April Sign-making Happy Hour
2019-04-18 17:00 (America/New_York)
Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 5 p.m.
Location: Republic, 6939 Laurel Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 (the back room)
Republic Menu: $8 cocktails, plus beer, wine and dinner
Parking and Metro: Republic is about a quartermile west of the Takoma Park metro stop (roughly 5 blocks). There is also plenty of street parking and a lot nearby at 7000 Carroll Ave.
Does our healthcare system cause you more anxiety and frustration than a government shutdown? Are you and your loved ones able to get all the medications you need? Do high drug prices make you wonder whether you will be able to make rent?
We are holding our first demonstration on April 25th! At 5:00 we will gather downtown and let PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry’s lobbyists, that they can’t hide behind anonymous concrete walls anymore. But we can’t go empty handed. During our happy hour this month, we will be making signs posters to convey our message to those who make sure the drug companies get the most bang for their bucks, bucks patients just don’t have.
Even if you can’t come to our protest, come out and make a sign or add your message to one of ours. We are happy to carry your questions and comments with us.
We look forward to seeing you there!

PhRMA Demonstration
2019-04-25 17:00
We are holding our first demonstration on April 25 at 5pm in front of the PhRMA building. At 5:00 we will gather downtown and let PhRMA, the pharmaceutical industry’s lobbyists, that they can’t hide behind anonymous concrete walls anymore. We’ll be making signs at the happy hour event on the 18th to prepare.

April 30th action at Harvard Medical School
2019-04-30 07:30 - 09:30
On Tuesday April 30, leaders in biotech, health care administration, and government will be attending an event at the Longwood Fund — and we will be there too! We are holding a protest in front of the meeting building, to make sure the attendees can’t ignore the insulin pricing crisis. We will have speakers, chanting, and direct actions.
Our next meetings for to plan the event will be April 17 from 9-10am by phone and April 25 from 7-8:30 in person.

For more information and to RSVP, contact organize@rightcarealliance.org.

Women's Health Webinars!
2019-05-01 08:00 - 17:00
The RCA Women’s Health Council, in partnership with Frontier Nursing University and IHI, is hosting a series of Women’s Health Webinars. Here’s the schedule:

July 23, 8pm ET
Caitlin Krause MPH, Holly Valentine MPH
Decision aids to help women choose their birth site and pain medication

October 29, 8pm ET

Eleni Tsigas, The Pre-Eclampsia Foundation, Miranda Klassen, Amniotic Fluid Embolism Foundation
Patient advocacy in birth and best practices for safety

January 2020, TBD
Raul Valdes-Peres, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
Transparency in women’s health outcomes, quality, and costs

How to Log in:

BigBlueButton at FNU
Room: Digital summit
Password: [REDACTED]

Pharma Blood-Money Protest for Insulin-Rationing Victims
2019-11-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Galaxy Park, Cambridge, 238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States
Insulin corporations are killing people with diabetes, so for World Diabetes Day, we’re delivering blood-soaked bags of money to Pharma’s front door.
We WON’T let Pharma hide their guilt.
Their predatory pricing led to the insulin-rationing deaths of ten Americans in the last two years. In honor of Jesimya, Jada, Josh, Kayla, Meaghan, Micah, Jesse, Alec, Antavia, and Shane, we must keep the pressure on.
Parents and family of the deceased will be traveling to the event and need your support. Boston physicians will declare a humanitarian crisis. Massachusetts citizens with diabetes will share how they are suffering and scared.
The fight is right here and right now. NO MORE DEATHS.
What you can do:
Attend in-person and make sure to RSVP on Facebook.
Participate by choosing to sponsor a bucket of blood.

Health Care Justice and the 2020 Election: A Public Forum
2020-01-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Cleveland Park Public Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC, DC, 20008, United States
Join us in D.C. on Thursday, January 30 for a close look at the Democratic candidates’ proposals for fixing the multiple crises in the U.S. health care system.
At this forum — the first in a series — we’ll examine the major candidates’ ideas for making U.S. health care more universal, comprehensive, accessible, and affordable at the point of care.
Would their plans effectively repair the injustices in our current non-system? What kinds of tradeoffs are involved in their plans? Are there important problems that they’ve completely ignored?
We don’t take corporate money and we aren’t affiliated with any candidates for public office. Everyone is welcome. No expertise required.

Check out new PBS Documentary "Blood Sugar Rising"
2020-04-15 21:00 - 23:00
Check out PBS’ new documentary Blood Sugar Rising: America’s Hidden Diabetes Epidemic, premiering Wed, April 15 at 9m EDT on your local PBS channel or online. This documentary features our very own Dr. Vikas Saini, as well as insulin activists who have been working tirelessly for years. Catch the documentary Wednesday night, and then come to our coffee hour on Friday to discuss.
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Virtual coffee hour with Vikas Saini
2020-04-17 10:00 - 23:00
Join other RCA members for a virtual coffee hour to catch up and connect on Friday April 17, at 10am.
We will also have Vikas Saini, RCA co-chair, at the coffee hour to chat about the new PBS documentary Blood Sugar Rising, that comes out on Wednesday April 15.
For information on how to log in, email organize@rightcarealliance.org.

Manifesto Maestros
2020-08-05 08:00 - 17:00
Weekly meeting for study group facilitators

Elder and Long Term Care Council Meeting
2020-08-05 16:30 - 17:00
A meeting for the Elder and Long Term Care Council

Nashville Campaign Goals Meeting
2020-08-05 17:00 - 18:00

Amal's Goodbye Party
2020-08-06 08:00 - 17:00
Thanks Amal for interning with RCA this summer, best of luck!

Insulin Working Group Call
2020-08-06 16:00 - 17:00

Weekly RCA Communications Team Meeting
2020-08-07 14:30 - 15:30

RCA Boston Meeting
2020-08-08 15:30 - 16:30
RCA Boston meeting to discuss campaign strategies

RCA Interns Check-In
2020-08-10 16:00 - 17:00

RCA Gainesville Journal Club
2020-08-10 17:00 - 18:00

Original Online Study Group
2020-08-10 19:00 - 20:30

RCA DC and Progressive Maryland Planning Meeting
2020-08-11 15:00 - 16:30

RCA Gainesville Member Recruitment Following Events
2020-08-11 17:00 - 18:00

Elder and Long Term Care Group Meeting to Discuss Campaign Goals
2020-08-11 17:00 - 18:00

Right Care DC Weekly Meeting
2020-08-11 18:00 - 19:00

Right Care Boston Meeting
2020-08-12 18:30 - 20:30

Membership Meeting
2020-08-14 10:00 - 11:00

Chapter Input on Campaign Goals Due
2020-08-14 17:00 - 18:00

Study Group
2020-08-18 16:00 - 17:30

Weekly Intern Check In
2020-08-24 16:00 - 17:00

Elder and Long Term Care Group Goals Call
2020-08-24 17:00 - 18:00

Study Group for Physicians in the Philadelphia Area
2020-08-24 19:00 - 20:30

Gainesville Town Hall
2020-08-25 17:00 - 18:00
