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Middle Atlantic States

Maryland:
Baltimore - Towson: Charlie Gerhardt, President, Maryland Patient Advocacy Group; tema@concentric.net   Phone: 410-661-3511, Fax: 410-661-8750. Dr. David Jaffe, 323 S Union Avenue, Havre de Grace, MD 21078, Tel. (410) 939-0961, Fax (410) 939-7832, djaffe@pop.erols.com (Note...Dr. Jaffe is not sure if his group will organize with the Baltimore group or with the Wash DC/Joel Segal group listed above; call him to find out). Rally at the Cancer Survivors Park, Towson, MD, Fairmont Ave & Goucher Blvd, 10 am - 11:30 am. Teach-In at the Towson Library, 1pm - 5pm.
Havre de Grace Dr. David Jaffe, 323 S Union Avenue  21078, Tel. (410) 939-0961, Fax (410) 939-7832, djaffe@pop.erols.com
New Jersey:
Contact Lori Sweetwood, Psy.D. (DrLori@csionline.net; 732-606-1090)
New Jersey Psychological Association, New Jersey Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, and many other consumer and professional groups.  Osna Haller, Ph.D., OzHaller@aol.com; Phone: 201-836-3759; Fax: 201-692-3658. 
Union NJ Nicole Hodge wishes to organize an Hour of Protest (908-687-8086; Nikkeeee@aol.com) Call to see if she has or you can help
Mercer County: Dr. Joshua Friedman, Joshfroct@aol.com, Mercer County Psychological Assoc.
Trenton:  Osna Haller, Ph.D., OzHaller@aol.com; Phone: 201-836-3759; Fax:201-692-3658. Dr. Joshua Friedman, Joshfroct@aol.com.
New York:

Albany: Public Forum, Page Hall Auditorum, University at Albany, 135 Western Avenue. 10:30 AM - 1PM. Overview of current crisis and privacy issues; Where do We Go From here? Single Payer? Private Sector Reform? Arthur Reisel, Ph.D. at Areisel@frontiernet.net.; Reuben Silver, Ph.D. (rjsilv@aol.com); Betsy Owens, CSW (Owensb@crisny.org) .

Buffalo:  Bevery Lawson, Ph.D., Office: 716-886-7304, F: 716-886-7398, ELawson@buffnet.net. "Blow the Whistle on Managed Care." Teach-In and Hour of Protest. 11 AM - Noon, with Minute of Silence at Noon. Location: Jane Keeler Room, Ellicott complex, Amherst Campus, SUNY/Buffalo, opposite Katherine Cornell Theater. Presentations. Contact Scott Meier, Ph.D., STMeier@acsu.buffalo.edu, 645-6617. Protest Rally, Speeches, Consumer stories; 2 - 4 PM. 1901 Main Street, Buffalo, in front of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield building. Contact: Jaime Shiffner, 886-3389.

Dutchess County: Rally at Spackenkill High School, 11 AM - 1 PM. Speakers, Minute of Silence.

Hudson Valley - Ulster County: Day-long Fair and/or March in Ulster County. Speeches, music, Minute of Silence. 11AM - 2 PM at Kingston Armory, Manor and Kiersted Avenues. Andrea Grunblatt at OGAGME@AOL.COM; 914-331-3001. Shirley Lapidus and Arlene Kagle, KAgler@earthlink.net 

Long Island 
Mineola - Protest Rally with Minute of Silence at Noon. Political figures, consumer HMO stories, speeches, "Blow the Whistle on Managed Care," music. Mock Coffin with Pallbearers bearing signs to show what has killed managed care patients. "Bury Managed Care Before it Buries You." Open mike for protesters to tell their HMO stories. 1 West Street just off Old Country Road, one block west of Franklin Avenue, Mineola. 11 AM - 1 PM. Sally Antman-Gleicher, Ph.D. at (Salknots@aol.com; 516-433-6654), Barbara Fontana, Ph.D., (631) 821-1880, DrFontana@aol.com
Stony Brook - Suffolk County: Village Green in village of Stony Brook across from Post Office, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.  Our Sick Health Care System." Hour of Protest and Minute of Silence at Noon. Stony Brook Village Green, opposite Post Office. 11:30 AM -12:30 PM. Robert Quilty, Virgil@doctorquilty.com  or 631 751-4873.
New York City - Marianne Jackson, Ph.D., New York State Psychological Association and others (MJack4610@aol.com 718-857-4610). Teach-In: "Our Sick Health Care System" - Washington Square United Methodist Church, 135 W. 4th Street. Speeches by major patient-care advocates. Outdoor Rally: Washington Square Park, 11:30 -12:30, with Minute of Silence at Noon. Music. Speeches. Consumer Stories
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Syracuse area - InterReligious Council, Bob Hanson, 315-449-3552, Ext 107, irccny@aol.com.  
Pennsylvania:
Dallastown  Stacey L. Burroughs,  717-244-8664; staceathome@juno.com 
Philadelphia Citizens for Consumer Justice, Alisa Simon, 215-569-8220; Fax:  215-569-8229, alisa_simon@hotmail.com

Harrisburg   Protest at State Capitol:  Michael Johns; Office: 215-893-4284, Home:  215-546-5059, MJohns8@aol.com

Pittsburgh area:  Speakers include:  US Congressman Michael Doyle, Penn. Legislator Dan Frankl, U of Pittsburgh Med Center VP, Patients and families hurt by managed care. For info, date, location, contact Rohan Ganguli, M.D., 412-624-1103, Fax:412-624-1107, GanguliR@msx.upmc.edu .

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Washington DC:

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To be held at the Family Therapy Networker Conference. Peggy Ives, MSW PIves@aol.com

Downtown: Gray Panthers, Patients United for a National  Health Plan,  African-American Holiday Association, Legislators, and many other consumer and professional organizations; Joel Segal (JSegal6469@aol.com ;  703-329-6836).  Outdoor rally, "Die In,"  "Wall of Shame", Call for Universal  Health Care.  West Steps of Capitol Building.  1 PM - 4 PM. 

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