'SICKO' Goes to Sacto: California State Capitol to get a house call from Michael Moore

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from MichaelMoore.com:


Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Michael Moore to Testify at Landmark Sacramento Legislative Briefing on 'SiCKO' June 12

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Filmmaker Michael Moore will testify at a landmark Sacramento legislative briefing on his stunning new documentary "SiCKO" Tuesday, June 12, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee announced today.

The briefing is sponsored by state Sen. Sheila Kuehl, chair of the Senate Health Committee, and author of a sweeping healthcare reform bill, SB 840. The briefing for legislative co-authors of SB 840 will be followed by a big rally with Moore and Physicians for a National Health Program on the West Steps of the Capitol and then a special premiere of "SiCKO" for RNs, doctors and invited guests.

Leading up to the legislative briefing and rally, Moore, CNA Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro, and Sen. Kuehl, will participate in an upcoming web chat about "SiCKO".


Legislative briefing with Michael Moore:
Tuesday, June 12, 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
State Capitol, Room 4203

CNA-sponsored rally with Moore:
Tuesday, June 12, 2 p.m., Capitol West Steps

"SiCKO" is a stunning new documentary on the U.S. healthcare crisis that opens in U.S. theaters on June 29.

CNA/NNOC is working with Physicians for a National Health Program, Health Care-Now and other nurse groups across the U.S. to promote the film and build a broader movement for genuine reform, like SB 840 or HR 676 in Congress that would establish a single-payer system similar to an expanded and improved Medicare for all.

DeMoro, who attended a private screening in New York, notes that "SiCKO" is "not just an indictment of an indefensible healthcare industry in the U.S. It's a rejoinder for those who think we can fix the soulless monster by tinkering with an unconscionable system that puts us further in thrall to those who created the crisis."

"At a time when the apologists of accommodation are promoting the lowest common denominator, Moore most of all offers a vision and hope," says DeMoro. That hope, she says, is symbolized by SB 840, which is pending before the state legislature, and HR 676.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php?id=880

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1. I have off work on Tuesday afternoon.

This is worth the 2 hour drive from San Francisco.

[fed-up]

2. SB 840 (Kuehl) Universal Healthcare Act passed Senate Appropriations comm today!

If any of you are not receiving Senator Kuehl's email directly you can
go to http://dist23.casen.govoffice.com/SB840 and sign up...

From: [e-mail]
> Date: May 31, 2007 4:35:35 PM PDT
> Subject: SB 840 (Kuehl) Passes Senate Appropriations Committee
> Reply-To: [e-mail]
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> Dear SB 840 supporters:
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> Genuine universal health care won a significant victory today! SB
> 840 (Kuehl), The California Universal Healthcare Act, passed the
> Senate Appropriations Committee on a vote of 10-6. SB 840 now heads
> to the Senate Floor for its first vote of the year by the full
> Senate. This will be the most important vote so far this year. It
is
> urgent that constituents of the following Senators contact their
> offices to let them know you support SB 840.
>
> Top 3 Priorities:
>
> Calderon, Ron D- 30
> 400 North Montebello Blvd State Capitol
> Suite 100
Room 4088
> Montebello, CA 90640-4712 Sacramento, CA 95814
> [phone]
[phone]
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> Correa, Louis D-34
> 2323 N Broadway State Capitol
> Suite 302
Room 4062
> Santa Ana, CA 92706 Sacramento, CA 95814
> [phone]
[phone]
>
> Machado, Mike D-05 (previous aye) w/Sacramento, Stockton,
> Vacaville
> 1020 N St.
State Capitol
> Suite 506
Room 5066
> Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento,
CA 95814
> [phone] [phone]
>
> Non-Co-authors but previously voted aye
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> Ducheny, Denise Moreno D-40 (previous aye)
> 637 3rd Avenue State Capitol
> Suite A-1
Room 5035
> Chula Vista, CA 91910 Sacramento, CA 95814
> [phone] [phone]
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> Kehoe, Christine D-39 (previous aye)
> 2445 Fifth Avenue State Capitol
> Suite 200
Room 4040
> San Diego, CA 92101 Sacramento, CA 95814
> [phone] [phone]
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> Maldonado, Abel R-15 w/ SLO, San Jose, Monterrey
> 1356 Marsh Street
State Capitol
> San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Room 4082
> [phone]
Sacramento, CA 95814
>
(916)
> 651-4015
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> Negrete McLeod, Gloria D-32 (previous aye)
> 4959 Palo Verde Street State
Capitol
> Suite 100B
Room 2059
> Montclair, CA 91763
Sacramento, CA 95814
> [phone]
(916)
> 651-4032
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> Scott, Jack D-21 (previous aye)
> 215 N. Marengo Avenue State Capitol
> Suite 185
Room 2082
> Pasadena, CA
91101 Sacramento, CA 95814
> [phone]
[phone]
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> Simitian, S. Joseph D-11 (previous aye)
> 160 Town & Country Village State Capitol
> Palo Alto, CA 94301
Room 2080
> [phone]
Sacramento, CA 95814
>
(916)
>
651-4011
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> Torlakson, Tom D-07 (previous aye)
> 2801 Concord Boulevard State Capitol
> Concord, CA 94519
Room 5050
> [phone]
Sacramento, CA 95814
>
(916)
> 651-4007
>
> Vincent, Edward D-25 (previous aye)
> 1 Manchester Blvd. State Capitol
> Suite 600
Room 5052
> Inglewood, CA 90301 Sacramento, CA 95814
> [phone] [phone]
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> To find your State Senator, go to www.sen.ca.gov.
>
> For more information about SB 840, go to
> http://dist23.casen.govoffice.com/SB840.
>
>

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3. two FOXnews reps during the Sicko screening in cannes were seen...crying!!

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4. So some of them are human....

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