----- Original Message -----

From: NYC WRL

To: NYC WRL

Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:16 PM

Subject: Dec. 2 Afghanistan War Protest at Union Square . . . and Times Square

The NYC War Resisters League is encouraging participation at one of the demonstrations opposing Obama’s Afghanistan War troop escalation being held on Wednesday -- either in Union Square or in Times Square at the same time.

 

EVENT: Protest Obama’s Afghanistan War escalation

DATE: Wednesday, Dec. 2

TIME: 6 pm

PLACE: Union Square, subway entrance, east side of the park (near Broadway and 15th Street)

or Times Square Military Recruiting station, 43rd/44th Sts. & Seventh Ave./Broadway.

 

 

[Next WRL local meeting: Tuesday night (Dec. 1), 7 pm, 339 Lafayette St.]

 

For more information, email nycwrl@... or call 718-768-7306.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: William Wharton

To: Action Greens ; neoyorquinossocialistas@yahoogroups.com ; SP NYC Discussion

Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 4:23 PM

Subject: [NeoyorquinosSocialistas] 12/1 - Emergency Picket Outside of Urban Outfitters

 

Picket and Leaflet in Support of Workers Rights

Tues. December 1st, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Outside Urban Outfitters
628 Broadway (just off Houston St.)
6 to Bleecker St. or B,D,F,V to Broadway-Lafayette

Workers at the Stockholm, Sweden branch of Urban Outfitters want to form a union. Management refuses to recognize the union and presented the staff with an ultimatum: either quit or become employed by a temporary agency, which the store will contract out to. This is an attempt to get around Sweden’s relatively strong laws regarding union representation.

This is because the staff wanted what all people want: job security, clear work rules and decent working conditions through a collective bargaining agreement.

Help us send a message to Urban Outfitters. Workers everywhere have the right to union representation. Boycott Urban Outfitters and join our picket at a local chain.

More info:
call (718) 869-2279

Picket and Leaflet in Support of Workers Rights

Tues. December 1st, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Outside Urban Outfitters
628 Broadway (just off Houston St.)
6 to Bleecker St. or B,D,F,V to Broadway-Lafayette

Workers at the Stockholm, Sweden branch of Urban Outfitters want to form a
union. Management refuses to recognize the union and presented the staff with an
ultimatum: either quit or become employed by a temporary agency, which the store
will contract out to. This is an attempt to get around Sweden’s relatively
strong laws regarding union representation.

This is because the staff wanted what all people want: job security, clear work
rules and decent working conditions through a collective bargaining agreement.

Help us send a message to Urban Outfitters. Workers everywhere have the right to
union representation. Boycott Urban Outfitters and join our picket at a local
chain.

More info:
call (718) 869-2279

Kadiatou Diallo (Amadou Diallo's mother) is lending her voice to this.
  Their Advocacy page includes: "Are you an elected leader or political
activist? Join our advocacy action group. Email
allianceguinea@... to get involved in any of these
sub-committees."   There is also a full list of ways you can help at
http://www.allianceguinea.org/advocacy-what-you-can-do/  Please do.


The US based rights group Alliance Guinea is organizing a march and
protest demanding the military junta in Conakry, murderers of
thousands of innocents and, be brought to justice.  Only last week it
was reported that the Guinean military was employing South African and
Israeli mercenaries, hired by a firm run by a US former West Point
graduate and Morgan Stanley executive, to train ethnic militias.  The
use of such divisions, long overcome in by most Guineans, could plunge
the nation into a civil war like Yugoslavia  experienced in the 1990s,
and create suffering across West Africa.  Demand the UN make sure the
regime in Conakry knows they have no future in government, and their
only hope is to hand over power to a civilian transitional authority
immediately.

If you can't make the Tuesday lunchtime march:

*Write a letter to your government and press demanding action, and

*Come to the "Musique contre la Violence" unity night in Harlem on
December 9 at 8PM at Shrine in Harlem


Full release follows:

=========================

Pro-democracy march in NYC on Dec. 8
From: Alliance Guinea
http://www.allianceguinea.org

This is far from over - the latest news out of Guinea is a proposed
deal that would have the CNDD junta heading a "national transition
council" for up to 10 months and open the door for Dadis to stand in
elections. At the same time, the UN is beginning the work of the
international commission of inquiry into the crimes of September 28,
but it's clear that more international pressure against the military
and support for the population is needed.

Here in New York Alliance Guinea has joined forces with the Guinean
Forces Vives in the US and our friends Kadiatou Diallo and Norman
Siegel of the Amadou Diallo Foundation to form the "September 28
Coalition for Justice and Democracy in Guinea."

Together we are organizing a march and rally on Tuesday, December 8
from 11am - 3pm to demand justice for the crimes committed and support
for a speedy and democratic transition to civilian rule in Guinea. At
11am we will gather in front of the Guinean consulate at 140 E. 39th
St., marching then to 47th Street and rallying by noon at Dag
Hammarskjold Park in front of the United Nations.
  see http://www.allianceguinea.org Stay tuned for a list of expected speakers.

If you live far from New York and cannot join us in person, here are
two things you can still do:

1. Make a donation – help us offset the cost of the rally (permits,
transport, stage & sound system costs, etc.) through our new online
giving button at http://www.allianceguinea.org  Check it out and pass
the word – every gift counts!

2. Write a letter (again!) to your local newspaper or
Congressperson/Member of Parliament and tell them about the march and
how the latest news out of Guinea confirms the critical need for
international pressure and support is critical to getting justice and
preventing what could spiral into civil war. For sample letters and
other tips, see
http://www.allianceguinea.org/advocacy-what-you-can-do/

And if you are in the New York area and can’t make it during lunch
hour on Tuesday, don’t miss for what is going to be an amazing
"Musique contre la Violence" unity night in Harlem on December 9 at
8pm at Shrine in Harlem with some of the greatest masters of Guinean
music living in America and guest speakers from the September 28
Coalition.

The situation in Guinea is just as dire as ever, and justice must be
served and the military must go.

================

Need More details?

see:

Guinea: Bloody Repression Against anti-Junta Protesters (@ Indybay)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/09/28/18623704.php

On the brutal sexual violence perpetrated on September 28th (warning,
disturbing images)
http://hosive.agapeshack.com/2009/10/06/pause-horror-in-guinea/

http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20091005-photos-women-stripped-naked-hu\
miliated-posted-online-guinea-crackdown-abuse

Blackstar Journal:  Ethnic cleansing in Guinea?  A detailed and
disturbing letter from eyewitnesses to continued (October 21) violence
and oppression aimed at opposition and ethnic groups

http://blackstarjournal.blogspot.com/2009/10/ethnic-cleansing-in-guinea.html


Human Rights Watch: Guinea: September 28 Massacre Was Premeditated
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/10/27/guinea-september-28-massacre-was-premedita\
ted

Friends of Guinea (US)
http://friendsofguinea.blogspot.com/

Join the NY Guinean community on Dec 8, write a letter,  come to the
Harlem fundraiser on Dec. 9

--
-Tommy M.


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  Da boro if sanni wani, ma wani koulou dangay yan!
"If you do not know how to speak, learn to keep your mouth shut!"
  -- Zarma saying.
__________________________________________________________________
thomas.l.miles(at)gmail.com ------------- http://www.tomathon.com --

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Picture the Homeless events this week... Stay tuned!:  PTH's blog  &
PTH's Twitter


***

Let's Chase Chase!

protest JPMorgan Chase financial services -- While receiving billions
in taxpayer bailout, they own vacant lots around the city while
thousands are homeless nearby...

We demand housing for poor people!


Wednesday, December 2 at 4pm

JPMorgan Chase headquarters, 270 Park Avenue at 47th Street

email contact: {frank at picturethehomeless dot org}


We have a message for JPMorgan Chase -- which received a $25 billion
hand-out of our money, which owns numerous vacant lots in NYC, which
has foreclosed on hundreds of thousands of working people throughout
the U.S., whose CEO Jamie Dimon picked up a cool $20 million last
year...

Picture the Homeless is seeking a meeting with Chase's CEO and Board
of Directors -- for the purpose of creating a Homeless People's Trust
Fund and Community Land Trust, utilizing vacant property and other
resources to be made available by JPMorgan Chase.

The CEOs got their bailout -- what about the people?  Demand
affordable housing for poor and homeless people!


***

A talk by Max Rameau of Miami's Take Back the Land

Tuesday, December 1 at 6pm


at Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus -- McGinley Center, Music Room

441 East Fordham Road  [B or D train to Fordham Road], The Bronx

Sponsored by the Bronx African American History Project of Fordham
University -- Dr. Mark Naison, Professor of African American Studies
and History


***

Resistance in a Housing Crisis: Finding Solutions When a Government
Fails Its People

A discussion with Max Rameau (Miami's Take Back the Land), Dr. Peter
Marcuse (Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning at Columbia University),
and Rob Robinson (NYC's Picture the Homeless)


Thursday, December 3 at 6:30pm

at CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street -- Rooms
C204-C205 (lower level)

[BDFV & NQRW trains to 34th St, 6 train to 33rd]

Sponsored by the Center for Place, Culture & Politics



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--
-Tommy M.


__________________________________________________________________
  Da boro if sanni wani, ma wani koulou dangay yan!
"If you do not know how to speak, learn to keep your mouth shut!"
  -- Zarma saying.
__________________________________________________________________
thomas.l.miles(at)gmail.com ------------- http://www.tomathon.com --

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----- Original Message -----

From: NYC WRL

To: NYC WRL

Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 7:58 PM

Subject: Dec. 1 WRL Meeting / Dec. 2 Afghanistan War Protest

Tuesday night, the NYC War Resisters League is holding an organizing meeting to plan upcoming anti-Afghanistan War actions: Dec. 2 against Obama’s troop surge in Afghanistan and on Dec. 10, the same day that Obama accepts the Nobel Peace Prize, among other future actions.

 

EVENT: NYC WRL Organizing Meeting

DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 1

TIME: 7 pm

PLACE: 339 Lafayette St. (at Bleecker St.) in Manhattan

SUBWAYS: “Bleecker St.” on 6 train; “Broadway-Lafayette” on B, D, F, V trains; “Prince” on R, W trains

 

EVENT: Protest Obama’s Afghanistan War escalation

DATE: Wednesday, Dec. 2

TIME: 6 pm

PLACE: Times Square Military Recruiting station, 43rd/44th Sts. & Seventh Ave. in Manhattan

 

For more information, email nycwrl@... or call 718-768-7306.

 

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Wharton" <wawharton@...>
To: <neoyorquinossocialistas@yahoogroups.com>; "SP NYC Discussion"
<socialistpartynycdiscussion@...>; "Action Greens"
<actiongreens@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 1:39 PM
Subject: [socialistpartynycdiscussion] Re-connect with the Anti-war Movement


> Protest Escalation Day!
>
> MANHATTAN, Wednesday December 2, 6 pm:
> U.S. Army Recruiting Station, Times Square, 43rd St. and Broadway,
> Manhattan.
> Please bring flashlights, candles, signs.
>
> Participate with folks from the Socialist Party USA (email or call for
> details):
> socialistpartynyc@...  (718) 869-2279
>
> "Sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan isn't going to make Americans
> safer, and it isn't going to help the people of Afghanistan.  Instead of
> sending more troops, we need to establish an exit strategy for our troops,
> and shift our resources in Afghanistan from war to political
> reconciliation, reconstruction and development. The only difference
> between reconciliation now and reconciliation later is the number of
> additional US military and Afghan civilian deaths and injuries that will
> happen if reconciliation is delayed."  (Robert Naiman, Just Foreign
> Policy).
>
>
>
>
>
>

Protest Escalation Day!

MANHATTAN, Wednesday December 2, 6 pm:
U.S. Army Recruiting Station, Times Square, 43rd St. and Broadway, Manhattan.
Please bring flashlights, candles, signs.

Participate with folks from the Socialist Party USA (email or call for details):
socialistpartynyc@...  (718) 869-2279

"Sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan isn't going to make Americans safer,
and it isn't going to help the people of Afghanistan.  Instead of sending more
troops, we need to establish an exit strategy for our troops, and shift our
resources in Afghanistan from war to political reconciliation, reconstruction
and development. The only difference between reconciliation now and
reconciliation later is the number of additional US military and Afghan civilian
deaths and injuries that will happen if reconciliation is delayed."  (Robert
Naiman, Just Foreign Policy).

From: chribrndt@...

To: chribrndt@...

Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:46 AM

Subject: Fwd: medicineshowtheatre.org Member list Celebrate the holidays with Mr. Shakespear and Mr. Porter!

Dear Friends, this goes out to my "poetry New York" list.  Medicine Show has brought back Mr. Shakespeare and Mr. Porter for another run this fall season.  The company performed the show at the Players Club, the venerable home-away-from-home for New York thatre people, on the occasion of receiving an award from the Club in recognition of "forty years of Off Broadway excellence."  And yes, it's true - this is the company's 40th season!  Come see this wonderful funny show, celebrate the holidays with us, and support us!

See you there,
Chris

Come see Medicine Show's zany Mr. Shakespeare & Mr. Porter in December!

MEDICINE SHOW is pleased to announce its revival of MR. SHAKESPEARE & MR. PORTER, a mashup of of the plays of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE with the music and lyrics of Broadway great COLE PORTER. Among the hi-jinks: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth talk about usurping the throne and how they're going to murder Duncan and then break into "Youre a Bad Influence On Me" (from Red, Hot and Blue); after the tortured Hamlet kills Polonius, he and Gertrude sing "Let's Misbehave."

The production runs from December 3rd-December 20th at MEDICINE SHOW THEATRE, 549 West 52nd St., 3rd Floor (between 10th and 11th Ave.). The performance schedule is Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 4:00 PM. Tickets are $18 and are available from Smarttix at (212) 868-4444 or via the web at www.Smarttix.com. TDF and senior/student discounts available. For more information, please log onto the company's website at www.MedicineShowTheatre.org.

Featured in the cast: MORTY BANKS*, MARK DEMPSEY, NIKKI FERRY*, CANDICE FORTIN, BETH GRIFFITH, CHRISTOPHER HOLLOWELL, RICHARD KEYSER, BRIANA LAYON, VINCE LINGNER*, EVAN SIEGEL*, PETER TEDESCHI* and BARBARA VANN. (*member AEA)
Directed by BARBARA VANN. Set design is by JOE BARNA , decor by KNOX MARTIN and costumes by UTA BEKAIA.

Clive Barnes from the New York Post wrote "Joyful mayhem...I was totally captivated!" Jeanne Lieberman from the New York Law Journal opined "This mirthful musical meld is so clever and seamless that it would seem that Bill and Cole collaborated." Martin Denton from NYTheatre.com called the piece "a veritable treat!"

----- Original Message -----

From: Jason Schulman

To: nydsa-announcements@...

Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 2:55 PM

Subject: [nydsa-announcements] Protest Afghan War Escalation Wed 12/2 6pm

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Obama plans to announce plans to escalate the Afghanistan War the Tuesday after Thanksgiving

http://www.1010wins.com/Obama-to-Address-Nation-on-Afghanistan-Tuesday/5757273

 

EMERGENCY PROTEST AGAINST WAR ESCALATION

Wednesday, December 2nd

6:00pm Vigil

Army Recruiting Center in Times Square

Broadway  & 7th Av. btw 43rd & 44th St., Manhattan

Join our allies at the Manhattan Peace  Center (Code Pink, NYC UFPJ and IVAW).

Look for the DSA NYC banner and join our contingent.  Feel free to bring your own signs connecting the costs of war with the absurd debate about the deficit and the costs of health care reform or a second economic stimulus.

DSA Contacts at the vigil:

Kenny Schaeffer (917) 442-6820

Jason Schulman (718) 581-7983

David Yap (917) 716-0894

Subway Info:
N, Q, R, W,  1, 2, 3, 7  or S "Shuttle" to Times Sq.-42 St.

A, C, E to 42 St.-Port Authority (north exit  to 44th & 8th)

D, F to 42 St.-Herald Sq. (north exit to  42nd & 6th Av.)

Details about event:

-This is just an opportunity to gather, express our grief and frustration and relay our message to a broader  public audience.
-There will not be a program.
-This is NOT a Civil Disobedience event.  We will be informing the police in advance and working with them.
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My email seems to be working again. As most of you know, I have a terrible
time waking up in
the morning - so I can't promise I'll make this Sunday's event. But it
certainly is an excellent
reason for getting up and getting to the Muste Building at 1 p.m., THIS
Sunday.

It is a rare chance to hear a serious left analysis of the situation.

Fraternally,
David McReynolds

Subject: [socialistpartynyclec] Rick Wolff will Speak at SPNYC Movie
Screening this Weekend


> Professor Rick Wolff will participate in the post-movie discussion of his
> video Capitalism Hits the Fan.
>
> Don't miss it!
>
> You are invited to a free movie screening of "Capitalism Hits the Fan"
>
> With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of Massachusetts Economics
> Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic
> crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and in fact reflects
> seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism
> itself.
>
> Sunday November 29th at 1:00pm
> A. J. Muste Institute
> 339 Lafayette St. (crn. of Bleecker St.)
> NYC, NY 10012
>
> Free Admission!
>
> Subway: take the 6 train to Bleecker St.
>
> www.spnyc.org
> socialistpartynyc@...
> (718) 869-2279
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ For transit & travel info try these sites:
> onnyturf.com transit: http://is.gd/nv3a
> hopstop.com transit:  http://is.gd/nv3r
> safest bike routes: http://ridethecity.com/
> mta.info
>
>
>
>

Appeals to Obama's Top Cop Eric Holder Spread Deadly Illusions
Mumia's Life Is On the Line: Mobilize Labor/Black Power to Free Him Now!

http://www.internationalist.org/mumialifeonline0911.html

The threat to Mumia Abu-Jamal's life is increasingly ominous. His lead
attorney, Robert Bryan, warns: "There is an escalated effort by the
authorities to see him die at the hands of the executioner. This is the most
dangerous time for Mumia since his 1981 arrest." The U.S. Supreme Court has
turned down Jamal's two appeals. If it were to rule in favor of the
prosecution's appeal, this would open the way for Pennsylvania governor Ed
Rendell to issue a third warrant of execution, which he has vowed to do.
Contrary to the misplaced expectations of many, the Obama administration is
not about to save Mumia. Around the world, hundreds of thousands have marched
for this courageous champion of oppressed. Trade unions representing millions
of members have rallied to the defense of Mumia. It is urgent to expand this
support into powerful labor/black action, appealing to the integrated union
movement to join with the black, Latino and immigrant poor to demand that he
be liberated.

Thanksgiving Thoughts - Socialist WebZine, Nov. 25, 2009

http://socialistwebzine.blogspot.com/

* A Thanksgiving Letter
* The Hyde Amendment and Obama’s Health Care Bill
* Solidarity with the UC Student Protests; Education is our right!
* U.S. Court Allows Suit Against Bolivian Ex-President "Goni" and Minister of
Defense to Proceed.
* Remembering Harvey Milk, May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978

Spread the word...more than 24,000 hits and counting!

Vote in our new poll on marriage equality and adoption rights.

The WebZine welcomes debate and discussion.  Leave a comment on the article or
send a letter to the editor at socialistzine@...

Find a Socialist on Twitter - @SocialistZine @aktiveytor @invictus @flsocialist

Order Socialist Party USA Merchandise
http://socialistparty-usa.org/merchandise/

Looking for a Socialist Party Meeting in your area?
Visit our National Page:
http://socialistparty-usa.org/

http://socialistwebzine.blogspot.com/

Professor Rick Wolff will participate in the post-movie discussion of his video
Capitalism Hits the Fan.

Don't miss it!

You are invited to a free movie screening of "Capitalism Hits the Fan"

With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of Massachusetts Economics
Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic crisis,
showing how it was decades in the making and in fact reflects seismic failures
within the structures of American-style capitalism itself.

Sunday November 29th at 1:00pm
A. J. Muste Institute
339 Lafayette St. (crn. of Bleecker St.)
NYC, NY 10012

Free Admission!

Subway: take the 6 train to Bleecker St.

www.spnyc.org
socialistpartynyc@...
(718) 869-2279

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ For transit & travel info try these sites:
onnyturf.com transit: http://is.gd/nv3a
hopstop.com transit:  http://is.gd/nv3r
safest bike routes: http://ridethecity.com/
mta.info

Healthcare is Our Human Right - Socialist WebZine, Nov. 18, 2009

http://socialistwebzine.blogspot.com/

* Vote No on Obama-care! Healthcare is Our Human Right!
* Capitalist Crisis, Socialist Renewal
* Blue Dogs Feast on Healthcare Money, Support HR 3962
* Stabilization and Stimulus
* Celebrating Sojourner Truth

Spread the word...more than 24,000 hits and counting!

See the results of our poll on union membership.

The WebZine welcomes debate and discussion.  Leave a comment on the article or
send a letter to the editor at socialistzine@...

Find a Socialist on Twitter - @SocialistZine @aktiveytor @invictus @flsocialist

Order Socialist Party USA Merchandise
http://socialistparty-usa.org/merchandise/

Looking for a Socialist Party Meeting in your area?
Visit our National Page:
http://socialistparty-usa.org/

http://socialistwebzine.blogspot.com/

Vote No on Obama-care!  Healthcare is Our Human Right!
Socialist Party USA Statement
http://socialistparty-usa.org/statements/no3962.html

While citizens in most other industrialized nations enjoyed the benefits of
publicly administered healthcare from the aftermath of WW II forward, Americans
have suffered under a healthcare system dominated by private corporations.
For-profit healthcare has produced negative health outcomes at all levels of the
system. More than 48 million people have no health insurance, 30 million more
are underinsured and 6 out of 10 Americans report that they have either delayed
or deferred a necessary medical procedure in the last year. Americans are more
than ready for publicly-run healthcare that guarantees access at all levels of
the system.

Unfortunately, the bill recently passed by the House of Representatives, The
Affordable Healthcare for America Act (HR 3962), and the proposals being
considered by the Senate will not provide the relief Americans so desperately
need. Instead, these reforms were shaped and, in some cases, authored by the
very same private interests who have spent decades collecting massive profits by
restricting access to care. As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama sensed the
growing public anger about healthcare and scored many popularity points for
promising “universal healthcare coverage.” Once in office, after taking
millions from the healthcare lobby, his rhetoric shifted to the neoliberal
promise of “choice and competition” in healthcare.

The primary problem with HR 3962 and the Senate proposals is that all of the
changes they propose are made within a for-profit system. The House Bill strips
the insurance companies of the right to deny coverage based on a pre-existing
condition. Yet, it de-links the public option from Medicare reimbursement rates,
thereby surrendering pricing to the private sector. The Bill removes the
anti-trust exemption enjoyed by private insurers. However, it simultaneously
mandates that all Americans carry some form of health insurance, thereby herding
millions into low-coverage high-fee private plans. Each step in a positive
direction is coupled with a restructuring that will enrich private insurance
companies and pharmaceutical makers.

The bills lost further reform credentials as Democrats cut last minute deals
with Republicans.  Immigrants were removed from eligibility for the public
option, abortions were written out of the proposal and Medicare funding was cut.
The Medicare cuts are particularly cruel, since they will reduce an already
compromised plan to bare bones coverage. Some of the cuts will limit private
insurance profiteering, but others will slash necessary items such as exercise
programs for seniors. Overall, these omissions signal that the reforms are not
about providing comprehensive medical coverage, but about political expediency
within the establishment political class. The next round of negotiations in the
Senate is sure to produce even further regressive measures as campaign-donation
driven legislators cut more deals.

What people in this country need is healthcare. It is their right as human
beings. The only way to secure this right is to place the healthcare system in
public hands–-to remove the profit-motive from the system. Single-payer
healthcare, as embodied in House Resolution 676, would be a positive step in
this direction. It would provide universal access to care to all residents of
the United States by abolishing private health insurance companies. In thirteen
clearly written pages, HR 676 does the things the 1,990 page HR 3962 does not.
Access to care is made universal, a framework is created to make bulk
negotiations with hospitals and doctors and healthcare activists would be freed
to set their sights on making the pharmaceutical industry public as well.

The Socialist Party USA therefore encourages its members and supporters to
continue their work in the single-payer movement and to pressure elected
representatives to vote “No” on the Senate proposal and, eventually, on the
merged bill.  All non-violent forms of protest should be employed to prevent the
passage of this legislation. The protests should clearly oppose the legislation.
We do not want a stronger public option, we want what is rightfully
ours–-unfettered access to healthcare services.

The passage of the weak and contradictory reform bills threaten to disgrace the
notion that the public sector should play a prominent role in the administering
of healthcare. Resisting the Obama, House and Senate proposals for reform not
only promotes the idea that healthcare is a human right, it sends the message
that people will not allow private sector campaign contributions to drive
politics–-the satisfaction of our needs as humans should shape legislation.

Access to healthcare is our human right. We must build a movement to secure this
right.

Say no to HR 3962!
Say no to Obama Care!
Yes to single-payer!
Yes to a socialized medical system!

For more information contact natsec@...

A heads up that the N.O's holiday party/fundraiser will be Friday Dec. 11th @
7pm. I'll be sending out a mailing next week.

In Unity,

Greg