USA: News from #MEAction

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#MEAction announces plans for their next Millions Missing campaign:

Pace to the Capitol: Our Biggest #MillionsMissing Campaign Yet

Pace to the Capitol: Our Biggest #MillionsMissing Campaign Yet

From your bed, your community, or DC, help us bring ME and Long COVID out of the shadows. Join the campaign today.

www.meaction.net

Our Pace to the Capitol campaign will run from October through May as we pace to the U.S capitol.

During these months, advocates will strategically place mini beds and big beds in public places in their local communities, including in front of state capitols, sparking conversation about the severity and needs of ME and Long COVID. Our campaign will culminate with a powerful display of 200 beds at the U.S. Capitol on May 12th.

But this campaign is about so much more than just beds. We have incredible momentum going for ME/CFS right now.

MEAction is working with Congress to get the ME/CFS Research Roadmap funded. We are collaborating with the Surgeon General's office to develop and disseminate ME/CFS educational materials. We are working in Hollywood and have set up an event to educate TV writers and showrunners about ME/CFS. We are working with State Medicaid leaders to protect Medicaid for our community. And, we are working with The Library of Congress to educate 95 libraries about ME/CFS as a disability that qualifies for services.

Join us in D.C., organize in your community or show up from home – or participate in all of them! All events will include at home actions.

You can change your mind if you register for the Home Team or the Hill Team now. Register either way, and we can always make adjustments.

• Register to join the Hill Team or the Home Team: Both are enormously important and both include at-home actions leading up to May 12th and the Hill team is for folks planning to travel to DC.

• Start a Fundraiser: Everyone who raises $150 or more will receive a pacing pack (t-shirts, swag, action guide, minibeds and more)that is centered on the “home team” or the “hill team,” which includes minibeds and a mini cardboard cut out of the capitol building. Don't worry, scholarships available soon!

"Stay tuned for upcoming events and actions you can take in the Pace."

 

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#MEAction has posted more details about their "Pace to the Capitol" advocacy campaign:

How to Get Involved in Pace to the Capitol!

Pace, not a race: find your way to take action for the ME community. Hundreds have registered for Pace to the Capitol. Join us before May 12th!

www.meaction.net

Register at this link to get email about upcoming actions.

Note: Registration does not mean you have to do every activity that is sent via email!

This is a pace and not a race so we don’t expect everyone to do every action, and we will do our best to give you time to prepare. After years of advocacy work, there are so many avenues open to us right now and we are using this campaign to drive them home! Join us!