Head to the Hill 2024

Name: Head to the Hill 2024
Start: 2024-11-20T08:00:52+1100
End: 2024-11-20T12:00:00+1100
Location: Parliament House

Wed, 20 Nov, 8am - 12pm AEDT

Parliament House

canberra, australia

Brain Tumour Alliance Australia

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Event description

Join us at Parliament House in Canberra for an event to raise awareness of the horrific and unimproved life expectancy from brain tumours and communicate the devastating financial, social, physical, cognitive and emotional impact to patients, families, carers and society as a whole.

We are hosting a gathering in a courtyard inside Parliament House and have invited the Members and Senators of Parliament to join us to speak with members of our community.

This is an opportunity for those that can attend in person in Canberra, to connect with politicians and advocate for greater action.

We are going to visualise the impact of brain tumours through the placing of shoes on the pathways of the beautiful courtyard inside Parliament House. We think that shoes clearly visualise that brain tumours effect everybody regardless of age, gender or background. If you wish to participate by sending shoes, please click here

Photo ID (driver's license or similar) is required by Parliament to gain entry to this event.

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Brain Tumour Alliance Australia (BTAA) was established in 2008 and is run by volunteers. BTAA aspires to be the national brain tumour support organisation, focussing on support for the brain tumour patient and their carers, and the oft-forgotten families of patients, which brain tumours affect.

BTAA is a not for profit organisation and supports patients with any brain tumour (neoplasm) affecting the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the meninges, brain, and spinal cord.

Paediatric and adult tumours, malignant and so-called benign tumours, and metastatic brain tumours are all supported. BTAA believes that brain tumours represent a neglected illness, which places enormous challenges on the patient and family and requires a unique response, and a much-increased research effort supported by the community and governments.

BTAA has a broad membership and subscriber database that includes health professionals and academics with a particular interest in brain tumours.

BTAA works closely with the International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA), including in its promotion of the annual International Brain Tumour Awareness Week, and the annual Walk Around the World for Brain Tumours.

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