AMD 21 events

This year, due to Covid-19, we will be holding our Action Meso Day as a Virtual Event.

The main objective for this commemorative day is to raise much-needed awareness about mesothelioma and to raise money for mesothelioma research.

To start the day we will be joined by Maria Guerin of MesoUK, a small number of clinicians, MAVS trustees, and dignitaries for a Dove Release at 12.00 in memory of those whom we have lost to mesothelioma. While we are unable to invite you to attend this in person, you will be able to watch the dove release and Scroll of Remembrance online.

We will then be joining UK Mesothelioma Alliance for a national virtual event running from 12.30 to 1.30 pm

Please visit our website; www.mavsg.org or our Facebook page ‘Mavsg Editorial’ to watch the event live from 11.55 am. For more information please contact us on 0151 236 1895 or info@mavsg.org

Order of Events
Welcome
MAVS Dove Release & Scroll of Remembrance live streaming at 12.00
1 Minute’s Silence
UK Mesothelioma Alliance National Event
Get Involved!
Sponsor a dove in honour of a friend or loved one in the form of a donation. These dedications will be displayed online during the local virtual event. To Sponsor a dove, please email us at info@mavsg.org or fill in the Dove Sponsorship form attached. Please inform us of any Dove Sponsorship no later than Wednesday 30th June

Buy a raffle ticket. We will film drawing the raffle tickets and then post this on our social media pages. To buy a ticket, please fill in the attached form.

Take part in socially distanced fundraising activities such as a sponsored walk or a Zoom quiz night. Send us some screenshots or photos and we will be delighted to post these online!

Please do support our Virtual AMD – We need your support now more than ever.

https://mavsg.org/events/action-meso-day-2021-2nd-july/

Face Your Fears

As our live events have been postponed, we have decided to "Face Our Fears. Throughout the day, 2nd July 2021 from 10.30am, we will be live streaming and posting videos of London Asbestos Support Awareness Staff and some supporters facing their fears in memory for patients who have suffered, and are suffering from Mesothelioma

https://lasag.org.uk

“East of England Asbestos Patient Support Group (EEA-PSG) will be holding our customary AMD Commemoration and Observance at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds, West Suffolk between Fri 02 July – Mon. 05 July, starting with an Awareness Display in the cloisters of the cathedral on Fri. 02 July and concluding with an open-air observance and commemoration in the Pilgrims Garden (Garden of Remembrance) at 12 noon on Monday 05. July. The Awareness Display is under cover and will be open throughout the week-end. Monday’s AMD event will be undercover if wet.

The Action Meso Day event has been the highlight of the Mesothelioma year in Suffolk and Norfolk since 2016 and is held in a place where pilgrims have sought healing and hope since the year 630AD. The Abbey came to prominence in 869AD with the death of St. Edmund Saint, King and Martyr and has always been associated with healing. The cathedral is also famous as the location for the drafting of Magna Carta by the Norman Barons in 1214AD.

Our commemoration takes place in one of the oldest parts of the Abbey – the location of the Pilgrims Stone. Set amongst a beautiful rose garden and adjacent to a scensory garden with towering walls, our observance comprises readings, music, prayers of remembrance and the laying of wreathes and personal tributes. A bell will be rung marking the names of the fallen. A blessing will be read by a member of the Dean and Faculty of Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds followed by luncheon in the Pilgrims Kitchen and Cloister Garth.

All are welcome and admission is free. Social distancing will be observed”

We are pleased to be holding a Mesothelioma Awareness event on the afternoon of Tuesday June 29th online with a start time of 2.00pm and a finish around 4.00pm.
We do hope that you can join us.

We will have the following updates.
Mesothelioma Project Wales - Sarah Morgan MesotheliomaUK Specialist Nurse for Wales

Treatment update - TBC

Asbestos in Public Buildings - Ben Holderness, Enquin Environmental Ltd.

Music Therapy and Mesothelioma - Becca Sayers, Music Therapist

Pose your questions.

If you are musically gifted please bring an instrument along we may be finishing the session on a musical note!

The zoom connection details are.

Topic: Mesothelioma Awareness in Wales
Time: Jun 29, 2021 02:00 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83603882344?pwd=am5QdlRYcW9OdklSemNIQ1RiR0QxZz09

Meeting ID: 836 0388 2344
Passcode: -5dYmccKz0

I hope that you can make it! This event is sign posting to the Uk wide event taking place online for Action Mesothelioma Day Friday July 2nd 2021.

https://actionmeso.org/amd21/
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https://www.a-a-s-c.org.uk

We will be meeting on Zoom at 10.30am on Friday 2nd July 2021. The event should last around half an hour.

There'll be a few short speeches from local campaigners & MPs, followed by a minutes silence in memory of all those who have lost their lives to asbestos disease.

The event is free, but donations are welcome. Any donations will be divided equally between the National Centre for Mesothelioma Research and the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund.

For more details, including details about how to join, go to https://gmavsg.org/amd21/

https://gmavsg.org/amd21/

HASAG Asbestos Disease Support will be premiering a Butterfly release along with guest speaker interviews on Facebook and YouTube from 12pm on 2nd July 2021. This is before the Action Meso virtual event which will begin at 12:30pm.

The interviews are with Liz Darlison, CEO of Mesothelioma UK and Senior Research Fellow, Kate Hill from The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund. Be sure to like our Facebook page and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

The money we raise from Action Mesothelioma Day goes towards much needed research and support at Mesothelioma UK and The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund.

Last year we raised a record amount of over £50,000! Help us reach that again by donating!

More information here: https://hasag.co.uk/events/event/virtual-action-mesothelioma-day-2021/

https://hasag.co.uk/events/event/virtual-action-mesothelioma-day-2021/

DAST are holding our ‘Virtual Action Mesothelioma Day’ on Friday 2nd July 2021 on social media, Facebook and Twitter. The day starts off at 10am with an introduction from Joanne and there will be posts and videos throughout the day, pausing for the Action Meso Event.

Here is a sneak peak of what to expect:

Introduction from Joanne
Inspirational stories from members Dave, Geoff, Sydney and Ian
Information on nutrition and breathing
Poems
Information about DAST

More information can be found on our website: https://asbestossupport.co.uk/featured/action-mesothelioma-day-2021-amd21/

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asbestossupportEastMidlands/. and Twitter: https://twitter.com/DAST24

https://asbestossupport.co.uk/featured/action-mesothelioma-day-2021-amd21/

The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund annual Action Mesothelioma Day event is online again in 2021. We invite you to "Meet the Researchers" online at our Zoom conference on Friday 2 July 2021 starting from 14:00 to 16:00.
This year our focus will be on the patient's voice in research: why it is important, why it makes a difference and how you can get involved.
We will be joined by researchers from the University of Surrey and participants in the JHMRF funded study to develop patient involvement in mesothelioma research. We will also be joined by researchers currently conducting studies or applying for funding for mesothelioma research.
Meet the Researchers is a unique opportunity for anyone interested in mesothelioma to discuss new and ongoing research in a friendly, informal way.
Booking for the event is via Eventbrite: https://junehancockfund_amd2021.eventbrite.co.uk
The event is free to attend but please collect your ticket for the event and complete the registration details. We need a current, valid email address in order to send you the link and password for the Zoom event, and further details of the programme.

https://www.junehancockfund.org

As our live events have been postponed, we have decided to "Face Our Fears. Throughout the day, 2nd July 2021 from 10.30am, we will be live streaming and posting videos of London Asbestos Support Awareness Staff and some supporters facing their fears in memory for patients who have suffered, and are suffering from Mesothelioma

Esmae Bull from Earls Colne Primary School, Colchester, Essex is completing a 60 minute silence to honour patients and their families in support in Action Meso Day on 2nd July 2021 starting at 3.30pm - 4.30pm. Esmae will find this challenging but she is determined to remember a close family friend who suffered with Mesothelioma.

She is also raising money for London Asbestos Support Awareness Group to help to provide care and support to the sufferers. https://gofund.me/7d2dad98

To see how she gets on visit London Asbestos Support Awareness Group facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/LondonAsbestosSupportAwarenessGroup

https://lasag.org.uk

We will be holding an event outside Sheffield Cathedral, at 11am on Friday 2nd July for AMD21. Helena Stanley (Meso Uk) will be attending and saying a few words, as will Adrian Budgen (on behalf of the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund). There will be a remembrance book for people to sign and there will also be an opportunity for people to enter the Cathedral and light a candle, if they wish. Packets of Forget-me-not seeds, from Meso Uk, which also be available.

https://www.saragasbestossupport.org

Mesothelioma UK will be going live on our Facebook page before and after the Action Meso event:

12:15-12:30 – Welcome to AMD 2021 and handover to the main content with Liz Darlison CEO and Lorraine Creech Mesothelioma UK Head of Nursing
12.30-13.30 – National Virtual AMD at actionmeso.org
13:35- 14:00 – Q&A and discussion session with Liz and Lorraine

We have also just launched our Action Mesothelioma Day pack in the shop and this year have introduced an Armed Forces AMD Pack to commemorate all the veterans with mesothelioma.

More information: https://www.mesothelioma.uk.com/action-mesothelioma-day/

https://www.mesothelioma.uk.com/action-mesothelioma-day/