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[[File:MillionsMissing-1-330x330.png|thumb|upright=0.75|right|The Millions Missing logo]] The '''Millions Missing''' protests are a campaign for health equality for [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME), which is sometimes referred to as ME/CFS.<ref name="about">{{Cite web|url=https://millionsmissing.meaction.net/history-of-millionsmissing/ | title = History of #MILLIONSMISSING|website=#MillionsMissing|language=en-US|access-date=2022-09-11}}</ref> The first MillionsMissing protests were started early 2016 by [[The MEAction Network]], and further protests have being held at least yearly since.<ref name="about" /> [[File:MillionsMissing2017-ME-activists.jpg|thumb|Millions Missing protesters outside Birmingham Cathedral, UK. Photo by Richard Lewis.]] The protests originally took the form of an on-site physical protest where protestors placed empty pairs of shoes outside prominent government buildings, representing the millions of patients around the world, though some locations branched out from this format. Protest also occurred online so that homebound and bedridden patients could also participate.<ref name="mm-home">{{Cite web|url=https://millionsmissing.meaction.net/protest2022/ | title = #MillionsMissing September 2022 | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = #MillionsMissing|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-09-11}}</ref> ==May 2020 protests== The [[Coronavirus disease 19]] pandemic lead to protests and campaigning online or at a distance instead of meeting in groups. *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=e3Pd0o-rwrU I got a virus, but I didn't die] - [[Millions Missing]] campaign video about Graded exercise therapy ==May 2019 protests== * [https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2019 Photos] ==May 2018 protests== The Millions Missing protests were renewed for a third year running in May 2018, to coincide with ME Awareness Week. On this occasion, the number of protests were much larger, with actions in over 100 cities scheduled beforehand<ref name="mm-home" /> and over 300 visibility actions recorded worldwide<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=908f2aeffeb0c0cea673894bf&id=589d18de46&e= | title = Can you see ME now? | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = campaign-archive.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-09-11}}</ref>. [https://www.meaction.net/reach/press-coverage/press-coverage-millionsmissing/ Press coverage] of the protests has become increasingly extensive, possibly in part due to the critical success of the [[Unrest|''Unrest'']] documentary. Among the demands made by protesters was a significant increase in funding into the illness by the US [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meaction.net/2018/04/30/why-were-targeting-the-nih-for-millionsmissing/ | title = Why we’re Targeting the NIH for #MillionsMissing | last = #MEAction | date = 2018-05-01 | website = #MEAction Network|language=en-US|access-date=2022-09-11}}</ref> ===United States=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Denver Photos from Denver] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Minneapolis Photos from Minneapolis] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Orlando Photos from Orlando] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Tucson Photos from Tucson] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Atlanta Photos from Atlanta] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/New-York-City Photos from New York] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Boston Photos from Boston] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Los-Angeles Photos from Los Angeles] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/San-Francisco Photos from San Francisco] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Burlington Photos from Burlington] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Rochester Photos from Rochester] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Washington-DC Photos from Washington, DC] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Seattle Photos from Seattle] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Morristown Photos from Morristown] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Rock-Spring Photos from Rock Spring] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Chicago Photos from Chicago] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Charter-Twp-of-Clinton-Detroit Photos from Detroit] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Eau-Claire Photos from Eau Claire] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-States/Santa-Barbara- Photos from Santa Barbara] ===South America=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Mexico-City Photos from Mexico City, Mexico] ===Canada=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Ottawa Photos from Ottawa, Canada] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Toronto Photos from Toronto, Canada] ===United Kingdom=== *[[Millions missing 2018 - Sheffield photos|Photos from Sheffield, UK - page 1]], [https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/Sheffield page 2] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/Edinburgh Photos from Edinburgh, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/Hull Photos from Hull, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/London Photos from London, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/St-Helens Photos from St Helens, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/Liverpool Photos from Liverpool, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/Bristol Photos from Bristol, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/Southampton Photos from Southampton, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/Newry Photos from Newry, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/United-Kingdom/Manchester Photos from Manchester, UK] ===Europe=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Bielefeld Photos from Bielefeld, Germany] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Göteburg Photos from Göteburg, Sweden] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Akureyri Photos from Akureyri, Iceland] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Stockholm Photos from Stockholm, Sweden] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Berlin Photos from Berlin, Germany] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Bilbao Photos from Bilbao, Spain] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Prague Photos from Prague, Czech Republic] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Châteaubourg Photos from Châteaubourg, France] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Odense Photos from Odense, Denmark] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Copenhagen Photos from Copenhagen, Denmark] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Helsinki Photos from Helsinki, Finland] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Tønsberg Photos from Tønsberg, Norway] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Stavanger Photos from Stavanger, Norway] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Geneva Photos from Geneva, Switzerland] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Europe/Mo-i-Rana Photos from Moi i Rana, Norway] ===Asia=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Tokyo Photos from Tokyo, Japan] ===Africa=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Accra Photos from Accra, Ghana] ===Australia/New Zealand=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Australia/Melbourne Photos from Melbourne, Australia] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Australia/Sydney Photos from Sydney, Australia] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/New-Zealand/Hamilton Photos from Hamilton, New Zealand] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/New-Zealand/Wellington Photos from Wellington, New Zealand] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/New-Zealand/Auckland Photos from Aukland, New Zealand] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/New-Zealand/Christchurch Photos from Christchurch, New Zealand] ===Other=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2018/Virtual-Visibility-Actions Photographs from virtual visibility actions] ==May 2017 Protests== The May 2017 Millions Missing protests were again arranged to coincide with ME Awareness Week. Protestors took to the streets in 18 cities in seven countries to demand change. The protestors asked for increased government funding for research, clinical trials, medical education and public awareness. ===United Kingdom=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Dublin-Ireland Photos from Dublin, Ireland] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Isle-of-Man-UK Photos from Isle of Man, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Edinburgh-UK Photos from Edinburgh, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Birmingham-UK Photos from Birmingham, UK] ===Europe=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Copenhagen-Denmark Photos from Copenhagen, Denmark] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Zwolle-Netherlands Photos from Zwolle, Netherlands] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Fredrikstad-Norway Photos from Fredrikstad, Norway] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Oslo-Norway Photos from Oslo, Norway] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Sandefjord-NO Photos from Sandefjord, Norway] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Reykjavik-Iceland Photos from Reykjavik, Iceland] ===Australia=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Sydney Photos from Sydney, Australia] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-2017/Brisbane-Australia Photos from Brisbane, Australia] ==September 2016 protests== On September 27th 2016, protests occurred in 24 cities around the world. ===United States=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/San-Francisco-CA Photos from San Francisco, CA] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Washington-DC Photos from Washington, DC] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Lansing-MI Photos from Lansing, MI] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Seattle-WA Photos from Seattle, WA] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Atlanta-GA Photos from Atlanta, GA] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/New-York-NY Photos from New York, NY] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Morristown-NJ Photos from Mirristown, NJ] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Chicago-IL Photos from Chicago, IL] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Dallas-TX Photos from Dallas, TX] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Boston-MA Photos from Boston, MA] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Northampton-MA Photos from Northampton, MA] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-States/Pittsburgh-PA Photos from Pittsburg, PA] ===Canada=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/Canada/Toronto Photos from Toronto, Canada] ===United Kingdom=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-Kingdom/London Photos from London, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-Kingdom/Belfast Photos from Belfast, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-Kingdom/Bristol Photos from Bristol, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-Kingdom/Cardiff Photos from Cardiff, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-Kingdom/Nottingham Photos from Nottingham, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/United-Kingdom/Oxford Photos from Oxford, UK] ===Europe=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/Europe/Oslo-Norway Photos from Oslo, Norway] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/Europe/Hamburg-Germany Photos from Hamburg, Germany] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/Europe/The-Hague Photos from The Hague, Netherlands] ===Australia=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/Australia/Melbourne Photos from Melbourne, Australia] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/MillionsMissing-SeptOct-2016/Australia/Other Photos from Perth, Australia] ==May 2016 protests== [[File:Shoes-laid-out-768x574.png|center|Millions Missing protest at the US Department of Health and Human Services in Washington DC on 25th May 2016]] The protests took place simultaneously on 25th May 2016 in 12 locations all over the world<ref>http://www.meaction.net/2016/05/26/millionsmissing-protest-in-twelve-locations-all-over-the-world/</ref>, with the Belfast (Northern Ireland) protest taking place on 16th June. The protestors made specific demands including increased research funding and clinical trials.<ref name="protest-demands">http://millionsmissing.meaction.net/protest-demands/</ref> ===United States=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/MillionsMissing-DC/ Photos from Washington D.C.] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/Atlanta/ Photos from Atlanta, Georgia] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/Boston/ Photos from Boston, Massachusetts] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/Dallas/ Photos from Dallas, Texas] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/San-Francisco/ Photos from San Francisco, California] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/Seattle/ Photos from Seattle, Washington] ===Canada=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/Canada/i-kszjPCG Photos from Ottawa] ===Europe=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/London/ Photos from London, UK] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/Bergen-Norway/ Photos from Bergen, Norway] *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/Netherlands/i-W24D8Pc Photos from Netherlands] ===Australia=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/Melbourne-Australia/ Photos from Melbourne] ===Other=== *[https://meaction.smugmug.com/Millions-Missing/Virtual Photos from online virtual protest] ==Online presence== *[http://millionsmissing.meaction.net/ Website] *[http://facebook.com/meactnet Facebook] *[http://twitter.com/meactnet Twitter] (and the hashtag [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23millionsmissing&src=typd #millionsmissing]) *[https://www.instagram.com/millionsmissing/ Instagram] ==Learn more== *[https://www.meaction.net/reach/press-coverage/press-coverage-millionsmissing/ Press coverage of Millions Missing events] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/08/05/desalvo-progress/ Activists Meet With US Assistant Secretary of Health DeSalvo] *2016, [http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/millionsmissing-sea-of-empty-shoes-left-outside-department-of-health-in-global-me-protest-a3256756.html #MillionsMissing: Sea of empty shoes left outside Department of Health in global ME protest] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/05/30/millionsmissing-in-the-news/ Millions Missing in the news] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/06/20/n-ireland-chasing-competent-care-and-millionsmissing-protest/ Northern Ireland: Chasing competent care and #millionsmissing protest] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/06/07/canada-open-letter-to-govt-from-family-of-millionsmissing/ Canada: Open letter to government from family of #millionsmissing] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/06/06/millionsmissing-meetings/ Millions Missing meets with government officials] *2016, [http://www.mecfsnsw.org.au/awareness/millionsmissing-largest-protest/ MillionsMissing holds largest ever protest for ME/CFS] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/05/26/speeches-from-the-front-lines-of-millionsmissing-terri-wilder/ Speeches from the front lines of #millionsmissing: Terri Wilder] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/06/02/speeches-from-the-front-lines-of-millionsmissing-sonya-heller-irey/ Speeches from the front lines of #millionsmissing: Sonya Heller Irey] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/06/01/speeches-from-the-front-lines-of-millionsmissing-carol-head/ Speeches from the front lines of #millionsmissing: Carol Head] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/05/29/speeches-from-the-front-lines-of-millionsmissing-l-a-cooper/ Speeches from the front lines of #millionsmissing: LA Cooper] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/05/28/speeches-from-the-front-lines-of-millionsmissing-ryan-prior/ Speeches from the front lines of #millionsmissing: Ryan Prior] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/05/27/speeches-from-the-front-lines-of-millionsmissing-jennifer-brea/ Speeches from the front lines of #millionsmissing: Jennifer Brea] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/05/26/speeches-from-the-front-lines-ron-davis/ Speeches from the front lines of #millionsmissing: Ronald Davis, Stanford University] *2016, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vde2sOzwDTM Leonard Jason's comments at Sept. 27th, 2016 #millionsmissing protest in Chicago] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/07/28/millionsmissingto-meet-with-desalvo/ US Millions Missing protestors to meet with DeSalvo at HHS] *2016, [http://microbediscovery.org/2016/06/08/mecfs-community-takes-meaction/ THE #MILLIONSMISSING WITH ME/CFS ARE GETTING ORGANISED!] *2016, [http://millionsmissing.meaction.net/press/press-release/ US press release] *2016, [https://www.relevantnow.com/stories/sneakbee/HwCAoJNAQb8 UK press release] *2016, [http://www.meaction.net/2016/04/24/first-millionsmissing-meeting/ Updates from the first Millions Missing meeting] == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Advocacy and fundraising initiatives]] [[Category:Protests]]
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