Organizing for Action at UChicago

12/20/2013

500,000 more Americans now have health insurance thanks to the ACA (and Snoop-Dog).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/obamacare-enrollment_n_4480566.html

12/03/2013

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-02/obamacare-website-sign-ups-said-to-reach-100-000-in-month.html

About 100,000 people signed up for health insurance through the online federal exchange last month, a roughly four-fold increase from October even as a team of U.S. government and contractor programmers was fixing the troubled Affordable Care Act website, said a person familiar with program’s progre...

11/05/2013

Proud to finally be part of a state that truly stands for marriage equality! http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fclout%2Fchi-gay-marriage-illinois-20131105%2C0%2C7759837.story&h=lAQEzre0j

SPRINGFIELD --- The General Assembly today narrowly approved a gay marriage bill, clearing the way for Illinois to become the 15 th state to legalize same-sex unions.

11/04/2013

Join Organizing for Action and Students for Health Equity TOMORROW to get the backstory of the campaign, followed by a canvassing training so we are ready for action!

What: Trauma Center Campaign presentation + canvassing training
When: Tomorrow, Monday Nov. 4, at 7 p.m.
Where: Harper 150

Why this matters now: The campaign for a Southside trauma center is gaining momentum fast, with the support of U.S Congressman Bobby Rush - who has introduced legislation on the issue - prominent Chicago doctors, and UChicago faculty members.

10/22/2013

Thank you to everyone who came out to our phone bank! It was a huge success!

We made hundreds of calls to rally support for the issue and many of our contacts ended up calling their representatives!

Check out our twitter () for some great pics of the event!

10/21/2013

The Illinois veto session starts tomorrow and this is an historic opportunity to pass marriage equality legislation in Illinois. So this evening, we are holding a phone bank to ask legislators to support marriage equality in Illinois.

What: Marriage Equality phone bank
When: Today, Monday, October 21
Time: 7 p.m.
Please bring a phone and laptop!
In partnership with Illinois Unites for Marriage.

Never phone banked before? Don't worry! We'll provide the training, phone numbers and script, you just bring the passion!

10/20/2013

Chapter lead, Eve, gets the Board ready for tomorrow's meeting! (P.S. Tomorrow's meeting is in Harper 150 at 7pm!, right after UC Dems! Newcomers are welcome!)

10/20/2013

http://video.wycc.org/video/2365097613/

Health care exchanges open with glitches. Ill. Deputy Governor Cristal Thomas joins us.

10/14/2013

In the well written words of our board member, Anastasia Golovashkina:

"On September 30, House Republicans voted to change House rules so that only Eric Cantor or John Boehner could call a vote on a clean continuing resolution, taking away the right of any other member to move to vote to reopen the government.

Meaning? Meaning that a majority vote isn't enough to stop this government shutdown. Meaning that it all hinges on the decisions of two men -- men who have thus far demonstrated exceptional incompetence and complete don't-give-a-f**kery about their obligations as elected leaders, their duties as citizens, and their roles as human beings.

"Democracy has been suspended, Mr. Speaker." "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=0Jd-iaYLO1A&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D0Jd-iaYLO1A%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&app=desktop

Late in the evening of September 30, 2013, the House Rules Committee Republicans secretly changed the rules of the House so that the ONLY Member allowed to c...

10/13/2013

Learn how Obamacare is saving lives financially as well as physically.

http://m.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obamacare-saved-my-family-from-financial-ruin/2013/10/08/2b4c03c6-2f6e-11e3-bbed-a8a60c601153_story.html

The GOP opposes a policy that my son desperately needs.

10/08/2013

The OFA UChicago team gets trained to implement the ACA!