From the open publishing newswire: Working Class Acupuncture is offering free acupuncture all day on May Day. We are a community-supported acupuncture clinic in NE Portland. Our mission is one of social change- specifically, to revolutionize the healthcare system by increasing accessibility to acupuncture.

Regularly, we are run on a sliding scale of $15-$35 a treatment. There is an extra $10 fee for the 1st visit to cover paperwork costs. You decide what to pay.

On May Day, our doors will be open from 8:30 am -7 pm, giving as much free acupuncture as we can. We still need you to make an appointment though (so we can make sure to have enough acupunks around), so call 503-335-9440.

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From the open publishing newswire: Extraordinary women's health advocate, activist, journalist, writer founder of NWHN died Febraury 28. Barbara Seaman, author of "The Doctor's Case Against the Pill" and "The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women" has died. She was 72.

"The Case Against the Pill" resulted in hearings on the risks of birth control pills, and warnings placed on birth control pill packaging. She disclosed the risks of cancer and Hormone Replacement Therapy in "The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women". She compares use of HRT in the US and Europe. In Europe, HRT is treated for a short period of time and women are told to taper off the medication once menopause is over. In the United States it has become a money making industry, with doctor's prescribing long-term, cancer inducing medication to women. Menopause in the US is treated like a disease.

Seaman founded the National Women's Health Network in 1975.
She was a journalist, activist, organizer, mother and grandmother.

To read more about Barbara Seaman go to womensspace.wordpress.com

From the open publishing newswire: Eric demands access to vegan food for all future vegan prisoners...

We wanted to give you the latest news about Eric's medical and food situation. Things are still quite critical, and we need everyone's help as Eric enters day five of his hunger strike. His hunger strike is beginning to take its toll on his body. This morning he told us the circulation to his hands and feet is getting weaker, and eventually he had to get off the phone because his legs were tiring. Because Eric has not received vegan meals since a week before his trial in September, he is starting his hunger strike with an already weakened body and immune system. He informed us on Sunday that he has lost approximately 20 pounds in the last two months

The phone number to the Correctional Health Services Division is: (916) 875-9782. You can also email them at:  inmatepatientcare@saccounty.net.

You should also call the main jail line at: 916-874-6752 or 916-874-6905, leave a message with them, and also request to speak with Captain Scott Jones.

Our deepest thanks to everyone who has been calling and emailing the jail - we need you to keep it up!

 http://www.supporteric.org

From the open publishing newswire: In a statement released recently, over 600 professionals are urging Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted. They cite new scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health risks.

 http://www.fluorideaction.org/statement.august.2007.html

From the open publishing newswire: Join us for a discussion on healthcare by people who have worked in the industry. Topics will include their personal experiences providing healthcare and education, as well as struggles and challenges to changing local and national healthcare policy.

Where: Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Center, Rm 236.
When: Aug - 7:15-9:15pm

Following the panel will be an open discussion of the roadblocks to universal coverage and how we can overcome them.

 http://www.socialistworker.org

From the open publishing newswire: Oregon now has a drug buying program, open to all state residents, that allows you to buy prescription drugs at the lowest possible price. The expanded Oregon Prescription Drug Program (OPDP), passed by the 2007 Legislature, is in place and open to every person in the state of Oregon, free of charge. It is free to join this plan but YOU MUST REGISTER. It takes about a week to get the card. More information is below.

You may remain an OPDP member and use your card for discounts at OPDP pharmacies [without enrolling in Medicare Part D]. However, you need to know that individuals who are eligible for Medicare Part D who choose not to enroll by May 15, 2006 will have a 1% per month penalty applied to their premium when they do enroll. In other words, if you choose to enroll a year later, your premium will be 12% higher.

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From the open publishing newswire: This Saturday, the 18th, marks the second benefit dinner to raise funds for the REd and Black Cafe's move. Come eat some yummy vegan food, family style, and throw down some cashola to help the R&B! For background on the situation, check out:  http://www.redandblackcafe.com/ Reservations are required so we can get the necessary donations from Farmageddon and others ahead of time. Call. Thanks!

When: Saturday, August 18th at 7:00 pm
Where: The Red and Black, SE 22nd and Division
How Much: $9 to $20 Sliding Scale
What: Family Style Supper...Salad, Soup, Mashed Taters, Pie, and More! All Vegan and All Yummy!

homepage:  http://www.redandblackcafe.com/

From the open publishing newswire: Several months ago people from Monmouth-Independence starting meeting to discuss what was important to building a strong, healthy, sustainable community. Food security was and is a huge issue. There is no grocery store in Monmouth, even though there is a University in the town. Before we could get started on a food co-op we had to address food security in our community we started a group to have deeper discussions about what our community needs. The group is called Monmouth-Independence Cafe Commons and here is more on our projects...

From the open publishing newswire:

On July 4th I walked with my sister through the park by the Willamette river to Eugene's Valley River Center mall to see Michael Moore's new film "Sicko." Arriving at Regal Cinemas early, we were subjected to two right-wing propaganda ads against marijuana and for the National Guard. Both made me angry. I wondered if the theater owner had decided to stick it to us lefties.

Reviews of "Sicko" have not done justice to its huge emotional impact. This is a four handkerchief movie, and unfortunately I only took two. I was either crying or laughing through most of it. Moore is a master at making you feel what he wants you to feel, and deftly inserting leftist ideas into the American mind. You come out of the theater smiling. It's only later that the outrage at his intended target sets in.

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related: Michael Moore kicks ass, Universal Health Care Is Possible with HR 676

From the open publishing newswire: Dennis Kucinich has a bill before Congress (HR 676) to provide Universal, Single-Payer, NOT FOR PROFIT Health Care. HR 676 takes health care away from the insurance companies and gives it back to the physicians.

On Jan. 24, 2007, Reps. John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich led 43 other House members in introducing HR 676, the Conyers/Kucinich Health Care bill. Today the bill, which Kucinich helped write, is supported by 76 members of Congress, 250 union locals, and more than 14,000 physicians. HR 676 is endorsed by the New Hampshire State Legislature and by Michael Moore, producer of SICKO.

Call your members of Congress and tell them to support HR 676, the Conyers/Kucinich Health Care bill. 1-800-459-1887, 1-800-828-0498.

From the open publishing newswire: Oregon House Bill 3099, a mandatory water fluoridation bill which seeks to force the introduction of industrial toxic waste products into our drinking water, is very close to becoming law. After initial opposition was too strong to pass the original bill, "opt-out" clauses have been added, but this is still a wolf in sheep's clothing -- just a few extra phone calls and/or e-mails could make the difference. If you are familiar with the issue already, please take a few minutes to take action now, otherwise find out more now!

From the open publishing newswire: Tomorrow, Friday, April 20th, 2007, the Oregon House of Representatives Health Care Committee is having a work session on House Bill 3099 (HB3099) which would institute mandatory water fluoridation statewide in Oregon for all communities of 10,000 or more residents. It is very important that Oregon citizens educate themselves on this issue as this would result in us paying for hazardous and toxic waste materials to be added to our drinking water. Call and e-mail your representatives today (contact info on my web site!)

 http://www.oregonfluorideinfo.org/

From the open publishing newswire: Oregon Right to Life [pro-lifers. boooo!] conference is being held this Saturday from 9am-5pm in Wilsonville, OR at the Holiday Inn.

We would be crazy not to protest at this fine opportunity of dissent. Women deserve the right to choose - it's our bodies!!! That said.... Students for Unity has reserved 2 vans [that can fit up to 24 people] to leave Saturday [April 21] afternoon at 12pm - the vans will be parked in-front of or in-between smith and cramer. We will be back by 4 at latest, maybe even by 3pm. RSVP is preferred but not mandatory and you can bring yer own car if you'd like to follow us.

PLEASE come to this protest, and bring any protest signs, chants, guerilla theatre you can come up with.

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