Friday, October 02, 2009

9/30/09 White Ribbon Single Payer Health Care Rally Supporting the Mad As Hell Doctors

MAD AS HELL DOCTORS D.C. WHITE RIBBON 
SINGLE PAYER RALLY AND L.A. SUPPORT RALLY
September 30, 2009

The Mad As Hell Doctors care-a-vanned from Oregon to D.C. for 3 weeks, stopping for several town halls and community meetings per day along the way promoting a Single Payer health care reform plan. 

Our current health care system puts profit before people. A Single Payer plan is the only real path to a health care system that is socially, ethically and fiscally responsible. The Public Option is a trap, and is doomed to fail. What we need is real reform that finds immediate savings, controls costs, and accomplishes the moral imperative of true Universal Access.

 TIE ONE ON FOR SINGLE PAYER! 
 The White Ribbon is the new national symbol for the Single Payer Movement.

Teri Szucs and I decided to organize a rally in Los Angeles in support of the Doctors’ arrival in D.C.  Teri had to leave the state for work, so I took over, but with a lot of help from Suzanne O'Keeffe and my day-of/right-hand woman, Lilly Russell.

The Washington, D.C. 
Mad As Hell Doctors Rally 

Rep. Dennis Kucinich speaking at the MAHD D.C. Rally


The Hollywood MAHD Support Rally


HOLLYWOOD SPEAKERS:
Rally Organizer Kristin Dewey
Radiation Oncologist Paul Y. Song
E.R. Physician Matt Hendrickson, MD MPH
Pediatrician Johanna (Jo) Olson MD, FAAP, FSAM
Mario Milch MD, Medical Director of Kaiser L.A. Hospice
Rishi Manchanda MD MPH

Joanne Daly, MD, Family Practice Physician, Kaiser L.A.

UCLA medical students, including Adam Saby

Frank Cavestani

Linda Krausen
James Koopman, Dist. Rep for Rep. Diane Watson 
 
Taking the Mad As Hell Doctors' Single Payer Pledge:
"On my honor, as a healthcare advocate,
I will do all in my power to work for:
A system of payment that redirects all current health care money
Both public and private into a single public fund
That covers everyone...
Till death do us part."
 

Dr. Paul Y. Song and Dr. Matt Hendrickson


Dr. Matt Hendrickson


 
Dr. Paul Y. Song

Dr. Jo Olson, left


Dr. Rishi Manchanda, speaking


 Dr. Paul Papanek, Jr. & Dr. Mario Milch 


Dr. Mario Milch
Dr. Mario Milch video:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuamarks/3971799356/
 


Dr. Joanne Daly

Dr. Jo Olson video 1

 Dr. Jo Olson video 2: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuamarks/3971631554/
 


UCLA Medical Students - hours after final exams...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuamarks/3971059837/


Frank Cavestani

 
Linda Krausen


 
James Koopman
Congresswoman Diane Watson's District Rep.

ABC Eyewitness News showed up after the rally. That would be me holding the mic for Dr. Paul Y. Song. The interviews were cut out, but they did use us as a teaser at every commercial break on the 11:00 News - the human interest story for the night, and they did get out our Single Payer message - that we think it's a trap, and gave the Mad As Hell Docs a nice plug.




Lilly Russell & the Duggars




 


Yes, I put 300 fliers on windshields one hot weekend.

Hollywood Photos: 
Suzanne O'Keefe, Joshua Marks, Lilly Russell & Kristin Dewey
Hollywood Videos:
Frank Cavestani & Joshua Marks


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