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Alliance for Retired Americans Photo Gallery

Alliance activists have been fighting for retirees' rights all over the country, and we have the pictures to prove it!

If you have pictures from an Alliance event that you would like to share, please send them to letters@RetiredAmericans.org.

Medicare's 44th Birthday!
Legislative Conference Pictures
Health Care for American Now Rally - June 25, 2009
Nevada Members Lobby Senator Reid
Honoring the Leadership Award to Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Reception with Barbara Easterling and CWA June 16, 2009
June 17 Banquet Honoring George Kourpias
Lobby Day June 17, 2009
New Mexico's Rail Runner Senior Express to the Roundhouse
Alliance Lobby Week 2009
Alliance Activists on Capitol Hill in 2008
Social Security's 73rd Birthday
Livestrong Event - Columbus, Ohio
South Carolina Founding Convention
Arizona Social Security Event 30708
Council House Event, Suitland, Maryland

Pittsburgh Convention

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Barbara Meets Obama

Medicare's Birthday

Several states rallied their members to celebrate Medicare's 44th birthday!

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Iowa Celebrates	Iowa Celebrates	Iowa Celebrates	Iowa Celebrates	Iowa Celebrates	Florida Celebrates
Florida Celebrates	Florida Celebrates	Florida Celebrates	New Hampshire Celebrates	North Carolina Celebrates	New Hampshire Celebrates
New Hampshire Celebrates	Nevada Celebrates	Nevada Celebrates	Ohio Celebrates!	Ohio Celebrates	Ohio Celebrates
Ohio Celebrates	North Carolina Roundtable	New Mexico Celebrates	New Mexico Celebrates	New Mexico Celebrates	Nex Mexico Celebrates
Missouri Celebrates	Missouri Celebrates

July 13, 2009 House of Representatives Healthcare Press Conference

Alliance member and activist Phil Feaster spoke at a press conference on healthcare legislation

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Phil Feaster addresses the crowd

Phil Feaster discussing the need for healthcare reform

Speaker Pelosi and Democrat House Leadership

Health Care for America Now Rally

The Alliance showed their support at the HCAN rally for affordable coverage for all

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Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally
Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Fighting for health care
Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally	Health Care Rally

Legislative Conference 2009 - Staff pictures

Pictures of Alliance staff at the conference.

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Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff
Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff	Alliance Staff
Staff members

Legislative Conference 2009

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Legislative Conference 2009 Lobby Day

Legislative Conference 2009

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Lobby Day	Lobbying Inside Capitol Hill	Retirees Lobby for Health Care	Lobbying for Affordable Health Care	Members with Rep. Tonko	Members with Rep. Berkley
Member meets with Rep. Hensarling	Rep. Hensarling	North Carolina Members	N. Carolina Members with Staff	Alliance NC Members Lobby	NC Members + Staff Lobby
More NC lobbying	Lobby Day Bus	Lobby Day Bus 2	Lobby Bus 3	Lobbying	Sen. Merkley from Oregon
Sen. Merkley	Oregon Members to the Hill	Rep. Alan Grayson	Lobby Day	Lobby Day	Boarding the bus
Boarding the bus to lobby	Lobby Day	Lobby Day	Lobby Day	Rep. Rothman	NY delegates
NY delegates	NY members	lobby day	Hawaii Alliance	Hawaii Alliance on Lobby Day	Hawaii

Legislative Conference Banquet

Pictures from June 17, 2009 - Banquet dinner honoring George J. Kourpias

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Banquet Dinner	Banquet Dinner	Banquet Dinner	Banquet Dinner	Banquet Dinner	Banquet Dinner
Banquet Dinner	Banquet Dinner	Banquet Dinner	Banquet Dinner	Banquet Dinner

Rep. Jan Schakowsky

The Alliance presented the Leaderhip Award to Rep. Jan Schakowsky from Illinois.

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Jan Schakowsky	Jan Schakowsky	Rep. Jan Schakowsky	Rep. Jan Schakowsky	Rep. Jan Schakowsky	Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan Schakowsky	Jan Schakowsky	Jan Schakowsky	Jan Schakowsky

Lobby Day with Senator Harry Reid

Nevada Alliance members lobby their Senator on the health care reform.

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Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid
Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid
Sen. Harry Reid	Sen. Harry Reid

Arizona Alliance Members on Lobby Day

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Congressman Ed Pastor (AZ-4) with members from the Arizona Alliance

Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ-7) with members from the Arizona Alliance

Arizona Alliance members visit Congressional offices on Lobby Day

Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1) with members of the Arizona Alliance

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8) with Arizona Alliance members

CWA Reception

CWA reception at the 2009 Legislative Conference

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CWA Reception	CWA Reception	CWA Reception	CWA Reception	CWA Reception	CWA Reception
CWA Reception	CWA Reception	CWA Reception

Legislative Conference Pictures

Random assortment of the Alliance's legislative conference week

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Senate Hearing	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference
Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference
Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference	Legislative Conference

Alliance and Nelson Staffers

Alliance and Nelson Staffers

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Florida Alliance Members & Nelson Staffer 1

Florida Alliance Members & Nelson Staffer 2

White House Regional Forum on Health Reform

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North Carolina 1

North Carolina 2

North Carolina 3

North Carolina 4

North Carolina 5

New Mexico's Rail Runner Senior Express to the Roundhouse

On March 4, the New Mexico Alliance for Retired Americans caught the Rail Runner train to visit the the 2009 Legislative Session at the state Capitol. making stops in Los Ranchos, Sandoval, and Santa Fe, members visited the Roundhouse to visit with legislators and lobby on behalf of seniors' issues, tour the Capitol and art galleries within the Capitol complex, and gather information about community resources and services.

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NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip
NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip	NM ARA Roundhouse Trip

Alliance Lobby Week 2009

In over 70 meetings during Lobby Week with their U.S. Representatives and Senators, activists with the Alliance for Retired Americans outlined measures to lower the cost of prescription drugs, strengthen the Medicare Trust Fund, and expand Medicare coverage for retirees age 55-64.Specifically, participants supported: Allowing Medicare to negotiate volume discounts with drug manufacturers. The Veterans Administration does this and its prescriptions cost 30 percent less; Ending wasteful taxpayer subsidies to private insurance companies who run Medicare Advantage programs at a cost nearly 20 percent higher than Medicare; and Providing early retirees the option to purchase Medicare coverage. Many of the 5.1 million Americans between 55-64 who lack health insurance are victims of mass layoffs. Alliance members will called upon their lawmakers to form Seniors Advisory Committees, and also to support the Employee Free Choice Act to help workers negotiate for higher wages and health care and retirement benefits.

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FLARA Lobby Week

HI ARA Lobby Week

Alliance Activists on Capitol Hill in 2008

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Josephine Powe

Sadie Coleman

Social Security's 73rd Birthday

To mark Social Security's birthday on August 14, the Alliance celebrated Social Security's 73rd birthday with 25 grassroots events from Oregon to Florida lauding the program that has kept millions of Americans out of poverty and by promising to continue fighting privatization efforts. On July 7, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) said, "Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And that's a disgrace. It's an absolute disgrace, and it's got to be fixed." Alliance members protested these comments outside Republican headquarters and McCain offices in Raleigh, North Carolina, Portland, Oregon and Phoenix, Arizona, and asked Senators John Sununu (R-NH) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) to denounce their colleague's comments in Manchester, New Hampshire and Salem, Oregon, respectively. The Senator was also shadowed by the Alliance on his visits to York, Pennsylvania and Aspen, Colorado this week. Additionally, birthday cakes and cards were presented with thanks to Social Security Administration offices in Green Bay, Madison, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Morgantown, West Virginia; Raleigh and Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Tallahassee, Port St. Lucie, Lake Mary, and Valrico, Florida; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Reading, Pennsylvania; Tyler, Texas; and Montpelier, Vermont. More events are planned through next week.

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West Virginia Thanks the Social Security Administration	West Virginia Celebrates Social Security's Birthday	Colorado Celebrates Social Security's Birthday	Colorado Tells John McCain Not to Privatize Social Security	New Mexico Celebrates Social Security's Birthday	Texas Celebrates Social Security's Birthday
North Carolina Celebrates Social Security's Birthday With Cake	North Carolina Says Savvy Seniors Vote	North Carolina On Camera For Social Security	North Carolina Says Social Security Is Not A "Disgrace"	North Carlina Talks About Social Security Privatization	North Carolina Says Don't Privatize Social Security
North Carolina Presents Social Security Birthday Card	North Carolina Celebrates Social Security's Birthday 2	North Carolina Celebrates Social Security's Birthday	North Carolina Signs Birthday Card for Social Security	Arizona Has Birthday Party for Social Security	Arizona Says Respect and Protect Retirement Security
Arizona Celebrates Social Security's Birthday With Cake	Arizona Says Don't Privatize Social Security	Arizona Celebrates Social Security's Birthday	Arizona Speaks Up For Social Security	Arizona Takes Action on Social Security's Birthday	Arizona Parties On Social Security Birthday
Arizona Presents Social Security Birthday Cake	Arizona Alliance Celebrates Social Security's Birthday	Arizona Shares Social Security Stories	Arizona Celebrates Social Security	Arizona Alliance Says Protect and Preserve Social Security	Arizona Stands Up For Social Security
Arizona Says Social Security Is Not A "Disgrace"	Arizona Celebrates Social Security's Birthday 2	Florida Presents Social Security Birthday Cake	Florida Says Happy Birthday to Social Security	Florida Sings Happy Birthday to Social Security	Florida Protects Social Security on 73rd Birthday
Florida Speaks Out For Social Security	Florida Says Social Security Not A "Disgrace"	Florida Says Savvy Seniors Vote	Florida Stands Up For Social Security	Florida Signs Social Security Birthday Card	Florida Fights for Social Security
Florida Honors Social Security's 73rd Birthday	Florida Birthday Cake Celebrates 73 Years of Social Security	Florida Presents Social Security Office With Birthday Cake	Florida Says Don't Privatize Social Security	Florida Visits Social Security Office On Program's Birthday	Florida Celebrates 73 Years Of Social Security
Florida Has Birthday Party for Social Security	Florida Says Preserve Social Security	Florida Has Cake For Social Security's Birthday	Florida Says Protect Social Security	Florida Speaks Up For Social Security	Florida Celebrates Social Security's Birthday With Cake
New Hampshire Reflects on 73 Years of Social Security	New Hampshire Presents Social Security Birthday Card	New Hampshire Presents Social Security Birthday Balloons	New Hampshire Marks Birthday With Cake, Balloons	New Hampshire Presents Social Security Birthday Cake	New Hampshire Retirees Speak About Social Security
New Hamsphire Hears Social Security Stories	New Hampshire Vows No Social Security Privatization	New Hamshire Balloons Celebrate Social Security's Birthday	New Hampshire Marks 73 Years of Social Security	New Hampshire Marks Social Security's Birthday	New Hampshire Speaks Out For Social Security
New Hampshrie Honors 73 Years of Social Security	New Hampshire Speaks Up for Social Security	New Hampshire Stands Up To Social Security Privatization	New Hampshire Celebrates Social Security's Birthday With Cake	New Hampshire Has Cake for Social Security's Birthday	New Hampshire Fights Social Security Privatization
New Hampshire Says Social Security Is Not Broken	New Hampshire Says No To Social Security Privatization	New Hampshire Says Social Security Works	New Hampshire Says Don't Privatize Social Security	New Hampshire Honors 73 Years of Social Security	New Hampshire Honors Social Security's 73rd Birthday
New Hampshire Says Happy 73rd Birthday Social Security	New Hampshire Wishes Social Security Happy Birthday	New Hampshire Says Happy Birthday To Social Security	New Hampshire Honors Social Security's Birthday	New Hampshire Plans Social Security Birthday Event	New Hampshire Celebrates 73 Years of Social Security
New Hampshire Plans Social Security Birthday Celebration	New Hampshire Celebrates Social Security's Birthday

Livestrong Event - Columbus, Ohio

As Senator McCain spoke on July 24 at Lance Armstrong�s yearly summit on cancer, the Ohio Alliance made their presence known to highlight McCain�s poor record on Medicare, health care, and Social Security. Field organizer Norm Wernet, a cancer survivor, pointed out that, while McCain says he supports additional funding for cancer research, he voted against federal funding for cancer research at the James Cancer Center at Ohio State University Medical Center. The senator voted against the funds because they were considered earmarks, but Wernet says earmarks are not always bad and are an important source of cancer research funding.

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Ohio 13

Ohio 14

Ohio 9

Ohio 11

Ohio 8

South Carolina Founding Convention

On June 13, South Carolina has became the newest state affiliate of the Alliance for Retired Americans, receiving its formal charter before a crowd of almost 50 activists at a founding convention. The South Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans (SCARA) works with the national Alliance to create a powerful statewide network of union and community-based retiree organizations. The organization is committed to building a strong grassroots organization and will be a valuable source of leaders and activists who will work together on legislative issues important to seniors.

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SCARA Co-Presidents Pam Creech and Julie Harbin	SCARA Receives its Charter	The New SCARA Board Takes the Oath of Office	The New SCARA Board Takes the Oath of Office	SCARA Founding Convention	SCARA Founding Convention
SCARA Founding Convention	SCARA Founding Convention	Alliance Executive Vice President Judy Cato	SCARA Founding Convention	SCARA Founding Convention	SCARA Founding Convention
SCARA Founding Convention	Alliance Executive Director Ed Coyle Speaks	SCARA Founding Convention	SCARA Founding Convention	SCARA Founding Convention	SCARA Founding Convention
Bill Cea Speaks at SCARA Founding

Arizona Social Security Event 30708

About 25 people, mostly seniors, picketed outside the Social Security office in central Phoenix on Friday to protest Sen. John McCain's proposal to revive the idea of privatizing Social Security.

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