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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:01:30 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] You can follow the BSA MedSoc Group on @BSAMedsoc You can follow the BSA funded blog on health in times of austerity on @Cost_ofLiving +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *The Weight of Expectation Comic Launch: Illustrating How Obesity Stigma gets Under the Skin* A new edition of a comic exploring how our culture stigmatises larger body sizes is launching at the York Medical Society on the evening of 28 February 2019. The Weight of Expectation, or WoE, comic was created in 2018 and tells the story of how stigma associated with bodyweight and size gets under the skin and is felt in the flesh. Now the ‘Next Generation’ edition, designed specifically for young people, is to be launched in a *special free event at the York Medical Society (23 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW)* with an exhibition talk and panel discussion 6.30-7.30pm. Free comics will be available to anyone who attends, including education packs of 10 comics for anyone who can put the comic to good use in their practice, from teaching to health services. The Weight of Expectation is the result of a collaboration between art collective Act With Love and illustrator Jade Sarson to visualise the research of sociologists Oli Williams (Kings College, London) and Ellen Annandale (University of York). Limited edition screen prints from the comic will be exhibited at the event. Guests are invited to attend the event from 6:00pm and are welcome to stay until 9:00pm. Complementary food and drink will be available for all guests. *For your Free ticket:* https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-weight-of-expectation-comic-launch-illustrating-how-obesity-stigma-gets-under-the-skin-tickets-54584974127 Follow me on twitter @EllenAnnandale ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. Further information about the medsocnews discussion list (including list archive and how to subscribe to or leave the list) can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medsocnews.html **********************************************************************