Rutland Healthcare Organizing Committee Marches in Halloween Parade

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Rutland Healthcare Organizing Committee Marches in Halloween Parade

Posted 11/02/2009

On October 31st The Rutland Healthcare is a Human Right Organizing Committee marched in the 50th Annual Rutland Halloween Parade. Though it was raining hard, the committee members dressed as "Insurance Company Vampires", patients, doctors and nurses marched chanting "Our health is not for profit" and "Hey hey, ho ho, Insurance Companies have got to go!". They received cheers of support from the massive crowd.