Dems Celebrate Anniv. Of Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON – Organizing for America, a grassroots project of the Democratic National Committee, will hold events to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act becoming law. At the events, local volunteers will share how the Affordable Care Act has positively affected the lives of millions of Americans.
Since being signed into law, the Affordable Care Act has protected Americans, both young and old, from the discriminatory practices of health insurance companies. Young adults up to 26 are now able to stay on their parents’ insurance, children with pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied coverage, and senior citizens are receiving help to pay for prescription drugs and enjoying free preventive care and cancer screening.
OFA supporters played an instrumental role in helping pass the Affordable Care Act. In the last ten days before Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, OFA volunteers made nearly 500,000 calls and sent 324,000 letters to Congress, and held nearly 1,200 health care-related events with more than 10,000 attendees.
Events include, but are not limited to:
Arizona
Phoenix
Forum in Support of the Affordable Care Act
Tuesday, March 22 at 10 AM
Fair Trade Cafe at Civic Space Park
424 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Tuscon
Informational Celebration in Support of the Affordable Care Act
Representative Matt Heinz
Friday, March 25 at 4 PM
Pima County Democratic Headquarters
4639 E 1st Street
Tucson, AZ 85711
California
Los Angeles
Press Conference with Congressman Henry Waxman
Congresswoman Karen Bass
Tuesday March 22, 2011 9:30 AM
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Harvey Morse Auditorium, South Tower, Plaza Level
8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles 90048
Los Angeles
Educational Forum
Dr. Alice Chen, Vice President, Doctors for America
Ashley Cohen, Regional Workgroup Director, Insure the Uninsured Project
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:00 PM
University High School, 11800 Texas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Sacramento
Roundtable Discussion
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:00 AM
Assembly member Richard Pan, California Assembly District 5
Sacramento Small Business Owners
The Brickhouse, 2837 36th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Florida
Orlando
Informational Table on Youth Benefits of the Affordable Care Act
Wednesday March 23, 2011 12:30 PM
University of Central Florida (Outside Student Union)
4000 Central Florida Blvd
Orlando, FL 32816
Tallahassee
Informational Table on Youth Benefits of the Affordable Care Act
Tuesday March 22, 2011 8:30 PM
Florida State University
T211 Oglesby Union
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Daytona
Informational table on youth benefits of the Affordable Care Act
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:00 PM
Bethune Cookman University
640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.
Daytona, FL 32114
Gainesville
Informational table on youth benefits of the Affordable Care Act
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 12:00 PM
University of Florida
Turlington Plaza
Gainesville, FL 32608
Maine
Brewer
Affordable Care Act Anniversary Celebration
Tuesday, March 22nd at 10:00 AM
Local business owners
Eastern Maine Labor Council Solidarity Center
20 Ivers St.
Brewer, ME
Michigan
Detroit
Community Forum in Support of the Affordable Care Act
March 22, 2011 5:30PM
Frederick Douglass Library
3666 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48208
New Jersey
Pleasantville
Affordable Care Act Anniversary Celebration
Wednesday, March 23rd at 6:00 PM
Wash's Inn, Jazz Room
128 North New Road
Pleasantville, NJ
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
Affordable Care Act Celebration
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 7:00 PM
Grover Cleveland Democratic Club
904 Main St
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Philadelphia
Affordable Care Act Celebration
Friday, March 25, 2011 3:00 PM
Student Center at Temple Campus
1755 N 13th St
Philadelphia, PA 19121
