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- Coalition Against Privitizatio...
A.J. Muste Institute
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30pm - Liberation Film Series- Sicko!
A.J. Muste Institue
Sunday, November 2 at 1:00pm - Liberation Film Series- I Am Cuba
A.J. Muste Insitute
Sunday, October 12 at 1:00pm - Activist Meeting- 2008 Elections
A.J. Muste Institute
Sunday, September 28 at 3:00pm - Liberation Film Series- The Re...
A.J. Muste Institute
Sunday, August 10 at 1:00pm - Liberation Film Series- Life A...
A.J. Muste Institute
Sunday, July 6 at 1:00pm - Monthly Membership Meeting
A.J. Muste Institute
Thursday, June 26 at 6:30pm - Clearwater Festival
Croton Point Park
Friday, June 20 at 10:00am - National Day of Protest Agains...
Meet at GHI offices
Thursday, June 19 at 5:00pm - Liberation Film Series- Howard...
A.J. Muste Institute
Sunday, June 8 at 1:00pm
Socialist Party Of New York
The words "health care" and "comedy" aren't usually found in the same sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore's movie ' SiCKO,' they go together hand in (rubber) glove.
In the tradition of Mark Twain or Will Rogers, ' SiCKO' uses humor to tell these compelling stories, leading the audience conclud...e that an alternative system is the only possible answer.
Time:1:00PM Sunday, November 2nd
Location:A.J. Muste Institue
Socialist Party Of New York
The plot, or rather plots, of " I Am Cuba" feverishly explore the seductive, decadent (and marvelously photogenic) world of Batista’s Cuba — deliriously juxtaposing images of rich Americans and bikini-clad beauties sipping cocktails poolside with scenes of ramshackle slums filled with hungry children and gaunt old peop...le. Using wide-angle lenses that distort and magnify and filters that transform palm trees into giant white feathers, Urusevsky’s acrobatic camera achieves wild gravity-defying angles as it glides effortlessly through long continuous shots.
Martin Scorcese said, upon first seeing it in the early '90s (after retrieving one of the two remaining prints from an the national film archive in Moscow) that if he had seen "Yo Soy Cuba" at the beginning of his career, it would have changed his directing style.
Time:1:00PM Sunday, October 12th
Location:A.J. Muste Insitute
Socialist Party Of New York Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. See you there! 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bo...nd), Manhattan, NYC. Hit buzzer #11 and come up to the SP office on the 3rd Floor. (Note, we're up a couple of flights of stairs.) DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/Lafayette. (Manhattan) More Info: socialistpartynyc@gmail.com or 718 869-2279
Time:6:30PM Thursday, June 26th
Location:A.J. Muste Institute
June 8, 2008 at 8:06am
Socialist Party Of New York The Socialist Party USA will have a spot in the activist section of the Clearwater. Stop by and say hello! It is a weekend of great music for a progressive cause. http://www.clearwater.org/festival.html
Time:10:00AM Friday, June 20th
Location:Croton Point Park
June 8, 2008 at 8:04am
Socialist Party Of New York Join New Yorkers on Thursday June 19th for a day of protest against health insurance profiteering. We will speak-out against the proposed privatization of GHI and HIP and claim Health Care as a basic human right! We will mourn the countless victims of the health insurance industry while marking Juneteenth – a day comme...morating the emancipation of slaves in North America. The NYC action is one of 17 others nation-wide in solidarity with activists in San Francisco, CA who will be protesting the annual meeting of 38,000 health insurance executives. On June 19th, join fellow New Yorkers in declaring our emancipation from for-profit healthcare and support for the single-payer national health insurance bill H. R. 676. Bring friends & signs. 5:00 pm - Meet at Office of GHI, 441 9th Avenue
Time:5:00PM Thursday, June 19th
Location:Meet at GHI offices
June 8, 2008 at 8:02am
Socialist Party Of New York The next meeting of the Coalition Against Privatization will be held on Friday May 2nd at 6:30p in the A. J. Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette St. buzzer #11.
Time:6:30PM Wednesday, June 3rd
Location:A.J. Muste Institute
June 8, 2008 at 8:00am
Socialist Party Of New York
"The Revolution Will Not be Televised"
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (a.k.a. Chavez: Inside the Coup) is a 2002 documentary about the April 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt which briefly deposed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. A television crew from Ireland's Radio Telifís Éireann happened to be recording a documen...tary about Chávez during the events of April 11, 2002. Shifting focus, they followed the events as they occurred. During their filming, the crew recorded images of the events that they say contradict explanations given by Chávez's opposition, the private media, the US State Department, and then White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. The documentary says that the coup was the result of a conspiracy between various old guard and anti-Chávez factions within Venezuela and the United States.
For more information on "The Revolution Will Not be Televised"
http://www.chavezthefilm.com/html/home.h
http://going.com/chavez
Time:1:00PM Sunday, August 10th
Location:A.J. Muste Institute
May 19, 2008 at 4:33pm
Socialist Party Of New York
"Life and Debt"
Life and Debt is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Stephanie Black. It examines the economic and social situation in Jamaica, and specifically the impact thereon of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's globalization policies. Its starting point is the award-winning non-fiction ...essay A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid.
For more information on "Life and Debt"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284262/
http://going.com/lifeanddebt
Time:1:00PM Sunday, July 6th
Location:A.J. Muste Institute
May 19, 2008 at 4:32pm
Socialist Party Of New York
"Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Nuetral on a Moving Train"
In Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, filmmakers Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller buck the current trend of showy documentaries, adopting instead a classic, unassuming style perfectly suited to their subject. Zinn may be one of the few famous Americans a...live who's better known for his work than his face. Zinn, who bears a passing resemblance to Gregory Peck, appears unfazed by his increasing popularity. Matt Damon narrates, mostly excerpts from Zinn's autobiography, with which the film shares its title. In a depiction otherwise straightforward and plain, Damon adds a patina of glamour.
For more information on "You Can't Be Neutral:"
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/howard_z
http://going.com/Zinn
Time:1:00PM Sunday, June 8th
Location:A.J. Muste Institute
May 19, 2008 at 4:30pm
Socialist Party Of New York
*5/30 FRI, 4:30 pm - Protest: "March to Save Our
Healthcare II."
Join the movement to prevent GHI-HIP from converting
to a for-profit company & jeopardizing the
healthcare of 4 million policy holders, including
500,000 NYC workers (93% of the workforce) &
retirees. Mainstream politicians & union leaders
support the change, ho...ping to benefit from the
nearly $3 billion windfall profits of such a sale.
Help send a "no privatization" message to Gov. David
Paterson & GHI.
Bring friends & signs.
4:30 pm - Meet at Office of GHI, 441 9th Avenue
(34th & 9th)
5:00 pm March to the Governor's Office, 633
3rd Avenue (41st & 3rd)
(A/C/E or 1/2/3 to 34th Street)
Info: (718)869-2279, noprivatization@yahoo.com
(request flyer)
Time:4:30PM Friday, May 30th
Location:GHI offices
May 19, 2008 at 4:28pm
Socialist Party Of New York Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. See you there!
Time:6:30PM Thursday, May 15th
Location:A.J. Muste Institute
May 6, 2008 at 1:32pm
Socialist Party Of New York The next meeting of the Coalition Against Privatization will be held on Friday May 2nd at 6:30p in the A. J. Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette St. buzzer #11. The meeting will feature an update on the GHI-HIP privatization and report-backs on plans for the May 9th demo
Time:6:30PM Friday, May 2nd
Location:A.J. Muste Institute
April 28, 2008 at 5:28pm
Socialist Party Of New York
**5/9 FRI, 4:30 pm - Protest: "March to Save Our Healthcare."
Join the fight to prevent GHI-HIP from converting to a for-profit
company & jeopardizing the healthcare of 4 million policy
holders, including 500,000 NYC workers (93% of the workforce)
& retirees. Mainstream politicians & union leaders support the
change, hop...ing to benefit from the nearly $3 billion windfall
profits of such a sale. Help send a "no privatization" message
to the NYS Sup't of Insurance & GHI-HIP. Bring friends & signs.
At Office of the NYS Superintendent of Insurance, 25 Beaver St
(4/5 to Bowling Green, J/M/Z to Broad St, R/W to Whitehall St,
1 to Rector St, 2/3 to Wall St, A/C to B'way-Nassau).
Info: (718) 869-2279, noprivatization@yahoo.com (request flyer)&
http://www.consumersunion.org/conv/ &
http://www.metrohealthcare.org/html/hcoa
Time:4:30PM Friday, May 9th
Location:Office Of New York State Superintendent Of Insurance
April 28, 2008 at 2:38pm
Socialist Party Of New York
Coalition against Privatization
Meeting
Friday April 25th 6:30pm
339 Lafayette Street Buzzer #7
(718) 869-2279 or noprivatization@yahoo.com
In December 2007 GHI & HIP filed an application with the NY State Superintendent of Insurance to “convert” itself into a for-profit company. Conversion is a different way to say privat...ization. If approved, this privatization would expose 4 million GHI/HIP policy holders to the hazards of for-profit healthcare (premiums have increased more than 80% in the last seven years). Included in this pool are more than 500,000 city workers (retirees included) who will face a mega-corporation that is able to raise premiums at will, restrict access to care, increase CEO salaries and favor the accumulation of profits over healthcare.
To date, mainstream politicians have provided little resistance. Democrats from New York City to Albany have lined up with Republicans. They hope to cash in on the billion-dollar liquidation of GHI & HIP assets as part of privatization. The leaders of the city’s trade unions have also spoken in favor of the privatization thereby placing a short-term payout ahead of the long-term interests of members.
Oddly enough, only Mayor Mike Bloomberg, normally a reliable friend of big business, has dissented. Bloomberg’s budget office calculated that 93% of the city workforce is covered by GHI & HIP. This means that a 1% increase in premiums would cost the city $27.5 million dollars. This would, in turn, set off a struggle between city hall and the unions as the mayor attempts to pass along the pain.
Several healthcare rights groups including NY Healthcare for All, Healthcare Now, the Private Health Insurance Must Go! Coalition (PHIMG) and Physicians for a National Health Program have also publicly dissented. PHIMG, the Independent Community of Educators (a caucus of educators in the UFT) and the Socialist Party USA have passed resolutions condemning the privatization and calling for public actions.
The potential of building a movement against privatization was displayed on January 29th as more than 300 people flooded into a hearing organized by the Superintendent of Insurance. The vast majority of speakers, mostly retired teachers, administrators and transit workers, spoke against the privatization. However, little activity has taken place since then.
It is now time to take the next step. The Coalition against Privatization will act as an umbrella group to develop a grassroots campaign against GHI/HIP privatization. Participation in the coalition will be based on two points:
1) No privatization of GHI/HIP
2) Healthcare is a Human Right
Time is of the essence. The chaos caused by the Spitzer resignation has given us some time to organize. However, in one of his final acts as governor, Spitzer approved the “conversion.” Thus, the Superintendent of Insurance has final approval and the application sits on his desk.
The first act of the Coalition was proposed at the April membership meeting of PHIMG. On May 9th at 4:30 pm we will organize a march from the Manhattan office of the Superintendent of Insurance to HIP headquarters. The first meeting to organize this march, and further actions, will take place on Friday April 25th at 6:30 at 339 Lafayette Street buzzer #7. All groups and individuals are welcome.
An organizer can be contacted at (718) 869-2279 or by email at noprivatization@yahoo.com
Time:6:30PM Friday, April 25th
Location:A.J. Muste Insititute
April 21, 2008 at 7:17pm
