for the wealthiest few, paid for by billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, which serves one in five Americans—including two-thirds of seniors in nursing homes.

It is now up to us to let our Senators know that this bill is unacceptable.  We must contact our Senators immediately and let them know of our opposition.  Time is of the essence!

Followed by this update: Senate leadership announced that it is postponing the planned vote on its health care “reform” bill, the “Better Care Reconciliation Act” (BCRA).  No new date has been provided, but it will clearly be after the 4^th of July District Work Period.  The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Monday, July 10, 2017.  This delay comes a day after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that the bill which would repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or “Obamacare”) would result in 22 million additional Americans losing their health care coverage over the next 10 years.

WE NEED TO KEEP THE PRESSURE UP!

For more information on the situation and on how you can make a difference, please see this Action Alert.

 

 

From: Murshed Zaheed; Political Director, CREDO Action from Working Assets
Subject: HHS asked the public what it thinks about an Obamacare repeal

Submit a public comment: Fight Trumpcare and oppose repealing the Affordable Care Act

Submit a public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services:
"The Affordable Care Act has saved countless lives and improved the lives of millions – removing lifetime caps, expanding access to Medicaid, lowering costs, protecting people with pre-existing conditions and making sure millions of people get health care. Trumpcare and Republican plans for 'repeal' would actually steal health care from at least 22 million in order to give a huge tax cut to millionaires. That is immoral and unfair."

The Trump administration just asked the public what it thinks about repealing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.¹ We need to surprise them by sending in a flood of messages supporting it and opposing repeal.

The request for information was posted to ask for comments on Trump’s executive order attempting to delay and sabotage the Affordable Care Act. But it is a golden opportunity to pour in messages supporting Medicare, Medicaid and lifesaving health care reforms. Already, people have started submitting messages opposing Trumpcare.

The timing could not be more urgent – this public comment period coincides with Senate Republicans’ secretive efforts to end Medicaid and steal health care from millions in order to give a tax break to millionaires.² Every comment helps make it clear that opposition to Trumpcare is simply overwhelming and emerging everywhere possible.

Submit a public comment: Fight Trumpcare and oppose repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Trumpcare is cruel, reckless, dangerous and unpopular. It will take health insurance away from at least 22 million people, destroy Medicaid, defund Planned Parenthood, increase health care premiums for seniors, force low-income people to go without necessary care, cost people their employer-provided coverage, deny people treatment for six months if their coverage lapses and punish people with pre-existing conditions³

On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order to delay and sabotage the Affordable Care Act while Republicans cooked up their plan to give millionaires a $1 trillion tax cut paid for by taking health care away from millions.⁴

Now, the Department of Health and Human Services has requested information and public comment on one aspect of that executive order.⁵ Perhaps they expect industry lobbyists to share comments about what a great job they are doing, but they gave us another chance to speak out. We need to use this opening to defend health care and defeat Trumpcare.

Submit a public comment: Fight Trumpcare and oppose repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Congressional Republicans are obstructionist, hyper-partisan extremists committed to jamming Trumpcare through in the dead of night. We need to use every chance we can find to fight back.

Comments have started pouring in opposing Trumpcare. We need to keep hammering this message home.

Submit a public comment: Fight Trumpcare and oppose repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Add your name:

References:

1. Regulations.gov, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Reducing Regulatory Burdens & Improving Health Care Choices to Empower Patients,” accessed June 25, 2017.
2. Jonathan Chait, “The Senate Trumpcare Bill Is As Mean As the House Version,” New York Magazine, June 21, 2017.
3. Thomas Kaplan and Robert Pear, "Senate Health Bill Would Leave 22 Million More Uninsured, C.B.O. Says," The New York Times, June 26, 2017.
4. Office of the Press Secretary, “Executive Order Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal,” January 20, 2017.
5. Regulations.gov, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Reducing Regulatory Burdens & Improving Health Care Choices to Empower Patients.”

 

 

From: LinkedIn
Subject: The fight for jobs in America’s former “sock capital”

The fight for jobs in America’s former “sock capital”

Heesun Wee, Senior Producer at LinkedIn

 

 

From: Eric Kramer
Subject: Berkeley author George Lakoff says, 'Don't underestimate Trump' — Berkeleyside

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/05/02/berkeley-author-george-lakoff-says-dont-underestimate-trump/

 

 

From: James Jameson; Deputy Political Director, Represent.Us
Subject: We stopped them

This is huge. Politicians were planning to overturn a landmark Anti-Corruption law – and the people stopped them.

This week, politicians made an outrageous attempt to ignore the will of the voters and overturn Ranked Choice Voting. But people in Maine and across the country joined together to jam lawmaker's phone lines with calls, flood their inboxes with emails, and show up in person at the state house. And we stopped them.

When we work together, we win. Share this victory post to spread the good news:

The massive response that saved Ranked Choice Voting in Maine came from a broad coalition of partners, including the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting, FairVote, the League of Women Voters, and many others.

This victory is a big deal, for two reasons. One is that this is America's first statewide Ranked Choice Voting law - and if it had been overturned that could set a precedent in other state legislatures where people are working to pass similar laws at the ballot.

Another reason this matters is that over the past few months we've seen a nasty, alarming trend of politicians overturning the will of the people. And this victory in Maine shows that fighting these underhanded schemes matters. We can stop politicians from meddling with voter-approved laws if we're loud enough.

 

 

From: Judy Burnette <eduadvocate1@earthlink.net
Subject: Why Trump Likes Fake Time Cover More Than Real One – The Forward

http://forward.com/culture/375839/this-childishly-idiotic-fake-cover-isnt-donald-trumps-first-time-embarrassm/?utm_content=daily_Newsletter_MainList_Title_Position-1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily

 

 

From: Medicare for All (via BOLD Democrats)
Subject: ASTOUNDING results

Do you support Medicare for All?

YES >>

NO >>

After Bernie Sanders announced his groundbreaking “Medicare for All” plan, support for it has been ASTOUNDING.

Record numbers of congressional members have signed on and thousands of Americans have shown their approval.

This much is clear: Trumpcare is NOT the answer for health care in America.

It’s time we follow the successful health care models of other developed countries and make single payer coverage a reality.



We need to gauge how many of our supporters agree with Bernie’s vision of universal health care.

Your opinion is important to us and to the future of American health care. Please record your opinion right away:

Do you support Medicare for All?

YES >> NO >>

 

 

From: Jedith
Subject: Very interesting

This was in my 'inbox' ......

Very interesting... REAL FACTS.

Before you challenge this as untrue, GOOGLE to check for yourself.
By Richard Stevens:

"I made a comment recently where I claimed that Republican administrations had been much more criminally corrupt over the last 50 plus years than the Democrats. I was challenged (dared actually) to prove it. So I did a bit of research and when I say a bit I mean it didn't take long and there is no comparison. When comparing criminal indictments of those serving in the executive branch of presidential administrations it's so lopsided as to be ridiculous. Yet all I ever hear is how corrupt the Democrats are. So why don't we break it down by president and the numbers.
    

• Obama - 8yrs in office. zero criminal indictments, zero convictions and zero prison sentences. so the next time somebody describes the Obama administration as "scandal free" they aren't speaking wishfully, they're simply telling the truth.
• Bush, George W. - 8yrs in office. 16 criminal indictments. 16 convictions. 9 prison sentences.
• Clinton - 8yrs in office. 2 criminal indictments. one conviction. one prison sentence. that's right nearly 8yrs of investigations. tens of millions spent and 30yrs of claiming them the most corrupt ever and there was exactly one person convicted of a crime.
• Bush, George H. W. - 4yrs in office. one indictment. one conviction. one prison sentence.
• Reagan - 8yrs in office. 26 criminal indictments. 16 convictions. 8 prison sentences.
• Carter - 4yrs in office. one indictment. zero convictions and zero prison sentences.
• Ford - 2 1/2 yrs in office. one indictment and one conviction. one prison sentence.
• Nixon - 6yrs in office. 76 criminal indictments. 55 convictions. 15 prison sentences.
• Johnson - 5yrs in office. zero indictments. zero convictions. zero prison sentences.

So, let’s see where that leaves us. in the last 53 years Democrats have been in office for 25 of those years while Republicans held it for 28. in their 25yrs in office Democrats had a total of three executive branch officials indicted with one conviction and one prison sentence. that's one whole executive branch official convicted of a crime in two and a half decades of Democrat leadership.

In the 28yrs that Republicans have held office over the last 53yrs they have had a total of(a drum roll would be more than appropriate), 120 criminal indictments of executive branch officials. 89 criminal convictions and 34 prison sentences handed down. That's more prison sentences than years in office since 1968 for Republicans. If you want to count articles of impeachment as indictments (they aren't really but we can count them as an action), both sides get one more. However, Clinton wasn't found guilty while Nixon resigned and was pardoned by Ford. so those only serve to make Republicans look even worse.

With everything going on with Trump and his people right now, it's a safe bet Republicans are gonna be padding their numbers a bit real soon. So let's just go over the numbers one more time shall we. 120 indictments for Republicans. 89 convictions and 34 prison sentences. Those aren't "feelings" or "alternate facts" those are simply the stats by the numbers. Republicans are, and have been for my entire lifetime, the most criminally corrupt party to hold the office of the presidency."

Feel free to copy and paste so others can learn "non-alternative facts."

 

 

From: Ari Wohlfeiler, Jewish Voice for Peace
Subject: We're investing in the next generation, Munsup. Join us.

I'm sure you're getting more than a few fundraising emails right now. We're working on a number of urgent projects at JVP - but I want to ask your help with this one in particular: There’s a Student Skillshare coming up in July for campus activists fighting for equality and justice in Israel/Palestine. We have 60 students who need to be there - and now we have funding for all but six of them! In this political moment, I can't stress enough the importance of on-campus activism, and these kinds of trainings, to the success of our entire movement.

Can you help make this happen with just a $18 donation today?


Student Leaders have power - we need you to bring them back together

From Lauren Ballester, Jewish Voice for Peace Philadelphia

The Summer Skillshare is a four-day retreat for student activists committed to justice in Palestine, focused on building practical tools and political skills that enhance campus organizing. It is a program JVP has been a part of for many years, alongside allies like Students for Justice in Palestine and American Friends Service Committee. But a retreat like this hasn’t been held in years, and now everyone who has attended one has already graduated, leaving a knowledge gap on campuses.

Will you help us train the next generation of leaders with a gift of just $18 today?

I attended the Skillshare while I was working with Students for Justice in Palestine during my undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania. Our SJP chapter faced a lot of challenges- UPenn has a large and well-resourced Zionist population with a lot of institutional support. There were smear campaigns against us when we ran for student government, lots of articles about us in the school paper, and people trying to sabotage our events and relationships.

The Skillshare was incredibly influential in my development personally and politically. I learned how to run a campaign strategically and successfully, and brought skills back to my organization on campus so that we could build a stronger Palestine Solidarity movement and forge relationships with others working toward liberation.

I graduated UPenn in 2015. Today I am a JVP member, activist and organizer, and an educator at a Quaker School outside Philadelphia, where I serve on the steering committee of the Quaker Palestine Israel Network. I still use the tools I learned at the Skillshare, and am still in touch with the activists and organizers I met there.

I can’t overstate the importance of this kind of education for the sustainability of the Palestine solidarity movement.

Click here to chip in $18, which will go towards partial and full scholarships for attendance and a travel fund.

College campuses are a major battleground of our entire movement. from Fordham University, where the administration has banned SJP from campus, to UC Irvine, where students have endured sustained harassment on campus from Israeli soldiers. Students also face well-organized campaigns of intimidation and disinformation from conservative groups like Canary Mission, an anonymous cyber-bullying website that posts misleading dossiers on pro-Palestine activists, effectively creating a blacklist reminiscent of the HUAC.

But student activists are fighting back -- and winning. Today there are 189 SJP chapters across the country, and more student governments are voting for boycott and divestment every year -- with six resolutions passed just this spring. And a new study shows that support for Palestinian rights among Jewish college students rose 18% between 2010 and 2016.¹ Now we need to take student organizing to the next level so that these calls for boycott and divestment can be implemented.

We can’t afford not to invest together in the next generation of student leaders.

Will you donate $18 to help students attend the Summer Skillshare for Student Palestine Activists this year?

¹http://www.timesofisrael.com/devastating-survey-shows-huge-loss-of-israel-support-among-jewish-college-students

 

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• FW: Introducing the Real Change Dayton Initiative
• (June 26) FW: Dayton Unit NAACP Press Release – Health
• (June 28) FW: Join us (NCCJ) for our next workshop!
• (July 1) FW: [DaytoniansAgainstWarNow] Demo
• (July 2) FW: Hope you can come to join a Resistance Summer Community Cook-out!
• FW: Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided with Naloxone)-NARCAN Training
• FW: DDN Article: Congress should do more to fight drug epidemic, written by Senator Portman
• FW: Welcome Dayton UPDATE - June 2017

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From: Sandy Gudorf; President, Downtown Dayton Partnership
Subject: Introducing the Real Change Dayton Initiative

June 21, 2017

To our downtown businesses, property owners, and supporters:

Greetings, and thank you for your continued support of downtown Dayton. We at the Downtown Dayton Partnership hope you're enjoying the warm weather and everything downtown has to offer this summer.

I wanted to take a minute to let you know about an initiative we're spearheading to address panhandling issues. I know this has been a concern not only in our downtown community, but across the region and cities nationwide. We have been working with the United Way of Greater Dayton, the City of Dayton, Montgomery County (Health and Human Services), and several other supporting agencies to create a comprehensive campaign that will educate the public about the services these organizations provide, and encourages donations to these agencies, rather than individuals.

Real Change Dayton is a collaborative awareness program that educates the public that there's a better way to give if they truly want to help those in need, and to help ensure those in need receive emergency and long-term services. We realize this is A solution and not THE solution to address the larger issues behind panhandling. We want to reinforce the idea that our community's generosity better serves those who are truly in need when directed to social service agencies in our community.

On Wednesday, June 21, we will publicly introduce the Real Change Dayton campaign. Components of the campaign include marketing materials and options for channeling donations to more appropriate avenues.
   

• Posters, business-sized cards, and brochures will be distributed with information about Real Change Dayton to help spread the word. One set of cards includes information on ways to donate to Real Change Dayton. The other set can be given directly to those in need; it includes the United Way's HelpLine and other information on obtaining services. We plan to distribute these materials to our downtown businesses (in particular our first-floor and consumer-based businesses) for them to share with their staff and customers. Let us know if you would like this information for display or distribution.
• A new website, www.RealChangeDayton.org, will be the hub for information, highlighting local nonprofit and social service organizations and the services they provide to those in need.
• Vibrantly wrapped retired parking meters will serve as collection sites for those who wish to make a monetary donation. Look for them in heavy pedestrian-traveled areas downtown.
• A new text-to-give method provides a way to make mobile donations. All donations collected via meters and digital campaigns will be directed to United Way of the Greater Dayton Area and invested in program that focus on financial stability, positive health outcomes, and emergency services.

If you have any questions at all, please give me a call. Thank you once again for your support of downtown!

 

 

From: Derrick L. Forward; President, Dayton Unit NAACP
Subject: Dayton Unit NAACP Press Release – Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE on June 19, 2017, CONTACT: Derrick L. Foward, M.C.E, (937) 222-2172

Dayton Unit NAACP Town Hall
“Identifying Mental Health Issues in Today’s Youth…HOW CAN I HELP?”

DAYTON, OHIO - JUNE 19, 2017 - The Dayton Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will host a Town Hall titled, “Identifying Mental Health Issues in Today’s Youth…HOW CAN I HELP?” The event will be held on Monday, June 26, 2017 at 6:30pm at the Dayton Boys Preparatory Academy located at 1923 W. Third St. The distinguished panelist will be Carol A. Prewitt, President of Prewitt Consulting, LLC, Matt Turner, RYT, Instructor at Dayton Yoga Club and Murel Suttles, MSW, LS, Eastway Corporation / Trotwood Middle School. The moderator will be Felicia A. Hill, BSN, RN, Chair of the Dayton Unit NAACP Health Committee.

“The life of a young adult is like riding “The Beast” rollercoaster at Kings Island for more than an hour, said Derrick L. Foward, President of the Dayton Unit NAACP.  The emotional ups and downs, followed by twist and turns, can have a lasting impact on our Nation’s most venerable Citizens. Depression, anxiety, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are all common signs of mental health disorders. When attempting to assist young adults through their adolescence years, let’s be mindful of these symptoms,” said Foward. “To heal our families, communities, nation and world, we must heal our mental health,” said Hill.   Mental Health Matters!

Founded in 1915, the Dayton Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the city’s oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the Dayton Region and Montgomery County are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. Their core goals are to Inform, Educate and Empower the Citizenry as they pursue justice and equality for all Americans.

For more information on the Dayton Unit NAACP, please call (937) 222-2172 or visit www.naacpdayton.org

 

 

From: NCCJ of Greater Dayton
Subject: Join us for our next workshop!

PRESENTING: Big Ideas for a Diverse Future

JUNE 28,  8-9:30 a.m.  $15

MULTI-CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS



Is your business or organization successfully leveraging diversity as a key ingredient to growing a strong and inclusive team? This abbreviated session will explore the value of background differences, thinking styles, perspectives and interpretations, and help you to gain confidence in utilizing strategies/resources to support the success of a diverse client base.

REGISTER NOW!
Provided in conjunction with Sinclair College Workforce Development 

 

 

From: Hilary Lerman
Subject: [DaytoniansAgainstWarNow] Demo

Hi friends of the Peace and Anti-War Movements,

Surprise, DAWN! is sponsoring another demonstration on Saturday July 1 at 1pm at the corner of Salem and Siebethaler.

A leader of DAWN! and formerly September 11 Coalition, Jim Lucas passed away recently. He was a true veteran for peace. This Saturday, June 17, there will be a funeral service  and get together in Cincinnati for Jim. If any one is interested I and Tim are driving down and we can send you more detailed information.

There is an old Movement saying, :A lucha continua -- the struggle continues.

Yes, we mourn Jim this job still remains to end the military adventures of the United States.

 

 

From: Munsup Seoh
Subject: Hope you can come!

I'm attending an event as part of MoveOn.org's "" campaign.  It's at Detroit St (Shawnee Park) in Xenia, OH on Sunday, July 2 at 1:30 PM.

RSVP here to join me: http://act.moveon.org/event/cookout_attend/11986/?source=taf&aktmid=tm4065533.aVtg-7&t=1&referring_akid=.1195276.1ZS1Qm

 

 

From: Chris Percy, MoveOn.org Civic Action
Subject: Thank you for RSVPing to a Resistance Summer Community Cook-out

Munsup, Thank you for signing up to attend a Resistance Summer Community Cook-out!
Here are the details of the event you signed up for:

Shawnee Park
Detroit St
Xenia 45385
Sunday, July 2, 1:30 PM

To access details about the event you signed up for and to invite friends to join you, find your event here:
https://act.moveon.org/event/cookout_attend/11986/attend/?akid=a193961539.1195276.DBCTqz&aktmid=tm4065441.bMZq83&t=1&source=conf

Please remember to take photos at the event and share them with MoveOn by emailing them to photos@moveon.org.

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?   Donate monthly  or  make a one-time gift
Contributions to MoveOn.org Civic Action are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. This email was sent to Munsup Seoh on June 20th, 2017.

 

 

From: Cheryl Scroggins
Subject: FW: Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided with Naloxone)-NARCAN Training

Please see links for additional information--there are three training sites in Montgomery County.
https://www.odh.ohio.gov/health/vipp/drug/ProjectDAWN.aspx

List of Sites and Training Times -Open to agencies and community:
https://www.odh.ohio.gov/-/media/ODH/ASSETS/Files/health/injury-prevention/Project-Dawn/List-of-ProjectDAWN-sites-April-18-2017.pdf?la=en

Samaritan Behavioral Health  (Training every Wednesday at 1pm)
601 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Dayton, OH 45417
937-224 -4646

 

 

From: David K. Greer
Subject: FW: DDN Article: Congress should do more to fight drug epidemic, written by Senator Portman

 

 

From: Melissa Bertolo
Subject: Welcome Dayton UPDATE - June 2017

Thank you Dayton for making the One City event a success
    

Thank you to everyone who supported the One City: Many People, Many Voices Fundraiser. We were able to raise more than $25,000 because of your generosity. Proceeds will support vital services for immigrants and refugees in the Greater Dayton area, including a legal defense fund and immigrant integration efforts. If you were unable to attend the event and would like to make a financial contribution, you can visit onecity.ablelaw.org to donate. Check out additional photos from the event in our Facebook photo album

Resource of the Month: Dayton Train to Sew

Dayton Train to Sew provides a free training for manufacturing sewing jobs with ESOL tutoring. The self-paced training program will teach basic skills to prepare for pre-employment testing required by most employers. The next session begins July 6. For more information contact: daytontrain2sew@gmail.com or call 937-388-5100.

In the News

Elizabeth Koproski recently spoke at Pecha Kucha about how Welcome Dayton's Voices events have created new and unexpected friendships. Read Elizabeth's story here. We hope you'll be inspired to host a Voices event and can learn more about what it takes to host here. 

Upcoming Events

Click the event names for more info. See our full calendar of events at welcomedayton.org/calendar. If you're out and about at one of these events, don't forget to use #WelcomeDayton when sharing your videos and photos on social media!

Community Reads at Washington-Centerville Library - Special readings focused on the refugee experience. June 29, July 5, July 18 and July 20. 111 W. Spring Valley Pk.

African Community Family Gathering - July 8, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Triangle Park. The Greater Dayton African Coalition is hosting a picnic to network and build relationships in the community.

Citizenship Clinic - July 15, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Dayton Metro Library, 120 S. Patterson Blvd. If you are ready to take the oath of citizenship, don't miss out on this opportunity to receive a free eligibility screening and assistance completing the naturalization application.

Welcome Dayton is a community initiative supported by the Dayton Human Relations Council

 

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From:
Subject: NYT's Headline: Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid

Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid

By ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLAN

Senate Republican leaders released their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, even as enough senators to block it declared their opposition

 

 

From: Bernie Sanders
Subject: Join me Sunday in Columbus: Stop Trumpcare

Time is running out to stop Republican efforts to kick 23 million people off of health insurance in order to give tax breaks to the rich and multinational corporations. There could be a vote in less than one week.

But you are in a position to do something important about it. Your senator—Rob Portman—is a potential swing vote on the legislation.

So I'm coming to Columbus on Sunday to share the real stories of people who would be hurt by this bill and how we can take action to stop it from becoming law.

I'd love to see you there. Here are the event details:

**Don't Take Our Health Care Rally in Columbus**

Date: Sunday, June 25

Time: Doors open at 10 a.m., event starts at 11:30 a.m.

Location: Express Live

405 Neil Avenue in Columbus

The event is free, but space is limited. While RSVPing does not guarantee a seat, it helps us to know that you're coming, so please RSVP by clicking here.

Stopping this bill will require people from all backgrounds and walks of life in all communities across the country to come together, stand up, and make their voices heard.

Please join me in that fight.

In solidarity,

Bernie Sanders

P.S. Can you volunteer at this event to help make it a success? If so, click here.

Want to support MoveOn's work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it MoveOn needs your support, now more than ever. Will you stand with MoveOn? 

Donate

Contributions to MoveOn.org Civic Action are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

From: Paul Hogarth, Daily Kos
Subject: Fw: JAM THE PHONE LINES

I hope you got my colleague Irna Landrum's message this morning (see message below.)

The Senate version of Trumpcare is out, and it's as terrible as we feared. The long-term cuts to Medicaid are even worse than the House version, just to give tax breaks to America's 400 richest families. It is obscene.

Call Senator Rob Portman at (202) 224-3353. When you reach an aide or voicemail, leave them this message:

Hello, my name is ______ calling from ___________. I am angry that the Trumpcare bill has deeper long-term cuts to Medicaid than the House version, all to give tax breaks to America's 400 richest families. I am your constituent, and am demanding you oppose this bill.
   

LET US KNOW HOW YOUR CALL WENT

Can't call? Getting a busy signal? Sign and send a letter to your senator(s) urging them to STOP TRUMPCARE today!

It may never matter more to call ever again than it does right now. It's literally a matter of life and death for millions of Americans, and all we need is three Republican Senators to stand strong and say "NO" to this.

Read my colleague Irna Landrum's message from this morning.

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Senate Republicans are set to release their Trumpcare bill TODAY. Mitch McConnell will start pushing for a vote as soon as possible, despite the utter lack of public hearings or debate. We don't have much time to stop this travesty.

GOP senators have made a great show of complaining about Mitch McConnell's secret process to draft the bill and the outlandish cuts to Medicaid, but they have not done one damn thing to stop him. If three Senate Republicans actually walked the walk, this cruel dash to destroy healthcare would be over.

Call Senator Rob Portman at (202) 224-3353. Tell them it's time to show some integrity for a change. Stop Trumpcare TODAY. Here's a sample script:

Hello, my name is _______ calling from ________. I'm urging you to reject Trumpcare. You cannot support a bill that will devastate families and end lives, and that's been kept frighteningly secret. Stop Trumpcare TODAY.
    

LET US KNOW HOW YOUR CALL WENT

Can't call? Getting a busy signal? Sign and send a letter to your senator(s) urging them to STOP TRUMPCARE today!
     

EMAIL YOUR GOP SENATOR TODAY

Let's jam up the lines, tie up their staff, and make their mornings miserable. We need to send a strong and swift message that we will not reward their secrecy. We demand an end to Trumpcare!

 

 

 

 

From: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization (AAPCHO)
Subject: AAPCHO Urges Congress to Maintain Essential Medicaid Funding and Oppose Senate Health Care Repeal Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE on June 22, 2017
Contact: Beverly Quintana, (510) 272-9536 x112, bquintana@aapcho.org

AAPCHO Urges Congress to Maintain Essential Medicaid Funding and Oppose Senate Health Care Repeal Bill

WASHINGTON – The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) today released the following statement in response to the Senate health care repeal bill. Proposed cuts to Medicaid and the health care system as a whole would severely impact millions of Americans, including Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AA&NHPIs) and other vulnerable communities served at health centers: 

"As an organization representing health centers and their patients, AAPCHO calls on Congress to maintain a stable and compassionate health care system for all Americans. We urge Congress to stand up for patients and health centers by maintaining funding for Medicaid and Medicaid expansion, keeping the health care exchanges stable, and opposing the Senate health care repeal bill.

Medicaid is essential for health centers, providing the largest source of revenue. Medicaid allows health centers to serve vulnerable communities, with culturally and linguistically appropriate care, and in an affordable and accessible manner. We stand with our members in urging the Senate to protect Medicaid and oppose efforts to dramatically cut federal funding and shift the costs to states. All children and families deserve access to effective and appropriate care regardless of where they live.

AAPCHO is a nonpartisan, national not-for-profit organization that represents health centers serving nearly 500,000 AA&NHPIs and other underserved communities. With our members, AAPCHO fights for a system of care that works for everyone and one that takes into account the diverse needs of all communities. AA&NHPIs are the fastest growing racial and ethnic group in the United States. AA&NHPI communities contribute to the economic well-being of their cities through small businesses, taxable revenue and employment opportunities, partly through the health center system. Medicaid allows AA&NHPIs to give back to their communities in tangible and meaningful ways. We urge the Senate to continue to support the crucial access for these and so many communities who would not be served otherwise.
 
A recent AAPCHO study found that AA&NHPI-serving health centers relied even more on Medicaid than other health centers. Because of Medicaid, health centers are able to provide care to around 3 million health center patients. Converting Medicaid funding into per-capita caps or block grants, and imposing large cuts in federal financing, would limit health centers' ability to meet low-income health needs. We urge the Senate to maintain this critical funding source that is so important to the health and health care outcomes of AA&NHPI communities, and to oppose this bill."

About AAPCHO: AAPCHO is a national association of community health organizations dedicated to promoting advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. For more information on AAPCHO, please visit www.aapcho.org.

 

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