Listen to Krystal Live on Bill Press!
Krystal Ball will be the featured Congressional challenger on The Bill Press Show tomorrow, Tuesday – Jan 26th at 8:45am. Please listen on XM167/SIRIUS143 or follow the link below to listen live online.
The growing national attention on Krystal’s campaign highlights the benefits of having an innovative fresh voice for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. Please visit our new campaign website and stay tuned as we announce the opening of our new Campaign Headquarters in the weeks to come.
We want YOU to be a big part of our campaign to bring fresh ideas to Congress.
Sincerely,
Jonas Courey
Campaign Manager, Krystal Ball for Congress (VA-01)
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Read moreHaiti Disaster Relief – MADRE
If you have not already contributed to the relief efforts in Haiti due to the earthquake this week, we encourage you to consider a contribution to MADRE.
MADRE is an international women’s human rights organization that works towards a world in which all people enjoy the fullest range of individual and collective human rights; in which resources are shared equitably and sustainably; in which women participate effectively in all aspects of society; and in which people have a meaningful say in decisions that affect their lives. MADRE uses human rights to advance social justice. We partner with women in communities worldwide to meet urgent, local needs and create long-term solutions to the problems that women face. Our program areas are: peace building; women’s health and combating violence against women; and economic and environmental justice.
MADRE partners with the Zanmi Lasante Clinic on the ground in Haiti to bring humanitarian aid overland into the country. Below is a recent news update on what MADRE is doing in Haiti.
MADRE News
Update on Relief Efforts in Haiti
Posted on: Thursday, January 14, 2010
MADRE’s Emergency Medical Relief Effort is Reaching Earthquake Surviviors in Haiti. We Need Your Help to Save More Lives.
You may be wondering whether MADRE is actually able to transport emergency relief given Haiti’s decimated infrastructure.
We have determined that our partner organization in Haiti, Zanmi Lasante, is able to bring humanitarian aid overland into the country. Teams of healthcare workers from the project have established a functioning supply chain through the Dominican Republic and are currently delivering medical aid to those most in need in Haiti.
Zanmi Lasante has more than 120 doctors and nearly 500 nurses and nursing assistants coordinating emergency medical relief efforts. They are setting up mobile field hospitals in Port-au-Prince, where staff can triage patients, provide emergency care and send those who need surgery or more complex treatment to our partner’s functioning hospitals and surgical facilities outside the destroyed city.
At the moment, their greatest need is financial support to meet the needs of the communities hardest hit by the earthquake. Zanmi Lasante needs support to quickly procure emergency medical supplies and basic living necessities, as well as transportation support for the tens of thousands of people that will be seeking care at mobile field hospitals in the capital city.
Time is of the essence. We know how to get help to survivors, but we need your generosity to purchase emergency supplies
According to Charity Navigator, 87.7% of MADRE’s donations go to programs – and only 7% to administrative costs. We encourage to read more about MADRE and make a contribution today at https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5095/t/3527/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page
Thank you.
Susan Platt
Read moreReminder–Please come out and support Dottie on Tues. Nov. 24 at PA Courthouse
Author: Ann Williams
Please come to the Princess Anne Courthouse in Virginia Beach this Tues. Nov. 24 morning in the General District/Criminal Court which begins at 9:00 am to support Dottie Holtz. She was arrested and charged with trespassing while at a health care rally at Anthem on Bonnie Road in October. Four police cars rushed to the scene and 6 policemen were present–a foolish waste of city resources in what can be best characterized as a ludicrous “mis-arrest.”
Dottie is a local resident, mother, grandmother and is retired from the Virginia Beach school system after 38 years of committed service. She is passionate in her belief that universal health care for all is the civil rights issue of our era.
Where is the accountability for Anthem and other insurance companies in District 2 where over 78,000 residents are uninsured while Anthem rakes in record profits???
Anthem continues to refuse coverage or charge local residents unrealistic prices for “pre-existing conditions.” One friend with diabetes recently told us that Anthem quoted her monthly coverage at $ 810 with an outrageous annual deductible of $10,000–this is egregious!
The most ironic point is that many pre-existing conditions can be well-managed with proactive care and correct medication. But the reality is that with the current economy insurance and health “care” are not within reach of most people. It is past time for
health insurance overhaul.
With sincere appreciation to Dottie for her courage in taking on Big Insurance. Please come out this Tuesday morning to support her in court. Court begins at 9:00 am.
Read moreSheriff Beth Arthur Elected Secretary of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association
Norfolk, Virginia, September 16, 2009 – The members of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association (VSA) elected new officers for 2009/2010. Elected as Treasurer, Stephen O. Simpson, Loudoun County; Secretary, Beth Arthur, Arlington County; Second Vice President, Danny Diggs, York County-Poquoson; First Vice President, Sheriff Ryant L. Washington of Fluvanna County; and President, Sheriff Charles E. Jett, Stafford County. Sheriffs elected as officers will serve a one-year term leading the 7,800 member organization.
The Annual Conference of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association was held in Norfolk, Virginia and was attended by over 350 sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and special guests from across Virginia. Also represented at the conference were over 80 professional exhibitors displaying the latest crime-fighting equipment. Keynote speakers included representatives from the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate.
The Virginia Sheriffs’ Association acts as the primary voice for Virginia sheriffs in the General Assembly and presently enjoys membership of over 7,800 Virginia sheriffs and deputy sheriffs. The conference in Norfolk, Virginia represents the 76th Annual Conference of the Association.
Read moreVolunteers Needed!
Hello Friends!
Volunteers are needed in our Richmond Office. Projects include but are not limited to: data entry, internet research, copying, mailings, labeling, assembling yard signs, calling donors, soliciting donors, and inviting supporters to events.
If you have any available time Monday-Friday 9a-7p please let me know. We could really use your help!
Thanks!
Ms. Tyee N. Davenport
Political Director
Richmond & Hampton Roads
Virginians for Wagner
www.jodyforva.com
Phone: 804-767-1472
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