Saturday 15 February 2020

February Newsletter

Dear Friends,

Since 1st February Britain is officially out of the EU. Crippen mocks the "Boris Law" and his string of lies, while there are still lots of question marks to be answered about what will follow up. Inhumane rights seems to be approach most governments are focusing towards lately, not only the UK. 
Britons unhappy with the Brexit move are being offered the Stay European possibility, were they are hoping to lobby to maintain some rights for some www.stayeuropean.org 

In the main time the racist and discriminating Windrush scandal is continuing disrupting lives. At PMQs this week Corbyn suggested that if these black boys are being deported due to minor offences, perhaps a blonde, white one, referring to Boris and his offences, should be deported too?
More evidence of corruption is surfacing at least for the public to be aware. Do we know which are the good and bad guys?

Clarissa Pinkola Estés's words, keep on appearing from time to time, encouraging us all to keep up: "Do not lose heart. We were made for these times...".
Yet the bombarding of negative news can have a detrimental effect of our health and wellbeing too. Do remember to switch off from all these from time to time, without sense of shame or guilt. With St Valentine just passed, rather than thinking about the cheesiness of the commercial day that some make of it, do get reminded of the importance of self love and self care EVERYDAY. Please, be kind and gentle with yourself always as you set the standards for others to treat you in that same way. Catch here some love from Banksy!
 
Join us on Monday 17th Feb @ LARC, 6:30-8:30pm for our monthly FEEL meeting; we'll have a sad light box to bring more light into the present darkness.
Currently we are getting roughly 10 hrs of daylight in London, if and when lucky to see the sun for a small fraction of that time.
The sad lamp brings a little comfort to those that tend to be lethargic during the Winter months. 
Our printed Loonies Proverb poster has now been kindly sent by the Bethlem Gallery, after the closing of their Art & Protest exhibition.
Bringing it along for those that had no chance to visit Bethlem.


EVENTS & OTHER NEWS

LGBTQ+ History Month 1 – 29 February Museum of London​ ​

PARAPRIDE LGBT History Month Takeover  Price: £13 - £15
Friday 21 February, Stratford Circus Arts Centre
stratford-circus.com/event/lgbt-history-month-take-over

The shocking ‘treatment’ to make lesbians straight
wellcomecollection.org/articles/XhWjZhAAACUAOpV2

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Talk for Health Taster
Thurs 20 Feb 4-6pm, Triton Café, Regents Place, 17 Triton St, London NW1 3ND

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Improving Communication with People with Mental Health Issues
21 February 10am- 4:00pm, 336 Brixton Road, London, SW9 7AA

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March for Assange, from Australia House, Aldwych, to Parliament Square
Saturday, February 22, at 11:30 am – 3:30 pm
Feat. Roger Waters, Chrissie Hynde, MIA, Vivienne Westwood
www.facebook.com/events/931609000567992

About Julian Assange and Donate links 

BRITAIN’S GOT A SUPREME COURT SCANDAL

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Sharing Power: Sustaining the Roots of Peer Support in Statutory Services
Mon, 24 February 1-5pm, Kingsley Hall Community Centre, Powis Road, London E3 3HJ

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Melancholy and Raving www.melancholyandraving.com
Monday 24th February 8-10pm, the upstairs dysfunction room at The Ship, 68 Borough Road, SE1 1DX.
This month have sets from singer/songwriter Sam Castell-Ward, sit down comic Liz Bentley and open mic.

 

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Shy Radicals, Awkwoods & Neurodivergent Revolution
Tuesday 25 February 6:30 – 8 PM, Goldsmiths Students' Union
www.facebook.com/events/1427540364080018

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DOSED + Q&A
Sat 29 Feb 2:55-5pm, Genesis Cinema 93-95 Mile End Road, E1 4UJ 

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Devoted & Disgruntled, by Improbable and Deafinitely Theatre
March 6, 11am - 3:30pm, Boulevard Theatre, 6 Walker’s Court, Soho, London, W1F 0BT
www.deafinitelytheatre.co.uk/Event/devoted-and-disgruntled-satellite

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WOW – Women of the World FESTIVAL
6-8 March, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX

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LHVN Network Meeting: Speaker: Dorothy Gould "Experiences of abuse and hate crime"
Wednesday 11th March 2pm - 5pmMind in CamdenBarnes House 9-15 Camden Rd NW1 9LQ


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Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network Meeting
Tue, 24 March 10am-4pm, Room 5.132, Franklin Wilkins Building, King's College London SE1 9NH
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violence-abuse-and-mental-health-network-meeting-tickets-90607452329

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Deafness and mental health workshop 
Fri 27 March, 10am - 4pm, Old Diorama Arts Centre , 201 Drummond Street , London , NW1 3FE

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Family Voices and Choices, by Open Dialogue Champions
Saturday 28th March, 10.30-4pm, Central London

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Deaf Awakenings
Thu 30 Apr - Sat 2 May, Camden People's Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PY

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NSUN Open Letter on Peer Support Worker Apprenticeships


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Experiences of taking neuroleptic medication and impacts on symptoms, sense of self and agencylink.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-019-01819-2

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Using Open Questions to Understand 650 People’s Experiences With Antipsychotic Drugs
academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/advance-article/doi/10.1093/schbul/sbaa002/5734534

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‘Evidence-Based Medicine’ and the Expulsion of Peter Gøtzsche
undark.org/2019/12/30/peter-gotzsche-cochrane

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The Zyprexa Papers, Kindle version

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Anger after new business charges £100 to record benefit assessments

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Errol Graham: Man starved to death after DWP wrongly stopped his benefits
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/the-death-of-errol-graham-man-starved-to-death-after-dwp-wrongly-stopped-his-benefits


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Put PIP and WCA Assessments On The Record

Put PIP on the Record Fundrise

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Dutch court outlaws use of benefits ‘robots’ of type being built by DWP
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/4163-dutch-court-outlaws-use-of-benefits-robots-of-type-being-built-by-dwp



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Mushrooms: The art, design and future of fungi ExhibitionJan – 26 Apr 2020 Somerset House, London
www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/mushrooms-art-design-and-future-fungi


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Gov/Coporate surveillance: scary reality

- How Big Companies Spy on Your Emails
-The government just admitted it will use smart home devices for spying
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Restorative Compensation Scheme for Windrush Scandal


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 


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