Must-see PBS special, Tues., Mar. 31, 9:00 p.m.: "Sick in America"

Dr. Alice Faryna to Dave Parshall, March 28, 2009
Subject: Activism for the week

Here are 2 items worthy of your attention:

1. PBS is releasing its followup to Sick Around the World with a more focused view on the U.S. It will air "Sick in America" on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at 9 P.M. ET (WOSU in the Columbus area). Please consider inviting some friends and neighbors to view it with you. Columbus SPAN will schedule a showing later this spring. Let me know of any venues we can use.

2. At a recent conference call, PNHP president Dr. Fein announced that Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced a Senate version of Single Payer (S. 703). Please email Senators Brown and Voinovich urging them to co-sponsor this bill which would be clearly less costly than the compromise currently being debated in Congress. Also contact your representatives to co-sponsor HR 676.

Grass roots noise does make a difference. Dr. Fein and John Conyers got a last minute invitation to the White House summit on health care after loud agitation from folks like us.

Alice Faryna