Medicare turns 50 on Thursday. Can't make a rally?
Celebrate virtually!Nurses, patients, community leaders, state representatives, Senator Bernie Sanders — they're all turning out Thursday for a 25-city-strong day of action marking 50 years of Medicare and calling for this critical program to be expanded to cover everyone. Can't make it out in person? If you're unable to attend one of our events, you can watch a live stream of the rallies in Oakland and Los Angeles—as well as in Washington, DC where Sen. Sanders will be speaking. Don't miss this powerful day, celebrating healthcare as a human right.
Washington, DC: Upper Senate Park, 200 New Jersey Ave NW, 9:30 a.m.–11 a.m.
Live stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/national-nurses-unitedOakland, CA: March: Frank Ogawa Plaza, 11am,
Rally: Dellums Federal Building, 1:15 pm
Live Stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/national-nurses-unitedLos Angeles: LA Trade Tech, 400 W. Washington Blvd., 4–6:30 p.m. PT
Live Stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/national-nurses-unitedPartial list of other NNU events:
- Boston: Senate Reading Room, Room 437, Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108, 1-3 p.m.
- Chicago: Heritage Green Park, 610-30 West Adams St, Rally 11:30 a.m. Action at Humana 11:45 am (one block away 525 W. Adams)
- Cleveland/Lakewood: Lakewood Park, 14532 Lake Avenue 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
- Detroit: Central United Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams Ave., 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
- Las Vegas: Rally on the strip Venetian Hotel, 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd, 8 a.m.
- Miami: Claude Pepper Federal Building, 51 SW 1st Avenue, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
- Minneapolis/St. Paul: Medicare's 50th Birthday BBQ Bash Highland Park Shelter, 5–9:00 p.m.
- Portland, Maine: Celebration 1 Monument Square, 6–8 p.m.
- Western Massachusetts: Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton, Greenfield
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
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