NEW REPORT 🚨
@tarekyounis.bsky.social interviewed 30 practitioners & trainees silenced for Palestine solidarity. Sharing the sensitive & underrepresented stories to demonstrate racist logics of British mental healthcare.
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A screenshot of a tweet from the account @Tarek_Younis_. Text reads: Just spoke with a healthcare staff member, who told me that patients holding an "anti-genocide" position makes staff feel uncomfortable. If staff are offended by the mention of genocide, the implications are far worse than we can imagine for patients, and the NHS as a whole.
Dark blue text on white background. Text reads: The politics of violence and healing are inseparable. Next week our new report 'The Violence of Liberal Racism: What Palestine Reveals About British Mental Health Care' comes out (9 Feb). By Racial Justice Researcher @tarek_younis_. When it comes out, please help us share as widely as possible. It is our responsibility to call out Palestine erasure everywhere we see it. It is our responsibility to witness and name the harms in our existing systems. "Much has been said and written on the complicity of the Global North in the genocide-and there is still much to account for. Mental health care is not free of blame." - @tarek_younis_. FEB 9: SAVE THE DATE.
It is our responsibility to call out Palestine erasure everywhere we see it.
Look out for our new report ‘The Violence of Liberal Racism: What Palestine Reveals About British Mental Health Care’ by Racial Justice Researcher @tarekyounis.bsky.social - COMING MONDAY 9 FEB
As we gather cases and prepare for interviews, our full research team is undertaking trauma-informed training this week, led by the brilliant team at @healingjusticeldn.bsky.social. Building skills of care, sensitivity and support into our research.
A photo of Nkem demonstrating butterfly hug practice, seated wearing Black clothing and a white face mask.
A photo of the room at Listen Gallery in glasgow, where attendees are seated, some on chairs and some on the floor.
A photo of Nkem standing, speaking and gesturing with her hand, whilst attendees are seated on the floor listening to her.
A photo of attendees to Rootwork engaged in a warm up exercise, they are standing with legs shoulder width apart and swinging their arms at their sides.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the UK Rootwork Tour with @nkem-ndefo.bsky.social @lumostransforms.bsky.social. It has been a pleasure to share this pilot with you and to be in practice together. We are committed to building brave, beautiful and skilled movements.
We get free together.❤️🔥
WHITE WALLS 👁️👁️👁️
Watch here: inpracticehjl.com
WHITE WALLS by Aiyana Goodfellow brings together over 20 predominantly Black & Brown neurodivergent creatives for this evocative exploration of mentally ill, Mad and/or neurodivergent experiences. How can we (re-)identify society as a site of horror?
WHITE WALLS 👁️👁️👁️
Watch here: inpracticehjl.com
WHITE WALLS by Aiyana Goodfellow brings together over 20 predominantly Black & Brown neurodivergent creatives for this evocative exploration of mentally ill, Mad and/or neurodivergent experiences. How can we (re-)identify society as a site of horror?
Orange textured background. Photo of Nkem Ndefo in the foreground with a psychedelic effect and orange colour overlay. Bold white text reads: Rootwork: Rallying together for these times. 5-22 Nov. London. Bristol. Sheffield. Leeds. Glasgow. Embodied self-awareness as a foundation for liberatory relational & collective work.
Orange textured background. Bold white text reads: We get free together. London 5 Nov. Bristol 8 Nov. Sheffield 18 Nov. Leeds 20 Nov. Glasgow 22 Nov.
ROOTWORK: Rallying Together for These Times ❤️🔥
A UK-wide tour of workshops with @nkem-ndefo.bsky.social @lumostransforms.bsky.social. In this moment of polycrises there is no structural change without deep inner-led change that uproots & attends to root causes.
www.eventbrite.com/cc/rootwork-...
New publications ask how disabled people and allies can hold the state to account for welfare state killings
#DeathsByWelfare #DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-publicat...
“Until oppression and inequality are addressed at their roots, these demonstrations will continue to haunt this country”
Yewande Akintelu-Omoniyi, Our Voice Project Co-lead & founding member of ALLFIE’s Disabled Black Lives Matter
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-peo... @johnpring.bsky.social
A new series of resources examines ways in which disabled people and allies can find ways to hold the state to account for the deaths of hundreds – and probably thousands – of claimants it has killed through welfare state violence.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-publicat...
Take a look at all of the articles, blogs, podcasts and more that we shared in our weekly bulletins in September.
Including writing from @johnpring.bsky.social, @asylummagazine.bsky.social, @healingjusticeldn.bsky.social and many more!
www.nsun.org.uk/nsuns-septem...
White background. A panel on the left of the image shows a photo of a wall with many different posters with various text and images. Bold text filled with the same image of the wall with posters. Text reads: We're hiring. x2 new roles. Researcher. Work-related Suicide and Social Justice. Editorial Steward.
White background. A panel on the bottom of the image shows a photo of a wall with many different posters with various text and images. Navy blue text reads: Editorial Steward. Project length: 1st October to 31st March 2026 (semi flexible start date if requested). Days: 3 days / week. Project fee: £13,800 (£46k/year FTE prorated). In Practice is a space for us to think out loud and unresolved about the longings, tensions, contradictions, and opportunities within our movements. The Editorial Stewardship is a 6-month rolling contract that enables diverse, divergent, and experimental projects that would otherwise be difficult to finance, commission, produce, and promote. For this stewardship we are looking specifically for someone to curate/create work that engages with ancestral technologies and Global Majority wisdoms. We want to leverage story as a technology to expand and deepen our understanding of what it means to heal in community.
White background. A panel on the bottom of the image shows a photo of a wall with many different posters with various text and images. Navy blue text reads: Researcher. Work-related Suicide and Social Justice. Salary: £38,500. We are seeking to recruit an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Researcher to join a Wellcome Trust Discovery Award research project “Work-related suicide. An International Social Justice Analysis” for a duration of 36 months full-time. You will help to undertake and deliver a programme of qualitative research and you will contribute more widely to research activities and outputs. We are looking for someone with experience of qualitative and cross-disciplinary research in a sensitive area of research, with excellent data management and organisational skills. Closes 19 Aug.
2 New Roles: we’re looking for a Work-related Suicide and Social Justice Researcher & an Editorial Steward!
healingjusticeldn.org/our-team/
Is this you or someone you know?
WRS&SJ Researcher: Apply by 19 August
Editorial Steward: Submit an expression of interest by 20 August
White background. A panel on the left of the image shows a photo of a wall with many different posters with various text and images. Bold text filled with the same image of the wall with posters. Text reads: We're hiring. x2 new roles. Researcher. Work-related Suicide and Social Justice. Editorial Steward.
White background. A panel on the bottom of the image shows a photo of a wall with many different posters with various text and images. Navy blue text reads: Editorial Steward. Project length: 1st October to 31st March 2026 (semi flexible start date if requested). Days: 3 days / week. Project fee: £13,800 (£46k/year FTE prorated). In Practice is a space for us to think out loud and unresolved about the longings, tensions, contradictions, and opportunities within our movements. The Editorial Stewardship is a 6-month rolling contract that enables diverse, divergent, and experimental projects that would otherwise be difficult to finance, commission, produce, and promote. For this stewardship we are looking specifically for someone to curate/create work that engages with ancestral technologies and Global Majority wisdoms. We want to leverage story as a technology to expand and deepen our understanding of what it means to heal in community.
White background. A panel on the bottom of the image shows a photo of a wall with many different posters with various text and images. Navy blue text reads: Researcher. Work-related Suicide and Social Justice. Salary: £38,500. We are seeking to recruit an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Researcher to join a Wellcome Trust Discovery Award research project “Work-related suicide. An International Social Justice Analysis” for a duration of 36 months full-time. You will help to undertake and deliver a programme of qualitative research and you will contribute more widely to research activities and outputs. We are looking for someone with experience of qualitative and cross-disciplinary research in a sensitive area of research, with excellent data management and organisational skills. Closes 19 Aug.
2 New Roles: we’re looking for a Work-related Suicide and Social Justice Researcher & an Editorial Steward!
healingjusticeldn.org/our-team/
Is this you or someone you know?
WRS&SJ Researcher: Apply by 19 August
Editorial Steward: Submit an expression of interest by 20 August
💚 I'm loving this event 💚 more people need to be aware of how oppressive our mental health services are before insisting others access these services.
Therapy is hugely beneficial when it's in a genuinely safe space. Our mental health services are not universally safe due to its oppressive nature
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We’re collecting testimonies on policing in schools across England.
Students, parents, carers, teachers, youth workers & others — if you’ve got a perspective, we want to hear from you. WhatsApp, email, or online form 👇🏿. Pls share 🙏🏿
#PoliceInSchools www.ethnicity.ac.uk/school-policing/
Research Launch: What Palestine reveals about the politics & racism of British mental health care
Online, July 22, 6-8:30pm BST
Exploring how Palestinian solidarity is silenced, disciplined or managed in healing spaces. Led by @tarekyounis.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1441078146...
We'll be at @healingjusticeldn.bsky.social online event "The myth of anti-racism in British mental health care" on 22nd July. Make sure to get your ticket! 🎟️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-myth-o...
Deadlines 23 June / 14 July
CALL FOR CREATIVES: ‘Horror & Healing’ film🔮🎥
Exploring the lived experiences of neurodivergent, mentally ill, disabled, & mad people within the mental health industrial complex through a fiction, horror-genre short film.
Find out more & apply: healingjusticeldn.org/in-practice/...
Background image is a bed floating in an ocean with lots of pillows and comfort items with soft clouds in the background. Underneath, the ruins of an old building. In the foreground, white text reads: Disability Justice/Assistance to live. In Practice. Featuring. Assisted Suicide/Assisted Joy by Dolly Sen. Convalescence by Saskia Horton. Compromised – Surviving In Isolation by Amaranthia Sepia. A Juicy and Definitely Scientific Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison of Cure vs. Care by Miriam Saperstein. Open letter to my bed by Abbie Goldberg. CripPleasurePower by ari sinn. Invisible Gifts by HK Grafton & Gigi Lazy.
DISABILITY JUSTICE / ASSISTANCE TO LIVE
The Third Collection
"Assisted dying is the most perfect illustration of a failed loveless society."
We start by sharing Dolly Sen’s disruptive and rousing piece “Assisted Suicide / Assisted Joy”.
Link below
Resources for trans liberation: "Our Trans Community Healthcare collection features six new pieces, including a beautiful and vivid narrative of what trans community healthcare can look like" healingjusticeldn.org/in-practice/... @healingjusticeldn.bsky.social
🗣️ Panelists:
Mikey Erhardt, Social Security Policy Officer at @disrightsuk.bsky.social
China Mills, Head of Research at @healingjusticeldn.bsky.social, leading the Death by Welfare project
Sam Perlo-Freeman, Research Coordinator at @caatuk.bsky.social, expert on the UK arms trade
🚨 Speakers announced 🚨
In less than a week, we’re hosting a key discussion on the UK’s welfare cuts and the impact of war budgets. As living costs soar, the Government is slashing welfare & social care to fund military spending. 💸⚔️ Register today! www.medact.org/event/who-be...
“I care, I am cared for... the reciprocal exchange of 1 state of being for another, a lateral structure which totally debunks the clinical professional/service user model of formalized healthcare, which we’re taught is the only viable model.” - Dani Singer
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Background image is an illustration of disjointed body parts, including a torso with top surgery scars, with flowers, leaves and herbs growing from them all in the blue and pink colours of the trans flag. In the foreground, white text reads: Trans Community Healthcare. In Practice. Cereus Villa by Amaryllis Ara. Our joy by Andi O-K. AllSelf by Hash Kankanamge/Softpunk. The trans capital of the North by Vic Parsons & Kyle Alexander. Aftercare/Devotion by Mercy Thokozane Minah.
TRANS COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE 🏳️⚧️
How do we practice trans community healthcare? New creative collection, starting with a narrative piece by Dani Singer of Safe Only CIC. Link below 👇🏾
“Liberatory trans healthcare is alive and flourishing, as it always has been, and always will be.”
DAMN Borders. End Barriers! Disability and Migration Justice Conference. 28th June 2025. Collaborative activist conference between the Disability and Migration Network (DAMN) and the DPAC Crip tank. Understanding, resisting and building alternatives to territorial and internal borders that divide us and reduce our lives. Picture of a mural created by Andrew Bolton together with Disabled people seeking asylum. On the left there is a person falling from a building with a police car below. A wheelchair user is chained. A man is holding his head. A small figure is tending a grave. A fence divides these people from people sitting outside a large house. Guards with their fingers in their ears are guarding the fence. The sun is shining on that side. At the top a small row of figures is pulling the fence away.
DAMN Borders. End Barriers!
Disability and Migration Justice Conference. 28th June 2025 London.
Disability and Migration Network (DAMN) and DPAC Crip tank. @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social
#DAMNborders #DisabilityAndMigration
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disability...
Illustration by Eje Diedjomahor
"Before coming to the [West], I had never heard the words “psychiatric abolition” — though my life has been one big practice of it. We don’t need to know all of the right words & theories. We need to understand it in practice. In our bodies." — Thokoza Ndlondlo
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