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What I Like About Campaigning
Campaigning can be very empowering and has the potential to achieve amazing things. I think there is no better feeling than the sense of achievement you feel when a campaign has been successful.
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Have You Heard of “Armchair Activism”?
Lauren West also contributed to this piece.
An interesting conversation came up in the Trailblazer’s pod of desks this week – it was about a new term called “armchair activism”. -
Disabled women must be bold for change
Today (8th March) is International Women’s Day 2017 and the theme this year is ‘Be Bold for Change’. In her blog, Michaela Hollywood, Trailblazers Campaigns Officer, argues why disabled women must be bold for change too.
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Why I’m campaigning to save inner London’s only disability gym
I was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD2a) when I was 19 and I started using a wheelchair after falling and shattering my kneecap.
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A review on I, Daniel Blake – warning contains spoilers!
Having seen the trailers for this film at my local cinema and with my wife having a form of muscular dystrophy (oculopharangeal muscular dystrophy – OPMD), we were determined to see this film which we did last night (Tuesday 1st November).
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The Library of Birmingham
A quick review
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APPG for Muscular Dystrophy’s Inquiry Report Launch on access to drugs for rare diseases
N.B.: PLEASE NOTE, THAT ALL THOUGHTS, LINKS AND WORDS BELOW ARE MY OWN, AND DON’T NECESSARILY REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CAMPAIGN / TRAILBLAZERS OR MY WORK WITH THEM.
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My London experience: Glasgow Girl
I went down to London for voluntary experience and the APPG meeting on Disability Hate Crime.
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BBC, Paralympics and Cinemas…A day in the life of Trailblazers
Monday saw an exciting day for Trailblazers with the launch of our housing investigation on national radio and constructive meetings with ParalympicsGB and the disability rights charity Scope.
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Attitude is the biggest barrier: Part 3
The third installment in my troubles with London Midland
News
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UK Rare Diseases Framework
UK Rare Diseases Framework published
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Important announcement for adults with DMD
MDUK announces completion of two projects we funded into DMD.
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AMO Pharma announces AMO-02 clinical trial
AMO-Pharma announces the initiation of REACH-CDM clinical trial
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Join Gabby Logan's live cooking lesson
Gabby will cook her Sri Lankan-style monkfish curry.
Events calendar
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Go Bright for the fight 2021
1 February 2021
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Go Bright for the fight – Virtual Balloon Race
14 February 2021
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6
Snowdonia Velocity Zip Slide for Georges Journey
6 March 2021
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