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El Dorado Progressives - General Meeting

  • Placerville Town Hall 549 Main Street Placerville, CA, 95667 United States (map)

The General Meeting of El Dorado Progressives is where you find out about all the exciting events that are coming up in the next month and how to get involved.  The agenda this month includes a movie and will focus on Health Care.

 

 

General Meeting - Agenda

  1. Open Meeting - (20 minutes)
  2. Fix It: Health Care at the Tipping Point ( 90 MInutes)
  3. Upcoming Events (10 Minutes)
  4. Meeting Adjourned

Details

  1. Open Meeting - (20 minutes)

    1. Values

      1. Freedom, Opportunity, Responsibility, Cooperation/Community

    2. Successes

      1. Citizens Protests at Mt. Democrat--ongoing and “big” protest

      2. MLK commemoration at Town Hall

      3. Women’s March

    3. How we’re organized

      1. Workgroups do the work and define their mission and goals

        1. Example: www.edphealthcare.org

        2. Example: www.edpvotesmart.org

      2. EDP Organization supports Workgroup activities

      3. Workgroup sign-ups for new members

        1. At the tables in the back of the room, or

        2. Online at www.eldoradoprogressives.org/workgroups

    4. Workgroup Updates

      1. Marian Washburn -  EDP Votesmart

      2. South County Citizens for Public Lands

      3. Kathleen Barco - Communications

  2. Fix It: Health Care at the Tipping Point ( 90 MInutes)

    1. El Dorado Progressives - Special Program
      Sponsored by the Health Care Work Group

    2. What’s going on with Health Care in California? Good news and bad news

      Jen Flory Esq, Health Care Policy Advocate, Western Center on Law and Poverty

    3. Movie: Fix It: Health Care at the Tipping Point

      Produced by Richard Master and directed by Vince Mondillo. Richard is the founder and owner of MCS Industries, a world leader in picture frame and mirror business. Like most US Companies, he faces relentless annual cost increases to provide health insurance for his employees. He decided to take the problem using best business practices. This movie is a result of his journey to find a solution to the dysfunctional healthcare system

    4. Overview Single Payer Legislation - The Healthy California Act - SB562

      Maureen Dion-Perry MPH, Co-Moderator, EDP Health Care Work Group

    5. Questions and Answers
      Keith McCallin PA, Healthy California Campaign and Physicians for a National Health Program.  

      Jen Flory Esq, Health Care Policy Advocate

    6. Get Involved to Build Momentum for Single Payer www.edphealthcare.org

  3. Upcoming Events (10 Minutes)

    1. Voter Registration Training:

      Monday, 2/12, 11am: 4540 Post St, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-7103, United States

    2. Ongoing Mt. Democrat Citizens Protest:

      Every Monday at noon at the Mt. Democrat

    3. Resistance Reboot from CD4 Indivisible:

      Tuesday 2/13 6pm-8:30pm, Placer Democratic HQ: 699 Washington Boulevard, Suite B-7, Roseville, CA 95678

  4. Meeting Adjourned

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Earlier Event: February 5
Weekly Monday Mountain Democrat Picket
Later Event: February 18
Civil Rights Now Workgroup Meeting