Sunday, June 4, 2017

Die-In Against Trumpcare and For Affordable Coverage for All in New York City

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New York - Health providers, patients, grassroots organizers, NYC Councilmember and co-founder of #GetOrganizedBK Brad Lander, NY assemblymember Richard Gottfried and concerned New York residents organized a Die-In against Trumpcare and for affordable coverage for all on June 4, 2017; at 33 Street Plaza, W. 33 St. between 7the and 8th Aves, Manhattan. People lying “dead” on the ground holding tombstones with messages such as: “Died from lack of health insurance,” “Killed by a preventable disease,” "Died. GOP plan helped the rich, not me". Protestors rally to warn US Senate of human toll of “repeal/replace” health plans 

The Die-In Against Trumpcare and For Affordable Coverage for All is one of 20 actions from Honolulu to Boston on June 4. The NYC Die-In is lynchpin of a nationwide coordinated action to say NO to GOP health care proposals. 

Patients and health professionals detailed the personal impact of GOP’s plans: ACA repeal, deep Medicaid cuts, de-funding Planned Parenthood, and pre-existing conditions exclusions. The grassroots protest calls on the Senate to abandon efforts to repeal ACA and ensure affordable health care, such as Medicare for All. 

* Simultaneous protests were held on the following States and sites  
CT: New Haven    
MA: Boston and Northampton  
MI: Brighton, Grand Haven, Kalamazoo, Selby Township , Troy 
NH: Concord NJ: Hackensack, Willingboro, and Mays Landing  
NY: Manhattan 
OH: Cincinnati  
PA: King of Prussia 
TX: Dallas (5/31) 
WA: Seattle  
WI: Racine, Appleton, and Janesville, featuring cardboard Paul Ryan 

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