The Rally and Action are part of the “Insurance Profits Make Us Sick Campaign” that places people before profits. Tens of thousands die annually because they can’t afford healthcare treatment. Insurance companies through their denial of claims and coverage to protect their bottom line are significantly accountable for this tragic and preventable loss of human life.
Single-Payer Rally, 1:00 p.m.
Iowa activists with national Single-Payer Advocate, Margaret Flowers will demand a healthcare system that is available to all and cannot be taken away.
Direct Action, following the rally
On Friday, June 19, 2009, Des Moines Catholic Workers and other activists hand-delivered a letter to Wellmark CEO, John Forsyth, demanding full transparency of all Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield’s financial dealings. Read about delivery of and see a copy of this letter here.
Following the rally, we will again visit Mr. Forsyth’s office and demand answers to this letter.
All are vigorously encouraged to attend the rally and to join the Direct Action. However, anyone participating in the Direct Action must attend our Non-Violence Training prior to this action on Monday, July 27, at 8:00 a.m., Berrigan House, 713 Indiana Avenue.
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photos of Weekly Vigil
