Bernie Sanders will be doing another tour of town hall meetings at the end of August on the 28th & 29th in Canaan, Island Pond, Newport, Craftsbury Common, Barton, and Morrisville to talk about health care, education, and the economy.
This weekend the Vermont Workers' Center Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign participated in 7 Southern Vermont Town Hall Meetings with Senator Bernie Sanders. Well over 1,000 people participated in the events in Bennington, West Dover, Bellows Falls, Putney, Westminster, Springfield and Woodstock. Local members of the Vermont Workers' Center spoke about the Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign on the panel alongside Bernie at each event.
About 20 members of the Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign marched in the "We're all in the same boat" float through the streets of Barre in the Heritage Parade. Next up for the campaign is a series of events with Bernie Sanders in Southern VT and the Bennington Battle Day Parade. See more info on our calendar.
This year, the Vermont Worker’s Center marched in the acclaimed Warren’s 4th of July parade. The parade, whose theme this year was “Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Healthiness”, was a great time to continue to show solidarity and support for the “Healthcare is a Human Right” campaign.
Democracy Now's Amy Goodman covered the US Social Forum in Detroit and included a quick interview with the Vermont Workers Center, who led the 50-strong Vermont delegation. Watch the video below and read our US Social Forum blog.
Warren 4th of July
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Healthiness
Come support the Healthcare Is A Human Right Campaign at the Warren 4th of July. We will be marching with our "WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT" float and wearing our red t-shirts. The more people we have marching with us, the better. So come join us. Invite your family, friends, or anyone who is interested in the campaign. All are welcome, including dogs.
VERMONT WORKERS’ CENTER - HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT CAMPAIGN
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tuesday May 27th 2010***
Contact: James Haslam, (802) 272 0882, james@workerscenter.org
VERMONT UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE BILL BECOMES LAW
VERMONT WORKERS’ CENTER - HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT CAMPAIGN
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tuesday May 11th 2010***
Contact: James Haslam, (802) 272 0882, james@workerscenter.org
VERMONT PASSES LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
New Hampshire Public Radio's "The Exchange" host Laura Knoy presents a segment about the recently-passed "Healthy Vermont Bill" (S.88). It features guest speakers Bob Kinzel of the Vermont Public Radio, Geoffrey Norman of the conservative blog "Vermont Tiger" and our own James Haslam, VWC director and lead organizer for the "Healthcare Is A Human Right" campaign.
Click here to listen to the recorded audio stream of this broadcast (courtesy of NHPR and Blip.TV)
[photo by Eesha Williams, valleypost.org]
Vermont Will Lead the Way in Healthcare
MONTPELIER - Vermonters from all across the state converged on the statehouse on May 1st in a demonstration to show that Vermont can and should be the first state in the nation to recognize healthcare as a human right and providing it as a public good by implementing a single-payer, universal healthcare system.