People’s Forum on Healthcare, Kids & The Economy
With local candidates for the Legislature respond to critical issues facing Vermont families
When: 6:30pm, Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Where: Williston Central School (off Williston Rd/Route 2)
What: The final forum in this statewide series of 15 candidate forums being organized by Vermont Workers Center – Healthcare Is A Human Right Campaign, Vermont Early Educators United – UPV/AFT, and the Vermont Center for Independent Living across the state. Every legislative candidate on a ballot was invited and hundreds of incumbent legislators and challengers participated in this unprecedented forum series which drew around a thousand total participants.
Each forum has three sections:
1. Healthcare: Developing a healthcare system that works for everyone
2. Early Education: Affordable childcare, access to quality early education and raising the standards in the profession.
3. The Economy: Access to jobs and the impact of cuts to public services on Vermonters.
Local members from the sponsoring organizations will present on each issue area and candidates will field questions. There will be snacks and refreshments.
The forum will have Chittenden County Senate candidates and Burlington and Winooski candidates for the House of Representatives from South Burlington, Williston, Richmond, Shelburne,Charlotte, Hinesburg, Bolton, Jericho, Underhill and St. George. The fourteen forums were held Montpelier (Sept 30), White River Junction (Oct 5), Essex Junction (Oct 6), St. Albans (Oct 7), St. Johnsbury (Oct 12), Rutland (Oct 13), Brattleboro (Oct 14), Morrisville (Oct 17), Middlebury (Oct 18), Bennington (Oct 19), Barre (Oct 19), Newport (Oct 20), Burlington (Oct 21) and Randolph (Oct 25). The next big event for the Healthcare Is A Human Right Campaign is a rally scheduled for the first day of the legislative session delivering thousands of petitions calling on the new legislature and administration to move forward with the new healthcare system designs currently underway based on the success of Act 128 and the hiring of Dr. William Hsiao.
More info on Healthcare Is A Human Right Campaign: www.workerscenter.org/healthcare