Dear Supporter,
Please forward to your lists and congregations:
CT Poverty & Health Care: Action Alerts & Events
People of Faith CT
1. An Activist Reflects on Poverty, Jan. 27, Hartford
2. Public Hearing on Universal Health Care, Jan. 31, Hartford
3. State Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign Kick-Off, Feb. 1, Hartford
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1.
An Activist Reflects on Poverty
Ron Casanova, co-author of the book
"Each One Teach One: Up and Out of Poverty
Memoirs of a Street Activist"
will be sharing his story and message
Saturday, January 27
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Stewart B. McKinney Shelter
34 Huyshope Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860-722-6922
Mr. Casanova is a recovering person who has been incarcerated and homeless.
Come, learn about the struggles of poverty and homelessness from one who surmounted them!
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2.
Public Hearing on Access to Affordable, Quality Health Care
Wednesday, January 31
10 a.m.
Room 2C
Legislative Office Building
This is a key opportunity to push for comprehensive,
universal health care that meets the Institute of Medicine principles:
1. universal: covering everyone
2. continuous: portable from job to job and between employed and unemployed status
3. affordable: especially to low- income individuals and families
4. sustainable: affordable for society
5. high quality: enhances health and well-being by promoting access to effective
efficient, safe, timely, patient-centered and equitable care
WE NEED TO PACK THE ROOM!!!
Info: Maggie Adair
Policy Director
CT Association for Human Services
860-951-2212, ext. 239
Congregations and Organizations are encouraged to endorse the
healthcare4every1 Campaign
Download endorsement form (PDF)
http://www.faithCT.org/healthcareform.pdf
Info on the campaign:
http://www.healthcare4every1.org
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3.
State Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign Kick-Off
Press Conference
Thursday, Feb. 1
11:00 AM
Room 1B
Legislative Office Building, Hartford
Launch the 2007 Campaign to Pass a State EITC for Working Families!
20 States have passed a State EITC - it's time for Connecticut to make work pay!
Speakers:
Honorable Martin Looney, Senate Majority Leader
Honorable Eddie Perez, Mayor of Hartford
Honorable John DeStefano, Mayor of New Haven
Jodonna Powell, Internal Revenue Service
Donna Taglianetti, Co-opportunity, Inc.
Jim Horan, Connecticut Association for Human Services
WE NEED TO PACK THE ROOM!!!
Download flyer (PDF):
http://www.faithCT.org/febeitcday.pdf
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People of Faith CT
Prophetic Activism, Progressive Politics
POB 270811
West Hartford, CT 06127
860-841-5006
http://www.faithCT.org
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