Teach-In: Non-Violent Direct Action
April 19, 2017
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If you missed the teach-in last week on Non-Violent Direct Action with Terri Wilder and Alexis Danzig, check out the webinar here.
Category: Featured actions
Impact of proposed NIH and CDC cuts on ME Research
April 10, 2017
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How would the proposed NIH and CDC Budget Cuts affect ME research? News organizations recently reported that President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the House and Senate to approve budget cuts for 2017 of $1.232 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and $314 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Global Call-to-Action: Help secure the World Health Organisation's Classification of ME & CFS
April 4, 2017
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Urgent call to action! We need all hands on deck for a simple, but important task! The World Health Organisation (WHO) is reviewing its International Classification of Disease (ICD) for its upcoming 11th edition (ICD-11). There has been enormous concern about what was going to happen to how ME & CFS are classified in the new edition. It’s crucial that we take action now!
Three ways to help Unrest change the story
March 31, 2017
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1) Sign up Sign-up to receive Unrest email updates, so you know when the film is coming to a city near you, your family, or your friends! Help us use the film to create a circle of allies, build the movement to fight for equal treatment, and find a cure. 2) Get social Join the Unrest social
#MEAction and Solve ME/CFS Gear Up for Major Congressional Push
March 29, 2017
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#MEAction and Solve ME/CFS Initiative are gearing up for a major congressional action for ME/CFS in Washington, D.C. from May 16 to 18. If you would like to join us in Washington, D.C. for meetings, let us know by April 4th so that we can make the necessary meeting arrangements with your legislators. Sign up here.
URGENT Congressional Action: Ask your House Rep. to sign letter for ME
March 29, 2017
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URGENT Congressional Action! Ask your House representative to sign a letter that inserts favorable language for ME into the House Appropriations Committee report on the FY18 budget. Deadline to sign: Tues., April 4th. Contact your House rep. today! See instructions for calling and emailing below. ~ U.S. House Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Anna Eshoo have agreed to sponsor
Support Tom's London Marathon campaign for ME Research U.K.
March 28, 2017
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On 23rd April, Tom Whittingham is running the London Marathon for ME Research UK.
Watch and share his fundraising and awareness video.
#MEAction plans virtual concert for May 6th: Submit your Art
March 28, 2017
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Whether you are a musician, poet or puppeteer, expressing yourself through a body devastated by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is suddenly an impossible feat – and an improbable opportunity. #MEAction is excited to announce the launch of a virtual concert called #Bedfest on May 6th to showcase the experience of living
URGENT: Call your U.S. congressperson: Sign the letter to stop NIH cut
March 27, 2017
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President Trump is proposing to cut the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $6 billion – or about one-fifth of the total agency budget. A cut to the NIH budget will almost certainly impact funding for biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). Bipartisan members of Congress are circulating a letter that opposes this cut, and, instead,
Donate Your Brain to Find a Cure for ME/CFS
March 24, 2017
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One of the best ways to advance research toward finding answers about neurologic disorders is through post-mortem brain donation – and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports an urgent need for donations from patients who’ve suffered with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Arranging in advance to donate your brain when you die