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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230621T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230621T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230608T134320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T140111Z
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SUMMARY:Free Film Screening of NHS Borderlands\, Panel Discussion and Q+A
DESCRIPTION:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-film-screening-of-nhs-borderlands-panel-discussion-and-qa-tickets-650317064847 \n\n\n\nCome and learn about our national movement and about the local campaign at the Royal Free Hospital and find out how you can help to end the charging of vulnerable patients for NHS care. There will be a short introduction talk\, followed by a screening of the 25 minute documentary\, and then a Panel discussion and Q+A afterwards with some snacks and drinks available. \n\n\n\nRefugees\, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants and are being harmed by the hostile environment policy and hundreds of vulnerable patients are being charged for NHS care at the Royal Free Hospital every year. Some of these patients are destitute\, and others are reported to the Home Office which can jeopardise their asylum claim. The hostile environment policies lead to delays\, deterrence\, damage and tragic deaths for these patients. These policies worsen disparities in terms of health inequality and cause moral injury to healthcare workers. \n\n\n\nNot only are these policies unethical and denounced and opposed by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges\, the British Medical Association\, the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology\, and the Royal College of General Practitioners but they are also they are also a big step away from achieving the World Health Organisations target for universal healthcare. Furthermore\, it has been proven in various studies that charging migrants for healthcare is not a cost effective way to save money\, as it often costs more money to track down patients than is ever recouped\, and leads to patients requiring emergency care in the long term which is more expensive and not recoverable. Good access to preventative medicine is much more cost effective and ethical. Healthcare workers refuse to act a border-guards. \n\n\n\nThe Royal Free hospital was set up\, in 1828 to “provide free care to those of little means” and when the NHS was set up by Aneurin Bevan over 100 years later\, the founding doctrine was that “illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay\, nor an offence for which they should be penalised\, but a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community.”
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/royal-free-nhs-borderlands/
LOCATION:Crossroads Women’s Centre\, NW5\, 25 Wolsey Mews\, London\, NW5 2DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Group,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T142450Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230619T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230605T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230605T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230213T163440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T121950Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230531T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230531T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230420T121247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T124055Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230530T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230530T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230525T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230525T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230404T104325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T121042Z
UID:29710-1685043000-1685050200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Musicians for Peace and Disarmament: Orchestral concert conducted by MPD Patron Jane Glover DBE
DESCRIPTION:An orchestral concert conducted by Musicians for Peace and Disarmament Patron Jane Glover DBE celebrating the life and work of Bruce Kent. This concert is presented jointly by MPD\, CND\, MAW and Pax Christi. \n\n\n\nProkofiev Symphony No.1 ClassicalMozart Flute Concerto in D (soloist MPD Patron Wissam Boustany)Haydn Symphony No.103 in E flat The Drumroll \n\n\n\n\nBuy tickets here
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/mpd-concert-may25/
LOCATION:St. James’s Church\, 97 Piccadilly\, London\, W1 9LL
CATEGORIES:External
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230609T235959
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230403T115246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T103858Z
UID:29683-1684800000-1686355199@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Pegasus Institute’s Summer Institute in Peace\, Health and Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:We’re sharing information about this summer’s upcoming Institute in Peace\, Health and Sustainability run by McGill University and the Pegasus Institute. The Summer Institute offers courses for students interested in how migration\, conflict\, and the environment shape human health.  \n\n\n\nCourses will explore connections between larger events of the world and the health of populations and individuals. The new course “Introduction to Migration and Health” will be offered in Spanish and English and the course “Environment and Global Health” returns this year with a French language option. \n\n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to take as many courses\, across Institutes\, as fits in their schedule. A certificate of participation will be issued for each course. \n\n\n\nExplore their FAQ document or contact them.  There is also Information on pricing\, scholarships and registration.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/mcgill-summer-institute/
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External,Online,Talks & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230522T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230522T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230418T133959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T131645Z
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SUMMARY:Neoliberalism\, Security and the Politics of Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:The fields of mental health hold the potential to depoliticise experiences that are deeply connected to our social\, political and economic environments. By focusing on individual conditions\, we risk disregarding those root causes\, such as poverty\, racism and oppression. \n\n\n\nMental health disciplines are not apolitical fields\, and may fail to interrogate the boundaries and limitations of medicine\, psychiatry and psychology. Spaces that should centre care and patient autonomy can double as places of producing “loyal\, low-risk and productive citizens” (The Muslim\, State and Mind). This depoliticisation of mental health disciplines is particularly relevant for racialised minorities\, like Muslims. \n\n\n\nWe’re excited to host a panel discussion with clinical psychologist\, academic and author Tarek Younis (The Muslim\, State and Mind: Psychology in Times of Islamophobia\, 2022)\, Securitisation of Health group member and trainee psychiatrist Mashal Iftikhar\, and Medact’s Research Manager Hil Aked whose current project Criminalising Distress explores the harmful impact of policing in mental health care. \n\n\n\nUsing case studies and experiences\, our panel will explore the alleged “apolitical” position of psychiatry and psychology; how psychological theories and practices can work to serve State interests and perpetuate racism and inequality; how austerity and the political economy can cause and exacerbate a population’s poor mental health; and whether the solutions to our mental health crisis can even be found in mental health spaces. They will touch on the increasing securitisation of supposed spaces of care\, and the harmful impacts to public health of pressure on providers to report and surveille their patients. \n\n\n\nWe hope to create a space of collective exploration and expansion of our understanding of individualised “mental illness” and treatments and cures beyond the boundaries of clinical pathology. We would encourage anyone interested in the research\, policy or practice of mental health\, the securitisation of health\, as well as anyone with lived experience of mental illness to attend. Following the panel discussion there will be time for audience questions. \n\n\n\nWe’re at capacity for in-person attendance. \n\n\n\nFor those who have been confirmed as attending in-person\, the venue has been changed to the Human Rights Action Centre\, 25 New Inn Yard\, London EC2A 3EA (map) just 5 minutes from Medact. \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/politics-of-mental-health/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Online,Talks & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230520T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230520T150000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
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SUMMARY:Demonstration: Stop US nukes coming to Lakenheath!
DESCRIPTION:Earlier this year\, it came to light that US nuclear weapons may once again be stationed at the military base RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk\, England.  \nIn the 1950’s and 60’s\, US nuclear weapons at RAF Lakenheath were involved in two serious accidents that could have led to their detonation. If this had come to pass\, in the words of one senior US official at the time\, it could have led to “a part of Eastern England […] becom[ing] a desert”. \nOur friends at Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) have called a second demonstration at RAF Lakenheath on Saturday 20th May from 1pm.  \nCND is organising transport from: \n\nLondon: book your coach ticket here\nCambridge: email cambridgestopwar@googlemail.com \nBrandon station: email sue.wright44@icloud.com to book your place\nNorwich: email sue.wright44@icloud.com to book your place\n\nEmail information@cnduk.org for further information. If you’re driving to the protest\, please park at the RAF Lakenheath viewing area\, where a shuttle will then take you to the main gate \nIf you want to travel and/or attend with other Medact members\, email office@medact.org
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/lakenheath-rally/
LOCATION:RAF Lakenheath\, Brandon Road\, Lakenheath\, Suffolk\, IP27 9PS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Actions
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230323T173700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T121741Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230513T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230520T235959
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20221111T165723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230415T092941Z
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SUMMARY:People's health Tribunal | Tribunal de la Santé des Peuples | Tribunal de Salud de los Pueblos | المحكمة الشعبيّة للصحّة
DESCRIPTION:Following COP 27\, in May 2023\, join us for a People’s Health Tribunal. The Tribunal will hold space to listen\, in six languages\, to key struggles against extractive industries from across the African continent and Diaspora communities\, holding fossil fuel giants Shell and Total to account. We will share stories of resistance against extractivist and colonial violence and its health impacts as well as visions of justice denied by international judicial systems. The Tribunal will be spread over two sessions on May 13th and May 20th. \n\n\n\nWe will be sharing more details soon. In the meantime\, sign up below to keep up to date! \n\n\n\nAprès la COP 27\, en mai 2023\, rejoignez-nous pour un Tribunal de la santé des peuples. Le Tribunal sera un espace pour écouter\, en six langues\, les principales luttes contre les industries extractives à travers le continent africain et les communautés de la diaspora\, exigeant des comptes aux géants des combustibles fossiles Shell et Total. Nous partagerons des histoires de résistance contre la violence extractiviste et coloniale et ses impacts sur la santé\, ainsi que des visions de la justice refusée par les systèmes judiciaires internationaux. Le Tribunal sera réparti sur deux sessions\, les 13 et 20 mai. \n\n\n\nNous vous donnerons plus de détails en 2023. En attendant\, inscrivez-vous ci-dessous pour être tenu au courant! \n\n\n\nDespués de la COP 27\, en mayo de 2023\, únete a nosotros para un Tribunal de Salud de los Pueblos. El Tribunal será un espacio para escuchar\, en seis idiomas\, las principales luchas contra las industrias extractivas de todo el continente africano y de las comunidades de la diáspora\, exigiendo responsabilidad a los gigantes de los combustibles fósiles Shell y Total. Compartiremos historias de resistencia contra la violencia extractivista y colonial y sus impactos sobre la salud\, así como visiones de la justicia negada por los sistemas judiciales internacionales. El Tribunal se desarrollará en dos sesiones\, los días 13 y 20 de mayo. \n\n\n\nCompartiremos más detalles en 2023. Mientras tanto\, ¡inscríbete abajo para mantenerte al día! \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/peoples-health-tribunal-tribunal-de-la-sante-des-peuples/
CATEGORIES:External,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230508T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230508T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230213T170447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T114115Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230501T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230501T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230213T170127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T114110Z
UID:28656-1682967600-1682973000@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Criminalising Distress interview team meeting
DESCRIPTION:The interview team meet as part of the Medact Research Network’s current project ‘Criminalising Distress’. \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. \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-interview-team-meeting-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230429T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230429T120000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230412T142955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T142959Z
UID:29804-1682762400-1682769600@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Medact Northeast: Don't Bank on the Bomb
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday 29th April\, Medact Northeast are going to be campaigning for Don’t Bank on the Bomb in Newcastle upon Tyne. The group are meeting outside NatWest in Northumberland St at 10am to distribute leaflets explaining NatWest’s current investments of £20 billion in nuclear weapons production\, which is in direct contravention of the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons. \n\n\n\nAll are very welcome to join! \n\n\n\nFor more details\, contact group coordinator Elizabeth via email.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/northeast-action-natwest/
LOCATION:Natwest\, 16 Northumberland St\, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7EL
CATEGORIES:Actions,Group
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230427T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230429T235959
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20221122T160559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T172319Z
UID:28303-1682553600-1682812799@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:IPPNW World Congress: Disarmament\, Climate Crisis and Health – Mombasa
DESCRIPTION:Medact is the UK’s affiliate to The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) – a non-partisan global federation of medical organisations dedicated to research\, education\, and advocacy relevant to the prevention of nuclear war.  We are looking forward to this  first African World Congress\, focused on Disarmament\, Climate Crisis and Health.  \n\n\n\nWe are looking forward to this first African World Congress – focused on ‘Disarmament\, Climate Crisis and Health’. Throughout the event\, sessions will highlight links between the health consequences of the climate crisis and nuclear weapons\, especially as they relate to Africa\, and within the context of other world events. Plenary and workshop topics will include the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons\, nuclear famine\, nuclear brinkmanship during war\, climate and conflict\, energy choices\, and the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons. \n\n\n\nThe Congress  will be hybrid\, with access to many sessions virtually! Make sure to register and join IPPNW for a fantastic and timely program\, with a range of brilliant African and international speakers. \n\n\n\nPlease get in touch with us if you’re interested in attending the conference online or in-person but would require funding to do so! You can email us at office@medact.org. \n\n\n\nFind out more and register on the IPPNW website
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/ippnw-world-congress-in-mombasa/
LOCATION:Travellers Beach Hotel & Club\, Mombasa\, Kenya\, Mombasa\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230213T165831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T114033Z
UID:28655-1682362800-1682368200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Criminalising Distress literature review team meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Literature Review 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-lit-review-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230422T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230422T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230404T100353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T100359Z
UID:29702-1682191800-1682199000@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Musicians for Peace and Disarmament  concert for peace: Julian Jacobson\, Tony Lamb & friends
DESCRIPTION:MPD Patron Julian Jacobson (piano)\, MPD Chair Tony Lamb (clarinet)\, Chris O’Neal (oboe)\, Phil Gibbon (bassoon) and Julian Faultless (horn) play Quintets for Piano and Wind by Beethoven\, Mozart\, Debussy\, Ravel\, Poulenc and Milhaud. \n\n\n\n\nBuy tickets here
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/mpd-concert-apr22/
LOCATION:St. Mary’s Barnes\, Church Road\, London\, SW13 9HL
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230419T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230419T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230418T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230410T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230410T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230213T170122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T114021Z
UID:28653-1681153200-1681158600@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Criminalising Distress interview team meeting
DESCRIPTION:The interview 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-interview-team-meeting/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230404T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230404T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230322T113201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T165254Z
UID:29568-1680631200-1680636600@www.medact.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230403T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230403T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230213T165706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T114014Z
UID:28652-1680548400-1680553800@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Criminalising Distress literature review team meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Literature Review 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-lit-review2/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230327T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230327T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230213T170516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T114007Z
UID:28651-1679943600-1679949000@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-3/
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230327T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230327T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230213T163804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T172510Z
UID:28389-1679943600-1679949000@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-meeting-23/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230320T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230213T170125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T113910Z
UID:28650-1679338800-1679344200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Criminalising Distress interview team meeting
DESCRIPTION:The interview 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-interview-team-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Meetings,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T044711
CREATED:20230106T133900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T113225Z
UID:28407-1678816800-1678822200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Securitisation of Health group meeting
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 requiring 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. \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! If you have any questions or concerns about attending\, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at sarahlasoye@medact.org  \n\n\n[Registration has now closed]
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/securitisation-meeting6/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online
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