Monday, October 20, 2008

Protest Rally on Medical Cards for Over 70s 12.30 pm 22 October

The Dublin Council of Trade Unions and the Public Health
Service Campaign offer their support for the

Protest Rally
on
Withdrawal of Medical Cards for Over 70s

Wednesday
22nd October 2008
12.30 pm

Dáil Eireann
Kildare Street Entrance

Senior Citizens Parliament
01 8561234
ceo@seniors.ie

Public Health Service Campaign
healthcampaign@gmail.com
www.publichsc.blogspot.com

Friday, October 10, 2008

Saturday 11th October Running Order

Running order:

Songs as people assemble (Music by members of Aslan & The Brilliant Trees)

2 p.m. Parnell Square

Conor MacLiam pins bandana on banner for Susie Long

Speakers:
Prof John Crown, Consultant oncologist
Liam Doran, Irish Nurses Organisation General Secretary
Colm Seville, brother of Beverly Seville-Doyle.
Kevin Callinan, National Secretary, IMPACT
Noelle Duddy, Co-op Cancer Care North West
Joe Guillfoyle, National Campaign for Save St Luke's

Approx 3.30 p.m. Merrion Square

Songs while arriving

Speakers:
Louise O'Reilly, National Nursing Official, SIPTU,
Dr. Teresa Graham, SIN, Stop Infections Now Campaign, (MRSA),
Audrey Deane, Social Policy Advisor, St. Vincent de Paul Society,

Songs

Speakers
Janette Byrne, Patients Together,
Dr. Christine O'Malley, Consultant, Nenagh Hospital, Doctors Alliance for Better Public Healthcare
Walter Cullen, Unite trade union
Peadar McMahon, Health Services Action Group and Monaghan Hospital Community Alliance.

Songs

The marching order is

Front banners
Trade union and patients/hospital/health groups
Other groups and political parties

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Volunteers & Speakers & Buses

VOLUNTEERS

Last Volunteers Meeting
6 pm Thursday 9th October, Liberty Hall, Dublin
Leafleteers and posterers needed

SPEAKERS

Speakers at the rally:

Prof John Crown, Consultant oncologist
Liam Doran, Irish Nurses Organisation General Secretary
Janette Byrne from Patients Together,
Conor Seville, brother of Beverly.
Kevin Callinan, National Secretary, IMPACT
Audrey Deane, Social Policy Advisor, St. Vincent de Paul Society,
Peadar McMahon of the Health Services Action Group and the Monaghan Hospital Community Alliance,
Louise O'Reilly, National Nursing Official, SIPTU,
Dr. Teresa Graham, SIN, Stop Infections Now Campaign, (MRSA),
Walter Cullen, Unite trade union

Conor MacLiam, husband of Susie Long, will place the first ‘bandana’ on a ‘bunting of bananas’ at the beginning of the march to remember all those who through late diagnosis or misdiagnosis are no longer with us.

Live music will be provided by ASLAN members and other artists.

BUSES

Irish Nurses Organisation and SIPTU Branches have been authorised to hire buses. INO and SIPTU members and local groups should contact the local SIPTU or INO Branch. Waterford Council of Trade Unions are running a bus up: contact the UNITE trade union in Waterford.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Postering this weekend - all hands needed

Two city centre postering expeditions:

Meet

3 pm Saturday outside Liberty Hall

11 am Sunday outside Liberty Hall

Volunteers meeting Thursday 6 pm Liberty Hall

087 4116357
healthcampaign@gmail.com
www.publichsc.blogspot.com

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Bandanna Bunting

Message from Janette Byrne, former cancer patients and spokesperson for Patients Together :

Planning for the protest march of October 11th:

In recent years we have all heard of the horrendous way some cancer patients have suffered in our Health System.

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Late diagnosis. (Too late for our friend Susie Long and many others)
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Misdiagnosis
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No Beds
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Long waits for scans, chemotherapy, radiotherapy
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Some losing their lives not to cancer but to hospital acquired infections

As part of the ‘Public Health Service Campaign’s’ protest on the 11th of October and with your help we want to create a ‘bandanna bunting’

What’s involved:

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If you were a cancer patient you can bring a bandanna and pin it on with everyone else on the day.
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If you had a loved one who experienced cancer and you wish to pin a bandanna on their behalf that is fine also.

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Bandannas may be signed and include a message.
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We want to make this cancer patients support as large as possible.
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If you are unwell and unable to attend the protest you can post your bandanna to 82, Finglas Park Dublin 11
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Conor MacLiam, husband of Susie Long, will pin up the first bandanna before the march

Only with your support will this happen.

Lets make this protest the greatest ever. We did it for the Antiwar campaign, we did it for Irish Ferries, we even did it in support of Bewleys; now your health deserves your support.

Please forward this message to others

Janette Byrne Patients Together 085-7302798

Friday, September 26, 2008

SECOND VOLUNTEERS MEETING

Next Thursday, 2nd October, at 6 p.m. in Liberty Hall.

Planning for postering of city and suburbs.

LARGE POSTERS FOR LAMPOSTS will be available.

Leaflets, window stickers and smaller posters also available.

For supplies contact below

healthcampaign@gmail.com

087 4116357

www.publichsc.blogspot.com

Your Health - Your Protest
2 pm Saturday 11th October 2008
Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1.

No cuts in Health spending in the budget!!

Monday, September 22, 2008