TOOLS FOR ACTIVISTS

Passing a local resolution in your town or city is a powerful step that you can take to build the movement for Medicare for All. Here are some tools to help you pass a local resolution in your community. (California activists, visit our California-specific toolkit.)

Steps to Pass a Resolution:

• See if an effort is already taking place in your city/town
• Plan a virtual organizing meeting to get started
• Build a local coalition to support your resolution
• Plan a meeting with your Council Member or County Commissioner
• Plan for the passage of your resolution
• Share the resolution with your federal Representative and Senators

Suggested Timeline and Detailed Step-by-Step Guidance to Pass a Local Resolution

Video Recordings of Past Coalition Webinars (featuring Members of Congress, local government officials, coalition experts, and activist leaders from around the country)

Quick Resources:

• Sample Resolution Language
• 101 Training Videos for Resolutions
• COVID-19 Resources and Talking Points
• Model Press Release 
• Talking Points for Local Government Officials and Media (PDF)
• List of National Organizations that Endorse the Medicare for All Act of 2023
• Medicare for All Messaging Guide (Congressional Progressive Caucus Center)

Fact Sheets and Videos

• Medicare for All Act of 2023 Press Release (Rep. Jayapal)
• Medicare for All Act of 2023 Bill Summary (Medicare for All Congressional Caucus)
• Medicare for All Act of 2023 Fact Sheet (Sen. Sanders)
• Unprepared for COVID-19: How the Pandemic Makes the Case for Medicare for All (Public Citizen)
• We Are All in This Together: COVID-19 and the Case for Medicare for All (Congressional Progressive Caucus Center)
• More COVID-19 Talking Points and Resources
• Video of Powerful 10-minute Testimony on Why Congress Should Pass Medicare for All  (Ady Barkan, Be A Hero)
• Medicare for All Act Overview (National Nurses United)
• Medicare for All is a Racial Justice Necessity (Letter from NAACP, CPD, LULAC and prominent racial justice organizations)
• Getting the Facts Straight on the Costs and Savings of Medicare for All (Public Citizen)
• Medicare for All Union Fact Sheet (United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America)
• Medicare-for-All Would Cost Less While Covering More (Public Citizen)
• Medicare-for-All Would End Fear of Medical Bills or Losing Coverage (Public Citizen)
• Medicare-for-All Would Improve Health Care for Families and Providers (Public Citizen)
• Medicare-for-All is Commonsense and Achievable (Public Citizen)
• Q&A: The National Medicare for All Debate (National Nurses United)
• Why Medicare for All Means Improved Care for Seniors (Nancy Altman, Social Security Works)
• Myths vs. Facts (National Nurses United)
• Improved Medicare for All booklet (Healthcare-NOW)
• Fix It Healthcare Documentary (Business Initiative for Health Policy)
• All Means All Webinar: Understanding Medicare for All and Racial Justice (Social Security Works)
• The Basics of #MedicareforAll PowerPoint 5/6/19 (Dr. Bill Honigman, Progressive Democrats of America)
• All Means All: 50 State Factsheets on Making Racial Equity a Cornerstone of Medicare for All (Social Security Works)
• State-specific social media toolkit with graphics and sample posts