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    December Submissions for Groundswell Campaign/The Exit Project!

    Hi all, I'm December now, and The Exit Project is accepting December submissions for the Groundswell Campaign. Please take a look at the amazing submissions we had for October and November to see what the campaign is all about & get inspired: http://www.theexitproject.org/ Help us grow...
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    The Exit Project Groundswell Campaign For XMRV/ME/CFS Awareness!

    The Exit Project's Groundswell Campaign is happening! What is it, you ask? Take a look: http://www.theexitproject.org/ Click on the "Groundswell Campaign" on the right column to find out how you can participate. It's very simple, even very sick patients can join in (and more able-bodied...
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    Groundswell Campaign

    I'm looking for people in Utah, the Spokane, WA area, and Massachusetts (Boston or Northampton areas) for Exit Project efforts. If anyone knows of anyone, have them email theexitproject@gmail.com -- please forward this to anyone you know in those areas! Other public actions across the US and...
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    Groundswell Campaign

    Hi Rebecca, I will be posting this more broadly but wanted to get some submissions up first. Thanks for posting the site, Shannah -- everyone please take a look! And send your submissions (read my guidelines above) to theexitproject@gmail.com Pictures are starting to appear at...
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    Groundswell Campaign

    Hello everyone, I am starting a new campaign called The Groundswell Campaign and I invite everyone to submit! It's very easy -- all you need is a camera (camera phone is fine) or video camera, and the ability to write a very brief paragraph. The Campaign encourages actions both in the sheets...
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    Peggy Munson blog: A call for radical activism ACT-UP style

    Also, someone informed me people were having trouble posting comments on my blog -- I think it's fixed now, as I changed the settings for anonymous comments. http://peggymunson.blogspot.com/2010/10/best-offense-is-good-offense-what-we.html
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    Peggy Munson blog: A call for radical activism ACT-UP style

    Hi Everyone -- Please feel free to post any concrete ideas on my blog in the comments section. I will compile suggestions that come in. Remember these words from Vito Russo for ACT-UP in 1988: "In a lot of ways, AIDS activists are like those doctors out there -- they're so busy putting out...