Healthcare Equality Project Rally

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Are You With Us For A Guarantee of Quality, Affordable Health Care For All?

Aug 13, 2009 - Read more...

In Celebration of President Obama's Birthday this Week...

Aug 04, 2009 - Read more...

HELP is on the way! Healthcare reform advances in Congress

Jul 15, 2009 - Last week nearly 5,000 SEIU members and activists from across the country called their Members of Congress to say: "Healthcare won't be fixed until it's affordable for everyone." Well, these hours and hours of phone calls, door knocks, letters, and visits to Congress demanding real healthcare reform is paying off. Last night, House Democrats unveiled a healthcare bill that provides comprehensive reform that is both fiscally responsible and legislatively achievable this year and today the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pension Committee passed their version of a bill, the Affordable Health Choices Act. Read more...

Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr: "Healthcare must be our lunch counter moment for the 21st century"

Jul 08, 2009 - Today's hip-hop "Healthcare Remix" panel discussion at SEIU's headquarters in Washington, DC shed a bright light on the need for healthcare reform that does more than just expand insurance coverage--and why it is imperative that every community has a voice at the decision-making table. Read more...

Sarah Jones: A Right to Care

Jul 08, 2009 - The Associated Press calls her "astounding." People Magazine calls her "amazing." We call her one of the most important and engaging messengers ever to tackle the issue of health care disparities in America. And she's performing in Washington, DC on Thursday, July 9th and St. Paul, MN on July 11th. Read more...

July 7th & 8th: National Healthcare Call-In Day

Jul 07, 2009 - As SEIU members, our calls are especially important right now. Industry lobbyists may have deep pockets, but they can't talk about health care the same way we can. Call your member of Congress right now: 1-800-603-SEIU Read more...

Healthcare Equality 2009: Lighting up the Future

Jun 25, 2009 - Last night, an impressive group of speakers and passionate activists gathered in Washington DC, in the appropriately named Freedom Plaza, to declare their commitment to advocacy and demand that Congressional reform efforts address systemic inequality in the American health care system. Punctuated throughout the evening by the rhythmic sounds of Rudy Gonzalez Y Su Lokura's Latin jazz band, the evening was a tribute to both the passion and diversity involved in the health care reform movement. Read more...

Healthcare Equality Advocates "Light the Night" For Reform, Demand Congressional Action On Disparities

Jun 24, 2009 - Tonight, thousands of healthcare workers, doctors, nurses and other frontline caregivers, joined activists and healthcare equality advocates at "Lighting the Night, Equality '09," hosted by the Healthcare Equality Project, to demand that Congressional reform efforts address systemic inequality in the American healthcare system. Read more...

Join us in D.C. for Lighting the Night Healthcare Vigil

Jun 23, 2009 - Don't forget to join us tomorrow night for a brilliant "Lighting the Night" healthcare vigil to demand healthcare equity for all. The event of nearly 2,000 healthcare advocates, Congressional, civil rights and labor leaders will take place just steps from the White House at Freedom Plaza, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, starting at 7:00 p.m. Read more...

It's On Your Kitchen Table

Jun 12, 2009 - President Obama last week indicated that we must provide Americans with the option of a public health insurance plan. Now it's time to convince Congress; and the strongest proof that our current health care system is broken is probably sitting on your kitchen table - your medical bills. Read more...

June 24th: "Lighting the Night" to Eliminate Healthcare Disparities

Jun 10, 2009 - On June 24th, healthcare equity activists from all across the country will meet at Freedom PLaza in Washington, D.C. to "Light the Night" and demand that elected officials pass healthcare reform that truly works for everyone. Read more...

"Kids Can't Wait" Campaign Launch: Free Healthcare on Wheels

May 04, 2009 - Last weekend, SEIU Healthcare Michigan members and their families attended the Detroit launch of a national initiative called "Kids Can't Wait," a campaign which seeks to draw attention to the impact of the economic crisis on children's healthcare and expand health care services to disadvantaged children. Read more...

President Obama Speaks on Healthcare Equality

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President Obama Speaks on Healthcare Equality

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Healthcare Equality Project March Launch

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What's Your Health Care Story?

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President Obama on the Elimination of Healthcare Disparities

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Healthcare Equality Project Launch (Eleanor Holmes Norton)

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Healthcare Equality Project Launch

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Join the Movement for Healthcare Equality

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Healthcare Equality Project Launches

Mar 24, 2009 - More than 20 coalition partners in 13 states and Washington, DC, launched the Healthcare Equality Project on Tuesday. The coalition--which includes Congress members, physicians, nurses and community advocates--will urge Congress to pass healthcare reform that addresses the serious and pervasive inequalities in America's health care system. Read more...

Why Obama's Budget Matters

Mar 23, 2009 - The first step is making sure the President's budget gets the support it needs from leaders in Congress. His budget makes a huge down-payment on reforming healthcare this year, and toward erasing the disparities that have resulted in unequal care. We need to show our strong and unequivocal support for the Presidents budget. Already, Obama has done more to reform health care than George Bush did in eight years. Read more...