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SUMMARY:Nuclear Weapons Group meeting
DESCRIPTION:Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group represents the longest standing aspect of Medact’s work to address war\, armed violence and conflict as global threats to health. We meet to provide updates on our ongoing work\, plan future efforts and discuss the current global political landscape as related to nuclear weapons and disarmament. \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions about the group’s work or about attending\, please email Reem at reemabuhayyeh@medact.org \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/nwg-april4/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230213T170503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T114028Z
UID:28654-1681758000-1681763400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Criminalising Distress FOI team meeting
DESCRIPTION:The FOI (“freedom of information”) team meet as part of the Medact Research Network’s current project ‘Criminalising Distress’. \n\n\n\nThe 18-month project explores the evolution and impacts of\, accountability for\, and alternatives to Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM)\, a model of mental health care involving police officers into non-emergency therapeutic interventions. \n\n\n\nFor more information about the project email Research and Policy Manager Hil Aked at hilaked@medact.org
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/criminalising-distress-foi-team-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230302T160423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T172436Z
UID:29216-1681844400-1681849800@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Patients Not Passports New Joiners meeting: April
DESCRIPTION:Want to get involved in the Patients Not Passports campaign? \n\n\n\nThe best way to get up to speed with the campaign and connected with work going on across the country is to come to our next New Joiners meeting.  \n\n\n\nIn this meeting we’ll explore how NHS charging works and how we can fight back\, hear from some of the groups working on the Patients Not Passports campaign\, and explore the different ways you can take part. To win\, we need everyone working together to oppose NHS charging – you don’t need to work in healthcare to be involved! \n\n\n\nIf you can’t make the next New Joiners meeting\, don’t worry! We can also make time for a quick phone call with you or connect you directly with your local group – get in touch by emailing jamesskinner@medact.org. \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/pnp-nj-april/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2023/03/PNP-plaster-2023.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230419T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230419T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230323T172600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T085341Z
UID:29571-1681929000-1681936200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Housing & Health: London meeting
DESCRIPTION:Medact’s Economic Justice Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing. This 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\nOver the past few months\, our members have been actively involved in national advocacy work through the Homes For Us Campaign\, local organising work in Birmingham\, and a new project organising with tenants and community organisers in Harrow. \n\n\n\nAt this meeting\, you’ll hear from the members involved in our Housing and Health campaign\, get updates on our local organising work in Harrow\, help us develop next steps and identify other potential campaigns in London. \n\n\n\nAfter the meeting we’re having a bit of a social gathering to provide an opportunity to meet other Medact members in London.  \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\nIf you’re unable to attend any of the meetings but keen to get involved or develop a local campaign you can contact Jordi: jordilopezbotey@medact.org \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 \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/housing-health-mtg-apr19/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2022/04/EJH-Housing-and-Health-Meeting.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230418T102717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T102809Z
UID:29563-1682362800-1682368200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Economic Justice & Health group meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Justice & Health group meet regularly to discuss current and future campaigns\, plan events\, work on strategy and share knowledge. The group is open to all and welcomes new members. Questions? Email our EJ&H campaign lead Jordi. \n\n\n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/ejh-meeting-april24/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2021/11/EJH-header-v2.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230508T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230508T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230213T170447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T114115Z
UID:28657-1683572400-1683577800@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Criminalising Distress FOI team meeting
DESCRIPTION:The FOI (“freedom of information”) team meet as part of the Medact Research Network’s current project ‘Criminalising Distress’. \n\n\n\nThe 18-month project explores the evolution and impacts of\, accountability for\, and alternatives to Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM)\, a model of mental health care involving police officers into non-emergency therapeutic interventions. \n\n\n\nFor more information about the project email Research and Policy Manager Hil Aked at hilaked@medact.org
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/criminalising-distress-foi-team-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230323T173700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T121741Z
UID:29574-1684348200-1684355400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Housing & Health: London meeting
DESCRIPTION:Medact’s Economic Justice Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing. This 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\nOver the past few months\, our members have been actively involved in national advocacy work through the Homes For Us Campaign\, local organising work in Birmingham\, and a new project organising with tenants and community organisers in Harrow. \n\n\n\nAt this meeting\, you’ll hear from the members involved in our Housing and Health campaign\, get updates on our local organising work in Harrow\, help us develop next steps and identify other potential campaigns in London. \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\nIf you’re unable to attend any of the meetings but keen to get involved or develop a local campaign you can contact Jordi: jordilopezbotey@medact.org \n\n\n[Registration has now closed] \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/housing-health-mtg-may17/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Social
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2022/04/EJH-Housing-and-Health-Meeting.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230530T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230530T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230106T135005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T110355Z
UID:28408-1685473200-1685478600@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Medact Research Network Quarterly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Medact Rights Research Network Quarterly is an online space for us to come together\, share our work\, discuss new projects\, or delve into deep discussion about research that has caught your interest.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll be welcoming two guest speakers from US-based health justice body Human Impact Partners (HIP)\, Elana Muldavin and Christine Mitchell who will be in conversation with our Economic Justice & Health campaigner Jordi. \n\n\n\nThey’ll be speaking about HIP’s new Research Code of Ethics\, which has been designed with guidance from community organisers in order to foster research that’s accountable\, responsible\, equitable\, and just to the communities it seeks to serve. Join us to talk about how Medact can do the same. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristine Mitchell is a research project director with the Health Instead of Punishment program at Human Impact Partners\, a national public health nonprofit based in Oakland\, CA. She is an organizer with the Boston-based DeeperThanWater Coalition and a co-author of the American Public Health Association policy statements on law enforcement violence and carceral systems. She has a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and a Doctor of Science in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElana Muldavin is a senior research associate at Human Impact Partners\, where her work focuses on advancing economic security through collaborative\, community-centered research. She believes that policy advocacy\, community organizing\, and participatory research are powerful tools in service of health and racial equity. Elana holds a Master of Public Health from University of California\, Berkeley and an undergraduate degree in sociology from Occidental College. \n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Get in touch with our Research & Policy Manager\, Hil Aked \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/mrnq-march/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2022/02/MRN-2022-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230531T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230531T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230420T121247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T124055Z
UID:29561-1685557800-1685563200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Medact Groups Check-in
DESCRIPTION:This is 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 moving forward. \n\n\n\nIdeally one or more people from each group can come along and represent their group\,  and the group representative(s) don’t need to be a coordinator: anyone who is involved is welcome! \n\n\n\nAs part of the check in\, we would love for each group to spend two minutes sharing a few highlights from the last few months\, any challenges you’ve had\, and any plans you have coming up. \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 \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/groups-check-in-may/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230605T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230605T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230213T163440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T121950Z
UID:28388-1685991600-1685997000@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Economic Justice & Health group meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Justice & Health group meet regularly to discuss current and future campaigns\, plan events\, work on strategy and share knowledge. The group is open to all and welcomes new members. Questions? Email our EJ&H campaign lead Jordi.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/ejh-meeting-22/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2021/11/EJH-header-v2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230511T143510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T135909Z
UID:30112-1687201200-1687206600@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Patients Not Passports New Joiners meeting: June
DESCRIPTION:Want to get involved in the Patients Not Passports campaign? \n\n\n\nThe best way to get up to speed with the campaign and connected with work going on across the country is to come to our next New Joiners meeting.  \n\n\n\nIn this meeting we’ll explore how NHS charging works and how we can fight back\, hear from some of the groups working on the Patients Not Passports campaign\, and explore the different ways you can take part. To win\, we need everyone working together to oppose NHS charging – you don’t need to work in healthcare to be involved! \n\n\n\nIf you can’t make the next New Joiners meeting\, don’t worry! We can also make time for a quick phone call with you or connect you directly with your local group – get in touch by emailing jamesskinner@medact.org. \n\n\n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/pnp-nj-june/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2022/12/Winter-appeal-2022-cover.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230608T135332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T142450Z
UID:30398-1687201200-1687208400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Economic Justice Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Justice & Health group meet regularly to discuss current and future campaigns\, plan events\, work on strategy and share knowledge. The group is open to all and welcomes new members. Questions? Email our EJ&H campaign lead Jordi. \n\n\n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/economic-justice-group-meeting-19-june/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2021/11/EJH-header-v2.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230628T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230628T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230323T174115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T084149Z
UID:29584-1687977000-1687984200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Housing & Health: London meeting
DESCRIPTION:Medact’s EJ Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing. This 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\nOver the past few months\, our members  have been actively involved in national advocacy work through the Homes for us Campaign\, local organising work in Birmingham and have recently started a new project organising with tenants and community organisers in Harrow.  \n\n\n\nYou will be hearing from the members involved in our Housing and Health campaign\, get updates on our local organising work in Harrow and help us develop our next steps and identify other potential campaigns in London.  \n\n\n\nAfter the meeting we’re having a bit of a social gathering to provide an opportunity to meet other Medact members in London.  \n\n\n\nYou don’t have to be a regular member of the EJ&H group or a health worker to get involved\, everyone is welcome!If you’re unable to attend any of the meetings but keen to get involved or develop a local campaign you can contact Jordi: jordilopezbotey@medact.org \n\n\n[Registration has now closed] \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/housing-health-mtg-jun28/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Social
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2022/04/EJH-Housing-and-Health-Meeting.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230703T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230703T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230608T142727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T142733Z
UID:30400-1688410800-1688416200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Economic Justice Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Justice & Health group meet regularly to discuss current and future campaigns\, plan events\, work on strategy and share knowledge. The group is open to all and welcomes new members. Questions? Email our EJ&H campaign lead Jordi. \n\n\n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/economic-justice-group-meeting-3-july/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2021/11/EJH-header-v2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230717T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230717T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230608T143127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T143133Z
UID:30402-1689620400-1689625800@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Economic Justice Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Justice & Health group meet regularly to discuss current and future campaigns\, plan events\, work on strategy and share knowledge. The group is open to all and welcomes new members. Questions? Email our EJ&H campaign lead Jordi. \n\n\n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/economic-justice-group-meeting-17-july/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2021/11/EJH-header-v2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230726T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230726T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230608T103537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T121946Z
UID:30394-1690396200-1690403400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Housing and Health London Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Medact’s EJ Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing. This 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\nOver the past few months\, our members  have been actively involved in national advocacy work through the Homes for us Campaign\, local organising work in Birmingham and have recently started a new project organising with tenants and community organisers in Harrow.  \n\n\n\nYou will be hearing from the members involved in our Housing and Health campaign\, get updates on our local organising work in Harrow and help us develop our next steps and identify other potential campaigns in London.  \n\n\n\nAfter the meeting we’re having a bit of a social gathering to provide an opportunity to meet other Medact members in London.  \n\n\n\nYou don’t have to be a regular member of the EJ&H group or a health worker to get involved\, everyone is welcome!If you’re unable to attend any of the meetings but keen to get involved or develop a local campaign you can contact Jordi: jordilopezbotey@medact.org \n\n\n\nMeetings are usually in-person\, but this month we’re meeting online due to tube strikes. \n\n\n[Registration has now closed] \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 inequalitiesYou can read more in our booklet The Public Health Case for Secure Housing
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/housing-and-health-london-meeting-july2023/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Social
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2022/04/EJH-Housing-and-Health-Meeting.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230731T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230731T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230717T141445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T141602Z
UID:30404-1690830000-1690835400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Economic Justice & Health group meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Justice & Health group meet regularly to discuss current and future campaigns\, plan events\, work on strategy and share knowledge. The group is open to all and welcomes new members. Questions? Email our EJ&H campaign lead Jordi. \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/ejh-july31/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2021/11/EJH-header-v2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230807T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230807T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230608T143223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T131149Z
UID:30361-1691434800-1691440200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Economic Justice & Health Group
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Justice & Health group meet regularly to discuss current and future campaigns\, plan events\, work on strategy and share knowledge. The group is open to all and welcomes new members. Questions? Email our EJ&H campaign lead Jordi. \n\n\n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/economic-justice-health-group-7-aug/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2021/11/EJH-header-v2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230821T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230821T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230802T121530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T101349Z
UID:30408-1692644400-1692649800@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Economic Justice & Health group meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Justice & Health group meet regularly to discuss current and future campaigns\, plan events\, work on strategy and share knowledge. The group is open to all and welcomes new members. Questions? Email our EJ&H campaign lead Jordi. \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/ejh-aug21/
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230830T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230830T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230807T153540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T153954Z
UID:31095-1693420200-1693427400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Housing and Health London Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Medact’s EJ Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing. This 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\nOver the past few months\, our members  have been actively involved in national advocacy work through the Homes for us Campaign\, local organising work in Birmingham and have recently started a new project organising with tenants and community organisers in Harrow.  \n\n\n\nYou will be hearing from the members involved in our Housing and Health campaign\, get updates on our local organising work in Harrow and help us develop our next steps and identify other potential campaigns in London.  \n\n\n\nYou don’t have to be a regular member of the EJ&H group or a health worker to get involved\, everyone is welcome!If you’re unable to attend any of the meetings but keen to get involved or develop a local campaign you can contact Jordi: jordilopezbotey@medact.org \n\n\n[Registration has now closed] \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. You can read more in our booklet The Public Health Case for Secure Housing
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/housing-health-august/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230904T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230904T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230802T130514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T100610Z
UID:30556-1693854000-1693859400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Economic Justice Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Economic Justice & Health group meet regularly to discuss current and future campaigns\, plan events\, work on strategy and share knowledge. The group is open to all and welcomes new members. Questions? Email our EJ&H campaign lead Jordi. \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/ejh-sept4/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230912T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230801T144137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T144253Z
UID:31061-1694543400-1694548800@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Medact Groups Check-in
DESCRIPTION:This is 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 moving forward. \n\n\n\nIdeally one or more people from each group can come along and represent their group\,  and the group representative(s) don’t need to be a coordinator: anyone who is involved is welcome! \n\n\n\nAs part of the check in\, we would love for each group to spend two minutes sharing a few highlights from the last few months\, any challenges you’ve had\, and any plans you have coming up. \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 \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/groups-check-in-sept/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230920T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230920T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230824T134921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T081948Z
UID:31138-1695236400-1695241800@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Nuclear Weapons Group meeting
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 \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/nwg-sept20/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230725T101552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T100809Z
UID:31002-1695322800-1695328200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Patients not Passports New Joiners Meeting: September
DESCRIPTION:Want to get involved in the Patients Not Passports campaign? \n\n\n\nThe best way to get up to speed with the campaign and connected with work going on across the country is to come to our next New Joiners meeting.  \n\n\n\nIn this meeting we’ll explore how NHS charging works and how we can fight back\, hear from some of the groups working on the Patients Not Passports campaign\, and explore the different ways you can take part. To win\, we need everyone working together to oppose NHS charging – you don’t need to work in healthcare to be involved! \n\n\n\nIf you can’t make the next New Joiners meeting\, don’t worry! We can also make time for a quick phone call with you or connect you directly with your local group – get in touch by emailing jamesskinner@medact.org
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/pnp-nj-sept/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230923T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230919T123136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T124109Z
UID:31305-1695484800-1695488400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:York: Can a windmill a day keep the doctor away?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a deep dive into the many connections between health and climate change and learn why a healthy planet makes for healthy humans \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Medact for a captivating event at SPARK as part of Yorkshire Environment Week 2023! \n\n\n\n\nSign up on Eventbrite!\n\n\n\n\nWhat do windmills have to do with heart attacks? What is the link between coal mines and rates of mental health issues? How might preserving forests help us prevent another pandemic? \n\n\n\nBuckle up for a deep dive into the links between climate change\, the environment and health. Medact invite you to join us for an interactive workshop held by health professionals working in and around Yorkshire. We will help you join these dots and many more\, as well as giving you the opportunity to take positive action both on the day and into the future. \n\n\n\nOpen to absolutely everybody!! – no knowledge or experience needed 🙂 sign up for FREE here. \n\n\n\nWe welcome any walk ins on the day but signing up ahead of time with help us plan and tailor our workshop to make sure you get the most out of your time with us. \n\n\n\nTo find out more about Medact or the other wonderful events of York Environment Week see the link below: \n\n\n\n\nhttps://yorkenvironmentweek.org.uk/events-2022/\n\n\n\n\nPlease contact leeds@medact.org with any questions
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/can-a-windmill-a-day-keep-the-doctor-away/
LOCATION:SPARK:York CIC\, 17-21 Piccadilly\, York\, YO1 9PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Talks & Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230927T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230927T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230824T134025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T091614Z
UID:31168-1695837600-1695843000@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:*POSTPONED* Securitisation of Health group meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting has been postponed. All registrants have been notified\, and will receive a rescheduled date shortly. \n\n\n\nWhat 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 
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/soh-sept27/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230930T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230930T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230717T140847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T094208Z
UID:30886-1696071600-1696089600@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:AGM 2023
DESCRIPTION:The AGM is our annual opportunity to come together and explore the overall running of Medact. As always\, we’re excited to bring together members old and new from the UK and beyond. In addition to completing essential governance matters\, this year we will  be exploring elements of our new Organisational Strategy. \n\n\n\nEveryone is welcome to join the meeting\, but you must be a member to propose and vote on motions or in elections. If you would like to get involved in running Medact\, why not join today? \n\n\n\nSubmitting motions\n\n\n\nThe AGM is a space for members to put forward proposals for changes you would like to see to the running of Medact. If you would like to submit a motion\, please read “Decision Making in Medact: Governance and AGM” and contact office@medact.org for a template form. If you would like support in drafting a motion\, contact Ben on beneder@medact.org. The deadline for submitting motions is 9am\, Monday September 18th. You must be a member to submit a motion\, and it needs to be seconded by another member. \n\n\n\nElection of Trustees \n\n\n\nThe AGM is where members can elect Trustees\, who are responsible for the overall governance of Medact. The deadline for Trustee applications for this year’s AGM has passed. \n\n\n\nLogistics\n\n\n\nWe are hosting the AGM as a hybrid event with the option to attend in-person in London at our offices or online via Zoom. Register to let us know you are coming below. If you plan to attend in-person\, please take a Covid-19 Lateral Flow Test before leaving home. If you test positive\, you can still attend online if you feel able. Masks are not mandatory but welcomed and we will have some available on-site. \n\n\n\nWe support the train drivers’ union (ASLEF) strikes! One is planned for Saturday 30th September\, which may affect your travel if you are planning on joining in person. Please join online instead if you are affected! \n\n\n\nIf you need support getting to the AGM\, let us know when you register. If you need support to join the meeting online please let us know\, and one of the team will be happy to help. \n\n\n[Registration has now closed] \n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nMorning: Governance (11am – 12:50pm) \n\n\n\n\nDirector and Treasurer’s reports\n\n\n\nMotions\n\n\n\nElection of Trustees\n\n\n\n\nLunch (12:50 – 1:50pm) \n\n\n\nAfternoon: Organisational Strategy (1:50 – 4pm) \n\n\n\n\nGuest speaker: China Mills\n\n\n\nOrganisational strategy workshop\n\n\n\n\nSocial (after 4pm) – details TBD \n\n\n\nAbout China Mills\n\n\n\nChina Mills leads the Deaths by Welfare project at Healing Justice Ldn – researching welfare state violence alongside those most impacted. She is committed to research practice that cultivates and restores dignity\, belonging\, safety\, and that is abolitionist – in community with those harmed by state violence. She has published widely on state\, and corporate\, violence\, structural oppression\, suicide and mental health\, and is the author of Decolonising Global Mental Health (published by Routledge). She is also a member of the Poverty\, Power\, and Stigma design team at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation\, working alongside people with lived experience of poverty.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/agm-2023/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231004T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231004T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230831T155544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T155038Z
UID:31207-1696446000-1696453200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:London Housing and Health Meeting (online)
DESCRIPTION:*Due to planned TfL strikes on the London Underground\, this meeting will now take place online via Zoom* \n\n\n\nMedact’s EJ Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing. This 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\nSince our last meeting the group has continued with its local work in Harrow\, with outreach and flyering sessions with local organisers and tenants as well as media work\, and has supported the London Renters Union with delivery of events in Brent and other locations. Over the summer\, a Housing and Health Research Group was also formed. \n\n\n\nIn this meeting\, you will be hearing from the members involved in our work\, get updates on our local organising work in North West London\, and help us develop the next steps and identify potential campaigns in other boroughs. \n\n\n\nWe will also be joined by representatives from the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA)\, who will be speaking about their Healthy Homes Campaign pushing for introduction of a Healthy Homes Bill. \n\n\n\nYou don’t have to be a regular member of the EJ&H group or a health worker to get involved\, everyone is welcome!If you’re unable to attend any of the meetings but keen to get involved or develop a local campaign you can contact Jordi: jordilopezbotey@medact.org \n\n\n[Registration has now closed] \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. You can read more in our booklet The Public Health Case for Secure Housing
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/housing-health-mtg-oct/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231005T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231005T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230919T124054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T140927Z
UID:31311-1696532400-1696539600@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:The Oil Machine – FREE film screening with Medact Leeds
DESCRIPTION:Explore our economic\, historical and emotional entanglement with fossil fuels – can we break the bind in time? \n\n\n\n\n\nHow can we break our addition to oil? Join Medact Leeds for a screening of the new film The Oil Machine at 7pm on Thursday 5th October in Beeston Village Community Centre as part of the South Leeds Green Film Festival for an inspiring screening and conversation on our energy future. \n\n\n\n\nSign up on Eventbrite!\n\n\n\n\nThe Oil Machine explores our economic\, historical and emotional entanglement with fossil fuels by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil & gas. This invisible machine at the core of our economy and society now faces an uncertain future as activists and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil? \n\n\n\nThe film brings together a wide range of voices from oil company executives\, economists\, young activists\, oil workers\, pension fund managers\, and considers how this machine can be tamed\, dismantled or repurposed. \n\n\n\nhttps://www.theoilmachine.org/
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/the-oil-machine-free-film-screening-leeds/
LOCATION:Beeston Village Community Centre\, Beeston Park Place\, Beeston\, LS11 8DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Group,Meetings,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231011T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231011T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T002447
CREATED:20230929T103450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T104741Z
UID:31390-1697049000-1697052600@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:October Action Planning Meeting – Health for a Green New Deal
DESCRIPTION:Want to join a movement of health workers fighting for climate justice? \n\n\n\nJoin the next Health for a Green New Deal campaign Action Planning Meeting! You’ll meet our new campaigner\, Maria Carvalho\, to explore a renewed strategy and focus for climate justice campaigning. \n\n\n\nThe Health for a Green New Deal Action Planning group organises national activity and supports our Health for a Green New Deal network. We have started meeting fortnightly to discuss the current climate & health justice landscape and strategise how we can contribute to the wider movement. \n\n\n\nYou don’t have to have been involved before to get involved\, everyone is welcome! If you’re unable to attend any of the meetings but are keen to get involved or develop a local campaign\, get in touch. \n\n\n\nRegister below to receive the meeting link! \n\n\n\nFor more info or any questions\, email Maria: mariacarvalho@medact.org. \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/h4gnd-oct-action-planning/
CATEGORIES:Meetings,Online
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