SB562, the Healthy California Act
On June 6, my wife organized a broadly-supported public speaking event about the California single payer bill, SB562, with content presented by Michael Lighty of National Nurses United. I ran a semi-pro two-camera video shoot of the event so that we could capture the content for broader distribution. I’ve now finished the editing process (ask me about Adobe Premiere 1080p rendering times) and the videos are live. While the production values don’t rise to the level of what you’d get from a commercial studio environment, since this was a live audience event at a church, we did capture excellent sound, some good video of audience interaction, and I’ve integrated the speaker’s full slide deck into the videos at high resolution.
Attendance was over 100, which is very strong for a Tuesday-evening public policy talk where people have to get through rush hour traffic to reach the venue.
Here are the two videos. I split the content in half since the Q&A was quite lengthy.
The presentation itself, by Michael Lighty (44 minutes):
And here’s the Q&A session that immediately followed the presentation (54 minutes):
Please feel free to share these videos, embed on other sites, etc.
The primary web site for support of California SB562 is www.healthyca.org. From that site: “Healthy California is a campaign comprised of organizations representing over 4 million Californians committed to guaranteeing healthcare for the residents of our state. Our goal is to win improved Medicare for All in California.”
Many thanks to my video production volunteers, who are credited at the end of the first video.
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Here’s the original event description:
Making Healthcare for All a Reality
The U.S. is the only advanced country in the world that doesn't provide health care to all. While the ACA is under attack, how can we protect and expand our health care access and affordability?
The Healthy California Act, Senate Bill 562 has now passed the state senate and if passed by the state Assembly and signed by the Governor, would facilitate the creation of a single-payer health care system in California. Come learn about how it would work with your current coverage, how it will be funded, and about the economic analysis that shows how we can provide quality healthcare to everyone while saving our state billions of dollars. Bring all your questions, and your friends!
Our expert presenter will be Michael Lighty, the Director of Public Policy for National Nurses United, where he has worked since its founding in 2009, and for the California Nurses Association since 1994. Co-sponsored by the Congregational Church of Sunnyvale - UCC, Indivisible South Bay, NorCal #OurRevolution, Silicon Valley Democratic Socialists of America, Santa Clara County Single Payer Health Care Coalition and Rise Up for Justice, a project of the San Jose Peace and Justice Center.
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There are many grassroots and community organizations working on this issue right now in California, so if this is an interest area for you, please do reach out to one of your local groups to find out how you can help. The second-to-last slide of Michael Lighty’s deck suggests:
- Contact your legislator and ask them to support SB562
- Participate and help build the HealthyCA Region in your area
- Join Healthy California (www.HealthyCA.org)
- If you’re part of an organization or union:
— Join the Healthy California Campaign
— Invite us [Healthy California] to speak to your leadership and membership
— Endorse SB562 (Lara & Atkins)
— Educate and activate your membership to fight for guaranteed healthcare through the SB562 field campaign and local regions.
Thanks for any sharing of these event videos that you’d like to do!
Bruce Hahne
A/V production lead, June 6 SB562 / Single payer event
