Medsin Campaigns Day 2008
Workshops
Visit http://www.suefidler.com/other/startdownload.asp?openType=forced&documentID=118 to download Sue Fidler's presentation on how to use New Media in campaigning.
Following the last successful Campaigns Day, this year the event will be held in London to once again enthuse, inspire and engage people to campaign.
Medsin are running another Campaigns Day to train, inspire and take your campaigning to new heights. Taking place on Saturday the 15th of November in London, the day will consist of speakers to fire up the activist in you and trainers on a wide range of campaigning skills.
Expect practical campaigns training, speakers on how to change policy and ideology, and innumerable discussions on how we can make campaigns more effectual, effective and impactful on global and local health. The day will suit both experienced people in campaigning and those more fresh to the area.
50 spaces available so get in touch and book your train tickets NOW!
Timetable
0900-0915 Welcome
0915-1000 Speaker 1: Rhona Macdonald
1000-1130 Training block 1
1130-1145 Break
1145-1230 Speaker 2: Mike Rowson
1230-1330 Lunch
1330-1500 Training block 2
1500-1545 Campaign Ideas Cafe
1545-1600 Training block 3
1730-1830 Discussion: What is the future of campaigning within Medsin?
To book your place
E-mail campaignsday@medsin.org to book your place
Workshop options
TRAINING BLOCK 1
Option 1: Campaigning and New media: How, what and why? Sue Fidler
Option 2: Planning a campaign Lisa Rutherford and Hayley Baker, Oxfam UK
TRAINING BLOCK 2
Option 1: Speaking to the media Lisa Rutherford and Hayley Baker, Oxfam UK
Option 2: Influencing political decision makers and high level advocacy Rhona Macdonald, The Lancet
TRAINING BLOCK 3
Option 1: Building and sustaining a campaign group Al Roxburgh, Health Unlimited
Option 2: Using the Freedom of Information Act Tom Yates, Global Health Advocacy Project
Speaker and trainer bios
- Rhona Macdonald
Rhona graduated in Medicine (Aberdeen, UK) in 1992 and joined The Lancet in 2006. She has worked with many different charities, and non-governmental organisations, including Medécins Sans Frontières and Oxfam, and has worked as a doctor specialising in public health and primary care in several low and middle income countries. She also used to be an editor at the BMJ, and was senior editor of the studentBMJ for several years.
- Mike Rowson
Mike is a senior teaching fellow at CIHD and co-ordinates undergraduate activities. He leads the Health, Poverty and Development module for undergraduates and, with Jennie Gamlin, the Global Development module for postgraduates. He also manages optional modules on international health for second and fifth year UCL medical students. He has recently edited the digital textbook component of a major new distance-learning initiative in the field of conflict, peace and health http://www.medicalpeacework.org. He is a former Executive Director of Medact, the global health charity (http://www.medact.org) and was also co-managing editor of Global Health Watch 2005/6 [http://www.ghwatch.org](http://www.ghwatch.org]
- Sue Fidler
Sue has more than 10 years experience working in the not for profit sector. She worked for 7 years at international development charity WaterAid and for the past 3 years with the Charity Technology Trust, which works to improve the not for profit sector's use of technology. She has been variously a fundraiser, IT Manager, database manager and internet manager. For the past 3 years she has worked as a consultant with more than 70 NGOs providing ICT, database and New Media consultancy. Sue has a diploma in e-marketing from the Institute of Direct Marketing.
Last updated on Monday 17 November 2008 at 21:56.
