From April 19- 25, ACS CAN is joining
Black Voters Matter (BVM) to host a multi-state bus tour to spotlight Southern states that have refused to expand Medicaid eligibility. The bus tour part of ACS CAN’s ongoing advocacy work to increase policymaker knowledge on the importance of insurance coverage and Medicaid expansion’s role in healthier communities.
The
Sick and Tired Bus Tour, is an extension of BVM’s relaunched campaign to target the 10 remaining non-expansion states that are largely concentrated in the South and include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Since 2022, ACS CAN has partnered with BVM as a 501c3 civic education nonprofit on outreach events in Black communities throughout Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Alabama. ACS CAN values its collaboration with BVM to help educate and engage new advocates for Medicaid expansion, health equity and its overall advocacy work toward the fight to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.
“ACS CAN is thrilled to deepen our partnership with Black Voters Matter to call attention to the importance of Medicaid expansion and the critical role it plays in addressing long-standing, life-threatening health disparities,” said ACS CAN President Lisa Lacasse. “Research continues to show one of the most significant factors in surviving a cancer diagnosis is access to comprehensive, affordable health coverage, and its long past time the 10 states that have yet to increase access to coverage through Medicaid see this reality and recognize their delay is costing people their lives."
As part of the bus tour, ACS CAN and BVM will travel across Southern states – Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, for an “In Due Season" health equity film sneak preview and discussion, as well as community-centered health and wellness fairs.
The
Sick and Tired Bus Tour is free and open to the public. See location details below.
April 19 - Memphis, TN | Location: Abyssinian Baptist Church - 3890 Millbranch Rd, Memphis, TN
- 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT: Documentary preview screening & health and wellness fair with community resources
April 19 - Tupelo, MS | Location: North Mississippi AgriBusiness - 1995 Pine Grove Road, Shannon, MS
- 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. CT: Documentary preview screening & health and wellness fair with community resources.
April 20 - Jackson, MS | Location: T. Matthews MB Church — 3660 Fontaine Ave Jackson, MS
- 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CT: Documentary preview screening & health and wellness fair with community resources, fellowship hall, food truck.
April 21 - Montgomery, AL | Location: Stonetank Antioch Missionary Baptist Church — 6515 Old Selma Road, Montgomery, AL
- 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT: Documentary preview screening, health and wellness fair & Sunday Service fellowship meal and discussion.
April 22 - Atlanta, GA | Location: St. Phillip AME Church — 240 Candler Road, Atlanta, GA
- 5:00 p.m. ET: Documentary preview screening, panel discussion focused on women’s health disparities.
April 23 - Macon, GA | Location: Crate X Coworking Space — 551 Cherry Street, Macon, GA
- 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET: Local canvassing
- 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET: Documentary preview screening, panel discussion, mixer for minority & small business owners, wellness checks.
April 24 - Albany, GA | Location: C&H Event Center -– 2310 West Gordon Avenue, Albany, GA
- 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. ET: Documentary preview screening, panel discussion, healthcare fair
April 25 - Tallahassee, FL | Location: Neighborhood Medical Center — 872 West Orange Avenue, Tallahassee, FL
- 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET: Local canvassing, documentary preview screening, health and wellness checks, party with purpose.
- 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET: Screening discussion led by FAMU medical students
For more information and to join the conversation on closing the coverage gap, visit ACS CAN’s
website.
