BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Medact - ECPv6.6.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Medact X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.medact.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Medact REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241104T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241104T190000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20240821T104145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T104148Z UID:33951-1730743200-1730746800@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Medact Bristol group meeting: November DESCRIPTION:Medact Bristol is interested and engaged in local\, national and international issues that affect public health. Since its creation\, Medact Bristol has focused its efforts on campaigns on climate\, environment and sustainability\, divestment\, and migrant access to healthcare. The group’s current focus is supporting  Reclaim our Buses\, a campaign in Bristol to bring buses back into public control. New members are welcome. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-bristol-november/ CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2024/02/Medact-Bristol-Transport-Clinic-feature.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241106T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241106T203000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20241018T160822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T164919Z UID:34569-1730919600-1730925000@www.medact.org SUMMARY:No Palantir in the NHS! Campaign Launch DESCRIPTION:NHS England has given a £330 million contract to handle unprecedented amounts of health data to an American spy-tech firm currently supplying the Israeli military with advanced AI weaponry. As health workers\, patients\, and communities we are coming together across the country to stop the rollout of their technology in the NHS. \n\n\n\n\nNEW: Check out the No Palantir in the NHS! Campaign Toolkit\n\n\n\n\nAs health workers and patients in Gaza are tortured\, bombed\, kidnapped and killed\, we cannot allow NHS England to hand over our public money and data to a company complicit in the murder of our colleagues in Palestine. As patients\, we cannot allow our data to be handed over to a company known for its involvement in state surveillance and human rights abuses. As communities\, we know that privatisation and outsourcing will only further the NHS crisis.  \n\n\n\nJoin us on 6th November to learn more about what the contract is\, why it’s dangerous\, Palantir’s involvement with human rights abuses and military occupation across the world. Come and find out what YOU can do in your hospital and community to get this contract cancelled\, and fight for a health system free from genocide enablers\, data surveillance and privatisation.  \n\n\n\nSpeakers to be announced! URL:https://www.medact.org/event/no-palantir-in-the-nhs-campaign-launch/ LOCATION:Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2024/10/HW4FP-Palantir-Toolkit-launch-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241106T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241106T203000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20241031T180910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T180915Z UID:34602-1730919600-1730925000@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Medact Brighton group meeting – November DESCRIPTION:Since 2018\, the Brighton group has been creating a space in the city for health workers and friends to come together\, to learn from each other\, support each other\, and to fight together for health justice. \n\n\n\nIf you want to get involved email brighton@medact.org. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-brighton-group-meeting-november/ CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2022/03/Medact-Local-Group-Brighton.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T203000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20240821T105845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T105847Z UID:34044-1731007800-1731011400@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Medact Leeds group meeting: November DESCRIPTION:The Leeds group come together monthly for meetings on the 6th of the month. Meetings are online mostly and sometimes in person! Medact Leeds are organising locally for climate and health justice as part of the Health for a Green New Deal network\, and also taking action to end the hostile environment\, campaigning for Patients Not Passports. All are welcome. Please sign up to the mailing list to join the group. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-leeds-november/ CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.medact.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241112T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241112T193000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20240821T110105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T181001Z UID:34052-1731436200-1731439800@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Medact Glasgow group meeting: November DESCRIPTION:Medact Glasgow is a collective of healthcare workers\, students and people from other related social disciplines. We organise around\, learn about and share information on campaigns related to health justice. \n\n\n\nOur current focus is on fighting fuel poverty. We are working alongside Fuel Poverty Action\, who organise for affordable and sustainable energy and against the inadequate living conditions which are making people sick. \n\n\n\nOur main meeting is in person (or you can join on Zoom) on the second Tuesday of each month – all are welcome! Please get in touch with us on glasgow@medact.org if you want to join our meetings or find out more\, or subscribe to the mailing list: URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-glasgow-november/ CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2024/04/Medact-Glasgow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241112T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241112T210000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20241017T104212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T181010Z UID:34557-1731438000-1731445200@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Help end the Hostile Environment in the Welsh NHS! DESCRIPTION:In Wales we’re proud to be a Nation of Sanctuary and welcome refugees from across the world. But it’s not enough. At Patients Not Passports Wales\, our research has shown that in the past few years over 1\,000 people in Wales\, including children and pregnant women\, have been charged for NHS care because they were unable to prove that the UK is their home. We will never know how many others have come to harm because they have been too scared to seek medical help. But we are organising for change! \n\n\n\nNext month\, we are organising an event to bring together all those who believe that healthcare is a human right\, and should be accessible to everyone\, regardless of their immigration status. \n\n\n\nWe want to build a vibrant group across Wales who can shine a light on this injustice\, help support those who are denied access to care because of their immigration status and pressure politicians to change this cruel system. \n\n\n\nIn Wales we have a government that has extended free NHS care to refused asylum seekers – but many other migrants\, including people who have been trafficked and those on spousal visas whose relationships have broken down\, are still excluded. This event will share the updated Patients Not Passports toolkit\, which provides all the information needed to support anyone who is struggling to access NHS care because of their immigration status. We will also be screening the brilliant NHS Borderlands documentary which tells one woman’s story of the impact of borders in our healthcare system. \n\n\n\nJoin us at the Environment Centre in Swansea. Tea and coffee will be available\, and support is available for travel and childcare costs. Please contact us at pnpwales@gmail.com to let us know your needs! URL:https://www.medact.org/event/help-end-the-hostile-environment-in-the-welsh-nhs/ LOCATION:Environment Centre\, Pier Street\, Swansea\, SA1 1RY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Launches ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2024/10/NHS-Borderlands-Wales.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T210000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20240821T103824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T181018Z UID:34054-1731528000-1731531600@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Medact North East group meeting: November DESCRIPTION:Medact North East are a collective of health workers and students based across the North East\, from Northumberland to Newcastle to Middlesbrough! \nCurrently we are working on a climate justice campaign\, supporting a grassroots group to win the fight against a large waste incinerator on Teesside\, which would pollute the air of the local community as well as accelerating the climate crisis.  \nWe are also exploring campaigns around migrant health justice issues through our new ‘Migrant Health’ group.  This includes supporting No to Hassockfield which is fighting to shut down a women’s detention centre in County Durham.     \nThe group meets monthly. Each meeting is facilitated by a different person and they welcome new members! The time is used to discuss current campaigns and anything else relevant. For more information or to join a meeting in-person\, get in touch at northeast@medact.org. or subscribe below. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/medact-north-east-november/ CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2024/05/North-East-cop26-protest.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T193000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20240821T110805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T133952Z UID:34056-1731607200-1731612600@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Nuclear Weapons Group meeting: November DESCRIPTION:Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group represents the longest standing aspect of Medact’s work towards nuclear abolition\, and to address war\, armed violence and conflict as global threats to health. \n\n\n\nWe will meet to provide an update on our ongoing work\, and discuss the current global political landscape as related to nuclear weapons and disarmament. Register below to receive the meeting link! \n\n\n\nFor more info or with questions\, email Sarah: sarahlasoye@medact.org URL:https://www.medact.org/event/nwg-november/ CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2022/10/Nuclear-Weapons-Group.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T203000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20241031T180411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T180414Z UID:34599-1731609900-1731616200@www.medact.org SUMMARY:London Housing & Health meeting: November DESCRIPTION:Medact’s Housing & Health Group is organising to improve policies for better access to secure and sustainable housing. \n\n\n\nThis 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\nIn this meeting\, you will be hearing from the members involved in our work\, get updates on our local organising\, and help us develop the next steps and identify potential campaigns in other boroughs. \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\nThe meeting is hybrid\, on Zoom and the in-person at our office in Bethnal Green: \n\n\n\nMedact\, 1st Floor\, Pelican House144 Cambridge Heath RdLondon\, E1 5QJ \n\n\n\nSign up to the Medact London email list to hear about all Housing & Health London Meetings! If you’re unable to attend meetings but keen to get involved or develop a local campaign\, you can contact Jordi:  jordilopezbotey@medact.org. \n\n\n\nRegister to attend! URL:https://www.medact.org/event/london-housing-health-meeting4-2/ LOCATION:Pelican House\, 144 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, London\, E1 5QJ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2024/10/Housing_Health_2024.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241114T213000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20241014T091433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T181028Z UID:34522-1731612600-1731619800@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Musicians for Peace and Disarmament orchestral concert DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to the next Concert for Peace. The MPD Chamber Orchestra returns to St James’s Church Piccadilly under the baton of our long-time supporter and Patron\, Dame Jane Glover. She will be joined by two outstanding soloists\, tenor Toby Spence and horn player Ben Goldscheider. \n\n\n\nWe are also delighted to announce that Kate Hudson (CND) will give a short address after the interval. \n\n\n\nFelix Mendelssohn Overture: The HebridesBenjamin Britten Serenade for Tenor\, Horn & StringsFelix Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 Italian \n\n\n\nGeneral Admission – £25General Admission Concessions (Over 65s\, Students\, Unwaged) – £20All proceeds donated to the peace movement. \n\n\n\nTickets can be purchased here. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/mpd-orchestral-concert/ LOCATION:St. James’s Church\, 97 Piccadilly\, London\, W1 9LL CATEGORIES:External ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2024/10/Musicians-for-peace-and-disarmament-2024.png ORGANIZER;CN="Musicians for Peace & Disarmament":MAILTO:info.mpdconcerts@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241120T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241120T193000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20241001T130908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T133543Z UID:34122-1732125600-1732131000@www.medact.org SUMMARY:Securitisation of Health group meeting: November DESCRIPTION:Note this meeting is POSTPONED! Please join us at our next meeting on December 18th: sign up here! \n\n\n\nWhat 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 require 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 here. \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!  \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns about attending\, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at sarahlasoye@medact.org. \n\n\n\nThis event will be held online on Zoom. URL:https://www.medact.org/event/sohg-november/ CATEGORIES:Group,Meetings,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2024/01/Securitisation-Of-Health-Group-feature.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241127T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241130T130000 DTSTAMP:20260621T145617 CREATED:20241104T140654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T171915Z UID:34607-1732734000-1732971600@www.medact.org SUMMARY:East London Community Meetings – Justice for Omisha / Patients Not Passports DESCRIPTION:The Justice for Omisha and Patients Not Passports campaign is inviting migrants who have been impacted by NHS charges or struggled to access the NHS\, alongside healthcare workers and community allies\, to two open meetings in East London to discuss how we can fight for a more just healthcare system together! Folks are open to attend either or both meetings\, and food will be provided. \n\n\n\nMeeting 1 \n\n\n\n\nWednesday 27 November\, 7–9pm\n\n\n\nPelican House\, Room 104\, 144 Cambridge Heath Road\, Bethnal Green\, E1 5QJ\n\n\n\n\nMeeting 2 \n\n\n\n\nSaturday 30 November\, 11am–1pm\n\n\n\nStudio 1\, Redbridge Library\, Clements Rd\, Ilford IG1 1EA URL:https://www.medact.org/event/east-london-community-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://stat.medact.org/wp-uploads/2024/11/pnp-east-london.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR