SEIU video of #melaniemarch http://ping.fm/Q7iDT # Washington Post video of #melaniesmarch http://ping.fm/CoS8J # #melaniesmarch on the Today show http://ping.fm/eaD88 # Great video of the event from SEIU! http://bit.ly/aQIHN2 # Washington Post coverage http://bit.ly/9cDWpe # Thanks to Senators Reid, Dodd, Harkin, Specter, Casey and Brown and Rep. Andrews too. #melaniesmarch # Continue reading
There has never been a time in the fifty four years of my life when political action is more important and can have a greater impact on our future. That’s why I’m marching to Washington today and urging you to take join Melanie’s March To the Finish Line. Before I became a full time political organizer three years ago, I taught political philosophy and American politics for twenty five years. Like most people trained in philosophy and the political and social sciences, I’ve always been somewhat dubious about the ability of people to bend history. Most of the time, I believe, the forces that shape history overwhelm what we do as individuals. That’s true for Presidents and Congressional leaders. And it’s even more true for citizens. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t act politically. Historical forces act through us But, for most of my life, as someone who was an activist… Continue reading
I’m not getting as much time on Melanie’s March, our march from Philadelphia to Washington, DC for health care as I would like. I’m driving back to Philadelphia in the evening so that I can spend late nights and early mornings with a fast computer and internet connection that enables me to edit video, update this website and stay in contact with all the wonderful people who are organizing events down the line for us. I’m getting back to the March mid-day or sometimes later and only getting a few miles in. But I’m there enough to know how hard the march is physically both because of the mileage and, especially on the first three days, because sidewalks were so often snow covered. So, last night, as I had dinner with the marchers I kept thinking about how important they are to the health care campaign and how heroic they… Continue reading
Dr. Angeles Gonzalez is marching with us today #melaniesmarch http://ping.fm/4sBk3 # Georgeanne Koehler’s story about her brother Billy #melaniesmarch http://ping.fm/8nxfR # Continue reading
@fabriciorodrix There are tens of thousands of similar stories. A woman with almost the exact same story is speaking at the rally on Wed. in reply to fabriciorodrix # Website for our March to the Finish Line just went live. Check it for our route, events, and updates. #melaniesmarch http://ping.fm/kAfvF # 250 people have joined the March to the Finish Line for Melanie. How about you? #melaniesmarch http://ping.fm/O8eht # Tell DC to finish health care now. March to the Finish Line for Melanie–February 24, 12:30pm, Washington DC #melaniesmarch # Powered by Twitter Tools Continue reading
A group of Pennsylvanians are Marching from Philadelphia to Washington, DC between February 17 and 24 in honor of Melanie Shouse. This is why. Recently, our friend, Melanie Shouse lost a long battle with breast cancer after missing out on critical treatment because she, like thousands of others, could not find affordable health insurance. Melanie did everything she could to fight for health care, not just for herself, but for all of us. President Obama, who knew Melanie as a volunteer on his campaign, said: “She was fighting that whole time not just to get me elected, not even to get herself health insurance, but because she understood that there were others coming behind her who were going to find themselves in the same situation and she didn’t want somebody else going through that same thing.” It was a long road for Melanie, but she never gave up. A lot… Continue reading
The fight for health care reform is continuing. Join us at two events as we ratchet up our campaign to enact health care reform in the next two months. A major rally in Philadelphia at a place still to be determined in Center City on Wednesday, February 17 at 12:00 noon. Click here to RSVP. March to the Finish Line, a march of health care activists from Philadelphia to Washington beginning at the rally and ending up in at the Capitol on Wednesday, February 24th right before President Obama’s health care summit. Click here to sign up for any part of the march. Why are we marching to Washington? To show our leaders that they have lost touch with us. Continue reading
Back in the high life. # Seem to be having my semi-annual day of depression tonight # Sign up for a conference call on HCR w/ Sen Franken & HCAN's Richard Krirsch, Fri at 3 http://ping.fm/S5TrN # So, who's ready to walk to Washington for health care reform? # Powered by Twitter Tools Continue reading