UK now 4133 it's great to get this boost as we only have until 12th March
Share, share, share anywhere you can think of an overlapping connection, eg if sharing in feminist groups bring out that ME is majority female, in parent groups mention child research etc
10,000 will trigger a government response and that is still something to aim for but there are more diverse uses too. In correspondence with the ethics committee we can show how many people share the concern (not just the group directly writing the letter). In trying to engage established journalists more signatures indicate that there is a swell of interest behind the story and we genuinely represent pwme voice.
It is not a vociferous minority view but it appears we are still required to prove that. Polls and petitions are a great tool for this purpose.