Medact London: Meeting [Postponed]
2020-06-23
Agenda TBC

Medact Yorkshire: Divestment webinar
2020-06-23 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/London)
On Tuesday, 23rd June at 6.30pm, Medact Yorkshire are hosting a webinar on fossil fuel divestment with special guest John Ashton, the former special representative for Climate Change at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and founder of the think tank ‘Third Generation Environmentalism’.
By dismantling the power of the fossil fuel industry, we can make space for real climate solutions,
and build a future powered by clean, community-led renewable energy. Councils across the UK are
investing massively in the fossil fuel industry. They must stop #fuellingthefire.
Active campaigns in North and East Yorkshire led by Medact Yorkshire members are working to
persuade their respective county council pension fund committees to divest from fossil fuels.
Join us as we explore why now, in the wake of Covid-19, fossil fuel divestment is more important than ever.
Please RSVP below to join!
[Registration has now closed]

Medact Oxford - Meeting
2020-06-23 18:30 - 20:00
Over the last few months we have been building up our local Patients not Passports campaign in collaboration with Migrants Organise. We have organised a few training sessions to increase healthcare workers’ awareness of the impact of the Hostile Environment on access to healthcare.
As a result, we’ve had a growing number of people expressing their interest in starting a local action to pressure the OUH to scrap unfair charging regulations. As such, we would like to invite you to the first Medact Oxford virtual meeting. We would like to know you better, explore your interests, and understand how you can help us build a bigger and better movement in Oxford both on this issue and others.
Because Medact also works in other areas – climate & health, economic justice, etc. – we welcome any suggestions to build up other local campaigns.
If you would like details how to join the online meeting, please email oxford@medact.org

Medact Research Network: Economic Justice Research Meeting
2020-06-24 18:30 - 20:00
The Medact Research Network will be convening for an Economic Justice research meeting on Wednesday 24 June, 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Further details on how to join the meeting will be posted shortly.
If you have any questions, please email Hilary, our Research Manager.

Medact Yorkshire: Building Our Divestment Campaigns
2020-06-27 10:30
By dismantling the power of the fossil fuel industry, we can make space for real climate solutions,
and build a future powered by clean, community-led renewable energy. Councils across the UK are
investing massively in the fossil fuel industry. They must stop #fuellingthefire.
Join us for this interactive, online session action planning session. We’ll be exploring some of the theory behind successful campaigns and co-creating a plan to win fossil fuel divestment in Yorkshire.
[Registration has now closed]

Co-ordinator Online Gathering/Training
2020-06-30 17:00 - 19:00
Session for group co-ordinators to meet and learn from one another.
Amongst other things we’ll be looking at:

How to facilitate online meetings even more inclusively, accessibly and effectively.
How to design and run and inspiring webinars
How to facilitate the group between meetings & increase members sense of ownership of tasks
How to build your group & members engagement

For details please check the group coordinators email list, or contact Becky or Rachel.

Medact Sheffield: Meeting
2020-06-30 20:00 - 21:30
Medact Sheffield will be having an online meeting on Tuesday 30th June at 8.00pm.
For details on how to join the meeting please email sheffield@medact.org

Medact Research Network: Access to Healthcare Research Meeting
2020-07-01 18:30 - 20:00
The Medact Research Network will be convening for an Access to Healthcare research meeting on Wednesday 1 July, 6.30pm – 8.00pm.
Further details on how to join the meeting will be posted shortly.
If you have any questions, please email Hilary, our Research Manager.

Medact London: Meeting
2020-07-01 18:30 - 20:00
Medact London will be meeting online on Wednesday 1st July at 6.30pm
If you would like joining details please email london@medact.org

Medact Yorkshire: Meeting
2020-07-01 19:00 - 20:30
Medact Yorkshire will be having an online meeting on Wednesday 1 July from 7.00pm – 8.30pm.
If you would like details for how to join the online meeting please email yorkshire@medact.org.

False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare (report launch)
2020-07-02 18:30 - 20:00
Thank you to all who joined us for the online launch of our latest report ‘False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare’.
We heard from an incredible panel of experts on the subject:

Dr Hilary Aked – Research Manager at Medact and a writer and investigative researcher with a background in political sociology
Dr Mayura Deshpande – Consultant forensic psychiatrist, deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, and chair of the Ethics and Professional Practice Committee at the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Dr Tarek Younis – Cultural and critical clinical psychologist, and currently a Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University
Rosalind Comyn – Policy and Campaigns Officer at Liberty, where she leads work across policing and counter-terrorism

Watch it back
False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare (report launch)Watch this video on YouTube
Listen on the Medact podcast:

Also available on Apple Podcasts or RSS!

Medact Bristol: Meeting
2020-07-06 19:00 - 20:30
Medact Bristol will be having a virtual planning meeting on Monday 6th July at 7.00pm
For details on how to join the online meeting please email bristol@medact.org

Medact Migrant Solidarity Group: Meeting
2020-07-07 18:30 - 20:00
Medact’s Migrant Solidarity Group will be meeting on Tuesday 7th July at 6:30pm.
For information about how to join the meeting please email migrantsolidarity@medact.org

Medact Sheffield: Meeting
2020-07-07 19:30 - 20:30
Medact Sheffield will be meeting on Tuesday July 7th at 7:30pm.

Please email the Medact Sheffield Co-ordinators at sheffield@medact.org for information about how to join the online meeting

Medact Manchester: Meeting
2020-07-07 20:00 - 21:30
Medact Manchester will be meeting online on Tuesday, 7th July, at 8pm.
For further information and details on how to join the online meeting please email machester@medact.org.

Medact Research Network: Climate & Health Research Meeting
2020-07-08 18:30 - 20:00
The Medact Research Network will be convening for a Climate & Health research meeting on Wednesday 8 July, 6.30pm – 8.00pm.
Further details on how to join the meeting will be posted shortly.
If you have any questions, please email Hilary, our Research Manager.

Economic Justice & Health Group - third meeting
2020-07-08 18:30 - 20:00
Our next group meeting will focus on orientation of the issue group. We will spend time organizing what training, resources and actions are required. We will hear back from our working groups and decide on how they will work together.
RSVP below for joining details on the day:
[Registration has now closed]

Action Call: Building the Health Movement for a Green New Deal
2020-07-09 19:00 - 20:30
We need a global Green New Deal with public health at its core. We need investment in green jobs and infrastructure that puts the health of people and planet first. The health community has a key role to play in calling for this transformative change.

Join us for this action call on Thursday 9th July as we discuss the what, why and how of building the health movement for transformative climate justice.
Joining us will be our special guests:

Dr Abdul El-Sayed – Former Health Director of Detroit and professor at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health
Guppi Bola – Former Medact Director, Chair of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, researcher and public health strategist with a background in economic justice campaigning.
Dr Stephanie Davis Le Brun – Clinical psychologist working in older adult mental health services and a member of the North West branch of Psychologists for Social Change.

Registration for this call has now closed. If you have Facebook you can follow along on Facebook Live.

Prevent duty in NHS ─ planning meeting
2020-07-13 18:30 - 20:00
Our new report on the Prevent duty in healthcare
Following the publication of our ‘False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare’ report, we would like to invite those who work in health to an online meeting on Monday 13 July at 6:30pm.
In the meeting, we will discuss and brainstorm some different ways that the health community can take collective action on issues related to the Prevent duty in healthcare.
You must register for this meeting below, and details of how you can join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you.
If you are unable to attend but are interested in being involved in future meetings or actions, you can sign up to our ‘Securitisation of Health’ mailing list.
[Registration has now closed]

Medact Research Network: Peace & Security Research Meeting
2020-07-15 18:30 - 20:00
The Medact Research Network will be convening for a Peace & Security research meeting on Wednesday 15 July, 6.30pm – 8.00pm.
Further details on how to join the meeting will be posted shortly.
If you have any questions, please email Hilary, our Research Manager.

Medact Climate & Health Group - July Big Meeting
2020-07-16 18:30 - 20:00
Join the Medact Climate & Health Group for our monthly meeting! We will be continuing our themed discussions, this time delving into the 2030 vs. 2050 debate: which is the ideal target for decarbonisation? What difference does it make? What does it mean for the global south? Join us to find out! We will also be hearing updates on Medact’s Green New Deal campaign plans and more.
If you would like to join, please RSVP:
[Registration has now closed]

Medact Sheffield: Meeting
2020-07-21 19:30 - 20:30
Medact Sheffield will be meeting on Tuesday 21st July at 7:30pm.
Please contact the Medact Sheffield Co-ordinators at sheffield@medact.org for information on how to join the online meeting.

Medact London: Meeting
2020-07-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Medact Office, The Brick Yard, 28 Charles Square, London, N1 6HT, United Kingdom
Strategy planning meeting (how national and local fits together)

Medact Yorkshire Meeting
2020-07-29 19:00 - 20:00
Join the next Yorkshire online meeting as we continue our work campaigning on local pension funds divesting from fossil fuels.
Email yorkshire@medact.org for our meeting link.

New Economics Briefing: Healthcare, COVID-19 and the Hostile Environment
2020-07-30 19:00 - 20:30
Join us at next week’s New Economics Briefing in partnership with the New Economics Foundation, Migrants Organise, Doctors of the World, Kanlungan Filipino Consortium, and Notts Refugee Forum where we’ll be discussing healthcare, COVID-19 and the Hostile Environment.
We’ll be hearing from:

Susan Cueva, Kanlungan Filipino Consortium – talking about their report A Chance to Feel Safe
Daniel Button, New Economics Foundation – on the findings of our research Patients Not Passports: Migrants’ Access to Healthcare During the Coronavirus Crisis
Ella Johnson, Doctors of the World – speaking to their rapid needs assessment An unsafe distance: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on excluded People in England
Daniel Robertson, Notts Refugee Forum – on his experiences supporting people facing the combined threat of the Hostile Environment and coronavirus
James Skinner, Medact’s Access to Healthcare Campaignet – talking about the Patients Not Passports campaign and how you can get involved.

You can register your place here.

Medact Sheffield: Meeting
2020-08-04 19:30 - 20:30
Medact Sheffield will be meeting on Tuesday 4th August at 7:30pm.
Please email the Medact Sheffield Co-ordinators at sheffield@medact.org for information about how to join the meeting

Medact Migrant Solidarity Group: Meeting
2020-08-06 18:30 - 20:00
Medact’s Migrant Solidarity Group will be meeting on Thursday 6th August at 6:30pm.
For information about how to join the meeting please email migrantsolidarity@medact.org

Medact Research Network - Peace & Security Cluster Meeting
2020-08-07 18:30 - 20:00
The Peace & Security Cluster of the Medact Research Network will be meeting on Friday 7th August, 6.30pm – 8.00pm.
For details of how you can join, please email our Peace and Security Campaigner Reem Abu-Hayyeh: reemabuhayyeh@medact.org

Prevent duty in NHS ─ August planning meeting
2020-08-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
We are having our second meeting to discuss the different ways that the health community can take collective action on issues related to the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare.
The meeting will take place online on Monday 10 August from 6:30-8pm.
You must register for this meeting below, and details of how you can join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you.
If you are unable to attend but are interested in being involved in future meetings or actions, you can sign up to our Securitisation of Health mailing list or email reemabuhayyeh@medact.org
[Registration has now closed]

Medact Brighton Meeting
2020-08-10 19:00 - 20:30
Join us at 7pm on Monday 10th August – we will be meeting online and discussing how to continue our local work after taking a break since March.
Email brighton@medact.org for the zoom link.
