Next Lupus Advocacy Day to be held in Washington, DC, in Spring of 2013! Stay tuned for details in November 2012.

See highlights from the LFA's Advocacy Day 2011

Tell Congress We Need Increased Federal Funding to Bridge the Gaps in Lupus Research, Awareness, and Education.

• Send an email, call, or write your Congressman or Senator. Share your personal story of how lupus has affected you, and ask them to support increased federal funding for lupus research and education programs. Find your Senators and Representatives here, along with help for writing your letter or email.
  
  

• Spread the word and show your support on Facebook by donating your status using the sample statuses below.
  
  Join me to urge Members of Congress to support increased funding for lupus research and education programs. Visit http://capwiz.com/lfa to have your voice heard.
  
  Join me and urge Congress to support increased funding for lupus research and education programs by becoming an e-Advocate for the Lupus Foundation of America. Visit http://capwiz.com/lfa to get started.
  
  

• Send a message on Twitter encouraging your friends and family to support LFA's Advocacy Day. Below are some suggested "tweets." Also, make sure you mention @LupusOrg in your tweets and use #lupusadvocacy as a hashtag.
  
  

• Use your blog to tell your lupus story, and promote the importance of LFA's Advocacy Day. Please remember to include the link -- http://www.capwiz.com/lfa -- in your blog entry so that others reading your blog can also contact their Senators and Representatives.

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The 12th Annual LFA Advocacy Day event took place March 15-16, 2010. Read the recap here.