Health Care Kick Off Happy Hour with Tim Foley & Sandra Fluke – Thursday, September 19, 2013

Sandra Fluke, speaking in New York, in celebration of the Supreme Court upholding the health care law in June 2012.

Sandra Fluke, speaking in New York, after the Supreme Court upheld the health care law in June 2012.

You helped get the Affordable Care Act passed. Now it’s time to finish the job. Let’s get help the one million plus uninsured New Yorkers – insured! Enrollment for the New York Health Benefit Exchange begins October 1st and there’s no time to waste. Our experts will tell you how you can help. Special guests: Sandra Fluke, attorney and social justice advocate, and Tim Foley, Greater NYC for Change policy expert.

Join us Thursday, September 19, 2013, 6pm to 8pm at 310 Lounge, 310 Bowery (at E. 1st) in Manhattan. Please RSVP through Facebook or by emailing aliya.quraishi@gmail.com

As we gear up for the fall, let’s make some plans for worthwhile and fun events for the uninsured. We have one huge event — Caribbean Day below — and a couple of smaller ones too. Please join!

Caribbean Day Parade
(We need at least 10 volunteers!)
Labor Day: Monday, September 2
Noon – 6 pm (two hour shifts)
Tables will be at the first block of Eastern Parkway between Underhill and Plaza Street East, across from the Brooklyn Public Library
Subways: 2 and 3 to Grand Army Plaza
RSVP: Ethan at beyondtheframe@gmail.com

 

Starting September 5, we will be tabling on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at health events in CVS Drug Stores in Queens and Brooklyn. There are many slots open. For more information, email Liza at liza@raisingwomensvoices.net 

Betances Health Center Fitness Fair
(This is a small event)
Saturday, Sept 7
11 am – 4 pm
280 Henry Street
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Subway: F train to East Broadway Station
Spanish speakers especially welcome!
RSVP: Linda at getcoveredny@gmail.com
Celebrating Health and Wellness Fair
(This is a small event)
With Montefiore Hospital, Bronx Community Health Network
Poe Park at Grand Concourse, and East 192nd Street, Bronx
Noon – 5 pm
Subway: B and D trains to Fordham Road Station
RSVP: Linda at getcoveredny@gmail.com