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Open Letter Demands Removal of Netflix's "Afflicted" – Sign the Petition

September 18, 2018 2 Comments

On September 18th, more than 40 writers, activists, artists, filmmakers, physicians, and scientists came together to write an open letter to Netflix to request that Afflicted be immediately removed from the service. “We are deeply concerned about its unethical treatment of its subjects and its many factual errors and omissions,” states the letter. “Its inclusion

PBS Audience Award: Vote for Unrest

June 18, 2018 11 Comments

We are thrilled to announce that Unrest is in the running for the 2017-18 Independent Lens Audience Award! It was an honor to have Unrest premiere on PBS | Independent Lens this past January and it would mean the world to us if we could count on your support for this award– after all, this

OMF Creates Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center

June 1, 2018 9 Comments

The Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) is proud to announce that it has funded $1.8 million for the establishment of a new ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at the Harvard Medical School affiliated hospitals, which includes Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The new Harvard Center will be led

Calling all Patients: Fill Out the Research Survey about PEM

May 21, 2018 4 Comments

DePaul University is asking the patient population to fill out a survey to better understand the effects of post-exertional malaise (PEM) in people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The patient community aided in the development of this questionnaire to more accurately define and measure abnormal responses to physical and/or cognitive exertion. “We are

The Global Impact of #MillionsMissing

May 16, 2018 No Comments

The impact of #MillionsMissing 2018 was phenomenal. Protestors took to the streets in 100 countries across the world with demonstrations taking place in North America, South America, Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Asia. Along with people taking action from home, there was a total of 300 visibility actions. More than 50 news organizations ran

How to Protest Virtually with the #MillionsMissing on May 12th

May 9, 2018 3 Comments

Join the protest from your home. Here are several ways to take action.

Sharing UNREST through Library Donations

April 10, 2018 3 Comments

Activism doesn’t always have to take place in government offices or with signs and shouting; it can take place in quiet libraries. Library systems are the target of Cindy Downey’s efforts to make Jen Brea’s documentary Unrest accessible to all. Downey, of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, donated copies of Unrest to three provincial library

A Tribute to Mag Friel

April 7, 2018 4 Comments

I know hardly anything of Mag’s life before she fell ill in 1993. We were witnesses to each other’s ‘now’. There are clues though: when I sent our shoes to the #MillionsMissing protest, Mag selected a pair of dainty black Velours stiletto heels with pointed toes. Imagine her staccato gait – upright and stable! Last year, while Cannes was in the news, she wrote: “May 1991 sailed to Cannes on my partner’s yacht, hoping to complete on 5 million film deal we’d worked on for 4 years. May 2017 achieved my goal of having bed sheet changed, first time in months. Heaven. Happy ME Awareness Day. Love and eternal hope for us all. xxxxxx”

Voices from Sacramento: Janet Dafoe and Ashley Haugen

June 7, 2017 6 Comments

Some of you may know Dr. Janet Dafoe and her daughter Ashley Haugen through their tireless advocacy work for ME. Dr. Dafoe’s son and Ashley’s brother, Whitney Dafoe, has severe ME, and is the impetus behind their efforts to raise funding, raise awareness, and raise hell. These statements were read at the Sacramento California rally on June 2, 2017.

Three ways to help Unrest change the story

March 31, 2017 7 Comments

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

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