There are two events this Saturday, October 16th, that you don’t want to miss!
- Bristol Virginia Democratic Committee Monthly Breakfast Saturday, October 16, at 9:00 a.m. at the Golden Corral, Exit 7 from I-81. Special Guest will be James Gibbs, Second Vice-President of United Mine Workers of America. Guests and visitors to the committee are welcome. Tell the cashier that you are with the Bristol Democrats to receive a discount on breakfast, then turn right to find us in the meeting room.
- Health Care Forum featuring Wendell Potter Saturday, October 16 – 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the Bristol Public Library. Wendell Potter is a native of Mountain City and Kingsport and a Senior Fellow on Health Care at the Center for Media and Democracy, an independent non-partisan public interest organization. His keynote will be preceded by a panel discussion, “Myths and Misconceptions About the New Health Care Law.” Panel members will include: Robin Feierabend, Local Physician and Professor in the East Tennessee State University Department of Family Medicine; Tony Garr, Executive Director of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign; and Debbie Smith of Virginia Organizing. This event is sponsored by Tri Cities Citizens for Improved Health Care, Tennessee Health Care Campaign, and Virginia Organizing.