URGENT: Media Events in 20 Towns + Local Planning Meetings
In response to major new plans by the Ford government to bring in for-profit hospitals, as well as their privatization of the next 30-years of long-term care, privatization of home care, privatization of COVID testing and vaccines, plans for “austerity” budgets following the election, and refusal to deal with the critical shortfalls in staffing and care, we are holding a set of very urgent, very important events in every community we can across Ontario. Please join. The first list below is a set of media conferences, following that are local planning meetings. Everyone who cares about safeguarding and improving our hospitals, long-term care, home care & COVID response is wanted and welcome.
MEDIA CONFERENCES:
A media conference is a meeting with speakers and local media to tell them about news that is important. The media attend, ask questions and write stories about it. We are asking everyone in the coalitions and our supporters to come out and join in as observers and supporters. All of the media conferences are by Zoom (by internet). The first two are TOMORROW.
Niagara Health Coalition
Press Conference: Thursday February 17 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85303172515 Meeting ID: 853 0317 2515
For more information, contact Julia Lucas at julia88lucas@gmail.com
Toronto – Ontario Health Coalition
Press Conference: Thursday February 17 at 12 pm
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88592988040 Meeting ID: 885 9298 8040
For more information, contact Natalie Mehra at ohc@sympatico.ca
Sudbury Health Coalition, Sault Ste Marie, North Shore
Press Conference: Friday February 18 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85407618265 Meeting ID: 854 0761 8265
For more information, contact Dot Klein at dot.klein@persona.ca
Waterloo Regional Health Coalition
Press Conference: Tuesday February 22 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83376106154?pwd=R0FKaUtTM1VYQkVOczQvVUoxbVlvUT09
Meeting ID: 833 7610 6154 Passcode: 217952
For more information, contact Jim Stewart at waterlooregionhealthcoalition@gmail.com
Cornwall Health Coalition
Press Conference: Wednesday February 23 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86559714484 Meeting ID: 865 5971 4484
For more information, contact Elaine MacDonald at elainemacdonald@cogeco.ca
Thunder Bay Health Coalition
Press Conference: Wednesday February 23 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83212440575?pwd=WEpyS0tibDRLamNDQWRQVkduaklDQT09
Meeting ID: 832 1244 0575 Passcode: 648651
For more information, contact Jules Tupker at jtupker@tbaytel.net
Windsor Health Coalition
Press Conference: Wednesday February 23 at 11 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87239103619?pwd=S3JRMDNTV2VjbFhuREdiS0pxcXMzdz09
Meeting ID: 872 3910 3619 Passcode: 450449
For more information, contact Tracey Ramsey at traceyramsey200@gmail.com
Ottawa Health Coalition
Press Conference: Wednesday February 23 at 11:30 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85014863337?pwd=RnIwWmE0M1llRjl2Zm45VlBmOFIzZz09
Meeting ID: 850 1486 3337 Passcode: 757769
For more information, contact Ed Cashman at ed.cashman.ottawa@gmail.com or the Ottawa Health Coalition at ottawahealthco@gmail.com
Kawartha Lakes
Press Conference: Thursday February 24 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/86190352836 Meeting ID: 861 9035 2836
For more information, contact Zac Miller at kawarthalakeshealthcoalition@gmail.com
North Bay Health Coalition
Press Conference: Thursday February 24 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82765086046 Meeting ID: 827 6508 6046
For more information, contact Henri Giroux at hgiroux1@hotmail.com
London Health Coalition
Press Conference: Thursday February 24 at 12 pm
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89792862335 Meeting ID: 897 9286 2335
For more information, contact Peter Bergmanis at pbergmanis@rogers.com
Oxford County – Oxford Coalition for Social Justice
Press Conference: Thursday February 24 at 12 pm
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85442467297?pwd=UTg1bjlwVDBNMW9OZXNvSFdOWC9UUT09
Meeting ID: 854 4246 7297 Passcode: 893011
For more information, contact Bryan J. Smith at bryasmit@oxford.net
Kingston Health Coalition
Press Conference: Friday February 25 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89424132935 Meeting ID: 894 2413 2935
For more information, contact Matthew Gventer at birms@kos.net
Chatham-Kent, Sarnia Lambton, Wallaceburg-Walpole Island
Press Conference: Monday February 28 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89324642009?pwd=ZVdxcmRqa0hCNnpKRHFCTWVZMUFiZz09
Meeting ID: 893 2464 2009 Passcode: 796980
For more information, contact Shirley Roebuck at goddess@bell.net
Durham Health Coalition
Press Conference: Monday February 28 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83567085051 Meeting ID: 835 6708 5051
For more information, contact Lance Livingstone at koach_14@yahoo.com
Hamilton Health Coalition
Press Conference: Monday February 28 at 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86794981918?pwd=YjB5SFRuMzlXdzVWbHlSL3RBdDhDUT09
Meeting ID: 867 9498 1918 Passcode: 274152
For more information, contact Janina Lebon at jlebon@sympatico.ca
LOCAL PLANNING MEETINGS:
These are local planning meetings, mostly by Zoom, one is in person. They are listed below. Everyone who supports our collective work to stop the privatization of our vital health services and win improvements in public health care – from hospitals to long-term care, home care, EMS, public health — is wanted, needed, and welcome!
Waterloo Health Coalition
Wednesday February 16 at 7:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88481749734?pwd=NUhiYndob01vTGtZT0pzcmNWL3dLZz09
Meeting ID: 884 8174 9734
Passcode: ZAZ7p2
For more information, contact Jim Stewart at waterlooregionhealthcoalition@gmail.com
Ottawa Health Coalition
Monday February 21 at 7 pm
For more information and Zoom link, contact the Ottawa Health Coalition at ottawahealthco@gmail.com
Chatham-Kent, Wallaceburg-Walpole Island, Sarnia Lambton Health Coalitions
Tuesday February 22 at 7 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82852659048?pwd=aHJOdnFsZTJab2V5SU1NSTc2QmVPZz09
Meeting ID: 828 5265 9048
Passcode: 542120
For more information, contact Shirley Roebuck at goddess@bell.net
Durham Health Coalition
Wednesday February 23 at 7 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84196745431?pwd=V2hMZjhBNXlhVFRYOFF0MmVGL2hwdz09
Meeting ID: 841 9674 5431
Passcode: 850287
For more information, contact Lance Livingstone at koach_14@yahoo.com
Sudbury Health Coalition
Tuesday March 1 at 7 pm
For more information and Zoom link, contact Dot Klein at dot.klein@persona.ca
Kingston Health Coalition
Thursday March 3 at 6:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88573239520
Meeting ID: 885 7323 9520
For more information, contact Matthew Gventer at birms@kos.net
Cornwall Health Coalition
Sunday March 6 at 11 am
For more information, contact Elaine MacDonald at elainemacdonald@cogeco.ca
Oxford Coalition for Social Justice
Tuesday March 8 at 7 pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85638742537?pwd=bC85VXRQMDZpbHpHSi9OL1BndkFhZz09
Meeting ID: 856 3874 2537
Passcode: 119516
For more information, contact Bryan J. Smith at bryasmit@oxford.net
Thunder Bay Health Coalition
Wednesday March 9 at 6:30 pm
For more information, contact Jules Tupker at jtupker@tbaytel.net