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2004-01-09 -- HEATH ACCESS HEALTH AND BUDGET ADVOCACY CALENDAR

This is a calendar of public events of interest to California
advocates for the uninsured. The calendar will be updated on a regular
basis. To place something on this calendar, please contact Health
Access. For more information on any event, contact the lead
organization listed.  Given all the activities planned, this is not
meant as a comprehensive list, but a way for organizations to announce
public events to a broader audience, and a guide for organizations
seeking to schedule their own activities.

Last Updated 01/08/04


Call-in days: swamping the Governor's offices iwth phone calls, faxes.
San Francisco: Phone: 415-703-2218,  Fax: 415-703-2803

JANUARY


Fri. Jan 9th:

.   Governor Schwarzenegger Unveils January Budget Proposal.
Sacramento.


Mon. Jan 12th:

.   Budget Briefing on Health Cuts by Health Advocacy Organizations.
9:30am. Room 126 of State Capitol. Sacramento. For more info, contact
awright@health-access.org. (Health Access, California Immigrant
Welfare Collaborative, Western Center on Law and Poverty, 100%
Campaign, MALDEF, many others)

.   CalWorks Protest: "Don't Take the Shirts Off Our Back," 10:00am,
North Steps of the Capitol. Sacramento. For more info, contact
rebecca@california-partnership.org. (Lifetime/California Partnership)


Tue. Jan 13th:

.   Rally Against ADAP Cut, San Francisco. (SF AIDS Foundation)
State Building, McAllister Street between Polk and Hyde, San Francisco


Wed. Jan 14th:

.   Prop 56 Press Event. State Bldg. 300 Spring Street; LA, CA. For
more info, contact Ericka Smith at 213-368-8609. (Californians for
Budget Accountability)


Thu. Jan 15th:

.   I Have A Dream Day of Action (Save the Safety Net Coalition)

o   Sacramento, Coalition Press Conference, 10:00am. For more info,
contact Jessica Bartholow, jbartholow@accfb.org. (Alameda County Food
Bank)

o   San Francisco, Press Conference - Cuts Affecting Immigrants,
10:00am, 455 Golden Gate Avenue.  For more info, contact Rebecca or
Isabel at alegria@nilc.org or call 510-663-8283 x 302 (CA Immigrant
Welfare Collaborative)

o   Los Angeles, Rally & Press Conference - Cuts Affecting Immigrants,
11:30am. For more info, contact vgeronimo@apalc.org. (CA Immigrant
Welfare Collaborative)

.   Community Clinic Legislative Breakfast (California Primary Care
Association)


Fri. Jan 16th:

.   HIV Call-In Day (Being Alive LA)

Tue. Jan 20th:

.   Immigrant Call-In Day (California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative)


Wed Jan 21st:

.   Senior Call-In Day

.   Los Angeles Press Conference on Cuts to Seniors. 11:00am. State
Bldg. 300 Spring Street. 11:00am. For more info, contact Starlight
Garcia, 213-748-5287 ext. 230. (Health Access)

.   San Francisco Press Conference on Cuts to Seniors. For more info,
contact Bruce Livingston, 415-546-1334 (Senior Action Network)

.   Sacramento Press Action: Arnold Future Film Festival. Sacramento.
For more info, contact Jessica Bartholow, jbartholow@accfb.org.
(Hunger Action Coalition)


Thu. Jan 22nd:

.   People with Disabilities Call-in Day (California Federation of
Independent Living Centers)


Fri. Jan. 23rd:
.   LA Press Event on ADAP Cuts for HIV Community. (Being Alive LA)

Tue. Jan 27th:

.   CalWorks and Food Stamps Call-In Day (California Partnership/Los
Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness)


Wed. Jan 28th:

.   Children Call-In Day (Children's Defense Fund)


Fri. Jan 30th:

.   Training and Update on Governor's Budget Proposal. Speakers will
include Assemblywoman Judy Chu and State Senator Sheila Kuehl, as well
as Jean Ross, CBP and Anthony Wright, Health Access. For more info,
contact Gwen Gary at ggary@libertyhill.org, 310-453-3611. (Liberty
Hill Foundation, UCLA Labor Center, SEIU 660, Health Access, Health
Policy Outreach Center of Pat Brown Institute)


FEBRUARY:


Mon. Feb 2nd:

.   Advocacy Organization Meeting on SB921 with Senator Sheila Kuehl,
Westminster Church, Sacramento. (Health Care for All Californians
Campaign)

Wed. Feb 18th:

.   Insure the Uninsured Project Conference, Sacramento (ITUP)


MARCH:


Thurs. March 18th:

.   "Protecting Priorities in Uncertain Times." A one day conference
of workshop and speakers around the state budget crisis. Sacramento
Convention Center, Sacramento. For more information, contact
conference@cbp.org or check out the website www.cbp.org. (California
Budget Project)


To add events and updates, contact Health Access:

In Sacramento: Anthony Wright, Executive Director, at 916-442-2308, or
awright@health-access.org, or 1127 11th Street, Suite 234, Sacramento,
CA 95814.

In Northern California: Jessica Rothhaar, Regional Organizer, at
510-873-8787, ext. 107, or jessicar@health-access.org, or 414 13th
Street, Suite 450, Oakland, CA 94612.

In Southern California: Idabelle Fosse, Regional Organizer, at
213-748-5287 ext. 229, or idabelle@health-access.org, or 3655 South
Grand Ave., Suite 220, Los Angeles, CA 90007.