Media Advisory for March 25, 2010
Iowa Reform Advocates Celebrate Health Care Bill-Signing with Rally and March
Supporters of President Obama and Health Care Reform Gather in Downtown Iowa City, Walk Together to Attend the President's Address.
Iowa City, IA -- On Thursday March 25th at 10:00 am, in advance of President Obama's Iowa City visit, supporters of the newly enacted national health care reform legislation will rally with signs and chanting at the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall -- on the corner of College and Dubuque Streets.
Activists will then walk together to the University of Iowa Field House where doors for the President's speech are scheduled to open at 11:00 am, carrying signs. The group will follow a route from College St. to Clinton St. to Burlington St. and across the pedestrian bridge to Grand Ave.
This will be an excellent opportunity for strong visuals and local residents will be available to give comment.
Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is the nation's largest health care campaign. Founded July 8, 2008, HCAN fights to win a guarantee of quality, affordable health care for all.
Iowa HCAN coalition partners include: AFSCME Council 61, Alliance for Global Justice, Alliance for Retired Americans, American Medical Student Association Des Moines University Chapter, American Medical Student Association University of Iowa Chapter, Change that Work, Child and Family Policy Center, Communication Workers of America, Iowa Caregivers Association, Every Child Matters Iowa, Iowa Citizen Action Network, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Iowa Community Action Association , Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church, Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Iowa Main Street Alliance, Iowa Planned Parenthood Affiliate League, MoveOn.org, Progressive Action for the Common Good, Progressive Coalition of Central Iowa, Quad Cities Federation of Labor, Service Employees International Union, United Food and Commercial Workers , Visiting Nurse Services Polk County, and Working Families Win
Contact:
Amy Logsdon
Iowa Citizen Action Network
319-321-7056
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Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN) is a grassroots public interest organization and progressive political coalition committed to creating social change in Iowa and across the nation. ICAN has united Iowa's progressives for over 30 years and is leading efforts to change the public climate for progressive change. ICAN has nearly 40 organizational affiliates from a wide range of constituencies, including religious, community, labor, senior, family farm and environmental organizations, and over 6,000 individual members.