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SUMMARY:Health Through Peace 2017
DESCRIPTION:In September 2017\, Medact and the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) are bringing together a gathering of people from the health and peace communities to discuss the state of global war and conflict\, and promote more effective peace building and demilitarisation as a pre-requisite for social justice\, good health and ecological sustainability worldwide. \nFor more details\, see: https://www.medact.org/forum-2017
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/htp-2017/
LOCATION:University Road\, Heslington\, York\, YO10 5DD
CATEGORIES:Conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Medact c/o Mosaic":MAILTO:conference@healththroughpeace.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170227
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
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SUMMARY:Medsin Global Health Conference 2017 - Seeing the Spectrum
DESCRIPTION:One of the favourite events of the Medsin annual calendar\, the 2017 Global Health Conference aims to bring students from all over the UK together to raise awareness about gender and its impact on health. There will be opportunities for attendees to learn through panels\, debates\, workshops\, exhibitions and discussion. The conference will focus on four main themes across two days: \n\nWhat is gender?\nLGBTQ + health\nGender within conflict and development\nWorking towards a better and equal future\n\nAttendees should go away inspired and passionate about gender and health\, and equipped with the tools and knowledge to go forward and better the world we share. \nFor tickets\, see: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medsin-global-health-conference-2017-seeing-the-spectrum-tickets-31238350748?aff=es2 \nNote: the Saturday will take place at UCL; the Sunday at King’s College.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medsin-global-health-conference-2017-seeing-spectrum/
LOCATION:University College London\, Gower St\, Kings Cross\, London\, WC1E 6BT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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ORGANIZER;CN="Medsin UK":MAILTO:info@medsin.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170226
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
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SUMMARY:St. George's Global Health Conference 2017
DESCRIPTION:Challenging Borders\nAddressing Barriers to Global Health\nSt George’s University of London Medsin Group is hosting their annual Global Health Conference 2017. ‘Challenging Borders: Addressing the barriers to Global Health’ will take place on Saturday 25th February. \nThe conference aims to shine a spotlight on the impact of division as an obstacle to global health. Borders can be physical\, such as nation lines or geographical impediments\, man-made\, such as walls and prisons\, but also more abstract\, such as stigma towards mental health. All create a barrier to personal\, community\, and international well-being. Many examples exist today\, and none more topical than the myriad issues surrounding migrant health. Success has been varied in addressing these barriers. \n‘Challenging Borders’ focuses on the effects of these barriers on health and what can be done to overcome them. The day will consist of a morning of talks and in the afternoon attendees will have the opportunity to engage in stimulating interactive sessions to broaden their understanding and approach to these issues. We are announcing the line up of high-profile speakers and organisations throughout the coming weeks. Tickets are available from St George’s Student Union website and you can stay up to date through our Facebook Page. \nTickets: https://www.sgsu.org.uk/ents/event/794/\nFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/742508639247932/
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/st-georges-global-health-conference-2017/
LOCATION:St George’s – University of London\, Cranmer Terrace\, London\, SW17 0RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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ORGANIZER;CN="St. George's Medsin":MAILTO:georgesmedsinconference@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170211T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
CREATED:20170105T155129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170127T183259Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Refugees\, The Climate Crisis and Population Displacement - Building a Trade Union and Civil Society Response
DESCRIPTION:This conference from the Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group aims to dispel refugee myths\, work on a new Protocol for the international protection of those affected by climate change\, raise demands for stronger action\, and agree a climate refugees campaign statement. \nExpert Contributions from:\nProf Joanna Haigh (Grantham Institute at Imperial College)\, Asad Rehman (FoE)\, Clara Paillard (PCS)\, Amjad Abdulla (Alliance of Small Island States tbc)\, Dave Green (FBU)\, Sharan Burrow (ITUC\, tbc)\, Wilf Sullivan (TUC)\, Zak Cochrane (Stand Up To Racism)\, NUT\, PSI\, Zita Holbourne (PCS)\, Jonathan Neale (Global Climate Jobs)\, Suzanne Jeffery (Campaign Against Climate Change)\, and more. \nFour Workshops on:\n\nUnions and campaigns for climate jobs.\nRaising awareness of climate change impacts at national and global level.\nUnions and campaign groups challenging xenophobia and hostility to refugees and migrants.\nJoint work to draft a new Protocol for the international protection of those affected by climate change.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/climate-refugees-conference/
LOCATION:NUT Conference Centre\, Hamilton House\, Mabledon Place\, Euston\, \, London\, WC1H 9BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161211
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
CREATED:20160325T135926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170221T191712Z
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SUMMARY:Forum 2016 - Healthy Planet\, Better World
DESCRIPTION:Human health is dependent on a healthy environment. Yet we are damaging ecosystems and depleting natural resources in ways that undermine our ability to sustain healthy and equitable societies. \nClimate change\, desertification\, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss are among many ecological threats to health. These impact on health via multiple pathways that include reducing food and water security\, altering disease patterns\, increasing the frequency of extreme weather events\, and multiplying the risk of conflict. \nThe threats posed by climate change and wider environmental degradation are serious. According to a Lancet-UCL Commission\, climate change could be “sufficient to trigger a discontinuity in the long-term progression of humanity”. Indeed\, on the basis of current emission trajectories\, “temperature rises in the next 85 years may be incompatible with an organised global community”. \nHowever\, the challenge this represents also presents a number of opportunities to promote health\, both short and long-term. These include reducing air pollution\, promoting active forms of transport\,  healthier food systems\, and working towards a fairer\, more equal economy and society. \nThe health community has both a mandate and an interest in calling for the social\, political and economic actions required to mitigate and adapt to environmental change. \nFor more details about the event see: the conference page\nFor recordings and resources see: presentation resources from the conference
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/forum-2016/
LOCATION:Friends House\, 173-177 Euston Rd\, Kings Cross\, \, London \, NW1 2BJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161010
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CREATED:20160830T124400Z
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SUMMARY:East London People’s Health Assembly
DESCRIPTION:The London People’s Health Movement (PHM)\, in collaboration with local organisations including Keep Our NHS Public\, Docs not Cops\, Social Action for Health\, Medact and Queen Mary’s University \, is organising a three-day People’s Health Assembly in East London in October 2016. This event will follow the tradition of the global PHM in working closely with local organisations\, building on local knowledge and strengthening local networks in the continuing struggle for equity and the right to health.  \nWhy attend this event\n Recent political events have laid bare the divisions that run through our society. While our leaders are deserting us\, newly politicised people seek to forge a new path. But what form will this change take? For over five years\, the public sector has been struggling under austerity measures\, and poverty is on the rise. The People’s Health Assembly will look at the fractures within our community\, how they affect health\, and how people are mobilising to fight back and ensure better physical and mental health outcomes. The assembly is being held in East London and aims to be inclusive\, community-led and address local concerns.  \nIssues:\n The Assembly will explore some of the most critical local concerns: – The NHS: what are the current challenges to providing universal healthcare\, free at the point of use? – Housing: what are the impacts of gentrification on wellbeing? How is your community resisting rent hikes and eviction? – Migrants: how have xenophobia and the recent rise in hate crimes affected your community? How has migration enriched East London?Please get in touch if you would like to participate!   \nPHALondon2016@gmail.com
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/east-london-peoples-health-assembly/
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160527T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160527T160000
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
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SUMMARY:Health Needs of Forced Migrants
DESCRIPTION:Medact Member Sophie North is on the organising committee for the following conference at the University of East Anglia. For more info contact Sophie or email migranthealth@uea.ac.uk  \nDo you work with Asylum Seekers\, Refugees\, Individuals who have been Trafficked and People from other Migrant Groups?\nAre you interested in providing support to individuals from such communities?\nIf so\, we would like to inform you about a very exciting upcoming conference at the University of East Anglia on the 27th of May 2016. \nThis conference is bringing together many of the leaders in this field to offer unique and exciting training and networking opportunities to delegates on how best to support asylum seekers\, unaccompanied asylum seeking children\, refugees\, individuals who have been trafficked and people from other migrant groups. \nKey Note Speakers include:\n\nMaurice Wren\, Chief Executive of The Refugee Council\nAlex Fraser\, Head of Refugee Support at the British Red Cross\nDr Angela Burnett\, Lead Doctor\, London Clinic of Freedom from Torture\nAndrew Keefe\, Director of National Clinical Services\, Freedom from Torture\nGervais Koulungou-Mambs\, British Red Cross\, Norwich\nA panel of ‘Experts by Experience’ from across the globe\n\n An array of workshops will allow delegates time to explore areas which are of particular relevance to their field of work.  \nWorkshops include:\n\nSupporting survivors of human trafficking\, Dr Sian Oram\, Lecturer in Women’s Mental Health\, Institute of Psychiatry\, Psychology and Neurosciences\, Kings College London\nHonour Based Violence\, Bal Howard\, Suffolk Constabulary\nWorking with Survivors of Torture\, Dr Frank Arnold\, Medact\nExploring the Mental Health Needs of Forced Migrant Groups\, Professor Cornelius Katona\, Medical Director of the Helen Bamber Foundation\nAddressing Sexual Health in Migrant Groups\, Samantha Gilliham\, Doctors of the World\nSupporting Pregnant Asylum Seeking Women\, Rosalind Bragg\, Director of Maternity Action\nSupporting Asylum Seeking Children\, Clare Shortall\, Family Clinic Lead\, Doctors of the World\n“No choices about me without me” Hearing Voices from a panel of Experts by Experience\nWorking across languages\, Nicky Glegg\, Translation Consultant\n\n Places cost £120 or £80 for students and charities. To secure a place please book now at https://www.uea.ac.uk/medicine-health-sciences/continuing-professional-development/mhc
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/health-needs-of-forced-migrants/
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160414T094500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160414T163000
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
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SUMMARY:Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics and Medact Conference 2016
DESCRIPTION:Resources from the event are now available on this page\nAntibiotics and Farming: Prescriptions for change\n14th April 2016\, Kennedy Lecture Theatre\, Institute of Child Health\, University College London\, London\, WC1N 1EH\nThe critical nature of antimicrobial resistance has been well documented by experts across the globe\, and the inappropriate use of drugs in livestock farming is widely recognised as a contributory risk. \nThe UK Government-appointed O’Neill Review found that there is “compelling” scientific evidence that antibiotic resistance is being transmitted from farm animals to humans and states that this warrants a significant reduction in farm antibiotic use. The recent finding of colistin-resistant E. coli from pigs and humans in England and Wales is the latest sign that the future efficacy of our antibiotics is under threat. \nAnd yet\, the overuse of these vital medicines within the farming sector continues. Across Europe\, twice as many antibiotics are used in farm animals than are used in humans. Routine\, purely preventative dosing of groups of healthy animals remains legal within the EU\, despite opposition from the European Medicines Agency and several European countries. In the UK\, veterinary use of antibiotics classified as “critically important for humans” is at an all-time high. \nOur conference will bring together multi-disciplinary stakeholders; from policy-makers\, health professionals\, livestock farmers and veterinarians\, to scientists\, civil-society and environmental groups. The event will explore practical steps to reduce farm antibiotic use; drawing on successful interventions taking place across the EU. \nDownload the full Agenda here\nTravel \nTrain – King’s Cross and Euston mainline railway stations are within walking distance and the Institute is easily accessible by underground from other national and international rail terminals including Charing Cross\, Waterloo\, Victoria\, Marylebone\, Paddington and Liverpool Street.  The closest underground stations are Holborn on the Central Line and Russell Square on the Piccadilly Line. \nParking – There are no parking facilities for delegates but there are National Car Parks in Marchmont Street and Judd Street. There are also meters on the roads adjacent to the Institute. \nA map is also available from the institute’s website  \nFacilities for the disabled \nAll the conference facilities including the lecture theatre are easily accessible by wheelchair and the theatre is fitted with an induction loop system. Please confirm if you would like to make use of these facilities. \nRefreshments \nTea and coffee will be provided as will a sandwich lunch. Please let us know as soon as possible if you have any dietary requirements. \nFor more information\, please contact Claire cwest@saveourantibiotics.eu\, 07814 910 295 \nThe Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics is a coalition of health\, medical\, environmental and animal welfare groups campaigning to stop the overuse of antibiotics in animal farming. It was founded by Compassion in World Farming\, the Soil Association and Sustain and is supported by the Jeremy Coller Foundation \nMedact is a London-based global health charity whose goal is to inspire and enable health professionals to act on the social\, political\, ecological and economic determinants of health and health inequality. Its work with Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics is part of a larger body of work supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/alliance-to-save-our-antibiotics-and-medact-conference-2016/
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151113T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151114T170000
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
CREATED:20151030T123938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170314T134817Z
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SUMMARY:Forum 2015 - Health Through Peace
DESCRIPTION:Health Through Peace was a a two-day event hosted by Medact\, Saferworld\, Oxford Research Group\, Kings College London\, Quakers in Britain\, ICAN UK\, Campaign Against Arms Trade and others\, as a forum for the health community to learn and take on action on issues related to war\, armed conflict and militarisation. \nFor more info\, including videos\, speakers\, and programme – see the dedicated page
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-annual-forum-2015-health-peace/
LOCATION:Friends House\, 173-177 Euston Rd\, Kings Cross\, \, London \, NW1 2BJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150109T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
CREATED:20141230T133542Z
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SUMMARY:Human Rights and Health Care at the Bleeding Edge
DESCRIPTION:We live in a world where people’s basic human rights are being denied on an extraordinary scale. This raises immediate questions: who should try to do what about it?\n    These dilemmas can be particularly tangled for medical and health professionals.  This conference addresses students and scholars of war and peace\, healthcare practitioners\, human rights organisations and activists. It seeks to:  \n\n inform people about medical impacts of human rights violations around the world\nhelp health professionals to carry out their duties in difficult and dangerous situations\nadvise civil society organisations on making best use of clinical assistance in campaigning\nreflect on moral and practical issues that arise.\n\n    The focus is on two central themes:  \n\nAssisting survivors of conflict zones\, prisons and forced migration\nDocumenting and using the evidence – why\, how\, and at what risk?\n\n    Invited speakers include:  Health workers helping survivors of abuses in conflict zones such as the Democratic Republic of Congo; Syria; Ukraine; Gaza; Iraq; Guantanamo  Leading clinical ethicists\, medical journalists and health workers’ professional bodies     Early booking is advised as places are limited.  Book tickets below – or by clicking here.  The conference will be live-streamed and recorded highlights posted on the web.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
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/human-rights-and-health-care-at-the-bleeding-edge/
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141115T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141115T173000
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
CREATED:20141030T123908Z
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SUMMARY:Forum 2014 - Health In Action
DESCRIPTION:This year’s forum\, chaired by Gill Walt\, Emeritus Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a long term Patron of Medact\, was in partnership with Health Poverty Action\, a London based international NGO. HPA\, whose social justice approach to health mirrors that of Medact\, works with the most marginalised communities in low income countries to strengthen their struggle for health. \nMore details on the conference page
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-forum-2014-health-action/
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141101T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141102T170000
DTSTAMP:20260503T015341
CREATED:20141030T123910Z
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SUMMARY:Launching The People Vs PFI
DESCRIPTION:Follow us on twitter @thepeoplevspfi and help spread the word by using the #PPLvsPFI hashtag\nPFI – The Biggest Scam You’ve Never Heard Of\n\n\n\nYou’d never be able to tell from the outside\, but hundreds of our hospitals\, schools\, prisons roads and even homes are no longer controlled by us\, the people. Why? Because politicians have given away our public buildings to private companies – only to have us rent them back at extortionate cost. Our money is making these tax-avoiding corporations rich\, while we end up losing frontline services. This is what they mean by the Private Finance Initiative (PFI).\n\n\n\nPFI – Doesn’t Make Sense\n\n\n\nEvery year PFI costs us £10 billion – more than the entire 2012 Olympics! The UK taxpayer will pay almost £300bn for PFI – but most of that will end up in offshore tax-havens.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe government and private contractors consistently conceal details of PFI contracts. Why should public spending be allowed to be kept secret?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe worst part of it all is that the public were given no choice about PFI. PFI was implemented by corruption of the democratic process. We need to take back our rights.\n\n\n\nPFI – Needs To Go\n\n\n\nThere is an alternative – there are cheaper and better ways to provide public infrastructure. It’s time for us to stand up and say NO to the politicians and private contractors that want privatisation-by-stealth. It’s time to make public services ours again. Join public sector workers\, professional groups\, trade unionists\, campaigners\, researchers\, journalists and members of the public for a one day event to launch this vital campaign to end PFI. Hear from experts in the field to learn how you can make a difference\, and tell your own story about how PFI is harming you\, your family and your country.\n\n\nTo find out more\, learn how to contribute and register\, email: peoplevspfi@gmail.com\n\n\n\nMorning \n9-9:45 am Registratio9 \n8:45 am Introduction Why This Conference – Dr David McCoy \n10:00 – 11:30 am  Why PFI is Unacceptable \nPFI in context: financialisation\, privatisation and the debt industry – Ann Pettifor (Advocacy International) \nPFI impact on the NHS: financially disastrous and clinically unsafe – David Price (Queen Mary University) \nPFI inequity: shifting the debt burden to the next generation – Ashley Seager (Inter-generational Foundation) \nPFI and the Global South: financial extraction and the growing wealth gap – Nick Hildyard (Corner House) \nPFI and social housing: ruthless profiteering at the expense of democratic accountability – Stuart Hodkinson (University of Leeds) \n11.45– 1pm \nPublic Testimony Against PFI Campaigners\, public service users\, communities Chair: Dr. Jacky Davis\, (Keep Our NHS Public) \n2-4pm Parallel Workshops \nFollow the money – how does private finance work as a corporate scam? Who pays and who profits? – Dexter Whitfield (European Services Strategy Unit) & Tamasin Cave (Spinwatch) \nFreedom of Information for beginners – Sid Ryan (Centre for Investigative Journalism) & Megan Waugh (University of Leeds) \nGetting stories into local news and social media – Centre for Investigative Journalism\, John Lister (London Health Emergency) & Caroline Molloy (openDemocracy) \nContract monitoring – how to hold public bodies and private contractors to account – Stuart Hodkinson with PFI housing activists \nMobilising communities around protest and direct action – UK Uncut & Focus E15 Mothers \n4.15- 5.30pm Roundtable Debate on How to Fight PFI \nRoundtable Debate on: \n\nHow to Fight PFI\nLegal challenges\nCivic Strategy – local action\nNational co-ordination\nPolitical strategy – providing the alternatives\nMedia and Public Education\nContractual Strategy – helping managers locally\n\nChair: Dr Guddi Singh (Medact) \nSpeakers: Joel Benjamin (Move Your Money) Fran Boit (Positive Money) Richard Brooks (Private Eye) Rosa Curling (Leigh Day legal firm) Cat Hobbs (We Own It) John Lister (London Health Emergency) Dexter Whitfield (European Services Strategy Unit) \nBOOK YOUR PLACE NOW BELOW OR AT: http://www.peoplevspfi.org.uk/\nContact us: peoplevspfi@gmail.com\nClick here to download a PDF version of the programme
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/launching-people-vs-pfi/
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SUMMARY:Medact Afternoon Conference - Climate Change\, Tax Justice and Health
DESCRIPTION:Book your free ticket online via eventbrite by clicking here.\n This is an open mini-conference hosted by Queen Mary University London and Medact. It is one of several global health conferences aimed at creating a shared environment for academics\, researchers\, clinicians and activists working on areas of common interest and concern.  Speakers:  \n\nJohn Christiansen (Director\, Tax Justice Network)\n\n\nJohn is Director of Tax Justice Network (TJN). TJN is a independent international network launched in 2003. They conduct high-level research\, analysis and advocacy on international tax; on the international aspects of financial regulation; on the role of tax in society; and on the impacts of tax evasion\, tax avoidance\, tax ‘competition’ and tax havens. TJN seeks to create understanding and debate\, and to promote reform\, especially in poorer countries.\n\n\nJohn Hilary (Executive Director\, War on Want)\n\n\nJohn is Executive Director of War on Want. He has worked in the field of international development and human rights for the past 25 years\, and has authored numerous publications on globalisation\, trade and development. His new book\, The Poverty of Capitalism\, is published\nby Pluto Press.\n\n\nAlice Bell (Science Writer\, alicerosebell.com)\n\nAlice is a writer\, teacher and researcher interested in the politics of science\, technology and the environment. In addition to freelancing\, she has worked as a Research Fellow at the Science Policy Research Unit\, University of Sussex\, Lectured in the Science Communication Group at Imperial\, has been a Special Projects Officer for Science Year and an Explainer at the Science Museum. She has also taught at UCL.\n\n The conference will be preceded by our Annual General Meeting – if you are member of Medact and wish to attend please register by emailing office [at] medact [org] To find out more about the AGM click here.   The afternoon conference is open to everyone\, student admission is free.  \nProgramme \n\n  2pm             Welcome and introduction                                 Dr David McCoy  2:15pm        Tax\, Development and Health  2:35pm        Tax\, development and health: What              John Christensen                     health professionals should know and do.  2:50pm        A Case study of Boots Alliance                          Elisabeth Molinari  3:05 pm       Discussion  3:25pm        Break  3:35pm        Politics\, Development and Health                        3:50pm        Capital Resource Flows                                         Natalie Sharples   4:05pm        Capitalism and Politics: How do we discuss         John Hilary                       this in polite society?                            4:25pm        Discussion           4:45pm        Science and Politics                                                   Alice Bell  5:05pm        Closing Remarks       \n\nFor more information please contact office [at] medact [dot] org\n For more information on the afternoon conference\, please contact office [at] medact.org.  \nBook your free ticket online via eventbrite by clicking here.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-afternoon-conference-climate-change-tax-justice-health/
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SUMMARY:2nd People's Health Assembly
DESCRIPTION:This event is being run by the People’s Health Movement. For more information about PHM\, please visit www.phm-uk.org.uk.  The People´s Health Movement (PHM) has its roots deep in the grassroots people’s movement and owes its genesis to many health networks and activists who have been concerned by the growing inequities in health over the last 25 years.  \nBackground and Context\n The word ‘austerity’ has recently gained prominence. It is used to describe a wide range of cuts to public spending across services including welfare support\, education\, health and social care. What is often overlooked is how ‘austerity’ is a deliberate policy by the government to redistribute resources from the poor to the rich through bailout of banks\, corporate tax evasion and private finance initiatives.  Austerity and its’ effects are being imposed selectively\, unevenly and unfairly across society with devastating impacts on disadvantaged groups pushing them further into poverty\, deprivation and poor health. It is also being used to justify a further expansion of privatisation\, corporate welfare and excessive profiteering – not least of all in the NHS. Whilst this is happening in various ways and at different speeds in Scotland\, England\, Wales and Northern Ireland\, it is a crisis affecting the whole of the UK.  Therefore\, the political\, economic and ideological underpinnings of austerity need to be questioned and challenged. This is a priority for those working in the health sector\, and for those seeking to reverse the trend of widening health inequalities.  \nWhy attend?\n – Learn more about the background to austerity measures and their impact on local and global determinants of health\, on health and related services and on health inequity in different parts of the UK. – Learn skills for movement building and activism with community and campaign groups; and strategies for challenging austerity – Dialogue and Network with organisations and individuals involved in health and social activism. – Take part in developing a People’s Health Manifesto and help build a progressive health movement to challenge austerity and exclusion throughout the UK  \nClick here to download the flyer.\nFor more information and to register\, please click here.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/2nd-peoples-health-assembly/
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