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#MillionsMissing 2022: Activism From Home Was Beyond Impressive

There has been so much happening since the #MillionsMissing protest on September 19th. We’ve shared some of our amazing press wins. You tuned into the live stream on Twitter. You saw the article that cover our government’s response. We are thrilled.  And we want to take a moment to acknowledge all of the amazing activism

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Tell HHS about your experience of healthcare discrimination

People with ME, Long COVID and other complex, chronic diseases have experienced all kinds of healthcare discrimination. Now there is an opportunity for you to share your story and urge our government to move forward with improved protections to secure access to healthcare that is free from discrimination or prejudice. The deadline to submit a

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#MillionsMissing Press Hits are Rolling In!

The press hits are rolling in! The media showed up in a big way yesterday to cover our #MillionsMissing protest in front of the White House.   One day after President Biden declared the “pandemic is over,” our community was at the gates of the White House to send Biden a message that a pandemic of chronic

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Red box at the top says Join us at #MillionsMissing Scotland! Then there is a picture of people gathered at a protest holding signs and wearing read shirts, some are in wheelchairs. Low bottom of the image has a red box that says New Date: Wednesday, 28th September 12:30-2:30pm

New date for #MillionsMissing Scotland

Following the postponement of #MillionsMissing Scotland, the demonstration has been rescheduled to Wednesday 28th September. #MillionsMissing Scotland will now take place on Wednesday 28th September, from 12.30-2.30pm. We appreciate this isn’t a lot of notice but we are keen to build on the momentum the event has already gained and to hold it while it

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#MillionsMissing Scotland postponed

The #MillionsMissing Scotland demonstration, due to take place on Wednesday 14th, has had to be postponed. Following the death of Her Majesty the Queen, the Scottish Parliament is suspended, which means we won’t be able to achieve the aims of the event. We appreciate that it’s disappointing and apologise for any inconvenience caused, particularly to

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NIH Extends Funding for ME/CFS Research Centers

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has taken steps to fix a “funding gap” in the timing of research awards for the ME/CFS Collaborative Research Centers (CRC) and the Data Management and Coordinating Center (DMCC). The currently-funded research centers which apply, and are approved, for another 5-year term will no longer face a 7-month funding

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A red graphic with white text along the bottom that says ‘Ask your MSPs to join us at Millions Missing Scotland!’ On the left is an icon of a laptop and the email @ symbol, with three yellow envelopes floating out of it. On the right is a photo in a white frame of a group of people outside the Scottish Parliament building, from the protest in 2017. They are wearing red ME Action t-shirts and holding posters and banners about ME. Some are standing and some are sitting in wheelchairs. A person in the centre is holding a microphone.

Ask your MSPs to join us at #MillionsMissing Scotland

Whether or not you can join us in person at this year’s #MillionsMissing, you can help to make it a success by emailing your MSP and asking them to come out, say hello and sign a pledge to support people with ME. #MEAction Scotland will be outside the Scottish Parliament to engage with as many

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How Dept. of Labor can better track disability from chronic illness

Earlier this month #MEAction collaborated with Patient-Led Research Collaborative (PLRC) to suggest changes that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) should make in order to better track disability due to chronic illnesses such as ME/CFS and Long COVID in its regular surveys of disability employment issues.  We provided feedback on ways to improve questions on

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