Advocacy Archives: Grassroots Action Center Listserv Alerts
(Formerly known as C-ACT)  

Becoming a CFIDS Activist is easy and free of charge! Below are archives of advocacy related GAC alerts. For media related alerts, click here.

• Current Advocacy Alerts
• 2005 & 2006 Advocacy Alerts
• 2003 & 2004 Advocacy Alerts
• 2001 & 2002 Advocacy Alerts

• Report from the Federal CFS Advisory Committee Meeting (11/07/08)


• Three more announcements... (9/25/08)


• CFS Advisory Committee To Meet October 28-29, 2008 (9/25/08)


• CFS Advisory Committee Charter Renewed (9/08/08)


• Letter from 16 House Members about CFSAC (7/15/08)


• Advocacy Updates (7/9/08)


• Advocate requests needed! (6/27/08)


• Help us secure renewal of the federal CFS committee (6/23/08)


• It's Not Too Late for Virtual Lobby Day! (5/16/08)


• Your story can make a difference... (5/09/08)


• Want more CFS research? (5/08/08)


• 435 Members of the House need to hear from constituents about CFS! (5/07/08)


• Echo the CFSAC with your letter to Secretary Mike Leavitt (5/06/08)


• Help promote the Senate briefing on CFS (5/06/08)


• 5th Annual Virtual Lobby Day Begins Now! (5/05/08)


• Virtual Lobby Day #5: Coming Soon! (5/02/08)


• DHHS Advisory Committee to Meet in May (3/19/08)


• CFS is the Topic on "BALANCED HEALTH" (1/24/08)


• Contact all 14 presidential hopefuls with one easy letter (1/18/08)
• News from Capitol Hill (1/15/08)

• Federal CFSAC Meeting Report (11/30/07)
• CFS Events in Atlanta! (11/21/07)
• Vote on health funding fails to attract 2/3 majority of House (11/20/07)
• CFS Advisory Committee to Meet Nov. 28-29, 2007 (11/1407)
• Vote on Health Funding This Week: Act Now! (11/14/07)
• CFIDS Association of America Names New Scientific Director (11/07/07)
• Action Needed on Health Vote in Senate (10/12/07)
• Media Turns A Corner: From the October CFIDSLink (10/03/07)
• CFS in the media (9/19/07)
• CFS Research Report in the News (9/13/07)
• MEDIA ALERT: CFS on TV today! (9/5/07)
• Advocates Turn Out for Town Hall Meetings (9/5/07)
• Media Alert: CFS makes the news on August 3 (8/2/07)
• Making the Most of Advocacy in August (8/2/07)
• See "The Faces of CFS" in New York City (8/2/07)
• Town Hall Meeting in Your District! (7/31/07)
• WEBINAR EVENT: Making the Most of Advocacy in August (7/31/07)
• MEDIA ALERT: Sunday radio program about CFS (7/27/07)
• Media Alert: CFS to be featured on syndicated morning TV program (7/23/07)
• New York Times: "CFS Finally Gaining Some Official Respect" (7/17/07)
• Two newspaper articles about "The Faces of CFS" in Boston (7/13/07)
• Newspaper article about "The Faces of CFS" in Boston (7/11/07)
• See "The Faces of CFS" in Boston (7/06/07)
• Lobby Day (and Virtual Lobby Day) Yields Congressional Support for CFS (6/27/07)
• New CFS Prevalence Study Is Published (6/12/07)
• MEDIA ALERT: Radio & newspaper coverage of CFS (6/1/07)
• Lobby Day Recap (5/31/07)
• UPDATED MEDIA ALERT: "Faces" Exhibit on TV This Evening (5/25/07)
• CFS Advisory Committee Meeting Report (5/25/07)
• MEDIA ALERT: "Faces" Exhibit on TV Tomorrow (5/23/07)
• See "The Faces of CFS" in Washington, D.C. (5/21/07)
• It's Not Too Late for Virtual Lobby Day! (5/18/07)
• Thank you for participating! (5/18/07)
• Write to your members of Congress today! (5/16/07)
• VLD #5: Secretary for Health (5/16/07)
• VLD #4: NIH (5/15/07)
• VLD #3: CDC (5/14/07)
• VLD #2: Alert the media! (5/14/07)
• Wow!! Thanks for the great start to VLD! (5/11/07)
• Please Write to Your Members of Congress (5/11/07)
• 4th Annual Virtual Lobby Day Begins Now! (5/11/07)
• May 2007 is CFS Awareness Month in NJ (5/10/07)
• See "The Faces of CFS" in Washington, D.C. (5/10/07)
• State Activities You Should Know About (5/9/07)
• NY State Recognizes CFIDS Awareness Day (5/9/07)
• Virtual Lobby Day #4: Coming Soon! (5/9/07)
• kNOw MORE Seminar to be held in Houston (5/8/07)
• Voice Support for the CFS Research Center (5/8/07)
• May Advocacy, Awareness & Education Events (5/3/07)
• News You Can Use (5/2/07)
• Media Watch: Radio Interview with Dr. Bateman (4/30/07)
• New CFSAC Members Formally Announced (4/30/07)
• NCFS & FM Conference in Salt Lake City: May 5 (4/26/07) 
• New CFS Advisory Committee Members Named (4/26/07)
• Media Watch: Syndicated radio program covers CFS (4/23/07)
• Media Watch: NJ Comcast Cable Covers CFS (4/20/07)
• Ozarks Public Television to air CFS program (4/20/07)
• CFS Advisory Committee to Meet May 16-17 (4/18/07)
• Learn More about Lobby Day (4/13/07) 
• Contact Congress today! (3/15/07)
• Tell PARADE and Research!America that CFS is important to you! (3/14/07)
• Media Updates: CFS in the News! (3/8/07)
• Lobby Day Empowers, Enriches! (3/8/07)
• March 10 Seminar: kNOw MORE! (3/2/07)
• Join other advocates to protect women's health initiatives (3/1/07)
• Lobby Day '07: Details and Registration Form Now Available (2/21/07)
• Politics & Science: AP story chronicles CFS funding battles (2/19/07)
• Immediate Action Requested! (2/9/07)
• Updated Charlotte Media (2/8/07)
• NPR Affiliate Dedicates Hour to CFS (2/2/07)
• Updated Charlotte Media (1/31/07)
• Charlotte Area Awareness Activities Coming Soon! (1/30/07)
• Media Update! (1/25/07)
• New Year's Greetings! (1/02/07)