A Berlin Buyers Club demonstration in Berlin, Germany / Rüdiger Schramm
Demonstrations for International Long COVID Awareness Day have sparked around the globe. Whether raising awareness about the disease in public or from their homes, people with Long COVID and their allies have raised their voices to demand recognition, research, treatments, support, and prevention of COVID-19 during the ongoing pandemic, as many in the community observe half a decade of Long COVID.
We reached out to international organizers for photos from their actions to document the demonstrations and highlight their demands. From “lie ins” to leaflet handouts to social media campaigns, people with Long COVID and related diseases drew attention to the overlooked disease affecting more than 400 million people globally.
Below are photos from these demonstrations — this article will continue to be updated as we gather more photos from Long COVID Awareness Day actions.
To submit photos, please email editors@thesicktimes.org with photos of your demonstration or action, credit of the photographer, and location of the action.
Volunteers of Clear the Air ATX in Austin, Texas, dropped a banner on Long COVID Awareness Day over a busy highway reading, “Long COVID is a Public Health Emergency!” / Katie DrackertBerlin Buyers Club held a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on March 15, 2025 / Rüdiger SchrammIn downtown Los Angeles, organizers of Got Long COVID? and Clean Air LA held a “Lie Down for Long COVID” demonstration highlighting the disabling effects of Long COVID. Clean Air LA handed out free respirators / Elle Seibert
Guus Liebrand, organizer of #NietHersteld, spreads awareness of Long COVID from the Netherlands / Guus LiebrandThe advocacy group Billboards for LC/MECFS and Not Recovered UK handed out leaflets about the Long COVID and ME in Edinburgh, Scotland / Judith StarkThe organization Asociación Long COVID Aragón held an in-person demonstration in Zaragoza, Spain / Antonio MorteroAdvocates drew attention to International Long COVID Awareness in Melbourne, Australia, by placing a billboard calling for “recognition, research, remedy” on a busy intersection in the city / Pandemic Resistance Inc. and Cleaner Air CollectiveThe Canadian COVID Society and Long COVID Canada Collaborative hosted and organized three demonstrations across Canada, featuring 200 pillowcases with messages from people with Long COVID. One action took place at the Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, Canada / Nicole RogersPillowcases at the demonstration in Toronto / Rebecca LewkowiczPillowcases at the demonstration in Quebec City / Carrie Anna McGinn
Organizers associated with the charity Long COVID Kids held a banner and action in Stormont, Northern Ireland, outside of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Long COVID Awareness Day / Colin PidgeonMask Together America organizers spread awareness about Long COVID during the #StandUpForScience March in New York, New York that happened during Long COVID Awareness Month / Julie Lam
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