Vigils Across the Country Show Support for Health Care Reform

Thousands of people attended We Can't Afford to Wait vigils in support of health care reform last night (including one in Lafayette--see below). "These vigils are to remind decision makers that the debate around health-care is not about politics but about people who are being crushed under the current health-care system," said Nita Chaudhary, the national campaigns and organizing director of MoveOn.org. The vigils focused on individuals telling their stories of struggles with the health care system. "People need to be reminded that there is a human face to the problems we are facing," said one volunteer quoted by the Washington Post. Chaudhary promises the vigils will be followed by other grassroots efforts: "Our members are going to keep organizing until we have passed a strong health-care reform bill with a robust public option." You can read more about the nationwide We Can't Afford to Wait vigils here.