Hochul’s Pocus – ACT UP: Demand Kathy Hochul Pass NY Health Act

Join ACT UP, PNHP and other healthcare groups in demanding that Kathy Hochul Pass NY Health Act. Housing Works, VOCAL-NY, and other organizations are joining. The group will wear witches’ hats, boil a cauldron, cast spells, and hand out candy with flyers.

WHAT: Hochul’s Pocus (Demand Kathy Hochul Pass NY Health Act)

WHEN: Fri Oct 31 @ 9am

WHERE: 919 3rd Ave @ 56th St.

TRAINS: 4,5,6 to 59th. E,M to Lex & 53rd

FB EVENT: join the fakebook event and invite a friend.

**Masks Required**

Halloween is upon us along with healthcare horrors like millions of NY-ers losing their health insurance or seeing their premiums skyrocket in the coming months at the hands of a ghoulish president and administration.

We hereby call on the coven of universal healthcare to gather on the dawn of this All Hallows Eve at Governor Kathy Hochul’s NYC office, where we will brew up a powerful potion to pass universal, single-payer healthcare with the New York Health Act and put an end to the curse of for-profit healthcare.

Governor Hochul, what’s it going to be?

TRICK: Do nothing while our healthcare is slashed & corporations deny care & kill for profit

–or–

TREAT: Provide free universal healthcare FOR ALL New Yorkers – saving lives and money!

We need you to conjure up a special session!

Witches & warlocks of NYC, work your magic!

Hop on your broom, summon your clowder of black cats & come cast a spell to #PassNYHealth with us.

We’ll have a wicked good time. Sign up below.

WHEN: Friday, October 31, 2025 @ 9AM

WHERE: 919 Third Avenue at the corner of 56th Street

Outside Governor Hochul’s Manhattan Office

WHAT:

• Wear BLACK & your magic drip

• Spooky signs calling for a special session to pass the NY Health Act now!

• Call & email Gov. Hochul, Speaker Heastie & Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins WEEKLY: p2a.co/AsrySFb

  + sign the petition: bit.ly/NYHASpecialSession to urge them to convene a special session to #PassNYHealth.

ALL bad witches welcome – invite all your familiars: bit.ly/HochulPocus

More ways to assist:

• Marshals are still needed for this action.

• Make calls to Governor Hochul, Speaker Heastie, your State Senators and Assembly members.

Orgs:

• ACT UP NY

• Physicians for a National Health Program – NY Metro Chapter

• Students for a National Health Program

• Rise and Resist

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About ACT UP

Founded in 1987, ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. ACT UP currently meets every Monday night at 7PM ET via Zoom. Notes: you will be asked to contribute your first & last name and email address to access online meetings, and KN-95 masks are required for ACT UP NY in person meetings/actions/gatherings. All individuals are welcome!