Spread The Word

Get the word about the June 24 Interfaith Service of Witness and Prayer! Here are some resources for congregations and organizations to use to promote the event:

Lobbying Resources:

This is a separate page with packets of information that will be useful for those looking to discuss health care reform with Members of Congress.

Talking Points:
We Believe Together: Health Care for All

Sample Text for Email Newsletters:

More than 40 national faith organizations have come together to plan the largest faith-inspired mobilization to ever happen around health care reform. With prayerful hope and expectation, thousands will come together for their Interfaith Service of Witness and Prayer to express their strong support for health care reform. This unprecedented interfaith event will take place on Wednesday, June 24, at Freedom Plaza, Washington, D.C. A health fair will begin at 4:00 p.m. followed by the service from 5 – 7:00 p.m. Guest speakers include: Rabbi David Saperstein, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; Dr. Sayyid Syeed, Executive Director, Islamic Society of North America; Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK; and Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr., Pastor Emeritus, Riverside Church, NYC, and Executive Director, The Healing of the Nations Foundation. Attendees are encouraged to bring signs and banners of support. To learn more or to RSVP, visit www.WeBelieveTogether.com or email june24@healthcarechaplaincy.org.

As people of faith, we recognize the moral imperative of working for a health care future that includes everyone and works well for all of us. Across traditions, we unite hands and hearts, believing together we can bring to pass a more just society in which we all have access to affordable and quality care. Among the pressing challenges facing our nation, the healthcare crisis stands out as the most immediate legislative endeavor that can be decisively influenced by a consortium of religious voices. More than 40 national faith organizations have come together to plan the largest faith-inspired mobilization to ever happen around health care reform. On June 24^th, 2009, we’ll make our voices heard at an Interfaith Service of Witness and Prayer for Health Care for All from on Washington D.C.’s Freedom Plaza. A health fair will begin at 4:00 p.m. followed by the service from 5 – 7:00 p.m. If you can’t make it to Washington, there are local events happening all over the United States during the Interfaith Week of Prayer for Health Care. To find out how you can get involved in the effort to create change, visit www.WeBelieveTogether.org.

Flyer:

June 24 Interfaith Service of Witness and Prayer

Media Advisory:

Media Advisory, June 24th Interfaith Service for Health Care

Blog posts:

Is Health Care Reform the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time? by Dina Badawy

Sample post for social networking sites (Facebook, Myspace, etc.):

More than 40 national faith organizations have come together to plan the largest faith-inspired mobilization to ever happen around health care reform. On June 24^th, 2009, we’ll make our voices heard at an Interfaith Service of Witness and Prayer for Health Care for All from on Washington D.C.’s Freedom Plaza. To find out how you can get involved in the effort to create change, visit www.WeBelieveTogether.org.

Sample posts for Twitter (under 140 characters)