Building strong movements is more important than ever … can you lend Medact your ideas and enthusiasm to help us better understand how we can be more effective, and how we grow? Come together with Medact supporters, staff and trustees on the afternoon of Saturday 20th June to lend your ideas and creativity in […]
Title: RCN Defence Nursing Forum & Ethics Committee Workshop: Doing the right thing on a difficult day Date: Thursday 5th November 2015 Timings: 12.30 – 16.00 Price: £35.00 workshop fee This workshop will look at the challenges faced by frontline professionals in reconciling their professional responsibilities and explore how to get the balance right. It […]
Health Through Peace was a a two-day event hosted by Medact, Saferworld, Oxford Research Group, Kings College London, Quakers in Britain, ICAN UK, Campaign Against Arms Trade and others, as a forum for the health community to learn and take on action on issues related to war, armed conflict and militarisation. For more info, including […]
To close the first day of the Health Through Peace forum, Medact is honoured to present an evening with Andrew Feinstein, former South African MP and author of ‘The Shadow World’, and John Ashton CBE (independent activist and ex-UK climate envoy). Together, they will be discussing the state of global security with a particular focus […]
As world leaders gather in Paris to discuss a new possible agreement to reduce the threat of climate change, Medact and Shorts On Tap are inviting young people to join us for an exploration of this critical issue, at the foremost institution for film, the BFI Southbank on Tuesday, December 8th. We will present a selection […]
On the 16th January 2016 from 10.30 – 17.00, we will be holding a workshop at the Medact offices in London. This is an opportunity for anyone who wants to be a part of the #healthpeace movement to meet, and plan together the next steps we can take over the coming year. The workshop will be fun, action-focused and a […]
Medact Tyneside and Medsin present Taxing Health a lecture by Dr Guddi Singh on The Relationship Between Tax and Human Health. Dr Guddi Singh is a Medact member, now training in Paediatrics in London. She has a Masters Degree in Public Health from Harvard University and has previously worked with the World Health Organisation. She is passionate about social justice, human health and challenging barriers to […]
On Monday 15th February at 18.30, we’re holding the first meeting of the new ‘health through peace’ Support Refugees group. If you would like to be part of this group of health professionals and students uniting in support of refugees in the UK, please join us to: – Discuss our vision, aims and activities – […]
Medact at the Stop Trident March and Rally Saturday 27th February at 12 noon in central London Medact, emphasising the health impact and humanitarian consequences of the use of nuclear weapons, is one of the supporting organisations for the CND-led Stop Trident March and Rally being held in London on Saturday 27th February at 12 […]
On Monday 7th March at 18.30, the Medact Refugee Solidarity Group will hold their second meeting at the Grayston Centre in London. The group will be creating placards for their next action, which is to take part in the Surround Yarslwood Demonstration on 12th March. They will also be discussing broader project ideas, along with specific […]