Single-Payer Health Care Lobby Day and Rally

July, 30th, 2009, Washington, DC

Call Art Richter about carpooling to the rally
(845) 338-9009

Celebrate Medicare’s 44th Birthday by showing Congress and President Obama the people, unions, doctors, nurses, seniors, faith groups, and Americans of every stripe support a single-payer system.

As President Obama says, “We must build on what works and leave out what
doesn’t.” Medicare has successfully provided care to seniors and people
with disabilities for almost half a century. Medicare is a truly American-made
system that other health care systems around the world have since been
modeled after. With little over 3% administrative overhead, we must look to
this American solution to our health care crisis.

The best way to save this system is to expand it and make it a truly
single-payer system by removing the for-profit interests.

Polls consistently show that the public supports a Medicare for All
system, and 59% of physicians support it. In the face of inadequate reform to our health care system, we want Congress to make sure our voice is heard.
Learn more at Healthcare-Now.org

Free Showing of “Sick Around the World” in Rosendale

3pm, Sunday, July 26th
Rosendale Theater, 408 Main St., Rosendale, NY

Celebrate Medicare’s 44th birthday and support the many people rallying and lobbying for healthcare reform in Washington DC on July 30. Included will be a free showing of ‘Sick Around The World’ by American journalist, T.R. Reid. This film examines the healthcare systems of other advanced capitalist democracies (Japan, the U.K., Germany, Taiwan, Switzerland) which delivers health care for everyone, but with remarkable differences. A group discussion will follow. Sponsored by the Coalition of Concerned Citizens of New Paltz.

Green Energy for Gardiner

Report on 7/15/09 committee meeting here:

Green Roof Workshop with Paul Mankiewicz, Ph.D

Date: July 17, 2009
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Location: Seven21 Media Center, 721 Broadway, Kingston, New York

A project of Sustainable Hudson Valley with Seven21, the Kingston
Green Trail Alliance, and the Second Chance Project, to bring the first of many green, vegetated roofs to cool and beautify midtown Kingston’s neighborhoods while saving energy and putting people to work. This workshop is for everyone who might be part of a green roof project: builders and architects, engineers and landscapers, landscape architects, and of course, roofers! Program fee
of $100 covers the full-day workshop, buffet lunch, handouts and participation in an ongoing network of practitioners for peer to peer support in mastering one of the most exciting green building techniques. $250 for teams of 4 and we’ll help you find teammates. Please pre-register by July 10 by calling Melissa Everett at 845-384-1189 or emailing melissae@earthlink.net.

Participants will learn the basics of green roof theory and practice including materials selection, site assessment, drainage and maintenance, and these specific how-to’s:

* quantify runoff from buildings, sidewalks, roadways and other infrastructure;
* determine catchment capacity needed to match specific storm water inputs;
* learn techniques to facilitate water filtration and storage to integrate on-site retention
through infiltration and below grade storage with conventional discharge methods;
* learn optimization methods for integrating on-site retention through infiltration and below grade
storage with conventional discharge methods;
* learn basic heat flow and water balance methods for evaluating cooling contribution from green
roofs and green spaces to the local environment;
* intro to basic methods for incorporating storm water and grey water in vegetated landscapes and
green roofs to minimize discharge and increase ecological productivity and biodiversity

Paul Mankiewicz’ bio and project experience can be reviewed at www.gaiainstituteny.org
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Single Payer Advocacy in New Paltz

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Location: Village Hall, New Paltz, NY

The Coalition of Concerned Citizens of New Paltz will be meeting every Wednesday during the summer to review the latest developments in health care reform and to advocate throughout Ulster County for the Enhanced Medicare-for-All plan. At this Wednesday’s meeting, Art Richter, Board Member of Health Care Now! and SinglePayerNew York, will give a refresher course on the economics of Medicare-for-All, and how it enables universal coverage, quality health care, and cost containment. Contact Larry Andreassen: landreassen@juno.com

Click here to watch the video.

Single Payer Rally

In addition to its weekly meetings, the group will sponsor Medicare-for-All rallies every Saturday, 11 am to 12:30 pm, on Route 299/Main Street in front of the Stop & Shop Plaza. Map. Signage will be provided – or bring your own to show support!
Contact Ruth Molloy: 845 256-0733 or rmcfood61@live.com