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SUMMARY:Nuclear Weapons Group meeting
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday 18 October at 2pm\, the Nuclear Weapons Group will be holding  a meeting at the Grayston Centre in London. \nThe group will be discussing: \n\nthe recent ICAN Nobel Peace prize win and how to build on this to increase awareness of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the work of IPPNW;\noutreach with groups including students\, trade unions\, faith groups and local government;\nhow best to support ICAN UK’s parliamentary work;\nhow to continue to disseminate Medact’s “Safer World” report.\n\nAll are welcome! If you’d like to join them\, please get in touch with Feryal Awan. \n 
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/nuclear-weapons-group-meeting/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171018
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170724T103404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T091859Z
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SUMMARY:The challenges of child refugee health: everyone’s responsibility
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join Dr. David McCoy and colleagues for this special multidisciplinary and inter-sectoral event on child refugee health. The event\, organised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health\, is aimed not only at informing health practitioners about the migration crisis but also aimed at equipping them to be able to respond through their work in the clinic service improvement and advocacy. \nSpeakers include experts in the field\, prominent clinicians\, as well as BBC journalist Emma Jane Kirby and Lord Alfred Dubs. \nWorkshops: When you register you are able to select an option of your preferred two workshops. The workshops are as follows: \nA. Identification of and dealing with female genital mutilation in children.\nB. Effects of migration on child health and development.\nC. The mental health impacts of the journey of the child migrant.\nD. A primer on infectious diseases in child migrants. \nClick here for agenda and to register. \n 
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/challenges-child-refugee-health-everyones-responsibility/
LOCATION:Royal Society of Medicine\, 1 Wimpole Street\, LONDON\, W1G 0AE
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170904
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170907
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
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SUMMARY:Health Through Peace 2017
DESCRIPTION:In September 2017\, Medact and the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) are bringing together a gathering of people from the health and peace communities to discuss the state of global war and conflict\, and promote more effective peace building and demilitarisation as a pre-requisite for social justice\, good health and ecological sustainability worldwide. \nFor more details\, see: https://www.medact.org/forum-2017
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/htp-2017/
LOCATION:University Road\, Heslington\, York\, YO10 5DD
CATEGORIES:Conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Medact c/o Mosaic":MAILTO:conference@healththroughpeace.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170830T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170830T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170803T094314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170823T151517Z
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SUMMARY:Refugee Solidarity Group - August meeting
DESCRIPTION:We’re welcoming new members to our Refugee Solidarity Group. Join our next meeting on Thursday 30 August at 7pm at the Medact office – The Grayston Centre\, 28 Charles Square London N1 6HT.  Please contact Feryal Awan\, if you would like to attend. \nThe agenda for the evening includes: \n\nUpcoming volunteer trip to Calais and Dunkirk\n ‘Right to Healthcare’ educational programme\nSharing plans and actions for the upcoming months\n\nThe Refugee Solidarity Group develops projects to defend access to health care rights for refugees and migrants\, and inform civil society about existing rights and barriers to accessing healthcare. It is a friendly group of healthcare professionals and students\, welcoming new members to participate as much as time allows. Activities fall under three main domains: Advocacy\, Education and Action. \nThe Refugee Solidarity Group is part of a wider movement the Health Through Peace Movement. Please contact us\, if you could like to be involved in Medact’s work in this area.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/refugee-solidarity-group-august-meeting/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170814T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170814T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170803T083143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170815T095618Z
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SUMMARY:Humanity in Healthcare Training of Trainers
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in learning more about entitlement to NHS care\, barriers to accessing healthcare and policy implications of restricting access to healthcare?\n\n\nAre you interested in learning how to deliver training on access to healthcare and then sharing knowledge gained?\n\nJoin us on Monday 14 August at 7pm for a special Train the Trainers (ToT) session delivered by Anna Miller from Doctors of the World.  \nTraining of Trainers \nThe Medact Refugee Solidarity Group has been supporting the Doctors of the World ‘Right to Healthcare’ teaching programme. We are hoping to form a collective of healthcare students\, professionals and human rights activists who undergo training and then deliver access to healthcare training in health universities and workplaces across the UK. \n  \nThe ToT session\, starting at 7pm\, lasts three hours with a time for tea/coffee and a chance to discuss getting involved with the Refugee Solidarity Group. \nThe training is open for all Medact members. If you would like to join please click here: https://medact.org/membership.  \nThe ToT\, tailored for Medact members\, prepares future trainers to deliver the ‘Right to Healthcare’ training. This one-hour training module aimed at healthcare professionals working in the NHS\, is also relevant for those with an interest in health policy and human rights. The training covers entitlement to NHS care\, barriers to accessing healthcare\, the policy implications of restricting access to healthcare\, and healthcare professionals as advocates for access to healthcare. More information can be found on the Doctors of the World website here.  \nRegistration is on a first come\, first served basis and SPACE IS LIMITED! If you are interested in attending please contact me to confirm attendance. Please also do let us know if you are unable to attend but interested in future training sessions.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/humanity-healthcare-training-trainers/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170715T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170715T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170525T110036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170628T091601Z
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SUMMARY:AGM 2017
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 15th July\, from 10.30am – 2.30pm\, at St. Luke’s Community Centre\, 90 Central St\, London EC1V 8AJ.\nThe AGM is the business meeting of Medact and serves three main functions: \n\nA chance for members to receive an update and ask questions about the last year of Medact’s work and our future plans;\nElection of new members to the Board of Trustees;\nVoting on motions.\n\nFollowing the main business\, we will break for lunch\, and then return for presentations on specific areas of programme work. The AGM is a good chance to meet Board members and office staff. \nAll are welcome\, but only Medact members are eligible to vote. \nLunch will not be provided but there is a cafe on-site and other outlets nearby. \nMeeting agenda\n\nWelcome and update from Chair and Director\nElection of new trustees and scrutiny of annual accounts\nAn update on the UN Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty – with Medact Trustee Frank Boulton and Acronym Institute Director Rebecca Johnson (who will have just returned from negotiations in New York)\nA chance to hear about our thriving Doctors Against Diesel campaign\n\nMotions\nIf you wish to submit a motion\, please contact the office by telephone 0207 324 4739 or email office@medact.org. \nNew Trustees\nThe Board are currently conducting interviews with a number of candidates for new trustees. Details of those proposed will be posted here when known.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/agm-2017/
LOCATION:St. Luke’s Community Centre – The Garden Room\, 90 Central St\, London\, EC1V 8AJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170614T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170614T210000
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SUMMARY:Launch of Medact Yorkshire - Fracking & the Role of the Local Health Community
DESCRIPTION:This is the launch event for a new Yorkshire-based local group for Medact!\n\n\n \n\n\nThe event will include an introduction to Medact for newcomers\, a discussion on the role of the health community in responding to fracking at a local level (* speakers TBA *)\, and an opportunity to meet each other and discuss ideas for taking the group forward.\n\n\n \n\n\nAll are welcome – if you have an interest in health\, fracking and/or progressive social change\, please do join us.\n\n\n \n\n\nFor more info on the event please do contact Margaret Jackson or Angela Harley.\n\n\nProgramme\n7.00 – Welcome and introduction to Medact \n7.30 – Fracking – the Role of the Local Health Community \n8.30 – Group discussion – plans for taking the group forward \nSpeakers\n\nTim Thornton – Yorkshire GP\nLeigh Coghill – Frack Free
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/launch-medact-yorkshire/
LOCATION:York University – HYMS Building – 1st Floor Meeting Room (107)\, Heslington\, York \, YO10 5DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Launches,Meetings,Talks & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170607T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170607T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170523T081728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170803T104036Z
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SUMMARY:Join our Refugee Solidarity Group - we're meeting 7pm on 7th June
DESCRIPTION:We’re welcoming new members to our Refugee Solidarity Group. Join our next meeting on Wednesday 7th June at 7pm at the Medact office – The Grayston Centre\, 28 Charles Square London N1 6HT.  Please contact Feryal Awan\, if you would like to attend.  \nThe agenda for the evening includes: \n\nUpcoming volunteer trip to Calais\nDoctors of the World ‘Stop Sharing’ campaign (Medact is supporting Doctor of the World’s campaign to stop the Home Office from accessing migrant patients’ personal information) \nOrganising the next ‘Right to Healthcare’ training (designed to train health professionals to help migrants access healthcare)\nSharing plans and actions for the upcoming months\n\nThe Refugee Solidarity Group develops projects to defend access to health care rights for refugees and migrants\, and inform civil society about existing rights and barriers to accessing healthcare. It is a friendly group of healthcare professionals and students\, welcoming new members to participate as much as time allows. Activities fall under three main domains: Advocacy\, Education and Action. \nThe Refugee Solidarity Group is part of a wider movement the Health Through Peace Movement. Please contact us if you could like to be involved in Medact’s work in this area.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/join-refugee-solidarity-group-meeting-7pm-7th-june/
LOCATION:Medact Office\, The Brick Yard\, 28 Charles Square\, London\, N1 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="Feryal Awan":MAILTO:feryalawan@medact.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170514T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170514T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170413T095326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170429T150053Z
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SUMMARY:Fossil Free Health Liverpool - divestment film and discussion
DESCRIPTION:This is the last in a series of health focused events during Global Divestment Mobilisation week.  Please join us at the HUS bar\, Liverpool where organisers of fossil free health\, the health divestment campaign\, will discuss why now\, more than ever\, health institutions must divest fossil fuels.  Climate change is potentially the biggest threat to global health this century\, and health institutions must show leadership in saying we will not fund the industries that are driving the problem.   Two years ago we produced the groundbreaking report Unhealthy Investments\, which has influenced health divestment decisions in countries around the world.   At this event we’ll be presenting a new report that profiles some of those case studies\, and outlines how to undertake the divestment process. \nSpeakers will discuss: \n\nThe health impacts of climate change\, \nWhat divestment means for action on climate change\, \nWhat the campaign has achieved so far\, \nand how you can get involved!    \n\nSpeakers include Eliot Waterhouse\, fossil free health campaigner at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine\,  Dr Geraint Davies\, University of Liverpool\, and Alice Munro\, Fossil Free Health coordinator\, Medact. \nSpaces are limited so please RSVP below.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/divest-fossil-fuels-liverpool/
LOCATION:HUS bar\, HUS Tempest Building\, 12 Tithebarn Street\, Liverpool\, L2 2DT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Munro":MAILTO:alicemunro@medact.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170510T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170510T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170413T101408Z
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SUMMARY:Fossil Free Health Bristol - divestment film and discussion
DESCRIPTION:It’s Global Divestment Mobilisation week\, and Medact\, together with Medsin and Healthy Planet\, are running a series of events to discuss why now\, more than ever\, health institutions must divest fossil fuels.  Climate change is potentially the biggest threat to global health this century\, and health institutions must show leadership in saying we will not fund the industries that are driving the problem.   Two years ago Medact and partners produced the groundbreaking report Unhealthy Investments\, which has influenced health divestment decisions in countries around the world.   At this event we’ll be presenting a new report that profiles some of those case studies\, and outlines how to undertake the divestment process. \nSpeakers will discuss: \n\nThe health impacts of climate change\,\nWhat divestment means for action on climate change\, \nWhat the campaign has achieved so far\,\nand how you can get involved!    \n\nThe event will be hosted by Mia Thomas\, director of Healthy Planet.  Speakers include Green Party Councillor Carla Denyer\, and Stephen Le Fanu\, Fossil Free Bristol. \nPlease RSVP below.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/fossil-free-health-bristol-fossil-fuel-divestment-film-discussion/
LOCATION:Wills Memorial Building\, University of Bristol\, Queens Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1RJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170509T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170509T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170413T101400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170429T150020Z
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SUMMARY:Fossil Free Health Edinburgh - divestment film and discussion
DESCRIPTION:It’s Global Divestment Mobilisation week\, and Medact\, together with Medsin and Healthy Planet\, are running a series of events to discuss why now\, more than ever\, health institutions must divest fossil fuels.  Climate change is potentially the biggest threat to global health this century\, and health institutions must show leadership in saying we will not fund the industries that are driving the problem.   Two years ago Medact and partners produced the groundbreaking report Unhealthy Investments\, which has influenced health divestment decisions in countries around the world.   At this event we’ll be presenting a new report that profiles some of those case studies\, and outlines how to undertake the divestment process. \nSpeakers will discuss: \n\nThe health impacts of climate change\,\nWhat divestment means for action on climate change\, \nWhat the campaign has achieved so far\,\nand how you can get involved!    \n\nThe event will be hosted by Eleanor Dow\, medical student and former Director of Healthy Planet\,  Speakers include Ric Lander\, Divest Lothian\, with further speakers TBA. \nPlease RSVP below.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/fossil-free-health-edinburgh-fossil-fuel-divestment-film-discussion/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House\, 7 Victoria Terrace\, Edinburgh\, EH1 2JL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eleanor Dow":MAILTO:ele.dow@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170313T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170228T115847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170228T115847Z
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SUMMARY:Lancet Countdown: Panel discussion
DESCRIPTION:On the 13th of March\, the Lancet Countdown will be hosting a panel discussion in London\, bringing together a range of global tracking initiatives to discuss how they can work together\, track progress on the Paris agreement\, and ultimately hold governments to account.  \nSpeakers at this panel debate will include:  \n\nProfessor Anthony Costello\, Department of Maternal\, Newborn\, Child and Adolescent Health at the World Health Organization \nProfessor Peng Gong\, Director of the Centre for Earth System Science at Tsinghua Centre\nDr Rishma Maini\, Senior Disaster Risk Reduction Public Health Registrar in Global Public Health at Public Health England \nDr Joy Shumake-Guillemot\, Head of Joint WHO-WMO Office on Climate and Health\n\nThe event will be held in association with Imperial College London and is free for all to attend via the eventbrite page 
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/lancet-countdown-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:308 Huxley Building\, Imperial College London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:External,Talks & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170304T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170304T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170228T190205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170228T190609Z
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SUMMARY:#ourNHS march
DESCRIPTION:#OUR NHS PROMOWatch this video on YouTube \nNational demonstration for a fully funded and publically owned NHS and social care service.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/ournhs-march/
LOCATION:Tavistock Square\, London\, WC1H 9EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Actions,External
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170227
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170210T125932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170210T130238Z
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SUMMARY:Medsin Global Health Conference 2017 - Seeing the Spectrum
DESCRIPTION:One of the favourite events of the Medsin annual calendar\, the 2017 Global Health Conference aims to bring students from all over the UK together to raise awareness about gender and its impact on health. There will be opportunities for attendees to learn through panels\, debates\, workshops\, exhibitions and discussion. The conference will focus on four main themes across two days: \n\nWhat is gender?\nLGBTQ + health\nGender within conflict and development\nWorking towards a better and equal future\n\nAttendees should go away inspired and passionate about gender and health\, and equipped with the tools and knowledge to go forward and better the world we share. \nFor tickets\, see: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medsin-global-health-conference-2017-seeing-the-spectrum-tickets-31238350748?aff=es2 \nNote: the Saturday will take place at UCL; the Sunday at King’s College.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medsin-global-health-conference-2017-seeing-spectrum/
LOCATION:University College London\, Gower St\, Kings Cross\, London\, WC1E 6BT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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ORGANIZER;CN="Medsin UK":MAILTO:info@medsin.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170226
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170207T094658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170207T095116Z
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SUMMARY:St. George's Global Health Conference 2017
DESCRIPTION:Challenging Borders\nAddressing Barriers to Global Health\nSt George’s University of London Medsin Group is hosting their annual Global Health Conference 2017. ‘Challenging Borders: Addressing the barriers to Global Health’ will take place on Saturday 25th February. \nThe conference aims to shine a spotlight on the impact of division as an obstacle to global health. Borders can be physical\, such as nation lines or geographical impediments\, man-made\, such as walls and prisons\, but also more abstract\, such as stigma towards mental health. All create a barrier to personal\, community\, and international well-being. Many examples exist today\, and none more topical than the myriad issues surrounding migrant health. Success has been varied in addressing these barriers. \n‘Challenging Borders’ focuses on the effects of these barriers on health and what can be done to overcome them. The day will consist of a morning of talks and in the afternoon attendees will have the opportunity to engage in stimulating interactive sessions to broaden their understanding and approach to these issues. We are announcing the line up of high-profile speakers and organisations throughout the coming weeks. Tickets are available from St George’s Student Union website and you can stay up to date through our Facebook Page. \nTickets: https://www.sgsu.org.uk/ents/event/794/\nFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/742508639247932/
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/st-georges-global-health-conference-2017/
LOCATION:St George’s – University of London\, Cranmer Terrace\, London\, SW17 0RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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ORGANIZER;CN="St. George's Medsin":MAILTO:georgesmedsinconference@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170222T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170222T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170125T120313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180709T091201Z
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SUMMARY:Doctors Against Diesel Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This is the first meeting of the recently formed campaign Doctors Against Diesel.  We invite nurses\, doctors and allied health professionals to join us to learn about health and diesel\, discuss health messaging\, and share ideas for how health professionals can support the wider campaign for a rapid phase out of diesel vehicles. \nProf. Jonathan Grigg\, author of the Royal Colleges Report Every Breath We Take will summarise the evidence and campaign so far.  Then we’d like your feedback on a range of ideas that we will present\, as well as listen to any ideas that you can bring to the meeting.  There will be no time commitment beyond the meeting\, but of course any support you can give to the campaign will be valuable.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/dad-first-meeting/
LOCATION:Royal College of GPs\, 30 Euston Square\, London\, NW1 2FB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170211T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170105T155129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170127T183259Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Refugees\, The Climate Crisis and Population Displacement - Building a Trade Union and Civil Society Response
DESCRIPTION:This conference from the Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group aims to dispel refugee myths\, work on a new Protocol for the international protection of those affected by climate change\, raise demands for stronger action\, and agree a climate refugees campaign statement. \nExpert Contributions from:\nProf Joanna Haigh (Grantham Institute at Imperial College)\, Asad Rehman (FoE)\, Clara Paillard (PCS)\, Amjad Abdulla (Alliance of Small Island States tbc)\, Dave Green (FBU)\, Sharan Burrow (ITUC\, tbc)\, Wilf Sullivan (TUC)\, Zak Cochrane (Stand Up To Racism)\, NUT\, PSI\, Zita Holbourne (PCS)\, Jonathan Neale (Global Climate Jobs)\, Suzanne Jeffery (Campaign Against Climate Change)\, and more. \nFour Workshops on:\n\nUnions and campaigns for climate jobs.\nRaising awareness of climate change impacts at national and global level.\nUnions and campaign groups challenging xenophobia and hostility to refugees and migrants.\nJoint work to draft a new Protocol for the international protection of those affected by climate change.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/climate-refugees-conference/
LOCATION:NUT Conference Centre\, Hamilton House\, Mabledon Place\, Euston\, \, London\, WC1H 9BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170208T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20170131T111920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170207T095355Z
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SUMMARY:Panel Debate on Overconsumption vs. Overpopulation - KCL Sustainability Week
DESCRIPTION:What is the true driver of environmental\, social and economic disorder in the 21st century?\nThe world is confronted with a multitude of environmental\, social and economic challenges. \nHow do we contain global warming? How do we feed\, provide for and educate the 10\, 11 or even 12 billion people expected this century? And what about biodiversity? Surely\, the fishes\, insects and animals need a home too? After all\, they were here first. \nIt is unquestionable that a rapidly growing global population places additional pressures on our ecosystems\, communities and politics. But is mitigating the above challenges merely a question of reducing or stabilising population growth? Or is challenging and changing our consumptive ways the answer\, particularly as we are consuming more resources than in any other time in the history of civilization? \nIs there room for 12 billion to thrive if we change our diet\, switch to renewable energy across the globe or implement genuinely progressive reforms to wealth redistribution and land access? \nAddressing these questions with evidence\, compassion and an open-mind will be key to ensuring a stable planet with thriving citizens for centuries to come. \nWe encourage you join us as and a diverse panel of speakers as we get to grips with one of the defining issues of our time in one of our headline events for Sustainability Week 2017. \nThe event will be chaired by Olivia Preston\, Operations Sustainability Manager at King’s and panellists include: \n\nAsad Rehman – Senior Climate Campaigner\, Friends of the Earth\nKate Raworth – Author of Doughnut Economics and Visiting Research Associate\, Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute\nAlistair Currie – Head of Campaigns\, Population Matters\nDavid Powell – Environment Lead\, New Economics Foundation\n\nEntry is on a first come\, first serve basis. \nFor details of other events happening during Sustainability Week\, please visit our blog: \nhttp://blogs.kcl.ac.uk/sustainability/week/
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/panel-debate-overconsumption-vs-overpopulation-kcl-sustainability-week/
LOCATION:King’s College London – Strand Building\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 2LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:External,Talks & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161217T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161217T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20161213T142328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T171637Z
UID:11493-1481983200-1481983200@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Emergency Protest - UK Doctors & Nurses in Solidarity With Syria
DESCRIPTION:Healthcare workers of the UK: grab your uniforms and activate the power of your voice. The bloodshed must stop now.\nJoin Medact for a solidarity action at Parliament Square next Saturday. We hope to add our voices to the demands of the Syrian and the international humanitarian and medical community for the following:1. End both indiscriminate and targeted attacks on civilians\, hospitals and schools across Syria;2. Pressure the Syrian government to allow delivery of aid to besieged cities in Syria;3. Demand the UK government conduct airdrops of aid;4. Provide safe passage to all trapped including the remaining 100\,000 people in Aleppo;5. Grant asylum to refugees. \nThe protest is being organised by Medact’s Arms & Militarisation group (MAM) in collaboration with Syria solidarity activist groups. All are welcome. \nWhen\nSaturday 17th December\, at 2pm \nWhere\nParliament Square\, London SW1P 3JX \nBring your scrubs/uniform and stethoscopes. \nSee the Facebook page for more details.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/emergency-protest-uk-doctors-nurses-in-solidarity-with-syria/
CATEGORIES:Actions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161209T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161209T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20161130T134402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154258Z
UID:12904-1481310000-1481315400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Are we still in the Age of Stupid?
DESCRIPTION:The Age of Stupid was an award-winning film made in 2009. Set in 2055\, in a world ravaged by catastrophic climate change\, an archivist (Pete Postlethwaite) reviews archival footage back “when we could have saved ourselves”\, trying to discern where it all went wrong. Seven years on from the film’s release\, do we still need to ask if we are living in ‘the age of stupid?’\nJoin Age of Stupid producer Lizzie Gillet\, Guardian’s environment editor John Vidal\, Chief Executive of London Cycling Campaign Ashok Sinha\, and The Grantham Institute for Climate Change’s Professor Joanna Haigh\, to review  clips from the original film and explore the question – Are we still in the Age of Stupid?\n\n\n     
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/are-we-still-in-the-age-of-stupid/
CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161211
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20160325T135926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170221T191712Z
UID:12690-1481241600-1481414399@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Forum 2016 - Healthy Planet\, Better World
DESCRIPTION:Human health is dependent on a healthy environment. Yet we are damaging ecosystems and depleting natural resources in ways that undermine our ability to sustain healthy and equitable societies. \nClimate change\, desertification\, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss are among many ecological threats to health. These impact on health via multiple pathways that include reducing food and water security\, altering disease patterns\, increasing the frequency of extreme weather events\, and multiplying the risk of conflict. \nThe threats posed by climate change and wider environmental degradation are serious. According to a Lancet-UCL Commission\, climate change could be “sufficient to trigger a discontinuity in the long-term progression of humanity”. Indeed\, on the basis of current emission trajectories\, “temperature rises in the next 85 years may be incompatible with an organised global community”. \nHowever\, the challenge this represents also presents a number of opportunities to promote health\, both short and long-term. These include reducing air pollution\, promoting active forms of transport\,  healthier food systems\, and working towards a fairer\, more equal economy and society. \nThe health community has both a mandate and an interest in calling for the social\, political and economic actions required to mitigate and adapt to environmental change. \nFor more details about the event see: the conference page\nFor recordings and resources see: presentation resources from the conference
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/forum-2016/
LOCATION:Friends House\, 173-177 Euston Rd\, Kings Cross\, \, London \, NW1 2BJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161104T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161104T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20161030T124008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154320Z
UID:12901-1478287800-1478295000@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:The Man Who Saved The World - film screening by Medact Tyneside
DESCRIPTION:A film screening organised by Medact Tyneside.  Tickets £5.  For more details\, see the event page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/484547781735762/  Or contact Elizabeth Waterston.   
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/man-saved-world-film-screening-medact-tyneside/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161018T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161018T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20160930T124401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154144Z
UID:12905-1476817200-1476824400@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Risking their Health - Children in the Armed Forces
DESCRIPTION:Speakers include: Joe Glenton (Afghanistan veteran\, author of ‘Soldier Box’\, and journalist)  Sally Slotowitz (a psychologist\, and an author of the report\,  David Gee (Author of ‘Spectacle\, Reality and Resistance: Confronting a Culture of Militarism and UK Coordinator of Child Soldiers International) \nThis is the launch of Britain’s only public health report into the long term health impacts of the British military’s recruitment of children. The UK is the only country in Europe to recruit 16 year olds and the only permanent member of the UN Security Council to recruit under 18s into the armed forces. It faces pressure from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child\, the UK’s Joint Committee on Human Rights and many other organisations to raise the recruitment age to 18\, the age of majority. \nMedact’s report details the risks to health that are disproportionately faced by child recruits\, including self-harm\, suicide\, death or injury from combat\, and post-traumatic stress disorder. It also examines how recruitment is concentrated in areas of socio-economic disadvantage\, and how this and other recruitment practices lead to those children who are most vulnerable to trauma-related health problems ending up on the front line. \n \nThe launch event will feed medical evidence into the national campaign to increase the minimum age of army recruitment to 18. We hope that it will also engage the local population in Brighton in thinking about what we can do in local schools and clubs to get young people\, teachers\, and parents talking more openly about militarisation.\n We will be providing attendees with a copy of the report\, and a ForcesWatch ‘Education not Militarisation’ toolkit to help them find ways to derail the militarist narrative and campaign against militarisation in educational institutions.\n\nBrighton University\, School of Humanities (Room G7)\, Pavilion Parade\, (Pavilion street entrance) BN2 1RD**\n** Directions from Brighton Station: Exit Brighton train station by the main entrance and walk down the footpath straight ahead. You’ll pass several bus stops on the right and then join a high street with shops on either side called Queens Road. Go down Queens Road and take the third left onto Church Street. As you’re going down Church Street\, cross over and walk on the right hand side of the road. After 5 minutes the follow the pavement as it bends round to the right\, and carry on past the traffic lights. Cross over at the next set of traffic lights and carry on down the road. There will be a park on the right and an unobstructed view of Brighton Pavilion. When you see this\, you will be just outside the Humanities building.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/risking-their-health-children-in-the-armed-forces/
CATEGORIES:Launches
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161010
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20160830T124400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154348Z
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SUMMARY:East London People’s Health Assembly
DESCRIPTION:The London People’s Health Movement (PHM)\, in collaboration with local organisations including Keep Our NHS Public\, Docs not Cops\, Social Action for Health\, Medact and Queen Mary’s University \, is organising a three-day People’s Health Assembly in East London in October 2016. This event will follow the tradition of the global PHM in working closely with local organisations\, building on local knowledge and strengthening local networks in the continuing struggle for equity and the right to health.  \nWhy attend this event\n Recent political events have laid bare the divisions that run through our society. While our leaders are deserting us\, newly politicised people seek to forge a new path. But what form will this change take? For over five years\, the public sector has been struggling under austerity measures\, and poverty is on the rise. The People’s Health Assembly will look at the fractures within our community\, how they affect health\, and how people are mobilising to fight back and ensure better physical and mental health outcomes. The assembly is being held in East London and aims to be inclusive\, community-led and address local concerns.  \nIssues:\n The Assembly will explore some of the most critical local concerns: – The NHS: what are the current challenges to providing universal healthcare\, free at the point of use? – Housing: what are the impacts of gentrification on wellbeing? How is your community resisting rent hikes and eviction? – Migrants: how have xenophobia and the recent rise in hate crimes affected your community? How has migration enriched East London?Please get in touch if you would like to participate!   \nPHALondon2016@gmail.com
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/east-london-peoples-health-assembly/
CATEGORIES:Conferences,External
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160928T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160928T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20160830T120631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154401Z
UID:12903-1475085600-1475091000@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Medact Oxford Launch - Moving forward with hospital food
DESCRIPTION:Hospital food is key to the wellbeing of patients and staff alike. Interest in improving hospital food is gathering momentum. Join us for some locally produced nibbles at 6pm followed at 6.30pm by speakers Liz Atherton (Medact)\, Sam Williamson (Public Health Registrar) and the Oxford Food Network. Come and find out about the improvements that are already being made and how we can all help to move towards healthier and more sustainable hospital food. All welcome. For more information and to keep up to date see the facebook events page\n\nLecture Theatre 1\, John Radcliffe Hospital
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-oxford-launch-moving-forward-with-hospital-food/
CATEGORIES:Launches
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160917T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20160830T124355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154709Z
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SUMMARY:AGM 2016
DESCRIPTION:All members welcome! There is time to join if you are not yet a member.\nThe date for this year’s Annual General Meeting is Saturday 17th September\, and the location is confirmed at LSHTM (see below).\nThis year’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 17th September\, 11-12.45 in the Rose Room\, LSHTM.  The formal proceedings of the AGM – including elections to the Board of Trustees and voting on Motions – will take place in the morning. This will be followed in the afternoon by workshops from 13.30 – 16.30 focusing on the activities of Medact’s Arms & Militarisation group and Refugee Solidarity group. The former will be introduced by Andrew Feinstein\, internationally acclaimed author of The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade; and the latter by Rohan Talbot of Medical Aid for Palestinians\, who will discuss their new campaign calling for equal access to aid and protection for Palestinian refugees from Syria. \nAll Medact members are welcome to attend. \nThe AGM is the business meeting of Medact and serves three main functions: \n\nA chance for members to receive an update and ask questions about the last year of Medact’s work and our future plans;\nElections to the Board of Trustees;\nVoting on motions\, e.g. Amendments to the constitution.\n\nThe AGM is also a good chance to meet Board members and office staff. All AGM papers (motions and nominations) will be available on-line on this dedicated page. In the past we have sent all papers in the post\, but having everything on-line saves us both time and money. \nWORKSHOPS (13.30 – 16.30): \nThe meeting will be followed by workshops\, starting with one led by Medact’s Arms & Militarisation group\, followed by a workshop led by Medact’s Refugee Solidarity group. Please see below for further details. Come and hear about their exciting work and future plans. All members are welcome! \nHealth and the International Arms Trade \nDelivered by the Medact Arms and Militarisation Group\, and introduced by Andrew Feinstein\, author of ‘the Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade.’ \nThe Medact Arms and Militarisation group are a new group of Medact members who are developing projects and campaigns that harness the voice of the health community to combat the militarisation of society and illuminate and campaign against the devastating impacts of the international arms trade on health and health systems across the world. This workshop will explore militarisation and the arms trade as drivers of global ill-health. It will also discuss the specific relationship between health workers\, arms\, militarisation and violent conflict. The arms control group will present their current campaign against the UK’s sale of arms to Saudi Arabia\, and discuss upcoming events and new projects into health workers’ conscientious objection to military taxation and to the militarisation of health education\, campaigns against the bombing of hospitals and healthcare facilities in war zones\, and research into the damage done to Syria’s health systems. \nAccess to Healthcare Rights in the UK \nDelivered by the Medact Refugee Solidarity Group on behalf of Doctors of the World\, and introduced by Rohan Talbot from Medical Aid for Palestinians \nThe Medact Refugee Solidarity group are a new group of Medact members who are working to raise awareness and mobilise the health community to advocate for the rights of forced migrants. Their work stretches across education\, advocacy and direct action. At this workshop they will be launching their new Education project in which they will be delivering training from Doctors of the World on access to healthcare rights in universities and workplaces across the UK. They are looking to form a collective of healthcare students and professionals who can deliver this training. No previous experience is required\, you simply need to attend a training session – and they will be delivering the first of these in this workshop! At the workshop\, you will hear more about the group and their other areas of work. They will then give an overview of the asylum process and immigration statuses\, before exploring entitlement to healthcare in the UK\, barriers to accessing this healthcare\, how to identify victims of trafficking and modern day slavery\, and why defending access to healthcare is important. Read more about the groups here. \nDate/Time:\nSaturday 17th September\, from 11:00 until 12:45 (followed by workshops in the afternoon from 13.30 – 16.30. Lunch is not provided but there are many food outlets nearby.) \nLocation:\nThe Rose Room – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (map: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/contact/keppel_st_lower_ground_floor_map.pdf ) \n\nResolutions proposed for Medact Annual General Meeting 17 September 2016  \n\nThe AGM agrees to remove Richard Maule as Auditor with effect from 17 September 2016.\nThe AGM agrees to appoint Judith Brookfield of Brookfield Accountants\, London SW2\, as Independent Examiner with effect from 17 September 2016.\nThe AGM agrees that approval of the 2015/16 accounts is delegated to the Board of Trustees.\nThe AGM agrees that the fixing of the remuneration of the Independent Examiner is delegated to the Board of Trustees.\nThe AGM resolves by Special Resolution that the amendments contained in Resolution 6 from the AGM in 2014 be deleted.\n\n(as of 13 September 2016) \nProposed new Trustees\nAlice Bell is head of communications at the climate charity\, 10:10\, with responsibility for media strategy\, supporter engagement\, profile raising and outreach. Alice previously worked as an academic and writer specialising in the politics of science\, technology and medicine. She has degrees in history of science\, sociology of education\, and science communication. She’s also lectured in science communication at Imperial and set up an interdisciplinary undergraduate course on climate change for the college. She was Head of Public Engagement at Sussex’s Science Policy Research Unit and has taught at UCL and City University’s Journalism School. As a journalist\, she’s written for a range of publications including the Guardian\, Open Democracy\, the Observer\, the Times\, Times Higher\, Research Fortnight\, Al Jazeera\, China Dialogue\, Red Pepper and the Wellcome Trust’s Mosaic magazine. As a student she worked part-time at the Science Museum and\, if you ask nicely\, will tell you how to set fire to bubbles. \nJudy El-Bushra has long-standing experience in development and peacebuilding NGOs\, mainly focused on East and Central Africa and the Horn of Africa.  Through this work she gained experience in project design and management\, training\, research and evaluation\, as well as grant-related fundraising and strategic and organisational management.  Thematically her main interest is in gender and peacebuilding\, a subject in which she has been researching\, publishing and advising for the last 20 or so years.  She was a founder member of the Ammerdown Group of peacebuilding specialists working on a new approach to UK security policy. \nJo Howard is a Solicitor in the Public and Regulatory Law team at Bates Wells Braithwaite\, the leading charity law firm in the UK. BWB has led on various legal reforms that have impacted on the whole charitable sector\, for example the rewriting of guidance on political campaigning for charities. During her training at BWB\, Jo worked with clients ranging from household-name charities to start-ups and advised on a range of matters including governance\, membership issues\, data protection and charity administration. In her new role\, Jo will advise on a range of public and regulatory law matters\, such as judicial review\, public inquiries and health and social care. Jo has a particular focus on information law\, education and healthcare. Jo has previously served as a Trustee of The Squad Club in Merton. \nPaul Cotterill trained as a nurse\, before specialising in ophthalmics.  After work in London and Switzerland he spent several years in Bangladesh\, India and Tanzania\, primarily with aid agency Concern Worldwide.  Returning to the UK in the late 1990s\, Paul became involved in urban regeneration and community development work. He lives in Lancashire. He has been a trustee to several charities\, including the Lankelly Chase Foundation and has had governance roles in primary and higher education.  He is currently Chair of Governors at a secondary school in Skelmersdale\, Lancashire. He has also been a magistrate and a Non-Executive Director in the NHS. He still fancies himself as a decent left arm swing bowler\, despite being very clearly over the hill.  Don’t ever get him on his favourite author\, Franz Kafka\, or he’ll bore you to tears. \nIf you wish to submit a motion\, or would like to stand for election to the Board\, please contact the office by telephone on 0207 324 4739 or email office@medact.org.
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/agm-2016/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160816T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160816T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20160730T123223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154505Z
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SUMMARY:Paper crane folding day for Hiroshima commemoration
DESCRIPTION:To be held at Jesmond Library St Georges Terrace Jesmond Newcastle upon Tyne
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/paper-crane-folding-day-for-hiroshima-commemoration/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160731T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160731T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20160630T123223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154522Z
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Convoy meeting
DESCRIPTION:At Broad Acre House Market St Newcastle upon Tyne
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/nuclear-convoy-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160714T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160714T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20160630T114004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154534Z
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SUMMARY:Humanity in Healthcare - Training the Trainer
DESCRIPTION:The Medact Refugee Solidarity Group\, in partnership with Doctors of the World UK\, are currently working on an education project to deliver access to healthcare training in universities and workplaces across the UK. We are hoping to form a collective of healthcare students and professionals who can undergo training and then deliver this across the country.  Anna Miller\, Right to Care project lead from DOTW\, will be delivering this training to Medact members. This will include a three hour training session and time for tea/coffee and chance to discuss getting involved with the Medact Refugee Solidarity group.  We need to have a rough idea of numbers so if interested please confirm attendance via refugeesolidarity@medact.org.  If you are unable to make the training but keen to get involved we are also holding our next meeting the same evening\, at 6.30pm.  Look forward to seeing you there.  Medact Refugee Solidarity Group
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/humanity-healthcare-training-trainer/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160707T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160707T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T140530
CREATED:20160530T114002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170130T154546Z
UID:12896-1467885600-1467892800@www.medact.org
SUMMARY:Launch of Shale Gas Production in England Report
DESCRIPTION:Medact are launching an update of our 2015 report Health and Fracking.  Since the release of the first teport over 350 new peer reviewed studies have been published\, with significant implications for health locally\, and climate change globe. \nDr David McCoy. Director of Medact\, and Professor John Middleton\, in-coming President of the Faculty of Public Health\, will present the findings of an updated analysis of available evidence\, and be available for questions. \n\nThis is an update of Medact’s 2015 report Health and Fracking.\nSince the first report was released Medact’s director David McCoy has provided expert witness testimony to the public inquiry into fracking in Lancashire.\nThe launch will take place in the same week that the Secretary of State Greg Clark will receive a recommendation from Wendy McKay\, the inspector who chaired the inquiry into fracking in Lancashire\, on whether to overrule the local planning decision regarding Cuadrilla’s application to explore for shale gas.\nWe are currently awaiting release of a report by the Committee on Climate Change about the implications of fracking for climate change.\n\nThe event is free to attend but spaces are limited so please register. \nRead the report: Shale Gas Production in England – an updated public health assessment \n 
URL:https://www.medact.org/event/launch-shale-gas-production-england-report/
CATEGORIES:Launches
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