Joh
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
Hi,
I guess you've all seen the other thread (or got the email) that the planning for the Millions Missing protests have started: https://www.s4me.info/threads/millionsmissing-global-protest-may-12-2018.1992/
I opened this thread to talk about a possible protest (don't dare to use plural
) in Germany. Up until now the Deutsche Gesellschaft für ME/CFS were the only ones to bring Millions Missing to Germany (they participated twice): https://www.mecfs.de/millionsmissing/
As far as I know they don't think they can organize it again in May. I'm also in contact with a pwME in Berlin who would love to bring Millions Missing to Berlin (but can't do it all alone).
A first kick-off call (kind of an international online conference) will take place in February. You can sign up for more info here: https://millionsmissing.meaction.net/
This Millions Missing video is my favorite ME video:
I'm housebound so I'm of limited use. But I'd love to support from bed. I've helped organizing demos in the past and could check out requirements/official permissions for renting a public space and doing the protest and help with press work, get the word out to other pwME etc.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft has translated all of the Millions Missing posters into German. Maybe it's possible to lend out the posters and 150 (I think) pairs of shoes from them.
It's also possible to participate online but of course a "physical" protest would help much more to raise awareness (and one doesn't exclude the other). Last year there was a single media report on the international ME day on Germany (from a football club because of Olaf Bodden). This is a huge opportunity to get ME into the media that we shouldn't miss.


(we need an empty shoe emoji
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I guess you've all seen the other thread (or got the email) that the planning for the Millions Missing protests have started: https://www.s4me.info/threads/millionsmissing-global-protest-may-12-2018.1992/
I opened this thread to talk about a possible protest (don't dare to use plural

As far as I know they don't think they can organize it again in May. I'm also in contact with a pwME in Berlin who would love to bring Millions Missing to Berlin (but can't do it all alone).
A first kick-off call (kind of an international online conference) will take place in February. You can sign up for more info here: https://millionsmissing.meaction.net/
This Millions Missing video is my favorite ME video:
I'm housebound so I'm of limited use. But I'd love to support from bed. I've helped organizing demos in the past and could check out requirements/official permissions for renting a public space and doing the protest and help with press work, get the word out to other pwME etc.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft has translated all of the Millions Missing posters into German. Maybe it's possible to lend out the posters and 150 (I think) pairs of shoes from them.
It's also possible to participate online but of course a "physical" protest would help much more to raise awareness (and one doesn't exclude the other). Last year there was a single media report on the international ME day on Germany (from a football club because of Olaf Bodden). This is a huge opportunity to get ME into the media that we shouldn't miss.

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