"It's Time for Affordable Healthcare"
Week of Action, August 15-19

That’s the message members of It’s OUR Healthcare (IOH) , a coalition representing 10 million Californians, more than either political party, will be carrying from San Diego to San Francisco, from Salinas to Bakersfield, as IOH launches a week of statewide action before legislators return to work next week.

The clock is ticking and we won't accept the same, tired old excuses from Sacramento.

From north to south, from the Coast to the Valley, the actions will be as diverse as the state itself. In Bakersfield, there will be a bike ride for health care; there will be precinct walking to talk face to face with voters in Los Angeles; Orange County residents will join in a town hall meeting to talk over health issues and actions, and IOH volunteers will fan out to talk with Californians in farmers’ markets and other public events in Stockton, Salinas, Fresno, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Diego, and elsewhere throughout the state.

During this week of action, Californians will send a timely message on health care to their legislators and the Governor – a message attached to a clock to drive home the point that the time for action on affordable healthcare is now, this legislative session. It’s OUR Healthcare! members say that this year’s progress to advance healthcare reform has been remarkable, but that a critical issue – affordability -- has yet to be addressed adequately.