Monday 15 July 2019

FEEL meeting tonight!!!

Dear Friends,

It's 3rd Monday again, which means we are meeting for our monthly FEEL meeting later today at LARC, 6:30-8:30.
As usual some of us are meeting for a curry just before the meeting at Salamar, corner of New Street and Fieldgate Street.
Anyone is welcome to join in, if wishing so, from around 5-5:30pm.

Today among other things we'll talk about hoarding, the Commission on Social Security UK and the future of FEEL.




Are you a hoarder? It looks like we almost all are...
The hoarders group (meets at LARC on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month 7-10pm) suggests applying the traffic light system of sorting and a couple of useful books to learn dealing with clutter & possessions.
The Commission on Social Security UK is a new project led by Experts by Experience. At present a "White Paper" is being drafted and everyone can contribute with ideas/suggestion on how to make the welfare benefits system better, filling this questionnaire warwick.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0BNZ7EnuWbbhsBn
If you are aware of people that don't use the internet, hard copies can be provided, contacting Inclusion London and Disabled People Against Cuts representatives.
Please note that the deadline for the consultation is Wed 31 July 2019. More info here: commissiononsocialsecurity.com

FEEL is turning 12 years old in November.
Time to think about our future and make plans?
Or shall we celebrate the closing cycle in a nice and appropriate way?

What more? Come along this evening and let's discuss together.
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Thursday 4 July 2019

July Newsletter

Dear Friends,

We wish to thank all that contributed to the warm June meeting (NOT due to heatwave/weather conditions), with special appreciation to Chris Hansen's presentation.
Chris very kindly joined us during her UK training tour and we are very grateful for her sharing time and knowledge with us. We also took epic souvenir photos before saying goodbyes; Myra, David, Kieran and others had already gone home by then, unfortunately.
 
 

 

Chris has courteously shared the link of the 'Peer Respite Manual' document https://tinyurl.com/y7kvlvv6
Alternatively a Kindle or paperback edition of it can be found on Amazon www.amazon.com/Peer-Respite-Handbook-Understanding-Supporting/dp/1478792647 
Check the Intentional Peer Support site for more info www.intentionalpeersupport.org

And staying on the topic of peer work from the global platform perspective, MInd Freedom has just released the Voices for Choices video series 
Last April Mind Freedom launched the Organizing Guide for Psychiatric Survivors, free to download here mindfreedom.org/resources/mfi-pocket-organizing-handbook

We will be back to LARC as usual for our monthly meeting on Monday the 15th July 6:30-8:30pm.
Please join us and check out the other forthcoming events and updates below.


EVENTS & OTHER NEWS


Family Carers’ workshop - An Introduction to Co-dependency (£70)
Friday 5th July 9:30am - 4:00pm, Park Crescent Conference Centre 229 Great Portland Street London W1W 5PN

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Poetry writing and performance skills workshop (free - leaflet attached)
Saturday 6 July 13:00-15:00pm, Disability Action In Islington, Unit 3 Marquess Estate St Paul's Road, London N1 2SY
An exciting one-off workshop to produce poems by people with lived experience of being on benefits to HAVE A SAY IN POETRY in the new White Paper to be written by Survivors and Disabled People and presented to parliament. Funded by DPAC. ALL WELCOME! Also includes performance skills training

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Webinar: Expanding and Improving Carers' Breaks, by Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

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Survivors' Poetry Live at the Poetry Cafe www.facebook.com/events/471849520050321
Thu 11 July, 7:30-10.30pm. Arrive 7pm to sign up (1.50 floorspots / 2.50 conc/ 3.50). 
The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St, Covent Garden WC2H 9BX 
Guest artist Paula Peters. Facebook: Survivor's Poetry Gigs

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Disability and…Psychiatry with gobscure
Episode 2 of the Disability Arts Online & Graeae series of podcasts review, interview and transcript here 
All episodes available on Soundcloud soundcloud.com/user-831628451-710741442

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Westminster Forum event: London 
Next steps for mental health services in England - prevention, specialised services and service user engagement

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Smoke and Mirrors: The Psychology of Magic
11 April - 15 September 2019, Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE.

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Ruby Wax How to Be Human: The Show

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State of the Art exhibition calls for contributions 

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Missing Voices Survey, by University of Worcester and Shaping Our Lives
If you are part of a Deaf and Disabled People's Organisation we would be very grateful if you could complete the survey:

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5th International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness 
16-18 August 2019, London

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Mental Health Crisis Summit 2019 (£5 – £20)
by Health Campaigns Together, Mental Health – Time for Action, and Keep Our NHS Public
Saturday 28 September 10am – 5pm, Royal Free Hospital School Of Medicine, Rowland Hill Street, NW3 2PF London 

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Petitions & More

Justice for Jodey Whiting. Independent inquiry into deaths linked to the DWP
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/243337

Investigate Atos PIP assessments
Don't merge the assessments for PIP and ESA

Introduce an English version of the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/258079

Debate the impact of lack of qualified communication support for all D/deaf ppl

British Sign Language Should be taught in Primary and Secondary schools in UK.

Ban Hair Discrimination In The UK

KSJ - Breaking Chains Fundrising
www.gofundme.com/ksj-breaking-chains

RECOVERY Assistance Dogs for Wellbeing are raising funds to build a Canine Agility Gym in Leicester
 www.spacehive.com/dogs-improve-wellbeing


How safe and secure did you feel during your psychiatric hospitalisation?
Please take this 5 min survey www.howsafeandsecure.com


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F.E.E.L. - Friends of East End Loonies
FEEL meets the third Monday of each month 6.30 - 8.30 pm LARC 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, London  E1 1ES U.K.
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