General Assembly Minutes, March 18, 2013

PRESENT: Mike Coburn (TM or TruthMerchant), Marilyn, Patricia, Neal, Woody, Vince, Alan.

TENT CITY TACOMA: Marilyn, Woody, and others attended a meeting of the Tacoma-Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness. They made some contacts with some individuals who seemed quite interested in helping to get the Tent City Tacoma up and [...]

GA Minutes, March 4, 2013

PRESENT: Kimberly, Mike Collier, Patricia, Marilyn, Neal, Mike Coburn (TM or TruthMerchant), Woody, Vince, Alan.

AGENDA:

Communication March 12 Mike on strategy Meeting on homelessness

HOMELESSNESS MEETING: Mike Collier had to leave the meeting early, and so we began with him discussing the meeting that he had set up for March [...]

Making Effective Change class

Woodstock Buzz asked that we post this on behalf of Dennis “Occupy The ‘Hood” Lucas Editor

Peace to the Occupy Tacoma and Conversation Family. Here’s a request for support from Mr. Anthony Zaragoza.

Anthony, who is an instructor at Evergreen State College at the Olympia campus, has class called [...]

General Assembly Minutes, February 11, 2013

PRESENT: TM (Truth Merchant or Mike Coburn), Woody, AJ, Jessica, Kimberly, Alan, Marilyn.

VOTING: Mike gave a presentation on the voting mechanism again. The tool is not yet ready for prime time, but is making progress on it.

WOODY AND MARILYN: Woody and Marilyn reported on their trip to [...]

Tonight's GA is canceled

Tonight’s GA, February 18, 2013, is being canceled.

The next GA will be on Monday, February 25, at the same place, 621 Tacoma Ave South, in Tacoma, WA., First United Methodist Church. We meet  Monday evening in room 207, which is in the tower at the far left side of the building in the front. [...]

Solidarity Rally for Climate Solutions

WHAT: Family-friendly peaceful Solidarity rally for Real Climate Solutions

WHERE: Tacoma, Washington, In front of the Federal Courthouse at Pacific Avenue and 21st Street.

WHEN: February 17th at 3:00 till too dark to see or too tired to stay!

WHAT ELSE? Bring signs, chants, warm clothes, determination.

* AFTERWARDS PEOPLE ARE WELCOME TO DRIFT OVER [...]

HB 1085 Washington Health Security Trust

HB 1085, the single payer bill entitled Washington Health Security Trust, had a hearing on February 1, 2013, which was attended by about 150 enthusiastic supporters.  Twenty-four people from many areas and occupations throughout Washington State testified in support of this bill.  An executive session has not yet been scheduled for a vote on this [...]

General Assembly Minutes, February 4, 2013

Present: Neal, Mike (TruthMerchant or TM, Vince, Susan, Woody, Alan. Marilyn came early to deliver some home-made cookies Aubrey made for us and then left before the meeting began

Single Payer Bill: Susan reported on the legislative open session meeting concerning Single Payer health care at the Washington State capitol in [...]

January 28, 2013, General Assembly Minutes

PRESENT: Susan, Woody, Alan, Patricia, Vince, Mike Coburn (TM or TruthMerchant)

Single Payer Bill: Susan reported that the “Washington Health Security Trust (WHST) Single Payer Health Care Bill” is to be discussed at an open meeting in Olympia on Friday, Feb 1, 2013. Susan and TM suggested Occupy Tacoma promote this. [...]

Single Payer Health Insurance Bill for Washington

Action Alert, February 1, 2013

Susan Eidenschink of Health Care For All, Washington (HCFA-WA) asked that this important and urgent article be posted on our website. It covers important news about proposed legislation for Single Payer Health Insurance (clickable link if you don’t know what that is). —Editor