WHAT:
Peaceful Die-In protest demanding protection for Medicare and Medicaid, in response to Senator Joni Ernst’s recent comment: “we’re all going to die.” Participants will lie motionless in symbolic protest, calling out healthcare cuts and corporate welfare.

WHERE:
Senator Joni Ernst’s Des Moines Office
Neal Smith Federal Building
210 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309

WHEN: 10am-1pm

WHY:
To protest Ernst’s endorsement of Medicare and Medicaid cuts, and to demand healthcare justice. This action highlights the real cost of healthcare denial—lives lost. We reject billionaire welfare and demand care for all.

WHO:
Hosted by:

• B*tches Get Stuff Done (B.G.S.D.)

• North Iowa Fights Back

• Insufferable Wenches of Iowa

• Progressive Democrats of America, Iowa Chapter

• Concerned Iowans, healthcare workers, seniors, and activists

OPTIONAL:
Costumes encouraged — wear your best Grim Reaper or Tooth Fairy attire!