posted March 04, 2001 02:48 PM the following information has been posted to the PARKINSN listserv e-mail group, the PD WebForum at MGH, the ALS WebForum at MGH, the MS2 WebForum at MGH, and now to this one the Advocacy and Activism WebForum at MGH. any other suggestions? janet ------------------------------- posted March 04, 2001 02:40 PM ------------------------------- the following announcement has been extracted from: Travels With Parkinson's - Talk-radio With a Purpose http://www.geocities.com/chycasavant/ ------------------------------------------------------- Week Number 31 (!) On Sunday 4th March 2001 (that's today!) the show will be the third in a series about the current Stem Cell Petition http://www.PetitionOnline.com/stmcll/petition.html from the broader perspective of on-line consumer advocacy in general. ------------------------------------------------------- Ann Campbell (AJ) hails from California and is a member of the PD Webforum at MGH http://neuro-mancer.mgh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&f orum=Parkinson%27s+Disease&number=71 Ann and her partner both have PD: Ann was diagnosed in 1995 at age 36; formerly a children's book editor, she has been on disability since 1997 ------------------------------------------------------- Linda Griffin (Linda5) hails from Nebraska and is a member of the ALS Webforum at MGH http://neuro-mancer.mgh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&f orum=ALS&number=3 Linda's husband has ALS ------------------------------------------------------- The stem cell issue is much bigger than simply one 'illness' or 'disease'; we have seen the 'cross-pollination' in different webforums already; here is an opportunity to hear two active activists and vocal advocates find some common ground for their respective causes. Cross-Webforum pollination has been provided with a venue at the newest MGH community: Advocacy and Activism http://neuro-mancer.mgh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&f orum=Advocacy+and+Activism&number=225 ------------------------------------------------------- Don't miss it! Travels With Parkinson's - Talk-radio With a Purpose http://www.geocities.com/chycasavant/ ------------------------------------------------------- janet wwwebspinner to the stars ------------------ janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ http://neuro-mancer.mgh.harvard.edu/ubb/Forum225/HTML/000006.html -- janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/