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SAVE THE DATE We invite all to join us for a town hall to discuss and answer your questions and concerns about a Medicare For All healthcare system.  Medicare For All CT is working to make healthcare affordable for all in CT. Here are the event details: Improved and Strengthened Medicare For All CT town hall - Free and open to the public Your questions answered - Join with us Date:  Saturday, July 21, 2018 Time:  1:30 - 3:30 PM, doors open at 1:15PM Place:  Goodwin College, Auditorium One Riverside Drive East Hartford, CT 06118 860-218-9832 / 866-972-0406 GPS should be set to: 211 Riverside Drive Contact Information:  ctsinglepayercoalition@gmail.com or 860-267-9624 Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/Medicare4allCT/ Panelists:  Dr. Gerald Friedman, Professor of Economics at University of Massachusetts at Amherst and has written on the funding of a single payer system for Physicians for a National Health Plan Beverly Brakeman, Vice President of UAW Region 9A CT Carlos Moreno, CT State Director, Working Families Organization Benjamin Day, moderator, Executive Director Healthcare-NOW Co-sponsors:   Medicare For All CT PNHP CT  CT Single Payer Coalition Our Revolution CT Team Healthcare-NOW, National Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 1298 CT Labor Council for Latin American Advancement UAW Region 9A (IAM) International Assoc. of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 1746 CT AFL-CIO SEIU/1199NE Central CT Labor Chapter of the AFL-CIO Greater Hartford Central Labor Chapter Eastern CT Area Labor Federation The Greater Bristol Labor Federation Moral Monday CT (organizing Poor Peoples Campaign CT) CT Conference United Church of Christ Voices of Women of Color League of Women Voters of CT Hartford Catholic Worker Democracy For America-Fairfield County TALK - Truth and Action in Love and Kindness from Congregational Church of South Glastonbury, CT Democracy For America - National Central CT Democratic Socialists of America Western CT Democratic Socialists of America New Haven Peoples Center CT Peace and Solidarity Coalition Tree of Life Educational Fund This is a forum to answer questions and concerns of people and to encourage support for Medicare For All; and become active by, i.e. talking with our Federal Representatives and Senators.  None of our Federal Representatives have signed onto the Rep. Conyers, now Rep. Ellison, HR 676 in the House of Representatives.  Only Sen. Blumenthal has signed onto Sen. Bernie Sanders' bill.