Vigil for S-CHIP, Anyone?

You may have gotten the e-mails from Move On and Moms Rising.  They are facilitating a nationwide vigil this Tuesday, October 16th called Light Up the Night for Children's Health Care.  The idea is to send a strong message to Congress that we really want them to override the President's S-CHIP veto.  And they want us to not only be there with our kids and our candles and our support (not so hard), but to host it.  Yes, mamas, that's a taller order.  But together, waddya say?  Here's how they describe hosting a vigil:

It's really easy. All you need to do is register a location, bring some candles, and follow a few simple steps in the short guide that MoveOn will provide you.  We'll invite other MomsRising and MoveOn members in your area to your vigil.  You may be the very person your community needs to organize for children's health care--don't be shy, sign up! We hope you'll join us and host a vigil in your community.

All we have to do is click and we're on our way, mamas (OK, so maybe there's a little more to it...).  But they promise to help 'every step of the way.'

Waddya say, Activistas?  Many mamas make light work.  If you're into this, coordinate in our comments section.  That's what we're here for!

Check out our previous S-CHIP posts if you haven't already for background, fascinating opinions, and more!

Comments

[Angie]

I'm up for helping organize a vigil. Sorry about the late notice. Let me know where we are thinking, and I will look into if we need permits.

[Lisa]

Oh no!! He vetoed it again!! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/13/us/13giving.html?ex=1355288400&en=250d64cf1c746db0&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink. What'll it take to cover the kids, mamas? Another reason to head for Canada!