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- 1976-8 Founding member, Activist with US-China People's Friendship Assoc., San Luis Obispo, CA chapter
- 1977-8 Founding member, Activist with "Alternatives in Agriculture", sustainable agriculture promotion
an
on-campus organization at Cal-Poly State Univ, San Luis Obispo
- 1978-80 Study of community organizing with "Allianza Juvenile para el Desarrollo Comunitario"
working with Agricultural Cooperatives in El Quiche, Guatemala, "Christian-base Communities"
- 1980-82 Founding member, Activist with Central America Study and Solidarity,
an
on-campus organization at Cal-Poly State Univ, San Luis Obispo. a chapter of CISPES
(US National Organization)
- 1982-87 Activist with People's Alliance on Central America,
an on-campus organization at Univ of Ill, C-U a chapter of CISPES US National Organization
- 1983-87 Co-founder, bi-weekly host/producer of "Window on the World" 2 hour radio show
on
WEFT, community radio. Show was on foreign policy and third world affairs
- 1987-89 Activist with HAP-Nica, Agricultural Cooperative Support to Nicaragua
an
on-campus organization University of California, Davis
- 1997- present Activist, webmaster and officer of
the North Carolina Committee to Defend Health Care, Educational 501c3 non-profit
working to promote the concept of "The Right to Health Care" and the
implementation of universal health care in North Carolina.
- 1998- present Executive Director of Project
EINO, the only project in the country committed primarily to support and encourage the autonomous state organizations which are working towards recognition of the
"Right to Health Care". This includes the first 18 months during which the project ran at DefendHealthCare.org administered by the Massachussetts Committee to Defend Health Care.
- October 1997 - July 2001 Webmaster and Editor for national website Defend Health Care. This website
was administered by the Massachussetts Ad Hoc Committee to Defend Health Care (Boston
office). The website was abandoned (off-line) July 2001, when all operations moved to EverybodyInNobodyOut.org. The Boston office had no remaining interest in the national website. Project EINO remains on a very friendly basis with officers and staff of the Massachussetts committee.
- April 2001 to present - Executive Director of
Project EINO. Editor-In-Chief and webmaster for the EINO website. Chief organizer of
Project EINO's effort to strengthen existing,
and promote formation of new state organizations for universal
health care. See specific achievements
of Project EINO.
- June 1999 to present - Officer of the North
Carolina Committe to Defend Health Care. Public speaking for NC-CDHC,
coordination of application for tax-exempt status, accounts, coordination of
summer intern program and webmaster.
- Feb 2000 to present - Office Manager for Adult Medicine & Lymphedema Consults,
P.A., Durham, North Carolina. Webmaster for the Lymflo
Therapies, a health
care clinic specializing in the treatment of patients suffering with lymphedema.
- July 2003 to present - Direction and development of the "Right to Health Care" as a second website for Project EINO focused on the human rights aspect of universal health care.
The website was launched in Sept of 2003 and during the first year a great deal of work was put into making this the premiere source of information on the legal, historic, philosophical and current political aspects of the "Right to Health Care'.
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Throughout 2004 a great deal of time was spent also on making new connections to organizations working in the human rights arena. This included international organizations working on the "Right to Health".
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SOME MOST RECENT PRESENTATIONS ON HEALTH POLICY
- Mar 24 2005 -- Right to Health Care presentation in Raleigh, NC
meeting of Civitan Club
Mar 14 2005 -- Right to Health Care presentation in Chapel Hill, NC
meeting of Elders for Peace at Carol Woods Retirement Home
Jan 25 2005 -- Right to Health Care presentation in Durham, NC
PA's general membership mtg, 3 resolutions passed on UHC
Jan 8 2005 -- Right to Health Care presentation in Myrtle Beach SC
given to first large public meeting of SC citizens for universal health care
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON HEALTH POLICY
- CORPORATE INCENTIVES AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE, by D. Lazof March 10, 2005 (editorial, Moving Ideas)
- GOVERNMENT RUN PROGRAMS - The Evil Empire Threatens, Oct 18, 2004 (editorial, Moving Ideas)
- GOOD HEALTH, A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY WHICH GENERATES WEALTH , July 2004 (editorial, Moving Ideas)
- OUR RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE - It's More Than A Catchy Slogan, June 2004 (editorial, Moving Ideas)
- THE RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE. Revised Sept 29 2003.(downloadable pamphlet)
- AN EASY PILL TO SWALLOW - Confronting the Root Causes of Our Medical Malpractice Crisis and Providing High Quality Universal Care at the Same Time - July 2003 (downloadable pamphlet)
- GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE - Nov 2002 (downloadable pamphlet)
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