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Wed Dec 28, 2016, 09:52 AM Dec 2016

Single-Payer Strategy Conference, Jan. 13 Jan. 15, 2017 (New York City)

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Single-Payer Strategy Conference, Jan. 13 – Jan. 15, 2017

Join Us in New York, NY!

You are invited to join hundreds of activists for a weekend of inspiration and strategy to win single-payer national health insurance! This year’s national Strategy Conference will be hosted in New York, where the Campaign for New York Health has passed single-payer legislation through the state Assembly the past two years and is closing in on legislation in the Senate. The conference also takes place one week before the Presidential Inauguration, providing space for new activists and experienced leaders alike to learn best organizing practices from around the country and analyze the challenges and opportunities facing the single-payer movement this coming year.

When:

Trump Tower Rally: Friday, January 13, 4:00PM-5:00PM

Reception & Opening Plenary: Friday, January 13, 7:00PM-9:00PM

Conference: Saturday, January 14, 9:00AM-5:30PM; and Sunday, January 15, 9:00AM-12:00PM noon


Conference Venues:

Single-Payer Healthcare Rally at Trump Plaza (Friday, 4PM-5PM):
5th Ave & East 56th St, New York, NY 10019

Friday night reception (7PM-9PM):
Wyndham New Yorker Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor, 481 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001

Saturday (9AM-6PM) and Sunday (9AM-noon) conference:
AFSCME District Council 37, 125 Barclay St, New York, NY 10007


Conference agenda: click here for online agenda.

Read more here:
https://www.healthcare-now.org/strategy-conference/2017-new-york/





Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner will be the keynote speaker


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