In support of President Obama's call for major national health care revision, Riverside for Change will join with Duval County for Change on June 27, 2009 to help bring this major issue to light. Duval County for Change will be hosting a National Health Care Day of Service at the University of North Florida at 1:00 pm. The event will feature a wellness and prevention medicine panel discussion and a screening of the documentary film, Money Talks, which is about the drug industry. The event will take place at the School of Health, Building 39, Room 1009.
To RSVP for the event or to get more information, contact: yeswecanduval@peacemail.com or register to attend at:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpcvbz
The decision for Riverside for Change to join forces with Duval for Change came about during our June 6th health care house party when 25 Riverside neighbors came together to discuss the current health care crisis. We felt that a greater impact would be made if we brought as many voices as possible together during this single day of service. Everyone is encouraged to come out to UNF and help expand our range of influence in order to bring about substantial change in health care policies.
In addition to this single day of service, there are at least two other health care oriented events/organizations that we are currently working on:
We represent a grassroots organization in Jacksonville, Florida called Riverside for Change. We first came together during the 2008 presidential elections in support of Barack Obama and have remained together in answer to his overall call for grassroots organizations as a way to renew America.
We feel without question that the single most important issue before the American people and our leaders in Washington today is the economy. As such, we stand in strong support of President Obama’s Economic Stimulus Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. We urge you to pass this plan no later than President’s Day, February 16, 2009 so that we can put Americans back to work and set our country once again toward the path of prosperity.
Sincerely,
Riverside for Change
Thirty members of our Riverside for Change community came out in frigid early morning temperatures on Saturday, January 17th to partner with Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida in answer to President Obama's Call to Service. They were supported in their mission by Second Harvest volunteer coordinator, Reverend Larry Riley (That's him in the bottom picture, on the far right, sharing a quick break and a smile with Jon, Chris and Rhianna).
