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UPDATE 2/19/10: The rally was a huge success! About 160 supporters turned out to cheer for jobs creation and real health care reform action now, including representatives from the Carpenters, Progressive Dems, College Dems, George Wiley Center, Painters, Laborers, DARE, Unemployed Council, MoveOn.org, AFL-CIO, Senator Reed's Office, Senator Whitehouse's Office, Attorney General Lynch's Office, American Medical Students Association, Brown University Student Labor Alliance, AFSCME, SEIU 1199, Sierra Club, Ocean State Action, OpenDoors, Jobs With Justice, Rhode Island's Future, American Medical Journal, Channel 12, Providence Journal, Pawtucket Times, and Rhode Island citizens. Also present were candidates for statewide offices of General Treasurer, Attorney General, as well as State Representative candidates.
Thanks for all who made it out, and a special thank you to our volunteers who helped prepare for the event.
If you were unable to join us, you can take a look at the footage captured and hosted by Rhode Island's Future. Still photos available on flickr.
Other Press: Channel 10 News Pawtucket Times Providence Journal WBRU News Providence Daily Dose Kmareka Blog Attorney General's office
ORIGINAL POST: Mark your calendar for Wednesday, February 17 at 4 pm! We'll be gathering at the Soldiers and Sailors monument in Kennedy Plaza, right across from Providence City Hall.
Join us to call for urgent action from Congress to create more jobs for Rhode Islanders, reduce damaging state budget cuts by sending federal money to the state, and finish the job on health insurance reform.
We can’t solve the economic crisis in Rhode Island or around the country unless Washington helps by creating jobs, covering the uninsured, lowering health care costs, and helping to close state budget gaps.
Join Rhode Islanders, union members, small business owners, and the faith community to call on Congress and the President to act now for:
- *** The JOBS FOR MAIN STREET Act to help reduce the Rhode Island budget deficit and to extend unemployment and COBRA for unemployed workers,
- *** NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM to control costs, extend coverage to everyone and make sure insurers are treating consumers fairly,
- *** and the PUT AMERICA TO WORK Act to create jobs for unemployed workers in urban core communities and meet community needs.
Please RSVP to
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This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or sign up on Facebook if we'll be seeing you on Wednesday, right outside City Hall. We encourage you to come bearing posters and decked out in hard hats, white coats, suits or jeans.
Sponsored by: Ocean State Action, RI Jobs with Justice, RI AFL-CIO, AFSCME Council 94, RI Coalition for the Homeless, RI Building & Construction Trades Council, College Democrats of Rhode Island, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Doctors For America, Gray Panthers, Laborers Local 271 (LIUNA), American Medical Students Association, RI National Organization for Women, MoveOn.Org, OpenDoors, Open Table of Christ Church, Painters Local 195 (IUPAT), RI Progressive Democrats of America, SEIU 1199 NE, Sierra Club RI, Brown University Student Labor Alliance, RI Unemployed Council.
Volunteer Opportunity Please email
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This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 401-463-5368 if you can help call supporters or make signs before the event. Click here for a flyer for the rally.
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