What has the Climate Crisis got to do with our health?
ZoomMedact Yorkshire are delighted to invite you to our online contribution to York Environment Week where we discuss ‘What has the Climate Crisis got to do with our Health?’.
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Talks & Lectures
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Briefing launch: The Public Health Case Against the Policing Bill
ZoomAn event to mark the launch of Medact’s ‘The Public Health Case Against the Policing Bill’, which aims to articulate and amplify radical public health voices against the Policing Bill’s approach and explore potential alternatives.
Film Screening: NHS Borderlands
Effra Space 21 Effra Parade, London, United KingdomJoin Lambeth and Southwark Patients Not Passports for a free screening of NHS Borderlands at Effra Space in South London, followed by Q&A with some of the people involved in the documentary.
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A People’s Economy: the fight for health and economic justice
ZoomJoin us for the online launch of three brand new pamphlets developed by members of the Economic Justice & Health group.
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‘The Five Health Frontiers: a New Radical Blueprint’ with Chris Thomas
ZoomA transformative approach to public health and social care in the wake of Covid-19. “The boldest blueprint for public health since Bevan”—Sonia Adesara, NHS Doctor and Campaigner Join us as we explore the The Five Health Frontiers: a New Radical Blueprint, out now from Pluto Press. Author Chris Thomas, IPPR health and care Research Fellow, […]
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‘The Suspect’ Author Talk: Mental Health, Counterterrorism, and the Surveillance State
Brady Arts & Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury St, London, United KingdomJoin us for an event with author of ‘The Suspect’, Rizwaan Sabir, and Tarek Younis to explore the traumatising mental health effects of Sabir’s surveillance, arrest and detention for suspected terrorism.
Neoliberalism, Security and the Politics of Mental Health
Medact Office The Brick Yard, 28 Charles Square, London, United KingdomJoin us for a panel discussion on the politics of mental health and impact of neoliberal policies and security measures on mental health, with guests Tarek Younis, Mashal Iftikar and Hil Aked.
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Pegasus Institute’s Summer Institute in Peace, Health and Sustainability
Find out more 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.
York: Can a windmill a day keep the doctor away?
SPARK:York CIC 17-21 Piccadilly, York, United KingdomJoin us for a deep dive into the many connections between health and climate change and learn why a healthy planet makes for healthy humans Join Medact for a captivating event at SPARK as part of Yorkshire Environment Week 2023! What do windmills have to do with heart attacks? What is the link between coal […]
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Nuclear Militarisation: how it threatens humanity
A new webinar from Medact’s Nuclear Weapons group, outlining the science of nuclear weapons and the threat they pose to human survival. Come along to be brought up to speed on the threat of nuclear weapons and urgent need for nuclear disarmament.