July 11 L.A. Single Payer Coalition March

From: Matt Hendrickson <hendrickson1965@yahoo.com>
Date: Jun 18, 2009 2:34 PM
Subject: Single Payer March Is July 11


 

 

15 members of the LA Single Payer Coalition (including our newest member Rev. Ann Hayman, Board of Directors of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice) met last night and voted unanimously to sponsor a single payer march/rally/canvassing action on July 11. 

 

The goal is a newsworthy, fun and positive public action for single payer that focuses on the district of Henry Waxman and the next 60 days but also intends to grow our movement outside of our current organizations and beyond the summer of 2009.

 

9:30 a.m. At least 500 single-payer activists from all of our organizations but more importantly from outside of our organizations will assemble at 8339 3rd St (3.5blks east of La Cienega) for coffee/croissants, a short rally, orientation and to pick up materials/costumes.

10-10:45 a.m. Activists will march to Rep. Waxman's office. We will wear Dr's white coats, nurses uniforms, hospital gowns with plastic butts. Once at his office we will form a line going West to La Cienega and then to all four corners, and more if we're able. We'll stand 3 or so feet apart with signs and remain in a line until approximately 10:45 a.m. Signs need to be creative-more on that to come

10:15 am A brief Press Conference will be held in front of Rep. Waxman's office.  

10:45 a.m-12 p.m. Walk and talk: Activists in costume and in teams will fan out across the district to shopping centers, busy parks, etc., and houses to talk with residents, distribute a one page piece, and ask residents to call their Rep. with a simple nonconfrontational message supporting single payer.

12 noon Reconvene back to the starting assembly point to

turn in materials, gowns etc., briefly share experiences, and celebrate

the action.

12:30 p.m. Disband

 

In order to draw a large crowd multiple strategies will be employed, and more that each of you will think of!

1) Professional, eye-catching flyer.  Attached are the first two (both legal for posting and letter for handout), more to follow.  Please print out (consider emailing to kinkos to print on glossy paper) and post- cafes, work bulletin boards, telephone poles, pass out at upcoming educational events.

2) Organizing For America Events.  I have posted one but feel free to post your own (my.barackobama.org) with a different title directing people to the same spot.

3) Evite.  I will send you mine soon to which you can add your own contacts and forward to others or create your own if you think your contacts might be more likely to respond with a different title/description.

4) We will ask the national organizations to announce immediately and send reminders.  Ask you local newspapers to announce the march.

5) Email any other organizations you can think of to spread the word. 

6) Create a website (www.LASinglePayer.org) which people can use to send links to friends with all the information.  We purchased the site today, we hope to have it active tomorrow.

 

Please feel free to email with feedback!

 

Matt