The Put People First! PA (PPF-PA) Membership Assembly is our largest yearly gathering, open to brand new folks and experienced members. Join us from 5 pm Friday, October 17th, to 1:30 pm Sunday, October 19th, 2025 at a hotel and conference center in State College, PA. (You'll receive the exact location after you register). We're coming together from across the state, the country and internationally to build community and celebrate the year. We will reflect on what we've learned from our THIRTEEN years, strategize together, share art and culture, and envision the years ahead!

This year Put People First! PA will be holding our 13th Annual Membership Assembly as a fully in person event. More details to come for virtual attendance for members and national partners who are not able to attend in person.

The Membership Assembly will provide *free of charge* meals, snacks, childcare, transportation housing and materials, as well as masks. We'll have vans and carpools to transport people from different regions across the state.

As usual, we will begin the assembly with the creation of a collective altar. Please bring a small object, photo, etc. that is meaningful to you and connected to why you are in the struggle for healthcare as a human right.

PPF-PA's Health and Safety protocols this year will focus on checking for symptoms, not daily testing. Participants will be asked to monitor themselves for new symptoms and check in with the Health and Safety team every morning. Anyone who is exposed to Covid in the week leading up to the assembly (whether symptomatic or not) is required to contact the Health and Safety team. Masks will be provided and are optional. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please let us know in this registration. These protocols will be sent to everyone who registers to review.

Registration deadline is Monday, September 15th!

Please review the following agreements for the Assembly - and note that the Assembly is an alcohol and substance-free space.

Community Agreements: https://bit.ly/NVMACommunityAgreements

Covid safety protocol: https://bit.ly/HealthAndSafety2025MA

Sample Schedule (all timing is approximate!)

Friday Evening
4:00 pm | Registration begins

6:00 pm | Dinner & Base Group meetings

8:00 pm | Sing-out

Saturday
7:00 am | Breakfast

8:00 am | Assembly Opening

10:00 am| Break

10:30 am | Hospital Closures & the Political Economy of Healthcare

12:30 pm| Lunch, 1 on 1s, outdoor time and rest

2:30 pm | Skill Building Workshops
(Choose one: Political Storytelling; People’s Clinics; Medicaid sign ups and appeals; Song-leading)

4:30 pm | Break

5:15 pm | Group photo

5:30 pm | Dinner

7:00 pm | Art and Culture night

Sunday
8:00 am | Breakfast

9:00 am | Opening

9:20 am | Open time to meet as your HRC, Team, State, NUH, formation, etc.

10:45 am | Introduction to Leadership Across Difference

11:00 am | Skill Building Workshops
(Choose one: The Battle for the Bible, Unity Across Language, Housing and Healthcare, How to do People’s History)

12:30 pm | Break

12:45 pm | Closing

1:15 pm | Clean up, grab and go lunch

The Membership Assembly is FREE to attend. Donations are welcomed to offset the costs of this gathering. Remember, Put People First! PA is a member-led, staff free organization and all of our labor takes place on the basis of commitment, not compensation, including the extensive and time-consuming fundraising that allows us to hold the Membership Assembly. We recommend that everyone contribute at least $5 as you're able. The actual cost is about $366 per person. We will follow up with everyone who registers about ways to donate. One way to donate now is via venmo @UWATreasurer which goes to our fiscal sponsor, United Workers. Please note PPF-PA MA 2025 on your donation.

Forward together,

The Membership Assembly Planning Team