Songs to Stir Action for Peace: Frankie Armstrong and Friends
2023-11-02 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Join Musicians for Peace & Disarmament on Zoom for their not-to-be-missed online folk concert, Frankie Armstrong and Friends, devised and organised by MPD Patron, Frankie Armstrong, who, as ever, has assembled a star-studded cast. She is calling the evening Songs to Stir Action for Peace. Never can a title have been more apposite.

Frankie’s very special line-up will include fellow MPD Patron, the legendary Peggy Seeger, Frankie’s own group Bread and Roses (with Laura Bradshaw and Pauline Down), hard-hitting singer-songwriter Robb Johnson and, all the way from Australia, the unique a cappella group The Spooky Men’s Chorale. A wonderful and eclectic mix of talent. Expect the unexpected!

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Health for a Green New Deal: Action Planning Meeting
2023-11-08 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-10 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-02-07 18:30 - 19:30
Want to join a movement of health workers fighting for climate justice? Join the next Health for a Green New Deal campaign Action Planning Meeting!

The Health for a Green New Deal Action Planning group organises national activity and supports our Health for a Green New Deal network. We meet every 2 weeks, on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, to discuss the current climate & health justice landscape and strategise how we can contribute to the wider movement.

You don’t have to have been involved before to get involved now—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. For more info or any questions, email Maria: mariacarvalho@medact.org.

Register below to receive the meeting link.

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Securitisation of Health group: November Meeting
2023-11-20 18:00 - 19:30
What is the securitisation of health?

A 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.

These 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.

Through 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.

About the group

The Securitisation of Health group is for health workers interested in working on these issues through campaigning, lobbying and research. New members are welcome!

If you have any questions or concerns about attending, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at sarahlasoye@medact.org

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Researching state violence: Deaths by Welfare x Criminalising Distress
2023-11-29 19:00 - 20:30
For this edition of the Medact Research Network Quarterly meeting, we’re excited to welcome guest speaker Dr China Mills, who manages the Deaths by Welfare Project at Healing Justice London, to introduce us to this project and its impact and implications for health justice work.

Members of the Medact Research Network will then present preliminary findings from our Criminalising Distress project.

We’ll also discuss the parallels between the two—especially the violence of state neglect towards those viewed as a burden on resources. We think this is going to be a great event, so register below!

China 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.

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Medact Groups check-in
2023-12-05 18:30 - 20:00
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.

Ideally 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!

As 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.

If you have any questions or would like to chat through anything, get in touch with Kate: katebernard@medact.org

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Nuclear Weapons Group meeting: December
2023-12-06 18:00 - 19:30
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.

We 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!

For more info or with questions, email Sarah: sarahlasoye@medact.org

[Registration has now closed]

Securitisation of Health Group: December Meeting
2023-12-13 18:00 - 19:30
What is the securitisation of health?

A 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.

These 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.

Through 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.

About the group

The Securitisation of Health group is for health workers interested in working on these issues through campaigning, lobbying and research. New members are welcome!

If you have any questions or concerns about attending, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at sarahlasoye@medact.org. This meeting will be hybrid with the opportunity to attend in-person at our office in Bethnal Green.

[Registration has now closed]

Health for a Green New Deal: December network meeting
2023-12-13 18:30 - 20:00
This is a space for people active in Medact’s climate & health work to connect and to share collective learning from our organising. This December, we will be sharing exciting updates about the power of the health voice in UK climate campaigning. This will include:

Inspiring stories & updates from recent campaigns including a successful campaign against airport expansion in Leeds, an ongoing campaign against waste incinerators on Teesside, and the People’s Health Tribunal .

We will also hear from our national campaign – bringing the voices of health workers in stopping oil & gas expansion in the UK- great opportunity to find out more and get stuck in!

Hear from campaigners and collectively discuss the power of the health voice in climate campaigning in the UK and globally

Everyone is welcome – whether you/your group is already active in climate campaigning, or just wants to find out more.

If you have any questions or would like to chat through anything, get in touch with Kate (katebernard@medact.org) or Maria (mariacarvalho@medact.org).

[Registration has now closed]

Nuclear Weapons Group January meeting
2024-01-15 18:00 - 19:30

Patients not Passports New Joiners Meeting: January
2024-01-16 19:00 - 20:30
Want to get involved in the Patients Not Passports campaign?

The 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.

In 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!

If 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

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Securitisation of Health group meeting
2024-01-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-02-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-03-07 18:00 - 19:30
What is the securitisation of health?

A 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.

These 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.

Through 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.

About the group

The Securitisation of Health group is for health workers interested in working on these issues through campaigning, lobbying and research. New members are welcome!

If you have any questions or concerns about attending, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at sarahlasoye@medact.org.

[Registration has now closed]

Medact North East group meeting
2024-01-17 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-01-31 20:00 - 21:00
Medact North East is an active local group based around Newcastle, Sunderland, Tynemouth and across the North East.

The group meets every two weeks. Each meeting is facilitated by a different person and they welcome new members! The time is used to discuss current campaigns and anything else relevant. For more information or to join a meeting in-person, get in touch at northeast@medact.org. To attend online, register to receive the Zoom link!

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Nuclear Weapons Group February meeting
2024-02-19 18:00 - 19:30

Medact Groups check-in: February 2024
2024-02-19 18:30 - 20:00

Nuclear Weapons Group: New Joiners Meeting
2024-03-04 18:00 - 19:30
Are you concerned about the catastrophic health and environmental consequences of a nuclear war?

Do you want to take a stand with longstanding members of the medical peace movement who are campaigning for nuclear disarmament, and the abolition of nuclear weapons altogether?

This meeting is the best way to get up to speed with the work of the Nuclear Weapons Group! We’ll provide a space for anyone interested in getting involved in the group’s activities to meet others, learn more about the state of global nuclear weapons, and explore the different ways you can get involved in our campaigns.

If you can’t make this, don’t worry! Our Peace and Security campaigner Sarah can make time for a quick phone call—get in touch by email at sarahlasoye@medact.org

Health for a Green New Deal: March Action Planning Meeting
2024-03-13 18:30 - 19:45
Want to join a movement of health workers fighting for climate justice? Join the next Health for a Green New Deal campaign Action Planning Meeting!

The Health for a Green New Deal Action Planning group organises national activity and supports our Health for a Green New Deal network. We meet monthly, on the second Wednesday of the month, to discuss the current climate & health justice landscape and strategise how we can contribute to the wider movement.

You don’t have to have been involved before to get involved now—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. For more info or any questions, email Maria: mariacarvalho@medact.org.

Register below to receive the meeting link.

[Registration has now closed]

Nuclear Weapons Group March meeting
2024-03-18 18:00 - 19:30

Medact Bristol group meeting: April
2024-04-08 18:00 - 19:00
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.

Health for a Green New Deal: April Action Planning Meeting
2024-04-10 18:30 - 19:45
Want to join a movement of health workers fighting for climate justice? Join the next Health for a Green New Deal campaign Action Planning Meeting!

The Health for a Green New Deal Action Planning group organises national activity and supports our Health for a Green New Deal network. We meet monthly, on the second Wednesday of the month, to discuss the current climate & health justice landscape and strategise how we can contribute to the wider movement.

You don’t have to have been involved before to get involved now—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. For more info or any questions, email Maria: mariacarvalho@medact.org.

Register below to receive the meeting link.

Securitisation of Health group meeting: April
2024-04-17 18:00 - 19:30
What is the securitisation of health?

A 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.

These 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.

Through 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.

About the group

The Securitisation of Health group is for health workers interested in working on these issues through campaigning, lobbying and research. New members are welcome!

If you have any questions or concerns about attending, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at sarahlasoye@medact.org.

This event will be held online on Zoom. (Note: This page previously said you could join online or in-person, but it has been moved to online-only.)

Medact New Joiners Meeting
2024-04-30 19:30 - 20:30
Have you joined Medact any time in the last twelve months? Are you not yet involved in your closest local group or one of our central campaigns or research network?

Welcome to our movement of health workers for health justice! We’d love to meet you at our next New Joiners meeting. This will be a friendly, informal and interactive session and an opportunity to get to know us and let us get to know you.

Some of the things that we’ll be discussing include:

What is Medact?

What do we mean by health justice?

How do we believe change happens?

What can it look like to organise together in the Medact movement?

Whether you’ve just joined or joined a while ago but are yet to find your place, please do come along and share this welcoming space with us.

If you have any questions about attending, drop Kate, one of our Movement Organisers, an email at katebernard@medact.org

Medact Bristol group meeting: May
2024-05-06 18:00 - 19:00

Securitisation of Health group meeting
2024-05-08 18:00 - 19:30
What is the securitisation of health?

A 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.

These 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.

Through 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.

About the group

The Securitisation of Health group is for health workers interested in working on these issues through campaigning, lobbying and research. New members are welcome!

If you have any questions or concerns about attending, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at sarahlasoye@medact.org.

Health for a Green New Deal: May Action Planning Meeting
2024-05-08 18:30 - 20:00

Nuclear Weapons Group May meeting
2024-05-20 18:00 - 19:30
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.

We 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!

For more info or with questions, email Sarah: sarahlasoye@medact.org
