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.

Steps to Pass a Resolution:

• See If An Effort Is Already Taking Place in Your City/Town
• Plan an Organizing Party to Get Started
• Plan a Meeting with Your Council Person
• 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)

Watch Virtual Town Hall with U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley

Quick Resources:

• Sample Resolution Language
• COVID-19 Resources and Talking Points
• Model Press Release (PDF) 
• Talking Points for Local Government Officials and Media (PDF)
• List of National Organizations that Endorse H.R. 1384 — Medicare for All Act of 2019
• Medicare for All Messaging Guide (Congressional Progressive Caucus Center)

Fact Sheets and Videos

• Summary of Medicare for All Act of 2019 (Rep. Jayapal)
• 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
• COVID-19 Resources and Talking Points