Follow Rivka Solomon on Twitter: @RivkaTweets “Now that’s the kind of event that gives hope. Real hope. Tangible, actionable hope. It’s infuriating that the standard of “care” for #Millions Missing is mostly built on disinformation. This kind of event is how we change this mad injustice.” – @RichardVallee on Twitter Every now and then something happens
#MEAction is currently accepting applications from medical students and practicing medical professionals to attend the National Institutes of Health meeting on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) research on April 4th-5th, 2019 in Bethesda, MD. The application is now due at 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 26th. The goal of the meeting is to showcase high-quality studies to better understand the state of the science
Listen to the article: #MEAction and Solve ME/CFS Initiative (SMCI) are excited to announce a joint partnership for ME/CFS Advocacy Week & DC Lobby Day 2019! The week of meetings with representatives, call-in actions and online events will take place from Monday, April 1 to Sunday, April 7th. The keystone event, Lobby Day 2019, when hundreds
#MEAction Colorado is organizing a small cohort to join the Women’s March in Denver this Saturday, Jan. 19th. (See details.) We plan to walk the shorter, ADA-friendly route with empty wheelchairs displaying signs that say, “Too ill to be here,” listing names of Colorado people who cannot participate due to ME, and carrying #MillionsMissing banners
2018 has been a big year at #MEAction! Thank you to all of you who have put forth immense efforts to improve the lives of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). #MEAction has grown over the past year in leaps and bounds, and we cannot wait to do more. We will not end our fight until all
As many of you know, #MEAction activists for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) met with the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Francis Collins, on December 7 to discuss accelerating research in order to more rapidly provide diagnostics and treatments to people with ME. To read about the details of the meeting, click here.
Our community’s advocacy work end with a big finale with our meeting with the director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)! Catch up on the latest global news from the past few months. U.S. NIH #MEAction representatives met with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director, Dr. Francis Collins, and other key NIH leaders
As always, our community continues to amaze us with its tenacity, creativity, intellect, hard work and generosity. Enjoy a round-up of some of the community happenings these past few months where people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) around the world continue to fight for recognition, treatment, care and dignity. Austria Austrian broadcast station @ATV aired a
As the year comes to a close and we look over all that we have accomplished, we know that we could not have done this without the amazing work of our #MEAction U.S. state and local advocacy groups. These groups are the foundation of our work as they build support, spread awareness, and advocate for
Thanks to another strong turnout from the ME/CFS community, 14 Senators and 28 Congressional Representatives joined together to sign this bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in support of people with ME/CFS. The bicameral letter was sponsored by Senator Ed Markey (MA) in the Senate and Congresswoman Anna
