Tomorrow, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Florida will host a town hall meeting on healthcare disparities in South Florida and call for Congress to pass health care reform legislation that includes a public option that provides high quality, affordable coverage for all Americans.  

The town hall meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 24 at 6:30 PM at Robert King High Towers, 1405 NW 7th Street in Miami. The evening will culminate with a call to action for participants to tell their healthcare stories to be delivered to Florida Congressional members.
 
WHO:       State Representative Luis Garcia (Introductory remarks)

Dr. Raul de Velasco, Voluntary Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo, Assistant Professor of Clinical Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Raquel Egusquiza, Vice President of Hispanic/Latino Strategy at AARP
Jersey Garcia, Senior Community Health Specialist, Health Council of South Florida
Erika Cordova, Steering Committee Member, MI LOLA

WHAT:     The Domino Effect of Healthcare Inequality town hall meeting hosted by SEIU Florida
 
WHERE:     Robert King High Towers, 1405 NW 7th Street, Miami

WHEN:     Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 6:30p.m.
 
WHY:     To call attention to health care disparities, rally activists and communities, and unite our voices in order to advocate for a reformed health care system that will truly serve everyone.