Senate Bill 5233 Needs Cosponsors!It’s an all-hands-on-deck moment! Please call your State Senator and ask them to cosponsor the new Washington Health Trust! We need solutions that save money, save lives, and expand our benefits. SB 5233 achieves all three. Senators must sign on before 5 PM today, 1/14/2025. Pick up the phone and fire up that email.
Big Update – Washington Health Trust introduced!The Washington Health Trust is back in the Senate The 2025 legislative session has started, and it’s time to contact our elected officials! Once again, Senator Bob Hasegawa from Legislative District 11 has introduced the Washington Health Trust (WHT). We’re incredibly grateful for Senator Hasegawa’s advocacy on this critical issue, and now, it’s time for us to...
The Perfect 2025 Kick-OffHappy New Year ~ Last year ended with a surge of awareness and enthusiasm for Universal Healthcare. Change is in the air! For example, we’ve received many newly submitted Volunteer Questionnaires in the past few weeks. Thank you, everyone! At tonight’s meeting, our Campaign Director Andre Stackhouse will take us behind the scenes, describe where we are now,...
News Blast! “Let’s Make Healthcare Happen” 2024 Town Hall T-Shirts have been ordered!We are having a T-Shirt Fundraiser to help cover some of the expenses of our town halls especially as we venture to the other side of the mountains! Put in your pre-order now and we can get those shipped! before we start our final 2 week run of Town Halls! We should be receiving them...
Cancel Medical Debt for Washingtonians!We’re partnering with Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and Undue Medical Debt to wipe out medical debt. Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in this country, and we have the chance to ease the oppressive burden of medical debt for some of our fellow Washingtonians. Even small donations can make a huge difference...
Take Healthcare Off the Bargaining TableUniversal Healthcare and Unions A Win for Labor / A Win from Labor
Empowering States: The State Based Universal Health Care ActBig news! Senator Ed Markey from MA is introducing the State Based Universal Health Care Act (SBUHCA) in the U.S. Senate! For years, the bill has been held solely in the House of Representatives by Representative Ro Khanna. This move brings real hope to activists working for transformation at the state level. Like the House...
Alas, 8006 is dead, dead, deadThe legislative session ended earlier this month on March 7th, and we’ve had time to reflect these past couple weeks. It’s difficult not to feel some disenchantment. We’d felt some genuine confidence that the passage of Senate Joint Memorial 8006 would ignite momentum on Universal Healthcare , that it would foretell future progress and signal...
Healing US – Online Fundraiser 3/18 at 5:30Monday 3/18 at 5:30 PM Join us for an online screening of the Healing US documentary featuring Red Berets for Medicare for All and members of Whole Washington! Get your tickets via Eventbrite. Minimum donation is $1 but please dig as deep as you can! Funds go toward our ambitious Town Hall plan this spring...
Hot News from the Universal Healthcare FrontThere’s so much happening in the world and in our campaign space. This email will get you WHOLEy up-to-date for February. First up… Healthcare Forum with Dr. Jill Stein! The powerhouse Green Party campaign is in Seattle next week and will host a panel discussion focusing on healthcare. Join Whole Washington and the Green Party of...