Murray and McDermott to address health care reform rally in Seattle on May 30

U.S. Senator Patty Murray and U.S. Representative Jim McDermott will address rallies for health-care reform in Seattle, Saturday, May 30.

Organizers predict more than 5,000 people will attend the Health Care for All in 2009 march and rally, which will begin at 12:30 p.m. at Edwin Pratt Park (20th Ave. S  & E. Yesler Way) in Seattle’s Central District and end at 3:30 p.m. downtown at Westlake Center (4th Ave. & Pine St.).

Sen. Murray will speak at Edwin Pratt Park, and Rep. McDermott will speak at Westlake Center.

Others slated to speak:

• Deana Knutsen, Board Chair, Washington Community Action Network
• Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director, MomsRising.org
• Dr. Ben Danielson, Medical Director, Odessa Brown Clinic
• Angela Ying, Senior Pastor, Bethany United Church of Christ
• Lynne Dodson, President, AFT Seattle Community Colleges, Local 1789

To learn more:

• Go to the Health Care for All Web page.

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