The events are sponsored by Health Care for America Now, Organizing for America and the Healthy Washington Coalition. The Olympia event will be from noon to 1 p.m. at Sylvester Park downtown and could draw at least 200 people, organizer Jill Lynch said.
The goal is to raise pressure for passage of a federal health-reform bill out of the Senate before Christmas. The U.S. House passed its bill last month, and activists want to see a bill that includes a public-run option, coverage for all citizens and no denials of pre-existing medical conditions, Lynch said.
Remarks are planned from Rep. Brendan Williams, D-Olympia, and others.
