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Scottish Parliament Committee Hears Petition on ME

January 29, 2019 No Comments

Listen to the article: On 24th January, the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee heard evidence on three continuing petitions, including #MEAction Scotland’s petition: PE1690 Review treatment of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in Scotland. Petition evidence is considered in stages to enable all submissions to be studied. The previous evidence hearing raised a number of

Historic Parliamentary Debate Shaped by People with ME

January 25, 2019 8 Comments

Listen to the article: On Thursday 24th January 2019 a historic debate took place. Over 40 MPs from across the political divide sat in the House of Commons to debate a motion on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), with 27 making impassioned contributions on behalf of their constituents. Together they unanimously passed this motion: “That this

Join the virtual demonstration in support of the ME debate!

January 22, 2019 3 Comments

Listen to this article on #MEAction’s Soundcloud here On Thursday afternoon, 24th January, MPs from all parties will be debating a motion put forward by Carol Monaghan MP in the House of Commons. The motion covers biomedical research funding, the suspension of GET and CBT, updated training for medical professionals and unjustified child protection procedures.

What can you do before this Thursday’s ME debate?

January 22, 2019 2 Comments

Listen to this article on #MEAction’s Soundcloud here This Thursday 24th January, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) will be discussed in the main chamber of the House of Commons, as Members of Parliament from all Parties debate a motion on ME put forward by Carol Monaghan MP. We want this debate to be the catalyst for substantive

UK Parliament will debate ME in historic House of Commons debate

January 21, 2019 No Comments

UK PARLIAMENT WILL DEBATE ME IN HISTORIC HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Parliament has announced that it will debate the treatment and funding of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a debilitating and serious, multi-systemic disease. The ME debate will take place in the Main Chamber on Thursday afternoon, 24th January. This debate follows

Stuart Murdoch’s open letter ahead of the ME Debate

January 20, 2019 4 Comments

Stuart Murdoch is the lead singer of Belle and Sebastian. He has had ME for 28 years and he has kindly shared with us this open letter to the UK government ahead of the ME debate on Thursday, 24th January. Dear UK Government, I am one of the 250, 000 people in the UK who

Take Action Now! The UK debate on ME has been granted

January 17, 2019 6 Comments

Listen to this article on #MEAction’s Soundcloud here We are delighted that Carol Monaghan MP has managed to secure a debate in Parliament on Thursday afternoon, 24th January. This debate has been confirmed by the Backbench Business Committee and will take place in the Main Chamber. Carol Monaghan has been pushing for a Main Chamber

A Year in Review: Celebrating the 2018 Achievements of Our Community

December 22, 2018 5 Comments

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

Join our #MEAction UK & #MEAction Scotland social media teams!

December 19, 2018 No Comments

#MEAction UK and #MEAction Scotland are recruiting new volunteers to join our social media teams. We are looking for volunteers to create impactful content across our Twitter and Facebook pages, as well as moderators to enable our Facebook groups to be effective working spaces focussed on active campaigning and mobilising from the ground up. Communicating

Community Roundup – Telling Our Story to the World

November 19, 2018 No Comments

Across the globe, we are pursuing creative projects across all mediums to tell the world about myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). In our fall roundup, you’ll be inspired reading about the work and accomplishments of some of our community heroes. Support the #MEAction community by donating to our #GivingTuesday campaign this Tuesday, Nov. 27 where Facebook will match your