Ask Nurses and Doctors: Upcoming May 6 event; Actions for Political Activists

Dear Colleagues and Friends:

Just a quick note to tell you about upcoming AND events and to encourage you to examine/ contribute to our growing list of practical health care actions political activists can take. By the end of June we will have brief documents on all relevant health care topics. The actions can occur at a local, state and federal level. In terms of upcoming events, our next in the monthly series of “seasoned” activists and young activists will be on May 6 8-9 pm.

On May 6 Dave Fleischer and Andrew Goldstein will be focused on a critical technique that all of us should be aware of and if at all possible engage in – Deep Canvassing See immediately below for their bios. Looking forward to seeing you there!!

Dave Fleischer directed the team that pioneered deep canvassing, an approach to voter persuasion that gets more people on our side and voting even when more conventional approaches fall short. He is currently helping Changing the Conversation Together (CTC) as it deep canvasses in Philadelphia, as well as meeting with groups in Wisconsin who are curious about deep canvassing in cities and neighborhoods in the southeastern part of the state where voter turnout tends to be very low. He is currently posting short pieces on Substack to demystify deep canvassing; you’ll find them at https://davefleischer.Substack.com.

Andrew Goldstein is a primary care doctor at Bellevue Hospital in NYC and is an activist and organizer in several health justice spaces including the NY Doctors Coalition and the Doctors Council/SEIU union. Knowing that elections have big stakes, he started participating in deep canvassing election work in 2018, and has since been involved in helping organize deep canvassing campaigns in 2020 and 2024. As a doctor, he’s seen how deep canvassing overlaps with the medical tool of “motivational interviewing,” both rooted in respect, patience, listening, and facilitating action and habit change, and he hopes to engage more workers with this skill set in more election work.

Please sign up here:
When: May 6, 2024 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkf-6trz0pGdG0ypCrP1MTQ2D8XWbZFBct

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Also we are beginning our state specific meetings with the following scheduled and more to come shortly. We are looking for people in Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Please spread the word if you know anyone in any of the above and following states.

Florida
Time: May 1, 2024 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2548017298?omn=82826600189

Pennsylvania
When: Apr 25, 2024 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsdeyhqDkvG9S4ikcTg4mnrZGHNrPUsLw1
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Michigan
When: Apr 29, 2024 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtdeGgrDIjH9X-X_RqiYo6y8ebTwVve6Dm

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Thanks to all!!

Norbert