TOOLS FOR ACTIVISTS
Passing a local resolution in your town or city is a powerful step that you can take to build the movement for Medicare for All. Here are some tools to help you pass a local resolution in your community. (California activists, visit our California-specific toolkit.)
Steps to Pass a Resolution:
- See if an effort is already taking place in your city/town
- Plan a virtual organizing meeting to get started
- Build a local coalition to support your resolution
- Plan a meeting with your Council Member or County Commissioner
- Plan for the passage of your resolution
- Share the resolution with your federal Representative and Senators
Suggested Timeline and Detailed Step-by-Step Guidance to Pass a Local Resolution
Video Recordings of Past Coalition Webinars (featuring Members of Congress, local government officials, coalition experts, and activist leaders from around the country)
Quick Resources:
- Sample Resolution Language
- 101 Training Videos for Resolutions
- COVID-19 Resources and Talking Points
- Model Press Release
- Talking Points for Local Government Officials and Media (PDF)
- List of National Organizations that Endorse the Medicare for All Act of 2021
- Medicare for All Messaging Guide (Congressional Progressive Caucus Center)
Fact Sheets and Videos
- Medicare for All Act of 2021 Press Release (Rep. Jayapal)
- Medicare for All Act of 2021 Bill Summary (Medicare for All Congressional Caucus)
- Unprepared for COVID-19: How the Pandemic Makes the Case for Medicare for All (Public Citizen)
- We Are All in This Together: COVID-19 and the Case for Medicare for All (Congressional Progressive Caucus Center)
- More COVID-19 Talking Points and Resources
- Video of Powerful 10-minute Testimony on Why Congress Should Pass Medicare for All (Ady Barkan, Be A Hero)
- Medicare for All Act Overview (National Nurses United)
- Medicare for All is a Racial Justice Necessity (Letter from NAACP, CPD, LULAC and prominent racial justice organizations)
- Getting the Facts Straight on the Costs and Savings of Medicare for All (Public Citizen)
- Medicare-for-All Would Cost Less While Covering More (Public Citizen)
- Medicare-for-All Would End Fear of Medical Bills or Losing Coverage (Public Citizen)
- Medicare-for-All Would Improve Health Care for Families and Providers (Public Citizen)
- Medicare-for-All is Commonsense and Achievable (Public Citizen)
- Q&A: The National Medicare for All Debate (National Nurses United)
- Why Medicare for All Means Improved Care for Seniors (Nancy Altman, Social Security Works)
- Myths vs. Facts (National Nurses United)
- Improved Medicare for All booklet (Healthcare-NOW)
- Fix It Healthcare Documentary (Business Initiative for Health Policy)
- All Means All Webinar: Understanding Medicare for All and Racial Justice (Social Security Works)
- The Basics of #MedicareforAll PowerPoint 5/6/19 (Dr. Bill Honigman, Progressive Democrats of America)
- All Means All: 50 State Factsheets on Making Racial Equity a Cornerstone of Medicare for All (Social Security Works)
- State-specific social media toolkit with graphics and sample posts