Special BCA E-Alert for California - Universal Health Care

Hello! This is a special e-alert for our California members. There are some
exciting upcoming opportunities in California to take action and do something,
besides worry, about breast cancer. Welcome to any new e-alert members! If you
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TAKE ACTION: Educate and Advocate for Universal Health Care

Breast Cancer Action is committed to universal health care for all. Want to learn
more about universal health care and what you can do to support this effort in
California? Want to learn important skills to advocate for health care reform?

Breast Cancer Action and partner organizations will be hosting community forums
throughout the state to help build support for universal health care. At the forum,
you will learn skills to become an effective advocate for health care reform, meet
others who share your concerns about health care, learn about policies that will
expand access to health care, attend skill building sessions on outreach, working
with the media and speaking to the public on universal health care, plan activities
with others in your community to build support for universal health care

"Getting Health Care for All" forums will be taking place in California on the
following dates:

El Monte: Saturday July 8, 2006, 10 am - 2 pm
Contact: Brenda Salgado at bsalgado [at] bcaction.org or (415) 243-9301 x14

Orange: Saturday July 22, 2006, 9 am - 12 noon
Contact: Norma Martinez-HoSang at nmartinez [at] health-access.org or (217) 748-5287

Carson: Saturday August 5, 2006, 10 am - 2 pm
Contact: Brenda Salgado at bsalgado [at] bcaction.org or (415) 243-9301 x14

San Diego: Saturday August 5, 2006
Contact: Lacy Serros at lacy [at] lif.org or (415) 284-7223
or Cindy Wilson at (858) 202-2610 or cwilson [at] csea.com

San Jose: Saturday August 5, 2006
Contact: Jessica Rotthaar at jessicar [at] health-access.org or (510) 873.8787 x107
or Rosa Escamilla at rescamilla [at] csea.com

Downtown Los Angeles: August 2006, Date and time to be announced soon
Contact: Brenda Salgado at bsalgado [at] bcaction.org or (415) 243-9301 x14

Fresno/Tulare: Date and location to be announced. Interested in attending a meeting
on July 17 to help plan this forum? Planning meeting on July 17.
Contact: Jessica Rotthaar at jessicar [at] health-access.org or (510) 873-8787 x107

Fremont/Solano: Date and location to be announced. Interested in attending a
meeting on July 10 to help plan this forum? Planning meeting on July 10.
Contact: Jessica Rotthaar at jessicar [at] health-access.org or (510) 873.8787 x107

Please help spread the word! Forward this email to those who would be interested in
learning more about Universal Health Care. We can also e-mail you a flyer to post
or share with friends. For more information, e-mail Brenda Salgado at
bsalgado [at] bcaction.org or call (415) 243-9301 x14

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That's it for this edition! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or
comments about this listserv.

Thanks for your continued support of BCA. Until next time,

Pauli Ojea, Community Organizer
Toll free at 877-2STOPBC (278-6722)
http://www.bcaction.org
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Breast Cancer Action is funded in part by a grant from the California Wellness
Foundation (TCWF). Created in 1992 as an independent, private foundation, TCWF's
mission is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for
health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention programs.