The video, featuring Praneel- one of the 2013 global campaign’s young representatives- was launched at an event in Mumbai and uploaded to youtube last year.
Watch a short clip from the documentary.
We just saw this video of a flash mob organised by the MS Society of India’s Hyderabad Chapter for World MS Day 2012, and we absolutely love it!
We can’t wait to see what they’ll come up with this year.
On Monday 3rd December 2012 disability rights activists in Montevideo, Uruguay walked from the University to the City Hall to raise awareness of accessibility issues faced by persons with disabilities in Uruguay. In the weeks leading up to the event representatives from organisations representing the interests of persons with disabilities in Uruguay worked together to draft a statement related to the rights of persons with disabilities. This statement was read out to the City Mayor on the steps of City Hall and directed at key decision makers in Montevideo. Disabled advocates who wanted to take part in the action waited at the steps of the City hall to greet those who had marched through the city. Following the reading of the statement…
In Cuba this year members of FELEM (Spanish MS Society) and MS Cuba met to celebrate the twinning of their societies. Margarita Ruiz, president of MS Cuba and Josep Maria Perello, treasurer of FELEM met together along with other members of MS Cuba on the 5th May to celebrate the twinning, and to discuss new developments in the treatment of MS. During the meeting which took place in Havana, World MS Day films and a FELEM film “Vivir con Esclerosis Multiple” (Living with MS) was played and there was also live entertainment from Comedian Omar Franco. Tweet This Post Share on Facebook
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In Australia World MS Day was a resounding success, with hundreds of people taking part in activities across the whole country. MS Australia and MS Research Australia all held events during the month of May and on the day itself. The “Kiss Goodbye to MS” campaign, which is in its third year, encouraged supporters to wear bright red lipstick, wear red clothes, dye their hair red or wear badges and stickers. Events were varied, from meeting the Australian Women’s Basketball team at Parliament house on their way to the Olympics, cupcake stalls, selling merchandise and charity dinners such as that held by the Green Bean society, who got into the theme in a big way with a Kissing booth and helped to raise over…
