Click on the photos to watch video recordings of their talks
thanks to Mike McCormick of KEXP 90.3 FM and Talking Stick TV
This was a positive and encouraging meeting with over 170 attendees. Rep. Jim McDermott greeted everyone via video hookup. We had great speakers in Dr. Margaret Flowers, PNHP Congressional Fellow; Katie Robbins, National Organizer for HealthCare-NOW!; and Mark Dudzic, long time labor leader and National Coordinator for the Labor Campaign for Single Payer. The 2011 John Geyman Health Justice Advocate Award was awarded to Mary Margaret and Rev. Paul Pruitt for their outstanding advocacy for health care justice over the course of their lives. Bob, Lynda and

Marcee Wickline entertained with single payer advocacy songs.
At the meeting we received new/renew PNHP memberships and donations totaling more than our costs. We also got quite a few new contacts for our email list. For those of you unable to attend, the event was videotaped for cable TV and YouTube and we hope to put some of the links and highlights on this PNHPWW web site very soon.
There is lots of reason for optimism, particularly about what is going on at the state level across the country. Particularly valuable was the opportunity to share and compare notes with the speakers, all great role models for different segments of our single payer movement. During their visits, Margaret had three radio interviews and made a presentation to UW Health Sciences students, Mark gave a presentation at a labor forum and all three speakers led a session for single payer advocates.
And, don’t forget our next PNHP Monthly Meeting – Wednesday, February 16th, 7:00PM, Swedish/Cherry Hill Campus Conference Center Auditorium