The ACA rally that took place in Chicago, was held inside in a union hall, and I saw news reports about it, and it was strictly about health care. Both Senator Dick Durbin, and Representative Jan Schakowskiy spoke at it. A friend of mine works with somebody who attended it, and she said the room was packed.I think the biggest ACA rally was supposed to be the one Bernie spoke at, and that one was in the Detroit area maybe because it was centrally located. That one I believe was also union organized, and unions are not going to be concerned with gay rights or pro choice.

I'm with Bosum Blues. One of the reasons I've really appreciated these threads is for the focus I'm finding here. I live in deep blue territory and could, if I wished (I don't), join two protests a day or more. Friends are involved in any number of causes here. But for me, as for others of you, the ACA is life and death, because my husband and I are self-employed. We've always made a decent living, and we've always had insurance. Now, if we lose the protections around pre-existing conditions, I'm sunk.

So I come here because I'm trying to figure out what I can do, specifically in the arena of health care, to influence the political process. It's not that I don't have opinions on other areas--of course we all do. But to the extent that I can make time for activism, I'll use that for health care, and I want to use the time wisely and effectively.

Thanks to all who contribute here.

I'm not going to respond to what I consider right wing propaganda. With that I say adieu to this thread.

I was not able to march in the Seattle woman's march in January but I found out my neighbor was one of the organizers. She told me they are planning more marches. I think they work in that the current administration is sensitive to the sheer number of people that attend wearing the pink hats help cement the visual.

Check out websites and you can find local demonstrations in your area.

peaches, I haven't seen anything either I did see the day without a woman strike. I am not sure what that is suppose to look like. I would like to participate in rallying for womens rights, I don't want to see planned parenthood defunded. I have been a supporter since college, basic healthcare and birthcontrol.

It took me forever to find the link for this. I finally had to go through my computer history for yesterday, but I ran across a schedule for town hall meetings arranged by state.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yq1NT9DZ2z...

There is a town hall meeting taking place in my district but it centers on funding for mental health, which I know is really underfunded. The women's march is also promoting huddles, which are meetings which take place in individual homes or public places such as coffee houses. If you host a huddle, you can focus it on a specific topic such as health care, or immigration reform. The women's march has 10 actions in 100 days, and they post a new one every 10 days. They are also trying to organize a women's strike, but a date has not been determined for that. The problem with that though is that you could get fired if you don't show up for work, and you won't get paid. On February 17th there is also a day where you don't go to work, and you don't spend any money.

I watched some of Meet the Press this morning, and they had Bernie on. He mentioned that there are going to be rallies taking place all across the US promoting the ACA on February 25th. It sounds like they are only going to focus on health care. I looked at his website on Friday, and I did not see anything about this, and so this must be new.. If I find a link, I will post it.

Thank you peggy, done. fwiw.

One way to get around receiving unwanted emails in your current and probably only email box is to set up a 2nd or even 3rd email address. I use one email address for almost all emails except for those used to send to government officials and others I do not want jamming my frequently used email. Using different email for different purposes works for me.

HA!!! Nice.