USA: Register now for ME/CFS Advocacy Week and DC Lobby Day 2020

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The Solve M.E. group is organizing another ME/CFS Advocacy Week this year for April 19 – 26, 2020.

ME/CFS Advocacy week returns from April 19 – 26, 2020. Online actions and social media campaigns will be active throughout the week. In-Person events will take place in Washington, DC from Sunday April 19-21, with a Public Lecture at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD on April 22, 2020.

Tuesday April 21, 2020 will be our ME/CFS Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. It is free to participate for all events in-person but, REGISTRATION is required to participate in ME/CFS Advocacy Day on Tuesday April 21, 2020.

A limited number of folks can get financial aid to help them to make the trip to Washington, DC. You must register to be eligible. The deadline is Friday, February 21.

Thanks to the 1,500 Gift Challenge, Solve ME/CFS Initiative (Solve M.E.) is pleased to make available a *LIMITED* number of travel awards. Travel stipends of up to $500 will be awarded for individuals or organizations wishing to participate in-person in Washington D.C. The inaugural 2020 Community Advisory Council will participate in a blind peer review process to select award recipients.

Please note: Applicants must be registered for ME/CFS Advocacy Day 2020 in order to be considered for an award.

There are a lot of links but here are the main three as far as I can tell:

Overview - https://solvecfs.org/advocacy/

Detailed information, including an FAQ at the bottom, and this will be updated as new information becomes available - http://lobby20.solvecfs.org/

Registration link - https://lobbydayregistration.wufoo.com/forms/r1cxni0m19b64lo/