Dear Friends,
It is certain that our mental health and wellbeing benefit from avoiding bad politics and the news from time to time.
However the recent British news are hard to be ignored, specially with the Austerity measures, resembling the Nazi's holocaust steps, that have been in place for years now.
In July Boris Johnson was appointed Prime Minister (probably by a group of 0.01% of the population, consisting of male, white Tories) and these days he is trying to shut down democracy, closing the Parliament. This is not only going to affect the migrants after Brexit, but every citizen.
Since Saturday 31st August people have been protesting to oppose to Boris's coup.
More protest are in plan every day now in every town and city in the country www.stopthecoup.org.uk
Another protest is taking place at Parliament Square London, SW1P today, Tuesday 3 September 6-8pm
We'll be again at LARC on Monday 16 September for our monthly meeting.
Do join us, please and in the main time enjoy these remaining mild days of Summer.
EVENTS & OTHER NEWS
A Homage to Razz
4 September 7:45pm, National Poetry Library, Level 5, Blue side, Royal Festival Hall
Celebrate the life of poet and musician Razz, guardian of Survivors’ Poetry, in an evening of readings and tribute. Eight Survivors’ Poetry poets closely connected with Razz perform a concoction of Razz’s work and their own to pay homage to the legacy he left to us all: Simon Jenner, Frank Banga, Dave Russell, Jessica Lawrence, Debbie McNamara, George Tahta, Colin Hambrook, Wendy Young and MC Cina Rama www.
4 September 7:45pm, National Poetry Library, Level 5, Blue side, Royal Festival Hall
Celebrate the life of poet and musician Razz, guardian of Survivors’ Poetry, in an evening of readings and tribute. Eight Survivors’ Poetry poets closely connected with Razz perform a concoction of Razz’s work and their own to pay homage to the legacy he left to us all: Simon Jenner, Frank Banga, Dave Russell, Jessica Lawrence, Debbie McNamara, George Tahta, Colin Hambrook, Wendy Young and MC Cina Rama www.
Also Survivors' Poetry Live at the Poetry Cafe
Thu 12 Sept, 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. Facebook: Survivor's Poetry Gigs
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Art & Protest: What’s there to be mad about? curated by Dolly Sen
7th September - 8th November. Open 10am - 5pm Wednesday - Friday. Including first and last Saturdays of the month
Bethlem Gallery, Beckenham, Kent bethlemgallery.com/event/art-protest-whats-there-to-be-mad-about
A group exhibition of artworks and protest ephemera and a series of live performances and acts of protest.
Impatient! Stories of service user advocacy
Making of a documentary about views on mental distress
Dolly Sen is a 'mad artist' and she is making a documentary called 'BEDLAMB' on a bed surrounded by cuddly sheep toys, asking people their views on madness/mental distress, what it is and why people are becoming increasingly mentally distressed. If you want to be interviewed for the film, contact dollysen70@hotmail.com.
6th September 5 - 7pm, Bethlem Gallery, Beckenham, Kent. bethlemgallery.com
14th September, Great Yarmouth during the day in the town centre, library and beach
6th September 5 - 7pm, Bethlem Gallery, Beckenham, Kent. bethlemgallery.com
14th September, Great Yarmouth during the day in the town centre, library and beach
This is part of a bigger project Section 136, which you can find out more about at www.section136.co.uk
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Manchester Mad Pride All-Dayer - MHRN fundraiser
8 Sep at 12noon till Midnight, Niamos, Chichester Road, M15 5EU Manchester
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NSUN is RECRUITING Chief Executive Officer & new trustees
CEO application form & CV to be returned by Friday 20th September – 6pm
Trustees applications deadline is Monday 16th September 2019 – 9am
info@nsun.org.uk www.nsun.org.uk/news/nsun-is-
CEO application form & CV to be returned by Friday 20th September – 6pm
Trustees applications deadline is Monday 16th September 2019 – 9am
info@nsun.org.uk www.nsun.org.uk/news/nsun-is-
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FREE training in Intentional Peer Support - A Pioneering Method for One-to-One Peer Counselling
12th September, 6pm-8pm, Islington Town Hall, London
A Talk for Health Special event where TfH founder Nicky Forsythe will teach some key ideas and practices from IPS
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Sat 14 September, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, The Philadelphia Association, 4 Marty's Yard, London NW3 1QW
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DPAC at The World Transformed 2019
Sat 21 Sep 2019 10:00 am - Tue 24 Sep 2019 10:00 pm Brighton
DPAC is hosting some sessions at The World Transformed this year. The World Transformed is about imagining radical change and planning how to make it happen.
A 4-day politics, arts and music festival running alongside the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, working to build left power both inside and outside of Parliament.
Read more about it on The World Transformed and DPAC dpac.uk.net/2019/08/dpac-at-
A 4-day politics, arts and music festival running alongside the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, working to build left power both inside and outside of Parliament.
Read more about it on The World Transformed and DPAC dpac.uk.net/2019/08/dpac-at-
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Sat, 28 September 10:00 – 17:00, Royal Free Campus, UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill St, Hampstead, London NW3 2PF
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-
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NSUN Members' Event and AGM 2019 - The Value of User-led Groups
Thu, 24 October, 10:30 – 16:30 pm, Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York YO1 6ET
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nsun-
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Update about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons (UNCRPD)
Dorothy Gould has provided an update on the most recent development concerning the UNCRPD. Work is now occurring on indicators for the 33 Articles which make up the UNCRPD. The idea is that these can then be used to demonstrate further what the UNCRPD means in practice and to track a country’s progress with implementing it. Read the full update www.nsun.org.uk/news/
Research project
What supports patients to understand their rights under the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007)?
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New online advocacy tool from British Institute of Human Rights
The BIHR has a new online advocacy tool which supports people with mental health and/or mental capacity issues, and those who advocate for them, to know when their human rights may be at risk and how to use the law to resolve these issues knowyourhumanrights.co.
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Service user perspectives on coercion and restraint in mental health
Diana Rose, Emma Perry, Sarah Rae and Naomi Good Published in BJPsych International August 2017
Diana Rose, Emma Perry, Sarah Rae and Naomi Good Published in BJPsych International August 2017
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www.cambridge.org/core/
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CEP calls for UK Sunshine Act to highlight payments made to doctors
The Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry calls for the implementation of a UK Sunshine Act to make transparent the financial relationships between doctors and pharmaceutical companies & the makers of medical devices cepuk.org/2019/08/06/cep-
Stop sending misleading letters to GPs
The Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry calls for the implementation of a UK Sunshine Act to make transparent the financial relationships between doctors and pharmaceutical companies & the makers of medical devices cepuk.org/2019/08/06/cep-
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Better provision for people coming off medication Petition
www.change.org/p/boris-
www.change.org/p/boris-
Stop sending misleading letters to GPs
Stop 5G on Earth and in Space Appeal
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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.
www.facebook.com/feel.campaign
www.facebook.com/feel.campaign
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