Healthcare Reform Update and Resources

As I ride the VTA 181 to make a healthcare presentation at San Jose State University as a guest lecturer, I begin to post some resources for students, activists, citizens, occupyers, friends and family. This is a work in progress. Please check back on occasion for more.

One of the best sources is the well done and fairly easy to navigate http://www.healthcare.gov/ .

The end or postponement of he CLASS program part of the ACA.

Study: Income of Wealthiest 1 Percent Tripled over Last Three Decades

Healthcare Reform Websites:
www.health-access.org
centerforpolicyanalysis.org
http://www.uulmca.org/programs/health.html

and PowerPoint:
centerforpolicyanalysis.org equal-powerpoint-on-health-reform

and Educational Curricula:
www.uulmca.org - health reform small group curriculum.

Open Letter of Support for the Occupy Movement

Open Letter of Support for the Occupy Movement
Posted by the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

I stand with people around the country and the world who are calling for economic justice. 

My values affirm that each person has inherent worth and dignity; that justice, equity, and compassion should be the guiding principles for human relationships; and that all people deserve access to the democratic process. 


My recognition of the inherent worth of every person compels me to speak out against policies that privilege the demands of corporations over the human rights of people. I support the Occupy movement in its affirmation that protecting workers’ rights and ensuring that basic human needs are met must take precedence. All people have a fundamental right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of themselves and their families.

I also join the Occupy movement in decrying the wealth disparity that leaves millions struggling for economic security. Policies and legislation that promote economic marginalization are morally unacceptable. Everyone is entitled to a government that recognizes and promotes basic economic rights. Justice, equity, and compassion should be foremost in our government’s decision making. 


Economic oppression is not only a violation of fundamental human rights, it is also a blow to democracy. When economic power is concentrated in the hands of a few and when corporations are awarded the same status as actual human beings, the democratic process is fundamentally compromised. Basic fairness requires that all people have equal opportunity to participate in political debate and to be represented in government. 

I envision a powerful and radically inclusive movement for economic justice.

I recognize economic justice as a right that is due to all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, immigration status, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status or distinction. 


I sign this letter as an expression of gratitude to all who are working for economic justice in the United States and around the world, as an affirmation of my hope for fair and compassionate economic reforms, and as a renewal of my commitment to help make it so. 


To sign this Open Letter follow this link: UUSC.org/occupyletter


I signed it. You can too.