Participate in IC/BPS Advocacy
We invite the entire IC/BPS community to unite and advocate for our shared critical needs and deliver important personal messages to Members of Congress.
We Need Your Help!
We invite the entire IC/BPS community to unite and advocate for our shared critical needs and deliver important personal messages to Members of Congress. We need your help to educate them about IC/BPS and how it impacts your life! The greater the participation, the greater the impact. We need YOU and your family and friends to broaden our reach and make this year’s advocacy efforts the most successful yet!
Key priorities of the IC/BPS community are supported by both Republicans and Democrats. We are not asking anyone to take any health policy position, rather to support our key bi-partisan priorities.
3 Easy Steps:
Find the contact information for your two Senators and your Member of the House of Representatives (conduct a search using the Find Your Representative zip code search box in the upper right corner).
Download the email sample and send it to them or you can use the phone script and give them a call.
Fill out this feedback form and let us know that you participated!
Learn More Through Our Advocacy Day Videos
How Congress Works
In this video ICA’s Washington Representative and ICA Board Members discuss the structures of government and why IC/BPS research and awareness are so important for the IC/BPS community.
Featuring: Philip Goglas, II, ICA’s Washington Representative; Barbara Zarnikow, former ICA Board Co-Chair and IC/BPS patient; Eric Zarnikow, ICA Board Member and IC caregiver; Claudia King, ICA Board Member and IC/BPS patient
How Federal Agencies Support IC Research
Listen to this video to learn how the IC/BPS community has benefited from IC/BPS research; learn what the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) is; and how funding from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) helps raise IC/BPS awareness.
Featuring: Philip Goglas, II, ICA’s Washington Representative; Barbara Zarnikow, former ICA Board Co-Chair and IC/BPS patient; Dr. Robert Moldwin, ICA Board Member and Medical Advisory Board Member
IC/BPS Advocacy and Why It Matters
Listen to ICA Board Members talk about what it means to be an IC/BPS advocate and how passionate they are about advocating for IC/BPS patients. They also discuss educating members of Congress about IC/BPS.
Featuring: Philip Goglas, II, ICA’s Washington Representative; Barbara Zarnikow, former ICA Board Co-Chair and IC/BPS patient; Eric Zarnikow ICA Board Member and IC/BPS caregiver, ICA Board Member; Claudia King, ICA Board Member and IC/BPS patient; Dr. Robert Moldwin, ICA Board Member and Medical Advisory Board Member
The Importance of Telling Your Personal IC/BPS Story and Samples
Telling your personal story is one of the most important parts of a congressional meeting! Listen to ICA Board Members discuss why. You will also hear their personal stories that they will be sharing with congressional staffers in June.
Featuring: Barbara Zarnikow, former ICA Board Co-Chair and IC/BPS patient; Eric Zarnikow, ICA Board Member and IC/BPS caregiver; Claudia King, ICA Board Member and IC/BPS patient
How to Contact Congressional Offices
Philip Goglas, II discusses how to find and contact your congressional offices.
Featuring: Philip Goglas, II, ICA’s Washington Representative
How to Follow Up with Congress
It’s important to follow up with your representatives after you contact or meet with them. In this video, Phillp Goglas, II will tell you the best way to do this.
Featuring: Philip Goglas, II, ICA’s Washington Representative
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