Newsletter 129
Content
National News and Events
- Registration Closing for Global Health Conference!
- Training New Trainers and Training Old Trainers
- Nuclear Proliferation, Global Security and Health
- Student Meeting with Russian Members of IPPNW
- A Date with the Planet
- Write for 'What Makes Us Sick'
- Medsin Spring General Assembly 2007
- Toilet Rolls Please!
International News and Events
- Run a Workshop at World Scout Jamboree
- IPPNW Conference in Porto
Website and News
The website is for YOUR events being held by YOUR branches, projects and campaigns. It is really, really easy to submit events and news, so please do, and let everyone know what wonderful things you are up to!
Action of the Week
If you have any ideas for a future action, please email Jen
National News and Events
Global Health Conference
24-25th March, Newcastle University.
The theme of this year's Medsin Global Health Conference is "Health + Human Rights". We are focusing on four key areas: Women and the Right to Health; Access to Water as a Human Right; Conflict, Health and Human Rights and Realising the Right to Health. Plus we're having the social in St James' Park!
You can register here
Hurry! Registration closes 16th March!
Training New Trainers and Training Old Trainers 2007
Training is a core Medsin and IFMSA activity. In practical terms, trainers deliver workshops on topics in leadership and project management, helping to ensure that members run their branches and projects in the very most effective way possible.
Medsin has a network of experienced trainers, most of whom have attended a Training New Trainers course (run either by IFMSA at their General Assemblies, or by Medsin itself). They are available to provide training on a local or national level through the Medsin Training Director.
Medsin-UK will host a combined three-day Training New Trainers and Training Old Trainers course in 2007. The course will take place:
- Wednesday 18th – Friday 20th April 2007
- University of Manchester, Manchester, England
Medsin-UK strongly believes that offering members training in leadership and project management is the key to improving sustainability and increasing both impact and efficiency across the organisation.
If you are currently a Medsin trainer and would like to learn more training skills to help you deliver more effective training on a wider range of subjects, we welcome you to apply to attend Training Old Trainers.
If you are a newcomer to Medsin training but are interested in learning to train in a variety of topics from leadership to conflict resolution and time management, then we welcome you to apply to attend Training New Trainers.
Please email Joel for more information.
For more info, see the Training page on the website
IFMSA stipulates that the three-day preparatory course must culminate in new trainers delivering four hours of training on a chosen topic at completion of the course; therefore the planned dates of TNT/TOT 2007 detailed above have been chosen to coincide with the Medsin-UK Spring General Assembly, London, 21st-22nd April. This is an ideal opportunity for new trainers to deliver training and to get more involved in the larger IFMSA training network.
Nuclear Proliferation, Global Security and Health – the view from Russia
With the British Government set on renewing Trident the US deploying its Missile Defence System in Europe and Russia expanding its Topol-M ballistic weapons system
What are the implications for global security and health?
Medact is delighted to welcome you to a unique opportunity to examine these issues with:
Dr Sergey Kolesnikov, Member of the Russian Duma, Former co-President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Dr Vladimir Garkavenko, President of the Russian affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Dr Lubov Kolesnikov, Chairperson Irkutz Branch, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
All speakers have distinguished histories in the search for peace and security in a globalising world.
*Tues March 20th 2007 18.30hrs : Informal reception starts at 18.00hrs
- Cockburn Lecture Theatre
- St Mary’s Hospital, 2nd Floor QEQM building
- South Wharf Road, London W2
For more information please contact medact
Student Meeting with Russian Members of IPPNW
A dialogue meeting arranged between some members of Russian IPPNW and Medact and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry Of Defence on tuesday 20 March at 10 am.
We will be looking at sharing ideas on the mutual problem of confidence and security-building . Currently there is a crisis in global confidence and many countries are making preparations to become nuclear capable, so that within 10 years probably 30 countries will have nuclear weapons.
This meeting will explore ideas on how to stem this spiral of rearmament.
Students are asked to come with an open mind, enthusiasm and lateral thinking to contribute to the discussion. A detailed knowlege of the nuclear weapons scene would not be necessary.
We are having a preliminary planning meeting on Monday 19 at the Medact office at 1pm to share ideas if people are keen! We plan to be at FCO by 9.30 am on Tuesday morning for clearance (NB Student MUST BRING THEIR PASSPORT FOR ID)
Contact Kiran for more info.
A date with the Planet
A few free tickets are being made available for students to attend this event - if you'd like to come along or have any friends who aren't quite sure about this issue of climate change and might like to find out more, email Sarah.
This should be a really good event with top class speakers
- Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, London, Monday 12th March, 2007
- Doors open: 5.30pm
- Talk Starts: 6.30pm
- Reception: 7.45pm
Write for 'What Makes Us Sick'
Get your Pens and Keyboards out!...
Write about the Politics of Global Health.
What Makes Us Sick is the Medsin magazine about the politics of health. It will be published for the upcoming Global Health conference and on the web.
What are we we looking for....
Your writing. The more challenging and provocative, the better. We also welcome book/article reviews and stuff on campaigning tactics. Email ideas, drafts or fully fledged articles to GHAP
Deadline for final articles is 18th March.
See more guidance and previous editions
Spring General Assembly
Medsin's 2007 Spring General Assembly will be held at Imperial in London on the 21st and 22nd of April.
This is a crucial meeting in shaping Medsin as an organisation as it's when the national committee for 2007/08 are voted in, voting sessions on a wide range of issues affecting Medsin occur and is a brilliant opportunity to network with other Medsin members and have a lot of fun.
For more information about what goes on at a General Assembly of Medsin, please see details of the Autumn General Assembly 2006.
Please put this date in your diary now and start thinking about making sure your branch/project/campaign is represented. We would like at least one person from each, but the more the merrier!
NATIONAL COMMITTEE POSITIONS - see the special bulletin going out this week for details!
The deadline for bylaw submissions will be 6th April, 2007 and more details of how you can change the way Medsin works will follow in subsequent newsletters.
Toilet Rolls Please!!
We need toilet rolls for the Global Health Conference! We will be using them in an action aimed at calling for better access to water and sanitation services for those in developing countries. Please contact wateraid@medsin.org
International News and Events
Represent Medsin in France - Last Chance!
The 4th European Regional Meeting (EuRegMe IV) of IFMSA is taking place in Toulouse, France, from the 12th to the 15th April 2007. Medsin has the opportunity to take 5 delegates to this meeting. For more information visit here.
We are still looking for delegates to come to France with us. Please apply by Wednesday 14th March.
For your chance to attend this meeting you need to send the application form to the national committee by the 6th March 2007.
Last updated on Monday 12 March 2007 at 22:24.
