“I don’t understand how we’re still having this debate, we’re in a health care crisis. We need a health care solution. It’s obvious to anyone that employer-tied health care doesn’t work.”

-Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), on last night’s Summer Strategy Call

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Last night, we had several thousand people tune in to our Medicare for All Summer Strategy Call. We missed you on the call, but this email has everything you need to jump in and get up to speed, so please take a few minutes to read it carefully.

The COVID-19 crisis calls for nothing less than a summer of movement building to bring in thousands of new activists into the fight for Medicare for All – that’s exactly what we are doing, and we need you to join us.

Here is what this movement strategy needs to look like over the next few months and how you can plug in: 

1. Help grow the movement: While we cannot safely gather in person or knock on doors in our neighborhoods, one of the most powerful things we can be doing right now is talk to people within our own existing networks – our friends, family, neighbors, coworkers – about Medicare for All. 
   
   We’re launching a new program called “Movement Builders,” and we need you to join. To start, we’re hosting training calls to review how to have effective conversations, and we’ll provide you with written materials and guides. We’ve even got an app to help you out. RSVP for an upcoming call here.
   
   
2. Get educated: Our incredible Education Department at NNU is offering mass public education webinars on various broad social and political themes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sign up for a webinar here.
   
   
3. Hold legislators accountable: We checked, and your Congress Member is already a co-sponsor of the Medicare for All Act of 2019, so this doesn’t apply to you – but we want you to be in the loop anyway. For everyone in a district of a non-co-sponsor, we’re asking folks to hold virtual legislative meetings with their members during the August Recess.
   
   
4. Participate in the Aug. 22 Day of Action: We’re calling for a national Medicare for All Day of Action for later this summer, and we need every single person on this call to commit to joining us on that day to take action. Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 22, now. 

If you’ve never done anything like this before, don’t worry. We’ll be offering group training calls, written guides and materials, and lots of one-on-one support. 

If you’re wondering where to start, joining our Movement Builders program is one of the most impactful things you can do right now. We know this strategy works. Having conversations with people you know is scientifically proven to be more effective at persuading people and moving them into action than conversations with strangers. Why? Because people in your circle consider you to be a trusted messenger.

Ask yourself: Who are people you know who would be primed to have a conversation about Medicare for All?  

Maybe someone who has recently lost their health insurance; or someone who has a family member or friend who has COVID and hasn’t been able to get the care they need to fully recover; or someone who is a nurse, a teacher, or other frontline worker putting themselves at risk to help people every single day during this pandemic.

Once you identify these people in your life, you’ll reach out to them however you normally would – maybe you call your mom; text your cousin; Facebook message your friend. We’ll help you through the rest. 

The first step is to sign up now for a training, and we’ll get you everything you need to get started.

With thanks, 

Jasmine Ruddy
Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign for Medicare for All

P.S. You can watch and share a recording of the call here to hear from our speakers and learn more about our plans.