‘Your Vote is Your Voice’ ~ L.A. town hall to follow sweep of three church appearances each by Rev. Sharpton (in Southern California) and Urban League’s Marc Morial (Oakland) in support of Proposition 61 to lower drug prices.

(Black PR Wire) --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yes on Prop 61:

WHAT:

LEIMERT PARK TOWN HALL LIVE ON KJLH-FM “Yes on 61: Your Vote is Your Voice” and press event to raise community awareness of voting “Yes on Proposition 61”

Presented by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in partnership with Reed for Hope

WHEN:

Sunday, October 30th 2:00pm to 4:40pm

• LIVE—2:00pm-3:00pm: Live KJLH Radio Panel Discussion “Yes on 61: Your Vote Is Your Voice”

• 3:00pm-4:00pm: Live Musical Performance & Inspirational Church in the Park w/Pastor Deitrick Haddon

WHERE:

Leimert Park, People’s Square
W. 43rd Street and Degnan Blvd., off of Crenshaw Blvd in Los Angeles

WHO:

Panelists:

Reverend Al Sharpton

Sen. Isadore Hall, III, California State Senator, (D, 35th District)

Marc Morial, President, National Urban League

Wayne and Myesha Chaney, TV Show Cast member of “Preachers of LA” the Senior Pastor and First Lady of Antioch Church in Long Beach

Dr. Anthony Samad, Author, Columnist, Scholar

Moderator:

Dominique DiPrima of KJLH FM’s Front Page new program

MEDIA CONTACT:
AHF’s Ged Kenslea 323.791.5526 m gedk@aidhealth.org

Proposition 61, The California Drug Price Relief Act, is a simple measure that allows California to leverage its massive negotiating power to achieve lower drug prices for the most vulnerable Californians. Drug companies are scared of Proposition 61 because they know it will put us on the road to lower drug prices.

Sunday, October 30, 2016 Church Appearance for ‘Yes on Prop. 61’ endorsements:

8:00am service
Second Baptist Church (Live Broadcast), Pastor William Epps
2412 Griffith Ave, Los Angeles CA 90011
Rev. Sharpton arrives at 8am to give brief remarks

10:00am service
Rev. Sharpton arrives at 10am to give brief remarks
First AME Church LA, Pastor J. Edgar Boyd
2270 South Harvard Blvd, LA CA 90018 Pastor J. Edgar Boyd
Rev. Sharpton arrives at 10am to give brief remarks

11:00am service
City of Refuge, Bishop Noel Jones
14527 South San Pedro Street, Gardena, CA 90248
Rev. Sharpton arrives at 12:00 noon to give brief remarks

8:00am service
Allen Temple Baptist Church, Senior Pastor J. Alfred Smith, Jr.
8501 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94621
Mr. Morial arrives at 8am to give brief remarks

9:00am service
Bebe Memorial Cathedral, Rev. Dr. Charley Hames, Jr.
3900 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Mr. Morial arrives at 9am to give brief remarks

10:00am service
True Vine Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Zachary E. Carey
2607 Myrtle Street (McClymond’s Auditorium) Oakland CA 94607
Mr. Morial arrives at 10am to give brief remarks

About Proposition 61

Proposition 61 would require the state of California to negotiate with drug companies for drug prices that are no more than is paid for the same drugs by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). Unlike Medicare, the DVA negotiates for drug prices on behalf of the millions veterans it serves, and pays on average 20-24 percent less for medications than other government agencies, and up to 40 percent less than Medicare Part D. Prop. 61 empowers the state, as the healthcare buyer for millions of Californians, to negotiate a better deal for taxpayers, saving the state billions.

Prop 61 Endorsements

Prop. 61 has been endorsed by AARP California, the California Nurses Association, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and his organization Our Revolution, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, civil rights and labor activist Dolores Huerta, Rev. Al Sharpton, the Urban League, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Campaign for a Healthy California, Progressive Democrats of America, Social Security Works, and the Vote Vets Action Fund. A full list of endorsements can be found: http://www.yeson61.com/endorsements

Paid for by Yes on Prop 61, Californians for Lower Drug Prices, With Major Funding by AIDS Healthcare Foundation and California Nurses Association PAC. FPPC ID#1376791