Hi Everybody,

July 6th:
Cookout/UHCAN-MN mtg: Monday, 6:30PM, at Joel's house, 3500 35th Avs 
S., Longfellow neighborhood, Mpls 55406. (directions:Take Lake street 
to 35th ave and go south to 35th street. Or take Hiawatha (hwy55) to 
35th street and go east to 35th ave.) I will supply a grill, 
hamburger and hot dog buns, ice tea, utensils,plates. Bring potluck 
food/ drink item, something to grill. If rain, it's indoors. If cool we can do a campfire, music.

July 8th:
UHCAN-MN News Conference, wed, 10:30 am, Schneider Drug (on 3400 
University ave SE,mpls, 55414 across from KSTP TV and near I 280, ). the theme based on our discussions is: 1. the crucial need for a single- payer health care system 2. OUR criteria for a "public Medicare option" (one that will emerge into SP) and 3. the need for a state single-payer option. Speakers so far include:Congressman Keith Ellison (his staff) Mike Cavlan, Joel Clemmer (MN Health Plan bill for SP), Tom Sengupta (pharmacist, small business owner), and Bernie Hess (UFCW labor union). Open to endorsing organizations which gets your organization on the press release etc, and entitles you to send a speaker to it.