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everyone, rather than for-profit private insur
ers, is controversial; but the man whose hon
ors range from playing for B.B. K ingtoa2011
Induction to the Oregon Music Hall of Fame
says it is necessary for many Oregonians.
A universal single-payer health system
would go beyond the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, the so-called Obamacare
healthcare law that is expected to help mil
lions, but still leave millions of people with
out health coverage.
“Having somewhere to turn, relieving the
stress of the middle-class individual, taking
healthcare off the plate could be huge,”
Sylvester said.
Most musicians cannot afford to survive
on their music alone.
As a member of Musicians Union Local
99, some decent medical assistance is avail
able here, Sylvester said, but for many musi
cians faced with catastrophic illnesses, the
support comes from fellow musicians play
ing benefit concerts to help one another.
“If you don’t have a day-job and you’re
trying to play music fulltime, you’re doing
something you love, trying to take a God -
given talent and turn it into gold; so on your
quest for that golden ring, healthcare is one
of the nemeses of that journey,” Sylvester
said.
He is no stranger to personal health
struggles himself; with countless guitar licks
behind him, Sylvester has had both hips
replaced, and racked up four major surgeries
in the past 13 years alone.
With the Healthcare for All movement
gaining significant momentum, Sylvester’s
continued passion for the upcoming concert
is evident. Not only did he book all of the
acts, and set up the show, he will be playing
in it as well. This year he is hoping to bring
more diversity to the stage, specifically among
college-aged people, a group often ignored
in the healthcare discussion.
All 800+ tickets were sold last year, and are
poised to do the same this year. The perform-
ers include LaRhonda Steele, Andy Stokes,
Ben Rice, Richard Arnold, Shoehorn, Lloyd
Allen, DK Stewart Band, and the Norman
Sylvester Band, with appearances from com-
munity luminaries such as Renee Mitchell,
Paul Knauls and many more.
With music filling every room, concert-
goers can also look forward to opportunities
for fellowship, consuming good food, as well
as attending a downstairs information vil
lage containing additional materials on the
subject of healthcare.
Tickets are available at Music M illen
nium, Geneva’s Shear Perfection, Musicians
U n io n L o cal 99, and o n lin e at
ticketomato.com. Additional information on
universal healthcare as well as the “Healing
the Healthcare Blues” festival can be found
on normansylvester.com and the Health Care
For All Oregon website, HCAO.org.
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All Meeting
State Rep. Michael Dembrow, the spon
sor of a proposed law to bring universal,
single-payer healthcare for all to Oregon, will
explain the details of the legislation during a
Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, April 9 at 7
p.m. at St. Andrew Church, 806 N.E. Alberta
St.
The northeast Portland lawmaker will take
questions about House Bill 2922, which
would establish a health care plan for all
Oregonians, which would be operated by the
Oregon Health Authority.
The evening’s program will include a short
film detailing Vermont’s successful efforts
to establish single payer. Participants will
also hear from city residents who have first
hand experience with a failing medical insur
ance industry, to understand the current
crisis and how it affects individuals and small
businesses.
The meeting is'co-sponsored by Health .
Care for All Oregon, and Portland Jobs with
Justice.
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