Since 1992 health care advocates in NYS have been pushing for a single payer universal health care system. Even though the State Senate now has a majority of members sponsoring the bill, the Democrat's Majority Leader won't allow it for a vote. Hundreds came to Albany on June 7 in a last ditch effort to force a vote. We hear from Charley Bowman of Buffalo; Cheryl Snyder of Ulster County; Earl Kimmick of Grassroots Action NY; Sandy Przybylak of the Erie County Green Party; Rev. Joe Paperone of the Poor People's Campaign; Rev. Joseph Seals; and lead sponsor, and Assemblyperson Richard Gottfried in a segment produced by WOOC's Mark Dunlea. And Sunday, June 13 is Race Amity Day. Race Amity Day is based on the belief, promoted by the National Race Amity Center that, “Race relations in America will not substantially improve unless the public discourse on race moves beyond the blame-grievance-rejection framework to one that recognizes and celebrates our ability to overcome racial prejudice through association, amity, and collaboration.“ The Race Unity Circle, based in Poughkeepsie, NY is marking the holiday with an online summit on for friendship and understanding between races. Moses Nagel spoke with three members of the steering committee about the meanings of Race Amity and the plans for this years’ summit.

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