Published on Monday, 05 October 2009 14:54
Written by Cynthia Pooler
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The next Democrat Unity Conference Call will take place on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:15 Eastern Time. The Guest Speaker will be Donna Smith
Donna Smith is best known from her major role in Michael Moore’s 2007 movie, “SiCKO,” which included her return to Denver in 2006 where she and her husband Larry were forced to set up residence in the basement of their daughter’s home after they lost everything they had following major illnesses and surgeries—though they were fully insured.
Donna will be discussing where we are with Health Care right now and how far we are from Health Care as a Basic Human Right
Since 2007 she co-chairs the Progressive Democrats of America’s national “Healthcare Not Warfare” campaign, and she has so far spoken in 43 states and the District of Columbia about single-payer healthcare reform. In May 2009, Donna appeared on the PBS program Bill Moyers’ Journal, to speak about healthcare reform.
Donna continues an active writing and speaking career, and now blogs and writes op-ed pieces about the healthcare crisis. She also is the founder of American Patients United, a non-profit group educating citizens about healthcare reform on the national level. She also works as a national single-payer healthcare advocate and community organizer for the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee. Donna and Larry now live in the Washington, DC, area, and they have six children and 14 grandchildren.
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