{"id":15546,"date":"2025-04-14T06:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T10:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/?page_id=15546"},"modified":"2025-04-14T06:24:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T10:24:01","slug":"media-advisory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/media-advisory\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-2.png 557w, https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-2-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-3.png 692w, https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a> <strong>SAINT-SAUVEUR, QU\u00c9BEC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 14, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#e2efd9\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Media-Advisory_Avril142025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEDIA ADVISORY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>RESILIENCE: The International Conference on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)<\/strong><br>Canada\u2019s leading MCS advocacy organizations, the Environmental Health Association of Canada and the Environmental Health Association of Qu\u00e9bec, are hosting a groundbreaking two-day virtual event to spotlight MCS, amplify lived experiences, and mobilize action following the March 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CRPD_C_CAN_CO_2-3_62720_E.pdf\">UN CRPD Concluding Observations<\/a>, which include MCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong><br><strong>May 1\u20132, 2025<\/strong><br>Live online sessions daily from <strong>9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong><br>Virtual \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/resiliencemcsconference\/\"><u>registration details<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS): over 1.13 million Canadians are diagnosed with MCS, <\/strong>this condition affects millions globally and remains widely misunderstood, under-recognized, and under-protected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities calls out Canada for the disproportionate discrimination and stigma experienced by the MCS Community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The conference theme, <strong>Resilience<\/strong>, highlights the need to <strong>advance scientific understanding, foster collaborative research, and drive systemic change<\/strong> for a <strong>safer global environment and improved quality of life<\/strong> for people with MCS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This conference brings together <strong>experts, advocates, people with lived experience, medical professionals, and policymakers<\/strong> to chart a path forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presentations on the UN Concluding Observations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First-hand testimonies from those living with MCS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International collaboration: speakers from Canada, Europe, and Japan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The launch of the national \u201c<strong>Right to Breathe<\/strong>\u201d advocacy campaign promoting fragrance-free healthcare in Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who should attend:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Journalists covering health, human rights, disability, housing, and environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policy and healthcare professionals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocates and community organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speakers :<\/strong> A speakers list can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/resilience-speakers\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Agenda : <\/strong>An agenda for both days can be viewed at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Agenda-Day-1_English.pdf\"><u><strong>Day 1<\/strong><\/u><u><strong> &#8211; Thursday, May 1, 2025<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Agenda-Day-2_English.pdf\"><u><strong>Day 2 <\/strong><\/u><u>&#8211;<\/u><u><strong> Friday, May 2, 2025<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partners<\/strong> : Partners can be viewed at <a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/resiliencemcsconference\/\">the end of this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Michel Gaudet, Executive Director \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:michelgaudet@aseq-ehaq.ca\"><u><strong>michelgaudet@aseq-ehaq.ca<\/strong><\/u><\/a><strong> \/ 514 332 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