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SUMMARY:Medact Bristol June group meeting
DESCRIPTION:Medact Bristol is interested and engaged in local\, national and international issues that affect public health. Since its creation\, Medact Bristol has focused its efforts on campaigns on climate\, environment and sustainability\, divestment\, and migrant access to healthcare. The group’s current focus is supporting  Reclaim our Buses\, a campaign in Bristol to bring buses back into public control. New members are welcome. Join the email list to get involved.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/bristol-group-meeting-june/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings
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SUMMARY:Securitisation of Health group meeting: June
DESCRIPTION:What is the securitisation of health?\n\n\n\nA number of policing and counter-extremism measures are embedded by the government into UK health services\, which at times require health workers to work closely with the police and other security agencies. \n\n\n\nThese measures risk undermining therapeutic relationships\, confidentiality and trust in practitioners – as well as drawing health services and workers into becoming an arm of policing and counter-terror agencies. \n\n\n\nThrough research and campaigns\, Medact aims to shift understandings of ‘security’\, from typically “hard” measures (border enforcement\, a punitive criminal justice system\, counter-terror measures) and advocate for collective and human security\, health and wellbeing. Read more about our work on Securitisation here. \n\n\n\nAbout the group\n\n\n\nThe Securitisation of Health group is for health workers interested in working on these issues through campaigning\, lobbying and research. New members are welcome!  \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns about attending\, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at sarahlasoye@medact.org. \n\n\n\nThis event will be held online on Zoom.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/securitisation-of-health-group-meeting-june/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240606T190000
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SUMMARY:Medact Sheffield group meeting: June
DESCRIPTION:The Sheffield group come together monthly\, alternating between the first Tuesday or Thursday of the month. Meetings are hybrid. Medact Sheffield are organising locally on the Patients Not Passports campaign\, seeking to end the Hostile Environment in the NHS. The group are also organising for climate and health justice as part of the Health for a Green New Deal network. All are welcome. Please sign up to the mailing list to join the group and get the details for the next meeting.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/sheffield-group-meeting-june/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240606T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240606T203000
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SUMMARY:Medact Leeds group meeting: June
DESCRIPTION:The Leeds group come together monthly for meetings on the 6th of the month. Meetings are online mostly and sometimes in person! Medact Leeds are organising locally for climate and health justice as part of the Health for a Green New Deal network\, and also taking action to end the hostile environment\, campaigning for Patients Not Passports. All are welcome. Please sign up to the mailing list to join the group.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/leeds-group-meeting-june/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240611T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240611T193000
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SUMMARY:Medact Glasgow group meeting: June
DESCRIPTION:Medact Glasgow is a collective of healthcare workers\, students and people from other related social disciplines. We organise around\, learn about and share information on campaigns related to health justice. \n\n\n\nOur current focus is on fighting fuel poverty. We are working alongside Fuel Poverty Action\, who organise for affordable and sustainable energy and against the inadequate living conditions which are making people sick. \n\n\n\nOur main meeting is in person (or you can join on Zoom) on the second Tuesday of each month – all are welcome! Please get in touch with us on glasgow@medact.org if you want to join our meetings or find out more\, or subscribe to the mailing list:
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/glasgow-meeting-june/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240617T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240617T193000
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Weapons Group meeting: June
DESCRIPTION:Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group represents the longest standing aspect of Medact’s work towards nuclear abolition\, and to address war\, armed violence and conflict as global threats to health. \n\n\n\nWe will meet to provide an update on our ongoing work\, and discuss the current global political landscape as related to nuclear weapons and disarmament. Register below to receive the meeting link! \n\n\n\nFor more info or with questions\, email Sarah: sarahlasoye@medact.org
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/nwg-meeting-june/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240618T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240618T200000
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SUMMARY:Medact Movement Assembly
DESCRIPTION:Movement Assemblies (formerly “Group Check-in”) are a space for people active in Medact local or issue groups to connect\, to share collective learning from our organising—the challenges and successes and how we can support each other to win in our struggle for health justice.  \n\n\n\nThis Assembly will take place ONLINE on Zoom. The first part of the assembly will focus on sharing updates and learnings from across the Medact network. We will hear national campaign updates from: \n\n\n\n\nPatients Not Passports\n\n\n\nPeace and Security\n\n\n\nClimate and Health\n\n\n\nEconomic Justice\n\n\n\n\nWe will then share updates from across local Medact groups—all are welcome! Each group being represented will spend two minutes sharing a few highlights and any challenges you’ve had over the last few months\, and any plans you have coming up. \n\n\n\nIn the second half of the assembly\, we will have a skill-share on organising. We’ll be exploring an example together; how we can apply these learnings in our contexts; and the skills\, knowledge and resources we need to put them into practice.  \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions or would like to chat through anything\, do get in touch with Ben Eder:  beneder@medact.org
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/movement-assembly/
CATEGORIES:Meetings,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240627T184500
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SUMMARY:London Housing & Health meeting
DESCRIPTION:Medact’s Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing. \n\n\n\nThis includes working alongside local groups to support local campaigns\, as well as demanding policy change on a national level for better support for social housing\, community-owned housing stock and protections for renters. \n\n\n\nIn this meeting\, you will be hearing from the members involved in our work\, get updates on our local organising\, and help us develop the next steps and identify potential campaigns in other boroughs. \n\n\n\nYou don’t have to be a regular member of the Economic Justice &Health group or a health worker to get involved – everyone is welcome. \n\n\n\nSign up to the Medact London email list to hear about all Housing & Health London Meetings! If you’re unable to attend meetings but keen to get involved or develop a local campaign\, you can contact Jordi:  jordilopezbotey@medact.org. \n\n\n\nRegister to attend!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe housing system in the UK is broken. Currently\, 1.6 million households are on social housing waiting lists and millions more are struggling to meet unaffordable rents in the private sector.  One in five dwellings in England fail to meet decent standards for living\, with disregard for basic health and safety measures all too common. Housing is not equitably distributed in the UK: poorer households\, ethnic minority groups\, the elderly and adults with disabilities are all more likely to live in low-quality\, unsafe\, insecure housing. Despite all of this\, social and private rents are growing faster than the cost of living. Social housing stock is dwindling\, yet there are around five times more empty homes in the country than households in need of housing. \n\n\n\nAs part of the health community\, we see and care for the symptoms of an unjust economic system. We are united in struggle with friends and colleagues within and beyond the NHS in organising to end housing-related health inequalities. \n\n\n\nYou can read more in our booklet\, The Public Health Case for Secure Housing.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/london-housing-health-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Medact\, Pelican House\, 144 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E1 5QJ
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