Our Society's Shameful Denial - The effects of UK Government Policy on asylum seekers
Saturday 17th May 2008
10.00 am - 4.30 pm
Registration at 9.30am
Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Tel 0207 242 8032
www.conwayhall.org.uk
Speakers 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/
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participants needed - Research : which asylum claims need mental health reportSolicitors 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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Saturday 17th May 2008
10.00 am - 4.30 pm
Registration at 9.30am
Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Tel 0207 242 8032
www.conwayhall.org.uk
Speakers 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participants needed - Research : which asylum claims need mental health reportSolicitors 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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