Manchester Methodist Hall, Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JQ
See pdf of flyer here - details copied below
See also Hard Time blog on immigration detention and the mentally ill, particularly in light of the recent Refugees/Migration All Party Parliamentary Groups Report of the Inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom
Speakers and workshops:
Andy McNicoll - Community Editor, Community Care: Professor Phil Thomas, Critical Psychiatry Network: Jane Aitchison, Joint Secretary, Unite the Resistance: Karen Machin, Carer Perspective, National Involvement Partnership: Naomi James, National Coordinator, National Survivor User Network: Dr Ramkisson, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist: Robert Punton, Disabled People Against the Cuts : Rich Moth, Social Work Action Network
Work Shops:
Demonisation of People on Benefits - Jane Aitchison, Alan Hartman (Manchester Users Network) Robert Punton
How To Organise Against Mental Health and Social Care Cuts - Campaign Speakers from Cambridge Lifeworks, Norfolk, Salford USUC, Liverpool SOS campaign.
Racism and Mental Health - Dr Rhetta Moran & Karen Machin (RAPAR), Emad Lilo (Trustee, Merseyside Asylum Link)
Supported by:
Bolton SAVE our NHS, Stockport Against Mental Health Cuts, UNISON Salford City, UNISON Bolton Salford Trafford Mental Health, Stockport NHS Watch, Stockport Mental Health Carers Group, Rethink, UNISON Manchester Community & Mental Health, Salford United Service User Committee, UNISON Greater Manchester West, Manchester User Network, Greater Manchester Keep Our NHS Public, Trafford Residents Against Cuts, Liverpool SOS campaign, Social Work Action Network (SWAN), Refugee and Asylum Seeker Participatory Action Research (RAPAR), Anti Bedroom Tax Federation