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Voices from the Shadows
This film is a deeply moving and compelling film bearing witness to hidden and forgotten lives: the ‘voices from the shadows’ of those suffering from ME, particularly children and young adults, whose lives are passing by, invisible to the public, physically very severely ill, and frequently neglected or abused by professionals in the UK.
Voices from the Shadows won “Audience Favorite International Documentary Award” at its world premiere at Mill Valley, California USA. The UK premieres were in December 2011 in Norwich and London
Contributors to the film include Dr Nigel Speight and Professor Malcolm Hooper, both of whom are medical advisors to the 25% ME Group.
‘The film will disabuse the viewer of any false notions that they might have had about this illness, and replace it with known facts and reality. “Voices from the Shadows” is a labor of love. It strikes from the heart – to the heart. Everyone who has an interest in this illness should see this film – from beginning to end’ Prof Chris Cairns
‘We’ve spent years working on this project and hope that you all can help with using this film as a tool to educate others – by giving copies to doctors, MPs and other relevant professionals as well as friends and family with whom you wish to share this film about severe ME.’ Natalie Boulton and Josh Biggs
DVDs are now available to order online, for personal and domestic use (without public screening rights) cost £6 (plus flat rate p&p). These DVDs are at a minimum cost for individuals to buy for themselves, their friends and family and to give to professionals to view privately.
http://voicesfromtheshadowsfilm.co.uk/
Media Mischief Summer 2011
25% ME Group & Stonebird
Submission re: DSM-V and ME/CFS JUNE 2011
KAY GILDERDALE
ONE LAST GOODBYE
Sometimes only a mother’s love can help end the pain
Published by Ebury Press on 14th April 2011, £6.99 paperback origina
Launch of New 25% ME Website
We are proud to annouonce the launch of the new Group website, which has been made possible through funding from Awards for All Scotland.
We have sought to make it more user friendly and interactive, with menu navigation that will hopefully help the user find the information that they require, much more easily and quickly.
We have also made a brand new area, which will be a Members Only Area. On signing up and logging on, members will be able to access material that has usually had to be sent out from the office on request. This includes replacement Contact Lists, Full Newsletters - up to now only Extracts hact been available, but now you can access and download them - FREE OF CHARGE.
Now, members will also be able to change and update their contact list details online.
We also plan to have a forum going very soon (depending on volunteers), which will be a 'safe' environment for members to interact with each other, get information and generally chat together.
Also information about Group activities and services will also be available within the members area, so all members will be able to quickly get the information that they require.
We sincerely hope that that new website, with its new layout and functionality and additional features for members, will be of great benefit.
Please give us your feed back on the new site and how we might even improve it in the future for the benefit of you and many other users who browse our website.
Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the development and testing of the site.
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