Lighting the Night: Healthcare Equality '09

Our country's healthcare crisis grows worse by the day - and it's hitting women, racial & ethnic minorities, and underserved populations the hardest. We suffer most from the broken healthcare system, we need to make our voices the loudest. That's why we're taking our movement to fix healthcare to the nation's capital.

On June 24th, a coalition of equality and social justice advocacy groups, labor unions, community organizations, civil rights and women's groups, doctors, nurses, healthcare workers and activists will gather in Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. to "Light the Night" and demand that elected leaders pass healthcare reform legislation that provides high quality, affordable care that works for everyone.

This event comes at a special moment in the fight for healthcare reform. On June 9th, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released a bill on healthcare reform that includes important provisions around health disparities. On the same day, the Congressional Tri-Caucus (Congressional Black, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific American Caucuses) released their draft of the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009, a key piece of legislation to put us on a path towards healthcare equality. This is our moment to make a difference.

Please join us at 7pm on June 24th for the Lighting the Night Healthcare Equality '09 rally, speak out, and candlelight vigil in Washington, DC at Freedom Plaza.

The event is free, but space is limited. You can RSVP for this event right now to:

• Speak out to demand healthcare equity for all
  
• Stand up for the health of our children and families
  
• Culminate the evening with a candlelight vigil to shed light on the suffering caused by healthcare inequalities that we want to end once and for all
  
• Enjoy food and live cultural entertainment

If you would like to volunteer for the June 24th mobilization, please email speakup@healthcareequalityproject.org