Medact

Medact New Joiners meeting: March 2025
2025-03-31 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London)
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 our Movement Organiser Calum an email at calumbarnes@medact.org.

Securitisation of Health group meeting: April
2025-04-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
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.

Medact North East group meeting: April
2025-04-02 20:00 - 21:00
Medact North East are a collective of health workers and students based across the North East, from Northumberland to Newcastle to Middlesbrough!

Currently we are working on a climate justice campaign, supporting a grassroots group to win the fight against a large waste incinerator on Teesside, which would pollute the air of the local community as well as accelerating the climate crisis.

We are also exploring campaigns around migrant health justice issues through our new ‘Migrant Health’ group. This includes supporting No to Hassockfield which is fighting to shut down a women’s detention centre in County Durham.

The group meets monthly. 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 or subscribe below.

Medact Leeds group meeting: April
2025-04-03 19:30 - 20:30
The Leeds group come together monthly for meetings, mostly online 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.

Medact Bristol group meeting: April
2025-04-07 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 most recent focus was supporting Reclaim our Buses, a campaign in Bristol to bring buses back into public control. They are now supporting a tenant-led campaign for healthy housing. New members are welcome! Sign up below to receive updates from the group and links to join meetings.

Medact Glasgow group meeting: April
2025-04-08 18:30 - 19:30
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.

Our 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.

Our 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:

Don't Bank on The Bomb! UK – National Network Meeting April 2025
2025-04-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
In a world ablaze with escalating conflicts, global instability, and worsening humanitarian crises, the threat of nuclear weapons to human life is mounting. And yet, every year, billions of pounds flow through UK banks, pension funds, and other financial institutions that invest in companies producing nuclear weapons, making the threat of nuclear war even more real.

At Don’t Bank on the Bomb UK, we are building a nationwide movement to pressure banks and financial institutions to withdraw their support for the nuclear weapons industry, by demanding they move their money away from companies that manufacture and trade in weapons of mass destruction.

Whether you’re an experienced activist or just learning about the issue, Don’t Bank on the Bomb UK is the perfect place to join others committed to building a safer, nuclear-free world.

Join our second network meeting on Tuesday 22nd April 2025. We are excited to welcome banktrack.org’s Max Hammer to delve deeper into the investment policies of our commercial banks and constructively engage with financial institutions to strengthen their policies to align with ethical commitments.

If you have any questions about the campaign or this event, get in touch with Zahraa, our DBOTB Project Coordinator: zahraakapasi@medact.org.

Medact Brighton group meeting: April
2025-04-22 19:00 - 20:30
Since 2018, the Brighton group has been creating a space in the city for health workers and friends to come together, to learn from each other, support each other, and to fight together for the human right to health for all.

Our campaigning has shifted over the years, from homelessness, to migrant healthcare access, to climate and health.

Currently, we are focusing on housing as part of the Homes for Health movement. Brighton has the second mouldiest housing stock in the UK and is plagued by high rents and exploitative landlords, so we plan to work with local tenants’ organisations to push for affordable, secure and safe housing for all.

We meet monthly, hybrid-ly (in person and online). If you want to get involved please email brighton@medact.org.

Sign up to Medact Brighton to get involved!

Nuclear Weapons Group meeting: April
2025-04-23 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

Homes for Health Network meeting: April
2025-04-23 18:30 - 20:00
Join us for our next network meeting to learn more about our housing and health reports, developed to win housing justice at both national and local levels.

We will be hearing from our local groups in London and Bristol about their reports co-produced with local tenants organisations and our Research & Policy Manager – Hil Aked – on recent national research conducted with our coalition partners.

Read more about Medact Bristol’s Barton House report here, and our other housing research!

Medact’s Climate & Health and Economic Justice & Health campaigns are joining forces with our local working groups to fight for healthy homes as part of the broader struggles for climate, housing, and economic justice. Together we are the Homes for Health Network.

Come along to learn, discuss, and decide on the steps we take for housing & energy justice.

If you are new to our Homes for Health work and would like to get involved email: calumbarnes@medact.org.

Come and build the movement for healthy homes

Medact Bristol group meeting: May
2025-05-05 18:00 - 19:00

Medact North East Meeting
2025-05-07 20:00 - 21:00

Who Benefits: Welfare Cuts & War Budgets
2025-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Amidst rising living costs and growing pressure on overstretched public services, the Government is making sweeping cuts to welfare, winter fuel payments, and adult social care in order to fund increased military spending.

We’ll be exploring why the Government is pursuing austerity 2.0, the impacts we will see across the NHS, who is being asked to pay the price for these economic decisions and how we can join them in resisting.

We’ll hear from Inclusion London, China Mills, and Sam Perlo-Freeman.

This is part of Medact’s Learning for Action series that aims to equip us with the knowledge and skills we need to win a more just world.

Nuclear Weapons Group meeting: May
2025-05-20 18:00 - 19:30

Don't Bank on the Bomb! UK – Open Working Group Meeting
2025-05-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Don’t Bank on the Bomb! UK would like to invite you to an open working group meeting.

Since its launch in September 2024, Don’t Bank on the Bomb! UK has had an incredible start, with the launch of the toolkit, engaging network meetings and taking action against the five worst offending UK banks funding nuclear weapons. Now, as the campaign transitions into a more active movement we are keen to hear from you on how you would like to get involved!

From social media, to outreach, to research and more, there are many ways in which you can contribute to the campaign. Whether you’re an experienced activist or just learning about the issue, Don’t Bank on the Bomb! UK is the perfect place to join others committed to building a safer, nuclear-free world.

Don't Bank on The Bomb! UK – National Network Meeting June 2025
2025-06-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
At Don’t Bank on the Bomb UK, we are building a nationwide movement to pressure banks and financial institutions to withdraw their support for the nuclear weapons industry, by demanding they move their money away from companies that manufacture and trade in weapons of mass destruction. Join our second network meeting on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 to hear about the incredible organising that has happened on nuclear divestment and campaign developments.

If you have any questions about the campaign or this event, get in touch with Zahraa, our DBOTB Project Coordinator: zahraakapasi@medact.org.

In a world ablaze with escalating conflicts, global instability, and worsening humanitarian crises, the threat of nuclear weapons to human life is mounting. And yet, every year, billions of pounds flow through UK banks, pension funds, and other financial institutions that invest in companies producing nuclear weapons, making the threat of nuclear war even more real.

At Don’t Bank on the Bomb UK, we are building a nationwide movement to pressure banks and financial institutions to withdraw their support for the nuclear weapons industry, by demanding they move their money away from companies that manufacture and trade in weapons of mass destruction.

Whether you’re an experienced activist or just learning about the issue, Don’t Bank on the Bomb UK is the perfect place to join others committed to building a safer, nuclear-free world.

Join our third network meeting on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 as we spotlight how campaigns across movements are using divestment to drive change, and how we can support each other in our calls for accountability. We are excited to be joined by guest speakers from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Demilitarise Education and Green Future Wealth Management, who will share their experiences of campaigning for ethical finance and institutional accountability.

Securitisation of Health group meeting: June
2025-06-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom

Medact Leeds group meeting: June
2025-06-05 19:30 - 20:30

Medact Bloc @ No More Austerity 2.0 Demonstration
2025-06-07 11:30 - 17:00 | Portland Place
Medact is going to the upcoming demo – No More Austerity 2.0! Amidst rising living costs and growing pressure on overstretched public services, the Government is making sweeping cuts to welfare, winter fuel payments, and adult social care in order to fund increased military spending.

Together, we’re demanding welfare, not warfare – join us!

11.30am – Assemble

12pm – March!

Organised by The People’s Assembly, this national demonstration makes three main demands:

No to Austerity 2.0 – Fund our public services.

Tax the Rich – Empower workers, not big business.

Welfare, not Warfare – Stop attacks on disabled people.

If you’re new to Medact, it’ll be a great way to meet people already involved and get connected with a campaign group. We’ll have a banner and placards, and we’ll march together from Portland Place to Whitehall. Remember to wear sturdy shoes, bring snacks, water, warm clothes, and a fully charged phone.

Make sure you register below to get details nearer the time, including a link to join an optional WhatsApp Group to stay in touch with the bloc on the day!

If you want to make banners and hang out with us beforehand, come to our banner and placard making session on Thursday 29th May, 6–8pm in Medact’s London office (Bethnal Green). Indicate you’d like to join us for this in the form below! If you have any questions or concerns ahead of the day – you can email our Movement Organiser, Cal – calumbarnes@medact.org.

Medact Bristol group meeting: June
2025-06-09 18:00 - 19:00

Medact Glasgow meeting: June
2025-06-10 18:30 - 19:30

Medact North East Meeting: June
2025-06-11 20:00 - 21:00

Medact's Strategy – Online Call: Medact's Priorities 1
2025-06-17 08:00 - 08:30
As part of the movement for health justice, your voice is vital in shaping the future of Medact’s work.

We’re developing our strategy for 2025–2030 together, and it’s crucial that it reflects the insights of those driving change on the ground. This is your opportunity to influence its direction!

Join the online calls

We are holding four two online strategy calls: two themes, each with two dates. Sign up below! (Please only sign up to one of each theme.)

Medact’s Priorities: What should our movement focus on in the next 5 years?These sessions offer a space to discuss how Medact organises its work and to gather members’ input on the most important priorities for our movement over the next five years.

Medact's Strategy – Online Call: Medact's Priorities 2
2025-06-18 19:00 - 20:30

Alternative Training on Prevent
2025-06-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
It is possible to create a society in which our collective safety and wellbeing are prioritised. Developing trusting, healthy relationships between patients and health workers is essential to this work. However, the Prevent Duty – with the government’s stated aim of identifying “vulnerability to radicalisation” – compromises all of this.

As we’ve outlined in our work, Prevent is a source of harm and increased marginalisation, particularly for Muslim and racialised communities, as well as those with mental health conditions.

So, why is the NHS the only healthcare system in the world with a legal obligation to engage with such a strategy? What aren’t you being told about the harms of Prevent in safeguarding training?

Join us for this series of Alternative Training on Prevent to learn more, and find out how you can add your voice to the movement to end the Prevent Duty. Together we call for #CareNotSurvelliance!

This event is particularly aimed at people who work or are training in, study, or who have worked in health – though everyone from our movement for health justice, interested in learning more, is welcome! If you have any questions or concerns ahead of this event – feel free to email me, sarahlasoye@medact.org.

Nuclear Weapons Group meeting: June
2025-06-25 18:00 - 19:30

Abolishing Prevent: A Community Day of Action and Organising
2025-06-29 10:30 - 17:00
Join us for a day of action and workshops to resist Prevent. Co-hosted by Amnesty, Liberty, Maslaha, MedAct, No More Exclusions and RSI.

Mould is Political Screening – Sheffield
2025-06-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Sharrow Community Forum, The OId Junior School, S View Road, Sharrow, Sheffield, S7 1DB, United Kingdom
Over 2 million people in the UK are living in homes with black mould – a serious risk to their health and wellbeing. But it’s not tenants who have gotten us into this situation –  it’s politicians. For too long, politicians have prioritised landlords’ wealth over people’s health. Now, we’re saying: enough.A new film from the Homes for Us alliance, Mould is Political, shows the impact of black mould on one family, and how ordinary people are coming together to demand change.Here in Sheffield, far too many people are living in cold, damp and unsafe homes – making them sick and causing constant stress, all due to political failure and profiteering landlords.

Join Medact Sheffield and Sheffield Tenants Union for a screening of Mould is Political, followed by food and a discussion about the issues people are facing here in Sheffield, and how health workers, tenants and community members can come together to organise for decent, safe housing for all.

Medact's Strategy – Online Call: Membership Culture 1
2025-07-02 19:00 - 20:30
As part of the movement for health justice, your voice is vital in shaping the future of Medact’s work.

We’re developing our strategy for 2025–2030 together, and it’s crucial that it reflects the insights of those driving change on the ground. This is your opportunity to influence its direction!

Join the online calls

We are holding four two online strategy calls: two themes, each with two dates. Sign up below! (Please only sign up to one of each theme.)

Membership Culture at Medact: How can we make Medact a political home for healthcare workers?These sessions provide an opportunity for members to reflect on their experiences within Medact and offer constructive input on how to develop an inclusive and supportive organisational culture that aligns with our mission.

Medact's Strategy – Online Call: Membership Culture 2
2025-07-03 19:00 - 20:30
