Dear London Community Psychology Network and beyond,
Upcoming events.... please share amongst your networks, thank you.
1) Sue Holland: Community Psychology and Social Action
We are very pleased to announce that Sue Holland has agreed to come and give an evening talk as part of the UCL DClinPsy Community Psychology Lecture Series (organised by Nina, Hannah and Sarah).
Date: Wednesday 24th June at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue: G08, Chadwick Building, UCL (location: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/estates/roombooking/building-location/?id=013 )
Sue Holland carried out seminal work in the late 1980s in community action working with women from the White City Estate in West London. She developed ideas branching out from individual psychotherapy to involving groups and eventually collective social action. She defined her work as moving from the 'psychic space' through to the 'social space' and in turn into the 'political space'. More recently, Sue has been involved in the development of the M.A.R.E.S (Minorities Agricultural & Rural Equestrian Skills) project in Amersham which offers day therapy and skills training in agricultural, horticultural and equestrian activities for people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives, people with mental health difficulties or people who are excluded, disadvantaged or isolated (service users).
Tickets to the event are free but please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sue-holland-talk-tickets-17336785793
2) Dr. Lynne Friedli and the Misuse of Psychology
I'm also very happy to announce that Dr Lynne Friedli will be giving a talk/workshop on 'The Misuse of Psychology In Government Workfare Programmes' booked for Weds 29th July 6.30pm, venue in London TBC.
See Lynne's co-authored paper on this here: http://mh.bmj.com/content/41/1/40
media reports here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33060794 and
http://theconversation.com/facing-psychological-coercion-and-manipulation-has-become-a-daily-part-of-claiming-benefits-42839
and the activism here: http://www.boycottworkfare.org/
3) Psychologists Against Austerity Strategy Day
Also if you're still interested in getting involved in 'Psychologists Against Austerity' - the campaign is having a strategy day, all welcome to come along and give your views and ideas about what to do next and how.
The date will be Sunday 5th July in London, 11am - 3.30pm, venue TBC but it would be great if you could let me know if you are interested in attending so we can book an appropriate sized venues and snack levels! It will be in London but money is being put in to support anyone travelling from other parts of the UK. So get in touch if you want to come and are outside of London, we will do what we can to support.
In hope,
Sally
London Community Psychology Network Coordinator
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