[LAF] FW: [ukfeministaction] Fwd: Conference : Our Society's Shameful Denial - tomorrow

[Joy Wood]

For those of you in London...

 
http://www.medicaljustice.org.uk/ 
 
Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility present ;
Our Society's Shameful Denial - The effects of UK Government Policy on asylum seekers
Saturday 17th May 200810.00 am - 4.30 pmRegistration at 9.30amConway Hall25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RLTel 0207 242 8032 www.conwayhall.org.ukSpeakers to include:* Drs Jonathan Fluxman and Frank Arnold and Prof Cornelius Katona - Medical Justice* MPs Neil Gerrard and Jon Cruddas* Trude Ndagire, asylum seeker and ex-detainee* Shirin Amani Azari from PCSR* Banner Theatre to perform songs from their production: They get free mobiles...don't they?* Film: Still Human, Still Here.This conference will provide:* Information on the asylum system in Britain today.* Insight into an asylum seeker's life at the detention centres.* Awareness of the effect of the system on asylum seekers' mental health* Opportunities to explore our options to act as a group to work towards a better government policy and challenge, rather than collude with, one of the shameful denials of our society.

Further info : http://www.medicaljustice.org.uk/content/view/362/64/
 
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Participants needed - Research : which asylum claims need mental health report
Solicitors and Barristers involved with asylum cases are needed to take part in a research project.The project will investigate how decisions are made regarding which asylum seeking claims require referral for a specialist mental health report and which do not. Further info ;
http://www.medicaljustice.org.uk/content/view/404/100/ 
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Next Medical Justice meeting
Monday 9th June, 7pm

Institute of Race Relations2-6 Leeke StreetLondon WC1X 9HS 
Theme of this meeting ; Children in detention

2008 dates of Medical Justice meetings : http://www.medicaljustice.org.uk/content/view/301/63/ __,_._,___ 
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