Notices by ahimsa (ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social), page 2

#MEAction has been fighting to protect the Long COVID Advisory Committee at HHS, which was recently dismantled.

In this video, five patient-advocates read an open letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQn3kqyAT6w

@longcovid

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#LongCovid #MEcfs #Awareness #ChronicIllness #StopRestPace #LongCovidAwarenessDay #USPol

From #MEAction:

Long COVID Awareness Day
March 15

https://www.meaction.net/2025/03/14/long-covid-awareness-day/

"Today is Long COVID Awareness day, and we want to lift up the importance of Long COVID advocacy. We ask you to share this video created by #MEAction volunteers today."

Link to video in next post

@longcovid

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#LongCovid #MEcfs #Awareness #ChronicIllness #StopRestPace #LongCovidAwarenessDay

For Oregonians who missed it, Senator Wyden skipped the speech last night (he said "we're not interested in hearing about the Donald Trump alternate reality") and held a virtual town hall instead. Here's a link to the recording:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcVPzXFq0WQ

And here's a great thread from Claire Willet who live-posted some of the key moments from the town hall last night:

https://bsky.app/profile/clairewillett.bsky.social/post/3ljlvlrk2ak2j

#USPol #Oregon #Wyden #TownHall #StateOfTheUnion #Resist

🚨 Want to resist ICE agents?

There's a virtual training session on Wed, March 19, 8 PM Eastern/ 5 PM Pacific

"Do Not Comply: a training to organize resistance in your community"

https://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/759508/

Note: "Can’t make the call? Register and we’ll send you a recording in a few days."

#USPol #Immigration #ICE #Resist #DoNotComply

Yesterday I watched the agility championships part of the Westminster dog show - so much fun!

All the dogs are very smart (they have to take cues from their humans) and so fast!

Here's a "best of" video of the winners. The first dog shown is a papillon named Gabby, winner of the 8" class, and so floofy! Check out her fur flying when she goes through the weave poles (about one minute in)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRV-zcsJhnE

#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #DogShow #DogAgility

From The Sick Times:

“Really pissed off”: Cochrane receives backlash from advocates and experts after abandoning ME/CFS review

https://thesicktimes.org/2025/02/04/really-pissed-off-cochrane-receives-backlash-from-advocates-and-experts-after-abandoning-me-cfs-review/

“I think patients are disappointed but not surprised, because they’re pretty used to being given the run-around by the authorities"

@mecfs

#MEcfs #LongCovid #Cochrane #Exercise #Research #PEM

@aehdeschaine
Oops, I meant to include this link to the FAQ for schools

https://www.osba.org/wp-content/uploads/2025-ImmigrationFAQ.pdf

#Oregon #CivilRights #Immigration #ICE #Sanctuary #Schools

@aehdeschaine
No personal experience on this but I'll share these links in case you haven't seen them

Oregon DOJ Civil Rights Unit Sanctuary Promise Community Toolkit:
https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/civil-rights/sanctuary-promise/community-toolkit/

Link for reporting violations:
https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/civil-rights/sanctuary-promise/reporting-sanctuary-promise-violations-to-the-hotline/

#Oregon #CivilRights #Immigration #ICE #Sanctuary #USPol

@aehdeschaine Good questions!

I boosted your original post hoping to get feedback from others. I hope you find someone who knows a bit more!

@MichaelTBacon Thanks! It is important for folks to know their rights!

The Oregon DOJ has a community toolkit about our state's sanctuary laws:

https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/civil-rights/sanctuary-promise/community-toolkit/

And here's the hotline for reporting violations (reports can be made via phone or online):

https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/civil-rights/sanctuary-promise/reporting-sanctuary-promise-violations-to-the-hotline/

#USPol #Oregon #Immigration #CivilRights #Sanctuary

Hey Oregonians 👋

Please contact your Oregon senator and representative (not US level, state level) to ask them to support this bill.

Don't know who they are? See link in reply!

"New bill aims to support Oregon immigrants excluded from federal food benefits"

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/27/new-bill-aims-to-support-oregon-immigrants-excluded-from-federal-food-benefits/

“No one, no matter their background, their zip code, or their circumstances, should ever have to go to bed hungry"

#USPol #Oregon #Portland #SNAP #FoodStamps #DoSomething

@Fragglemuppet hellooooooooooooo 😁
I wonder how all those extra Os get pronounced? 🤔

❄️ Hey, Portland - it's time to vote for your favorite snow plow names! ❄️

"News Blog: Cast your vote to name five PBOT snowplows"

https://www.portland.gov/transportation/news/2025/1/13/news-blog-cast-your-vote-name-five-pbot-snowplows

"The submissions are in, 20 names have been chosen, and now the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) calls on the public to help choose the top five snowplow names."

"Use this as an opportunity to practice your ranked choice voting skills! " 😂

#Oregon #Portland #PDX #PDXtst #Fun #RankedChoice

@philsherry Here's the link where I got my shirt:

https://www.bonfire.com/ambulatory-wheelchair-users-exist-lc/

Design by Annie Segarra (user @annieelainey on twitter)

#AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist #Wheelchairs #Disability

@mekkaokereke Is there a place where we can donate to help these goals get achieved? Thanks!

Edit: I know about the main donation link for Mastodon but I wonder if maybe there is something else where money is earmarked for these goals?

Me trying to manage all my ME/CFS symptoms 🤕

#MEcfs #POTS #ChronicIllness

🧵 I signed up to phonebank for the Harris campaign this afternoon. I've done some door to door canvassing (back when I was young/healthy) but I've never made phone calls.

Luckily, I don't have social anxiety. I do have some cognitive issues and hope they don't

I'm sharing my experience on here in case it will motivate others to volunteer. I plan to add to this thread sporadically today and tomorrow.

Feel free to ask me questions!

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#USPol #USA #Election2024 #HarrisWalz #VoteBlue

From Alice Wong:

"Mask Bans Insult Disabled People, Endanger Our Health, and Threaten Our Ability to Protest"

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mask-bans-disabled-people-protest

#Disability #Disabled #ChronicIllness #MaskBan #Masks #DisabilityVisibility

@bob Maybe! 🤞

I'm using CW due to reporting on infant deaths, not abortion.

"A New Study Confirms That the Texas Abortion Ban 'Is Responsible' for a Rise in Infant Deaths"

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/study-texas-abortion-ban-infant-deaths/

“We found that infant mortality increased pretty substantially in Texas but not in the rest of the country …" (nearly 13 percent in 2022)

#USPol #USPolitics #Abortion #Texas #ReproductiveRights #ReproductiveJustice #HumanRights