Ocean State Action celebrates

2nd Annual Health Care Policy Heroes!

Please Join Us to Honor
State Representative Ray Sullivan,
SEIU 1199,
and Nancy St. Germain

Guest Speakers to include:

Margarida Jorge, National Field Director for Health Care for America Now (HCAN), formerly of SEIU, AFSCME,
and Missouri ProVote

Jeff Blum, Executive Director of USAction

Monday, June 21st, 2010, 6PM - 8PM
Local 121, Providence

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Help fight devastating cuts to our cities and towns that will result in higher property taxes.

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Tell Congress: Protect Consumers and Hold the Big Wall Street Banks Accountable!

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Tell Senator Reed to support financial reform that holds big Wall Street Banks accountable.

 

Historic health reform has passed! The bill is a victory for the American people:

  • Insurance companies can no longer deny care for pre-existing conditions, charge you more if you’re sick, cap your benefits, sell you junk insurance, or raise rates with impunity.
  • For the first time, Members of Congress will get their health insurance from the same system regular Americans do.
  • Small business and working families will security and stability knowing they can afford good health insurance that meets their needs.
  • 32 million uninsured Americans will get affordable coverage, saving over 30,000 lives per year.

Read an op-ed from a Rhode Island emergency physician explaining why we need reform.
Now write your own!

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craig_w._studentsOcean State Action is Rhode Island's premiere trainer of organizers and grassroots lobbyists, offering trainings in community organizing, grassroots lobbying, coalition building and political action.  At Ocean State Action we help Rhode Island's progressive community win real victories for real people.

You can hire Ocean State Action to conduct trainings for your organization.

A sampling of our trainings includes:

Community Organizing 101

With over 15 years of experience building power, and fighting and winning on key progressive issues, Ocean State Action can teach you how to run a successful organizing campaign, from the first recognition of the problem to the final realization of your goal

One-On-One Organizing

A major component in any campaign, One-On-One Organizing is how you develop leaders and activists, and build the commitment necessary to win.
Learn how to find leads, cultivate relationships, talk about organizing and power, and ensure that your campaign leaders follow through.

Grassroots Lobbying

The State House doesn’t have to be a mystery! Learn what it takes to make a bill a law, lobby your elected officials, plan and hold a district meeting, and how to prepare for public hearings.

Political Action 101

Learn how to build political power in your own neighborhood. See how political campaigns are structured. Understand what happens during a campaign. Know what it takes to win. And find out how you can get involved.

Values, Vision and Ideas For Building Justice

As social justice activists, our vision for a better society directs our major policy action and our values define how we react and interact with others. However, we often, find it difficult to explain our vision and values (some call it our “worldview”) simply and successfully in our campaigns. This workshop will examine how we can better promote our worldview to build power for social justice change. (Lead Facilitator – Karen Malcolm, Associate Director, Ocean State Action)

To find out more about our trainings at Ocean State Action, call us at 401-463-5368.

 
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