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DESCRIPTION:In mourning the tens of thousands of lives lost, we demand Speaker Pelosi 
 take actions to support the passage of Medicare for All into law!\n\nOn 
 Saturday, October 30, 2021, we will be mourning the unnecessary deaths of 
 68,000 Americans annually due to lack of healthcare and also the estimated 
 285,000+ deaths for the same reason since the beginning of the 
 pandemic.\n\nWe will gather at Alta Plaza Park in the Presidio neighborhood 
 of San Francisco at 12 noon. Protesters will be asked to "dress as if you 
 were attending a funeral." We will carry a life-size coffin with the number 
 "68,000" painted in red in the style of a funeral procession to Speaker 
 Nancy Pelosi's residence.\n\nIn front of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's residence, 
 which is arguably the most haunted place in SF, for her refusal and neglect 
 to take action in the face of so many deaths in the United States of 
 America, we will have a speaker lineup of local activists, representing 
 medical professional, communities of color, immigrants, LGBTQ+ communities 
 and leaders in SF neighborhoods which have been most affected by COVID-19 
 deaths.\n\nConfirmed Speakers\n\nAna Malinow (SF physician, lifelong 
 organizer for Medicare for All, former president of Physicians for a 
 National Health Program)\n\nCynthia Papermaster (SF activist, CodePink 
 Golden Gate/Extinction Rebellion)\n\nEric Curry (SF activist, currently 
 running for congress in CA-12)\n\nDr. Joe Jarvis (Author of "The Purple 
 World, Healing the Harm in American Healthcare" 
 https://josephqjarvis.com/)\n\nKristina Lee (Reproductive Justice Activist 
 and Writer, Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women)\n\nLaura Fielding 
 (Executive Director, Red Berets Medicare for All & Board Member of Whole 
 Washington)\n\nPatrick Cote (a.k.a. Pat the Berner, Host of Punch Up 
 Pod)\n\nScott Desnoyers (Healthcare justice activist, 
 https://heal-ca.org/grieving-dad-wont-stop-fighting-for-medicare-for-all/)\n\nShahid 
 Buttar (SF activist, congressional candidate in CA-12)\n\nThis event is 
 co-sponsored by:\n\nCodePink Golden Gate/Extinction Rebellion, Freedom 
 Socialist Party/Radical Women, Physicians for a National Health Program 
 (PNHP) and Santa Clara County Single Payer Health Care Coalition.\n\n(More 
 to be announced...)\n\nWe demand Speaker Nancy Pelosi:\n\n1. Co-sponsor 
 H.R. 1976 immediately\n\n2. Support to bring the bill onto the floor of the 
 seven committees of jurisdiction for hearing (No More Sabotage!)\n\n3. 
 Proactively build support for H.R.1976 among her democratic 
 colleagues\n\n4. Proactively work to build support for H.R 1976 among her 
 republican friends\n\n5. Hold hearings on CMMI and DCEs, which are handing 
 traditional Medicare to Wall Street\n\n6. Take a public pledge not to 
 accept money from health-related industry\n\nPlease bring a photo of your 
 loved ones who have been deceased. Please bring a copy of your medical 
 bills, so Speaker Pelosi may visualize the amount of your pain and 
 suffering. We will recite the names of the deceased.\n\nThis is a peaceful 
 protest. We strongly recommend protesters wear a mask during the protest, 
 though we ask you to refrain from wearing monster masks that cover your 
 entire face.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/10/21/18845861.php
SUMMARY:Day of the Dead Vigil and Rally for Medicare for All in San Francisco
LOCATION:We will gather at Alta Plaza Park (Jackson St. & Steiner St.) in the 
 Presidio neighborhood of San Francisco at 12 noon and proceed to Speaker 
 Nancy Pelosi's residence in the style of a funeral procession. 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/10/21/18845861.php
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