Single-Payer to Reach Floor of House Fri.!, This Saturday is National Bookstore Day

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Sent: Thu, November 5, 2009 8:22:44 AM
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Call Your Rep. Today! Ask ask him/her to vote YES on the Weiner amendment. Click "Call Now." It's easy and toll free! Dear Healthcare-NOW! Supporter: We just got word from Congressman Weiner's office that because of your phone calls, faxes, and demonstrations, Speaker Pelosi is keeping her promise to allow the Weiner single-payer amendment a full debate and vote on the floor of the House. After nearly being shut out of the discussion completely, single-payer Medicare for All is being heard in the corridors of power as soon as this Friday. Call now to ask your Rep. to vote yes on Rep. Weiner's single-payer amendment. This is the one opportunity for your elected officials to go on record as supporting the only universal, comprehensive, cost-effective solution to the health care crisis. There are currently 87 cosponsors of HR 676, but this vote will make it clear to the movement which elected officials are truly with single-payer, Medicare for All. We need you to call today! Ask your Representative to vote his or her conscience. Vote for the plan that most American people, nurses, and physicians want and so desperately need: Medicare for All. Call now to demand your Rep. vote yes on Rep. Weiner's single-payer amendment. If you know who your Rep. is, the Congressional Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. If not, go here--it's easy and toll free. Thanks for all that you do, Healthcare-NOW! National Staff P.S. We need your support. Please donate today. Healthcare-NOW! survives on the generosity of our supporters. Please consider making a donation to support our efforts to pass HR 676 using our secure server. - Follow us on -

***   I'll be at this event representing Sisterhood. Bookstore.  Hope you can make it! Adele National Bookstore Day Event:  Meet some of your local bookstore people Sat, November 7, 2pm, Skylight Bks. 1818N. Vermont Ave. LA  323-660-1175   This year we join bookstores around the country in celebrating the first annual National Bookstore Day, a day devoted to celebrating bookselling and the vibrant culture of bookstores.           So we decided to invite booksellers (buyers, owners, managers) from other So Cal bookstores to a unique "meet and greet" reception and they'll bring info about their stores.   You can say hello to old friends from other bookstores and learn about others.    And to highlight the publication of the lovely new book, Art of the Bookstore: The Bookstore Paintings of Gibbs Smith, in which a number of these stores are featured, they will sign copies of the book. At press time, the indie bookstores being represented so far are Skylight Books, Book Soup, Metropolis Books, Chaucer's in Santa Barbara, as well as 2 legendary indies which are now closed -- Doug Dutton of Dutton's Brentwood and Adele Wallace of Sisterhood Books.  We expect additional bookstores will join us.        If you can't make it to this event, use the day to stop in at ANY independent bookstore and be reminded how varied and fascinating these 'bricks and mortar' bookstores can be.