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    Archive for September, 2009


    By: Mary

    Pass it on

    Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

    Some of you know the feeling of not having health insurance all too well. It sucks and our buddy below is finding out the hard way. Watch, and send to everyone who cares about reforming a broken system.

    Also, it’s a big day in the long fight for health care reform…the Senate Finance Committee is voting on various ‘public option’ amendments. Right now the bill is in that committee but in general ALL of our Senators need to hear from us on why health care reform is so important.

    Will you call your Senators and tell them you care about reform? Just call 1-888-743-4385 and you’ll be connected to their office. All you have to say is, ‘Hi, my name is _______ and as a young person I wanted to let the Senator know that I care about creating a health care system that gives me quality care and is affordable’.

    Every call counts. So, to recap, two actions today:

    1) Watch the video and send it on
    2) Call your Senator.

    Thanks,
    Mary

      Mary
      Bio:
      @Rockthevote
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      By: Mary

      A sad, sad story

      Friday, September 25th, 2009

      An unbelievably sad story coming out of Oxford, OH where a 22 year old woman died this week after reportedly suffering from swine flu and delayed getting medical treatment because she did not have health insurance.

      The Miami University graduate was working two jobs and put off going to the doctor with her flu like symptoms due to her lack of health insurance. Read more here.

      There is no question about it; our system is broken! Young people are not well-served by the current employer-based system AND 59% of young people working full time jobs aren’t provided coverage. Americans between ages 18 and 29 are the most uninsured age group in the country. We need reform that provides options for young Americans.

      Visit our Health Care action center to find out what you can to to support reform.

      ~Chrissy

        Mary
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        By: Thomas Bates

        Wanted: Registration Partners

        Thursday, September 24th, 2009

        Our work never stops. We are constantly registering young voters, and we need your help.

        We have a new voter registration tool that you can add to your website, blog, Facebook page, or MySpace profile. In less than five minutes, you can start registering your members, volunteers, readers, viewers, listeners, activists, students, friends . . . whoever is in your community.

        Click here to get started.

        (By the way, if you are using the old tool we gave you last year, you’ll want to replace it with this one. You need to re-register on this system. Your old login and password will not work.)

        Here are some benefits of getting your own voter registration tool:

        • The obvious: you are helping register voters across the country!
        • Our voter registration partner tool is free to use.
        • There is no programming or crazy html needed. After you sign up you’ll be given a simple embed code you can easily copy and paste into your own website similar to what you find on YouTube.
        • You can customize your registration tool by adding your own logo.
        • You can add in your own custom survey questions and recruit volunteers onto your email and mobile lists.
        • Your own registration data is easy to download.
        • The dashboard track your voter registrations by state, gender and more!
          Thomas Bates
          Bio: Thomas is Rock the Vote's Vice President of Civic Engagement.
          @BatesThomas
          Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com

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          By: Mary

          Be the Next Student Diplomat

          Thursday, September 24th, 2009

          If you’ve studied abroad (or are studying abroad right now), you’ve probably got some great stories to tell. Now, you can share them for a chance to become the next Student Diplomat – and win $300.

          The 2009 Student Diplomat Video Contest, hosted by NAFSA: Association of International Educators  (www.nafsa.org) and Abroad View, the global education magazine for students, is an opportunity for you to show how your study abroad experience has advanced global understanding. The best videos will focus on how your study abroad experience shaped you as a global citizen, promoted peace, or positively impacted the local community in which you studied. Here are more details on the contest if you are interested:

          • The deadline for all video submissions is November 6. The contest is open to U.S. undergraduate students who are currently studying abroad or have recently returned from a study abroad experience. You must fill out an entry form at www.nafsa.org/studentdiplomat to be eligible.
          • Videos should be 1-3 minutes in length.
          • After the finalists are chosen by an expert panel of judges, the winning video will be selected through open voting on the NAFSA Web site.

          More detail are available here: www.nafsa.org/studentdiplomat

          Good Luck!

          ~Chrissy

            Mary
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            By: Mary

            Senate Finance Committee

            Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

            The health care debate is about to get really wonky (but you know, really important)…the Senate Finance Committee started it’s ‘mark-up’ of Senator Max Baucus’ (D-MT) proposal. This is the time where the Senators on the committee start to debate the bill, add in their own amendments and set the tone for how the rest of the debate.  Needless to say – this is the time that they need to hear from you.

            There are a bunch of proposals out there – but here’s what we think a proposal needs to make sure young Americans don’t get screwed:

            • End discrimination for pre-existing conditions, stop insurance companies from dropping us if we get sick, and cap the amount of money insurance companies charge for co-pays, out-of-pocket expenses, and deductibles;
            • Let us stay on our parent’s insurance until we are 26 and let us keep affordable insurance if we change jobs or lose our jobs;
            • Give us choices of policies that fit our lifestyle and our budgets in a health insurance exchange (with a public option) and provide assistance to those that still can’t afford insurance.
            • Cover preventative care and regular checkups at no cost.

            Write your Senator and tell them – I DEMAND HEALTH CARE!

            ~Mary

              Mary
              Bio:
              @Rockthevote
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