Details TBA.

Details TBA.

Chicago For Abortion Rights (CFAR) is hosting a roundtable discussion event on Tuesday, January 30th at Grace Place, on S. Dearborn downtown, beginning at 6 PM. The theme will be "The Year Ahead in the Fight for Reproductive Justice." 

ISPC representatives will be in attendance, and we’d love to see you there! More information here.

Email board@ilsinglepayer.org to request the Zoom link.

Agenda:

ISPC  Board Meeting Agenda  January 13, 2024

Welcome, Roll Call and Ice Breaker

•  Note Taker?

·       Treasurer’s report (Ed)

·       Board Insurance

    New Email and CRM system, Neon (Susan)

-     Why we’re changing

-     Benefits and costs

·       Update on revisions to website and social media (Cathleen and Katie)

•     Committee Reports.

•     Staff Report (Katie)

·       Fundraising event (Linda)

• Disability Letter Media plan  (Katie)

•  ·       Setting the Course for Next Year:

Resolution Campaign, Steps to Passage

Kick off Campaign with a Virtual Organizing meeting

Invite ISPC supporters plus allied organizations; PNHP Illinois, the Alliance, IL Poor People’s campaign, Jobs with Justice, CTU, DFA, DSA, etc.  See sample meeting agenda HereForm the Res organizing committee, 3-5 peoplePost Resolution campaign information at ISPC website, our Facebook and Instagram pages. Update weekly.Media plan, as suggested by PC
Build a local coalition to support the resolutionCreate a Petition and ask ISPC supporters and allies to sign it

• Petition will be delivered to IL Senators

Plan meetings with potential City Council allies:   Reach out to at least 10 council members, especially black and Hispanic caucus. See Suggested steps herePlan for the Council passage of our resolution. (See steps at PC site.)Share the past resolution with our Congressional representatives and senators.Identify other Illinois cities that might be good targets for a resolution campaign.

Action Points

Next Meeting

Please email Board@ILsinglepayer.org for the zoom link!

ISPC Board Meeting Agenda November 11, 2023

Welcome, Roll Call and Ice Breaker

• Quick Review of  Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Approval of September minutes

• Treasurer’s report

 Update on email system problems (Susan)

• Committees Reports:

 Disability Committee

 Labor Outreach Committee

 Membership Committee

 Website and Social Media 

• Staff update

• Summary of ISPC activities since last meeting:

o Forum and Logan Square Farmer’s Market

• Website revision and maintenance (Cathleen)

• Fundraising events

Setting the Course for Next Year (May not finish today):

 Brief Review of the Every District campaign (Katie’s report)

• Select a new campaign?

• Recommend we work with a national organization

• Reports on several possibilities: PC Resolution campaign, NNU Patients

Over Profits, HCN training programs, etc.

• Campaign Recommendation:

• Educational programs.

• Other items

• Next meeting set and Event Announcements

Adjourn

Kane County Democratic Women is excited to share our upcoming healthcare forum, "What the Health?" on Sat. Oct. 21st at the Batavia Public Library. The panel, moderated by Dr. Monica Maalouf, features members of the ISPC Speakers Bureau, Carrie Jackson and Dr. Neil B. Perlman as well as public health and policy experts, Edith Avila Olea, MPP -  Policy Manager  Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) and Kate McCormack, LCSW, Program Manager, Children's Mental Health Initiatives, Kane County Health Department.

RSVP here.

Meetings are open to all who are interested. Please reach out to board@ilsinglepayer.org for the Zoom link.

Agenda:

Welcome and Roll Call

• Election results and welcome new board

• Selection of board officers

• Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Approval of August minutes

• Treasurer’s report

• Committees

+Disability Committee

+Labor Outreach Committee

+Membership Committee

+Website and Social Media 

• Organizer updates

• Summary of Board votes taken between meetings

- Voted yes on full page ad in Alliance Builder Awards Dinner program book

• Future directions: select campaign focus for the next year

• Allies Updates

  - Alliance for Community Services Forum; vote on co-sponsoring

• Next meeting set

• Adjourn

Meetings are open to all who are interested. Please reach out to board@ilsinglepayer.org for the Zoom link.

AGENDA:

Welcome and Roll Call

• Approval of July minutes

• Treasurer’s report

• Committees

+Disability Committee

+Labor Outreach Committee

   - Union slideset

   - Mapping unions

   - Recent documentary screening

+Membership Committee

   - Membership tracking

   - Tabling

+Website and Social Media 

• Organizer updates - Winnie (Katie will not be present)

  - Annual Meeting recap

  - Recent Lisle Township Democrats event

  - Upcoming events

  - Business cards and shirts

• Election updates - Monica

  - Board to take vote on allowing pending members to vote

• Summary of Board votes taken between meetings

  - Katie contract renewal and raise

  - PNHP letter to support Medicare for All bills

• Allies Updates

  - Partnership to fight Medicare/Medicaid privatization - Bill

  - PNHP Medicare Advantage surveys - Winnie

• Next meeting set

• Adjourn

The 2023 Annual Meeting will feature campaign updates and speakers from various parts of the single payer movement! Please register here.

Agenda:

• Introduction

• Organizational and campaign updates

• Speaker #1: Michelle Garcia from Access Living on access to healthcare for immigrants

• Election Updates

• Speaker #2: Nancy Rosenstock from Chicago for Abortion Rights on reproductive care

• ISPC Standing Committee Updates

• Speaker #3: Tom Wilson on access to long-term care

• Medicaid Unwinding

• Conclusion

The ISPC Board meets virtually every other month to discuss organization business and upcoming events. All are welcome to join; please email board@ilsinglepayer.org for the link if interested.

Agenda:

• Welcome and Roll Call

• Approval of May minutes

• (Treasurer’s report) - Ed will not be present, will forward financial reports. Discuss switching banks.

• Committees

  • Disability Committee

  • Labor Outreach Committee

  • Membership Committee

  • Website and Social Media

• Organizer update - Katie

• Annual Meeting planning - Winnie

• Election updates - Monica

• 501c4 discussion - Bill

• (Summary of Board votes taken between meetings) - None

• Allies Updates

• Next meeting set

• Adjourn

We will be meeting via Zoom. If you would like to join, please email board@ilsinglepayer.org for the link.

Agenda:

• Welcome and Roll Call

• Approval of March minutes

• Treasurer’s report

• Committees

  • Disability Committee

  • Labor Committee

  • Membership Committee

  • Website and Social Media

• Organizer update; recap of Legislative workshop, next steps - Katie

• Annual Meeting planning

• Election planning - Monica

• 501c4 discussion - Bill

• Summary of Board votes taken between meetings

• Allies Updates

  • Nurses Expo

  • One Northside action at CVS

  • Chicago for Abortion Rights march

• Next meeting set

• Adjourn

Email board@ilsinglepayer.org to request the meeting link. 

AGENDA:

Welcome and Roll Call

• Approval of January minutes

• Treasurer’s report - Ed unable to attend, will send docs

• Committees

+Disability Committee

+Labor Committee

+Membership Committee

+Website and Social Media

• Recap of Speakers training and next steps - Katie

• Annual Meeting - brainstorm ideas

• Proposal for 501c4 - Bill

• Board elections - Monica

• (Summary of Board votes taken between meetings) - None in past 2 months

• Allies Updates

-Nurses Expo table

-Healthcare-NOW legislative briefing

-Film screening with PNHP

• Next meeting set

• Adjourn

If you've been wanting to take a more active role in spreading the message about single payer, ISPC would love to see you on February 18 for our virtual speaker training!

If you are interested in joining us, please fill out this Google form by Wednesday, February 15. We will send out a Zoom link to all who RSVP.