[mpen-dayton] FW: "Langston Hughes and Alfre Woodard" & "Here is how we save health care" & "Still Need you to Contact F & W Properties ASAP" and more

FYI. Best, Munsup

P.S. Please reply back to me with 'unsubscribe' added to the subject line if you no longer want to receive my e-Newsletters. The convenient link to unsubscribe is no longer available due to security reasons to protect my email servers.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• FW: Langston Hughes and Alfre Woodard (Watch this video)
• FW: Here is how we save health care
• FW: I just submitted a public comment against Trumpcare. Will  you?
• FW: Elders living in Dangerous Situation. Still Need you to Contact F & W Properties ASAP
• FW: Take a second to vote to stop Trumpcare
• FW: Hospitals CLOSING?
• FW: Sign to support single-payer health care

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From: Anna, Iram, Elise, Nick, and the rest of the team, MoveOn.org Civic Action
Subject: Langston Hughes and Alfre Woodard (Watch this video)

A friend recently introduced me to a classic Langston Hughes poem, "Let America Be America Again." Despite being nearly a century old, it's amazingly relevant today. The poem speaks beautifully to the American ideal, how our reality has fallen short of that, and how together we can make this country the country it has the potential to be.

MoveOn partnered with award-winning filmmaker Frank Chi and actress Alfre Woodard to turn the poem into a video just in time for July 4.

The resulting video blew me away and I'm excited to share it with you. Click here to watch it and then share it with friends and family.


(Not on Facebook? Click here to watch the video on YouTube.)

As we approach Independence Day, it's important that we reflect on what our country has become and what we can do to make it better. I hope that you'll take a moment to watch, discuss, and share the video with friends and family this weekend.

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

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 July 1st, 2017. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. To remove yourself from this list, click here.

 

 

From: Nita, Shaunna, Kat, Karin, Adam, Holly, Kathy, Onyi, Susan, Anathea, Audine, Shannon, Emma, Pilar, Natalie, Melody, and Pam, and Lindsay, the UltraViolet team
Subject: Here is how we save health care

This July recess--now through Sunday, July 9--is a CRUCIAL time to show our senators that the people do not want Trumpcare in any form.

Make sure you're prepared with UltraViolet's recess toolkit. This guide contains:
  

• Tips for how to "health care-ify" your 4th of July parade,

• guidelines for organizing a sit-in, speak-out, or rally,

• and clear talking points and data about how Trump's health care "plan" is an attack on women!

Even if you've never been a part of a protest, town hall, or have never visited your member of Congress' office, you can get involved right now--and this guide will help you every step of the way.

P.S. Planning a protest to stop Trumpcare during the recess? Let us know about it so we can invite other UltraViolet members.

Want to support our work? UltraViolet is funded by members like you, and our tiny staff ensures small contributions go a long way. Chip in here.

 

 

From: MARGARET PETERS
Subject: I just submitted a public comment against Trumpcare. Will you?

I just submitted a public comment to the Trump administration opposing Trumpcare. I hope you will also submit a public comment and encourage others to express their opposition to this bill.  Here is the email address. Thank you.

https://act.credoaction.com/letter/trumpcare_public_comments?referring_akid=a278324111.1920731.CYNg05&source=conf_email&aktmid=tm41098797.dDRG6Y&t=1

 

 

From: Judy Burnette & Tom Scott
Subject: Ohio: Two Weeks - Nothing Has Changed. Elders living in Dangerous Situation. Still Need you to Contact F & W Properties ASAP

https://m.facebook.com/notes/vernellia-randall/two-weeks-nothing-has-changed-elders-living-in-dangerous-situation-still-need-yo/10158887137185707/

Prof. Randall is waging a struggle to protect elders in jeopardy from landlords. Check out the link below and share with others.   – K

On Sunday, July 2, 2017 6:17 AM, Prof V. Randall wrote:

I am on your network. The landlord is attempting to evict me for standing up for the rights of elderly and disabled who are mostly black.  Could you help me get the word out by sharing the link with your network and asking them to contact the landlord  F&W Properties. Here is a link that explains everything. I would be happy to talk to you .

Vernellia R. Randall, Professor Emerita of Law

 

 

From: Michael Phelan, Social Security Works
Subject: Take a second to vote to stop Trumpcare

Our health care and retirement security are under attack. Whether it's current efforts by Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress to raid Medicare and destroy Medicaid, tearing health insurance away from 22 million Americans, or the continued drumbeat by Wall Street and their stooges in Washington to undermine our earned benefits―Social Security Works is fighting back!

Now, our friends at CREDO Action have selected us to receive up to $100,000 in funding, if you vote for us today! CREDO is an important ally in our fight to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and shine a spotlight on the Republican war on seniors.

Click here to vote for Social Security Works today and to support our work―without opening your wallet.

Here's how it works:
    

• Go to our page at credodonations.com
• Click "CHOOSE" next to "Social Security Works"
• Enter your email address
• Click "Submit Vote!"

Each year, CREDO offers grants to some of the most impactful non-profits in the country. And thanks to your overwhelming support, Social Security Works has received over $350,000 in CREDO donations over the years.

Last Year, Social Security Works broke a CREDO record, with the highest percentage of our votes coming through our landing page.

What this means is that Social Security Works members are incredibly loyal. Even when we're stacked up against other important non-profits, you believe in our mission: To protect and expand Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid!

Vote today to help us receive up to $100,000 in funding from our friends at CREDO Action. And help ensure that we have the resources to fight Trumpcare in the Senate.

Together we are demanding that our elected officials in Washington listen to the American people: Expand, don't cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid!

Thank you, and happy 4th of July weekend.

 

 

From: Chris Bowers; Executive Campaign Director, Daily Kos
Subject: Ohio hospitals CLOSING?

Sign and send a petition to your Republican U.S. Senator(s): NO BACKROOM DEALS. Oppose Trumpcare no matter what.

SIGN AND SEND A PETITION

PHEW! Republicans have left Washington, DC without a deal to pass Trumpcare. Your resistance is working!

But make no mistake: Mitch McConnell is wheeling and dealing as you read this, and he is only a few votes away from securing a deal.

Republicans have stopped holding town hall events, and phone lines are off for the holiday weekend. The only way to make your voice heard right now is to send emails directly to the Senate offices of the Republican U.S. Senator(s) from Ohio.

Please do so by clicking the links below and writing a letter. The whole country will be hurt by Trumpcare, but only people with Republican U.S. Senator(s)--such as you, Munsup--can contact them. You need to speak up for those who cannot.

Sign and send a petition to your Republican U.S. Senator(s): NO BACKROOM DEALS. Oppose Trumpcare no matter what.

SIGN AND SEND A PETITION

 

 

From: Nicole Regalado; Campaign Manager, CREDO Action from Working Assets
Subject: Sign to support single-payer health care

It is time for Democrats to fight back. We need Medicare for All. The petition to congressional Democrats reads: "It is time for Democrats to go on the offensive and take bold, decisive steps toward a health care system that puts people over profits. The majority of the country supports single-payer health care. Join Sens. Sanders, Merkley and Warren and Rep. Conyers to support legislation that would make Medicare available to all Americans." Add your name:   Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have delayed their Trumpcare push thanks to the massive grassroots pressure that you helped build.1 Now is the time for Democrats to go on the offensive with a real solution to our health care crisis that provides universal health care for all. The last few months have made it more than clear that right-wing Republican extremists are going to be relentless in their attempts to steal health care from millions of people in order to give tax breaks to millionaires. Every version of their cruel and immoral Trumpcare bill threw women, low-income children, families and seniors under the bus.2 Republicans are already revising their deadly bill, and there is no doubt that they will try to ram it through again. To fight back, Democrats cannot just resist Trumpcare. They must unite behind a bold and clear alternative like Medicare for All, also known as "single-payer" health care. Early this year, Rep. John Conyers introduced a Medicare for All bill in the House. And recently, progressive champions Sens. Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren called on Democrats to push for a national single-payer health care system.3,4 Now, we must show just how many Americans support this simple and commonsense alternative. Help us build momentum now so Democrats know exactly what we expect them to do. Tell Democrats: It is time to fight back. We need Medicare for All. Click here to sign the petition Massive grassroots support for Medicare for All would shine an even harsher light on Republicans and their cruel, heartless bill. Unfortunately, Democrats are divided when it comes to a national single-payer system. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer have so far dodged discussions about making Medicare available to all Americans. Recently, Leader Pelosi encouraged supporters of single-payer to focus on state options instead.5 In contrast, while McConnell was trying to ram Trumpcare through the Senate, Sen. Warren was out barnstorming in her home state urging Democrats to embrace single-payer.6 Progressives know that we could solve today's health care crisis by expanding a program that is already up and running – and working. It is important to be clear: The problems with health care in America are not because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). American health care costs so much and heals so little in part because predatory insurance companies and Big Pharma stand between people and their doctors and use monopoly power to rob us blind. The ACA made modest but still life-changing reforms that we should defend against Republican attacks. Millions of people have already been helped – people with pre-existing conditions, young adults who get to stay on their parents' plan, beneficiaries of the Medicaid expansion and those who would have faced lifetime caps on coverage. Now we need to expand the ACA's reforms. Medicare for All would leave the medical system in place, but replace the for-profit insurance companies that drive up costs without making us any healthier. So it's no wonder that most Americans – including 41 percent of Republicans – support Medicare for All.7 We need to put pressure on Democrats to be bold and put Republicans on the record opposing a single-payer health care plan with broad support. Tell Democrats: It is time to fight back. We need Medicare for All. Click here to sign the petition Medicare already covers 40 million Americans over the age of 65, providing quality care at prices that are much lower than the private market. If we start by lowering the Medicare eligibility age, it will provide competition to bloated predatory insurance companies and bring us closer to the day when people are covered from birth. Medicare and Medicaid are our nation's most effective and efficient health care programs, but right-wing Republicans have long had their sights set on dismantling our social safety net. Their ultimate goal has been to end Medicare as we know it and cause skyrocketing premiums and loss of coverage for nearly 57 million of us. We cannot fight back with half-hearted, corporate solutions. We need to show the millions of Americans who love Medicare that progressives have an alternative vision to make it available to all. If we want want to make health care for all a reality for the entire country, we must make sure Democrats take decisive steps toward a national health care system that puts people over profits. Now is the time for Democrats to put the full weight of their caucus behind Medicare for All. Tell Democrats: It is time to fight back. We need Medicare for All. Click the link below to sign the petition. https://act.credoaction.com/sign/dems_medicare?t=8&akid=23867.1004336.KHWXqD Add your name: References: Thomas Kaplan and Robert Pear, "Vote Delayed as G.O.P. Struggles to Marshal Support for Health Care Bill," The New York Times, June 27, 2017. Tim Dickinson, "Trumpcare Takes From the Poor to Give to the Rich," Rolling Stone, June 26, 2017. Robert Reich, "It's Time for Medicare for All," Common Dreams, June 28, 2017. Taylor Link, "Elizabeth Warren: It's time for Democrats to run on single-payer health care," Salon, June 27, 2017. Marissa Lang, "Pelosi, Speier greet hundreds at Balboa High town hall meeting," SFGATE, March 26, 2017. Igor Bobic, "Elizabeth Warren Calls For Democrats To Embrace Single-Payer Health Care," HuffPost, June 27, 2017. Philip Bump, "Poll: Most Americans want to replace Obamacare with single-payer – including many Republicans," The Washington Post, May 16, 2016.

 

End of M{EN e-Newsletter