Anxiety 2014 – Sanctuaries with Bethlem Gallery and Gasworks AND Curdled by Liz Atkin This Saturday at the ORTUS, SE5
Posted: June 19, 2014 Filed under: Arts | Tags: advocate recovery, Anxiety 2014, Anxiety Arts Festival 2014, Anxiety disorders, Bethlem Gallery, collaborative work, Free Exhibition, Maudsley Charity, Mental Health, ORTUS learning and events centre, photograhy, Sanctuaries with Bethlem Gallery and Gasworks, the Mental Health Foundation, Time To Change Leave a commentSanctuaries With artists Christina Kral, Patient X and Albert Potrony.
Sat 21 June, 15:00 – 17:00
ORTUS learning and events centre
FREE
For more info or to book your place:http://www.anxiety2014.org/programme/visual-arts/artist-residency-with-gasworks-and-bethlem-gallery-ortus
This event is the culmination of two collaborative artists’ residencies commissioned by Anxiety 2014 and will take the form of artists’ presentations and screenings.
Artists Christina Kral and ‘Patient X’ present their collaborative work exploring the idea of personal sanctuaries and acts of self-care within the everyday. Their modular cardboard spaces look at the concept and practice of dwelling. These participatory structures are the result of a three month-long exchange of ideas and working methods between the two artists. By continuously transforming the material, the artists negotiate their environments and create temporal spaces of self-expression.
The residency is co-hosted by Gasworks and Bethlem Gallery and funded by the Maudsley Charity.
Albert Potrony’s The Potential Space has been developed after a long period of engagement with the daily activities of the Friends of Cathja barge in Isleworth. The film focuses on the relationships between the people working in this unorthodox space, the work they produce and the setting they are in. By observing the parallels between making utilitarian objects and artistic practice and by documenting some of the rhythms, routines and processes that take place on the barge, The Potential Space reflects on what can happen when we engage in the process of making in the company of others.
Albert Potrony’s The Potential Space is comissioned by Anxiety 2014 & Friends of Cathja and Funded by Time to Change & the Mental Health Foundation
This event is part of Anxiety Arts Festival 2014
Plus
Curdled by Liz Atkin
Solo exhibition commissioned for Anxiety 2014 Arts Festival
‘Curdled’ is Liz Atkin’s personal exploration of the physical manifestations of anxiety, with a particular focus on the skin as a primary source for corporeal art. Through intimate photography, performance and installation, Atkin’s newly commissioned works investigate the possibilities of marking, extending and transforming the skin. Compulsive Skin Picking, a condition related to anxiety disorders, dominated her body for more than 20 years and her practice aspires to de-stigmatise the illness, raise awareness and advocate recovery.
Free Exhibition : May 23rd – 3rd July from 9-6pm Monday – Friday
Liz Atkin
Visual Artist
Opportunity to talk to the public at the STEREOHYPE Event on Saturday 21st June
Posted: June 13, 2014 Filed under: BME, Lambeth, Opportunities - Voluntary | Tags: African and Caribbean backgrounds, event, London Champions, Opportunity to talk to the public, STEREOHYPE Event, Time To Change, Time to Change Campaign, Vanessa Gould-Crouch, volunteer co-ordinators Leave a commentHello everyone
I hope you’re all able to enjoy the sunshine, now that it’s arrived. I thought I would send out a last minute reminder about an opportunity coming up soon. You may already be aware that Time To Change is running another London pop-up event this month in Brixton. This event is one of a series that is has been designed by and for people of African and Caribbean backgrounds and is known as Stereohype. The event will take place in Windrush Square in Brixton from 12 noon to 5pm.
Stereo-Hype Brixton Volunteer Recruitment
If you’d like the chance to practice your speaking out skills by talking to members of the public, then do sign up. For newbies at speaking to the public there are 4 training sessions next week that you can book a place on and I shall be one of the volunteer co-ordinators on the day to support you.
Let me know if you’re signing up and I’ll make a point of finding you and catching up!
Also, don’t forget that London Champions now have our own Facebook group! It’s a closed group so you would need to contact our administrator first, so if you use Facebook and would like to join us then please search for Robert Peacock and send him a friend request, then he can add you to the group.
All the very best
Vanessa
Vanessa Gould-Crouch
London Regional Co-ordinator
Time to Change Campaign
07522 764 526
Twitter: @VansVoice
Lambeth BME “Health and Wellbeing” Event – 3 May 2014
Posted: May 12, 2014 Filed under: BME, Lambeth, Uncategorized | Tags: Active Minds, Africa Advocacy Foundation, AIDS, Autumn activities, bme, Certitude, Changing Chapters, CTTS, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, HIV, Karibu Centre, lambeth, Mental Health, mental wellbeing, Newbridge Development Association, Rafikie Project, Sacred Bodies Project, South London & Maudsely NHS Foundation Trust, TB, Time To Change, West African Network Initiative Leave a commentMatthew Mckenzie was at the Karibu educational centre in the London borough of Lambeth Brixton on 3rd May 2014 to attend the “Health and Well-being Event” run by the Africa Advocacy Foundation & the Community Therapies and Training Services. With help from the Rafiki Project and Safer.
The event featured discussions, presentations and art exhibitions plus poetry. The event was educational and informative on a range of health topics being mental health, HIV and Female Genital Mutilation. Plus there was a ground breaking theatre in Education performance by a group of young actors titled “Are you positive?”
Matthew has done great audio and video blogs of the event. They are very informative and the plays and poetry are so very moving. Well worth watching and listening to!
You can watch Matthew’s video blog here:
Listen to his audio blog here:
Look at his photos of the event here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.721065661269536.1073741887.476820022360769&type=3
Thank you Matthew for doing such a great job!
The Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards 2014
Posted: April 5, 2014 Filed under: Arts | Tags: arts, awards, Individuals Awards, Mental Health, Mental Health Awards 2014, Positive Practice, Recognition, team awards, Time To Change Leave a commentDear All
As you may be aware we have now launched the Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards 2014, and intend them to be even bigger and better than last year. We would be really grateful for you circulating this information widely within your organisation, to ensure as many entries as possible.
Please find attached a poster advertising the Awards for publicity within your trust, together with a list of the awards this year. Also attached are copies of the awards forms for anyone that would prefer to complete them and email back rather than nominating on line.
The links to nominate on line are:-
To apply for the team awards please visit http://bit.ly/1famgeK
To apply for the Individuals Awards please visit http://bit.ly/NWIECd
To apply for the Time to Change Individual Award please visit http://bit.ly/1fT8Cwr
Thanks very much for your help with this which is appreciated.
Closing date is the 30th May, although we would appreciate receiving entries as soon as possible.
Sincere Best Wishes
Angie and Tony Russell
HearUs Open Forum Meeting 4th February 2014
Posted: February 9, 2014 Filed under: Audio / video / reflections / talks, BME, Campaigns, Croydon, Good practice, LGBT | Tags: Active Minds Croydon, croydon voluntary action, CVA, Four in Ten, HearUs, HearUs open meeting, LGBT, London Borough of Croydon, Mental Health Act, Mental Health and wellbeing, Reachout challenge, Service Users, Time To Change, Time to talk, Together we can Leave a commentMatthew McKenzie covered this meeting for us. He did an excellent job!
Photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.677490058960430.1073741880.476820022360769&type=3
YouTube video blog: http://youtu.be/2AVu7cP-diI
Audio Blog: https://soundcloud.com/bjj12/hear-us-open-meeting-4th
Transcript of audio and video blog: http://www.scribd.com/doc/205460760/Hear-Us-Open-Forum-Meeting-4th-Feb-2014
Thank you for doing such a great job Matthew!
TWEET ABOUT IT? FACEBOOK IT? CHAT ABOUT IT? WHATEVER YOU ARE ABLE TO DO TO HELP FIGHT STIGMA – DO IT TODAY – PLEASE…………..
Posted: February 6, 2014 Filed under: Croydon, Events | Tags: Croydon, croydon library, events, Facebook, fight stigma, FIGHT STIGMA AROUND MENTAL ILLNESS, HearUs, living liabrary, Mental Illness, Mind, Time To Change, Time to talk, Twitter Leave a commentTHURSDAY FEBRUARY 6TH
JOIN ONE MILLION OTHER PEOPLE AND
FIGHT STIGMA AROUND MENTAL ILLNESS
Go on…..push the button or visit the Hear Us website: www.hear-us.org (and scroll to the bottom of the page)
As part of the Time to Change, Time to Talk campaign to show that it’s the little things which make a big difference, over 1,000 activities are taking place up and down the country tomorrow to get people talking about mental health. There are a number of activities taking part in Croydon tomorrow, so if you have time:
1. Between 11am and 2pm, pop down to the MIND building in Altyre Road, (near East Croydon station) for tea, homemade cake and a conversation about mental health.
2. Between 2pm and 4.30pm: borrow a book from our Living Library, with MIND in Croydon and Hear Us, at Croydon Library, Katherine Street (Clock tower)
Please click here to view the poster.
We can offer tea, coffee, and cake, while having a chat about mental health with someone who has lived experience
We will also be on Twitter all day encouraging you to talk about mental health so please get online and start a conversation. Don’t forget to use #TimetoTalk.
For more information about ways to get involved including tips and hints about starting your own ‘mental health conversation’, please visit the Time to Change Website, http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/talkday. You will find materials to download and lots more………including a competition called: how to “have a conversation to win a conversation”
With Kind regards
Jane White (Hear Us)
PS – PASS IT ON!
YouTube
Posted: February 5, 2014 Filed under: Audio / video / reflections / talks | Tags: "Time to Tallk", Audio, blog, campaign, HearUs, reflections, SlamTwigOps, Talks, Time To Change, video, youtube Leave a commentMatthew’s YouTube blog on the “Time to Talk” campaign from Time to Change. This is to show slamtwigops supports Time-to-Change campaign, which occurs on the 6th of Feb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYRsuWtppYc
HearUs “Reach out challenge” also have their time to talk video as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjhjKJ_IQH8
Via Matthew
Events highlighted by Msaada Volunteer
Posted: January 10, 2014 Filed under: BME, Events, Opportunities - Voluntary | Tags: bme, Care Quality Commission, Dentist, Discrimination, events, GP, Lankellychase Foundation, London Connect, Mental Health, mental health service, mental wellbeing, Msaada Volunteer, NHS england, Opportunities, Patient forum, Patients, Pharmacy services, SpeakOUT, survey, Time To Change, Training, Voluntary Leave a commentDear colleagues and volunteers
A Msaada volunteer is promoting the following, (Please make BME Service Users aware of the ‘Do the Survey’):
BW.
Joseph Kiguwa
BME Volunteer Coordinator
0203 228 9827
Happy New Year!
Survey on ethnic inequalities in mental health
The LankellyChase Foundation which tackles issues causing severe and multiple disadvantage, wants to hear the mental health service experiences of people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, to inform its work. Do the survey by 31 January.
Call for organisations linked to marginalised groups
SpeakOut, a national network of community groups supporting the Care Quality Commissions inspection programme, is looking for new member organisations to ensure the needs of marginalised and disadvantaged groups are addressed in CQCs work. Closing date for applications: 31 January. Contact Lorna Burrow, tel: 01772 893 452, email:speakout@uclan.ac.uk
Wednesday 22 January
London Connect Patient Forum
3rd Floor, 170 Tottenham Court Road, WIT 7HA, 1.30pm-3.30pm
Second forum meeting enabling patients, carers, the public and patient representatives the chance to contribute to the work of London Connect, which aims to improve the use of patient information. Book your place.
Time to Talk Day: Thursday 6 February
The Time to Change campaign tackling mental health discrimination is calling on people to make a pledge to have a conversation with someone on 6 February about mental health. The day aims to highlight the importance little things like a chat over a cup of tea can make in maintaining mental wellbeing. Take part.
Patients wanted to join NHS procurement project teams
NHS England London Region is looking for patients to help develop documents for buying GP, dentist, optician and pharmacy services, and evaluate potential service providers. Training is provided. Contact Selina Frater for details, email: s.frater@nhs.net
“Embracing Collaboration and Celebrating Mental Wellbeing” an event hosted by Msaada and The Rafiki Project
Posted: November 7, 2013 Filed under: Audio / video / reflections / talks, BME, Events | Tags: Black History Month, bme, Contact Slam, IAPT, Isis, mental wellbeing, MSAADA, Pamoja Young Carers, Peckham Befrienders, Rafiki Project, Service Users, South London and Maudsley NHS, Time To Change, Y4L, Youth4Life Leave a comment“Embracing Collaboration and Celebrating Mental Wellbeing” in Black History Month was hosted by Msaada & Rafiki Project on 30th October 2013 at the ORTUS, Maudsley Learning Centre, SE5. This event was collaboration between South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Africa Advocacy Foundation as well as other organisations.
The event was a chance to share experiences about mental wellbeing in African and Caribbean communities and to learn how to challenge stigma and discrimination in mental health. It was also an opportunity to celebrate community champions with a certificate presentation and to enjoy Spoken Word, Poetry and Music.
Matthew has taken photos, done great audio and video blogs and also written the transcript
These can all be found here:
Photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.629262980449805.1073741861.476820022360769&type=3
Video: http://youtu.be/bA969hdirdM
Audio:
They are all well worth a look.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS to help break down mental health stigma
Posted: October 7, 2013 Filed under: Events, Lewisham, Opportunities - Voluntary | Tags: Discrimination, lewisham, Lewisham village, Mental disorder, Mental Health, mental health discrimination, mental health stigma, Mental Illness, Opportunities, Time To Change, Village volunteers, Volunteer opportunities 3 CommentsWE’RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS to help break down mental health stigma
at the Time to Change Village
Shopping Centre, Lewisham, SE13 7HB
Saturday 26 October 2013
The Time to Change Village – ‘Lewisham-on-Sea’ is a ‘pop-up’ space where
people can learn the truth about mental health in an engaging and fun way!
Village volunteers will challenge stereotypes of mental illness by talking to the
public about their lived experiences of mental health problems. Come and join
us and be part of the social movement to end mental health discrimination!
In your role as a volunteer, we ask you to give up a few hours of your time to
come to the Village and share your experiences. We will provide training in
advance of the day and travel expenses up to £15.
Sign up now: www.time-to-change.org.uk/lewishamvillage
Or find out more: volunteer@time-to-change.org.uk
07876 500062 (voicemail and text)
Flyer here: TtC LEWISHAM Poster
Kindred Minds Conference 3rd October 2013: reminder
Posted: September 24, 2013 Filed under: BME, Events | Tags: Addington Square, British Music Experience, complementary therapies, Dance, Demography of the United Kingdom, Employment Academy, Kindred mind conference, Kindred Minds, London, music, Peckham, poetry, Time To Change, Workshops, World dance Leave a commentWe are delighted to invite you to our London-wide Kindred Minds Conference. Please see Poster attached and circulate onto your networks. Bookings required, all are welcome.
‘Still We Rise’
Building On Our Strengths
Kindred Minds London-Wide Conference
On Thursday 3 October 2013
10.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Employment Academy, 29 Peckham Road,
(next to Peckham Town Hall)
London, SE5 8UA
Map : https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
Line-up:
Jayasree Kalathil – Research Consultant, Survivor Research
Jacqui Dyer- Black and Minority Ethnic Survivor Consultant, Time to Change
‘Kindred Minds on the Couch’
Music and Dance performances
Kindred Poetry Performers to mark Poetry Day
World Dance workshop by Ariella
There will be an exhibition of KM past years presentations, film clips, poetry performances, complementary therapies and hot finger buffet
This is a Free Conference
All are welcome.
Please let us know you are coming for catering reasons.
For any enquiries please contact us:
KINDRED MINDS:
Office: Cambridge House, 1 Addington Square, London, SE5 0HF
Tel: 020 7358 7029 / 07809 701 434
www.safh.org.uk/our-work/kindred-minds
Current Kindred MInds Activities:
Kindred Minds PAN – LONDON WIDE CONFERENCE – ‘Still We Rise – Building on Our Strengths’ 3rd October 10.30 – 4.30 with entertainment at the Employment Academy, Peckham – http://www.employmentacademy.org.uk/contact/how-to-find-
Kindred Minds PoP-In fortnightly drop-in space @ Cambridge House 4-6pm on:. April 11th and 25th, May 9th and 23rd, June 6th and 20th, July 4th and 18th, August 1st, 15th, 29th, September 12th and 26th, October 10th, 24th, November 7th and 21st.
Kindred Minds Women’s Group 12-2pm @ Cambridge 27th Sept, 25th Oct, 29th Nov 13
Kindred Minds Talkshop, a BME Men’s monthly discussion group meal out on the 18th Sept, 16th Oct, 13th Nov arrive 6pm for 6.30start til 8.30pm @ Inspire, The Crypt, St.Peter’s Church, Liverpool Grove, SE17 2HH
Crossing Culture Events – Salsa Friday 23rd August 2-4pm @ Cambridge House – different monthly activities til Nov
We run workshops/training at your community groups has our outreach programme – contact us for more details – recently visited Dragon Cafe to run Amulet Workshop
Kindred Minds Members Committee consist of 8 BME members. If you’d like to be more actively involved in Kindred MInds please contact us for more information.
Flyer here: 
Lewisham-on-Sea 26 October 2013
Posted: September 16, 2013 Filed under: Lewisham, Opportunities - Voluntary | Tags: lewisham, Lewisham Shopping Centre, Mental Health, mental health discrimination, Opportunities, Paid opportunity, stigma, Time To Change, Time to Change champion, Time to Change village, Training, Volunteer opportunities Leave a commentDo you live in or near to Lewisham in South East London? Would you be willing to talk about your personal experiences of mental health problems to help break down stigma?
Time to Change Needs You!
The Time to Change Village; ‘Lewisham-on-Sea’ will ‘pop-up’ at Lewisham Shopping Centre in Autumn. A new date has been confimed for Saturday 26 October and we’re looking for 60 volunteers from London to join our team.
The Time to Change Village is an interactive space, where the public can have open conversations about mental health, whilst engaging in a range of activities and having lots of fun.
When people meet our Village Volunteers with lived experience they will find out more about the realities of mental health. This helps to challenge the prejudices and stereotypes which often lead to discrimination.
What you can expect?
When you volunteer at a Time to Change Village, our Volunteer Co-ordinators will be there to support you on the day.
You will get the chance to attend a training session before the event, to help you speak confidently to people visiting our seaside themed village in Lewisham Shopping Centre and have lots of fun!
Please indicate on the online registration form below if you would like to be offered a place on a training session.
We can reimburse your travel expenses of up to £15 for attending your training session and up to £15 travel expenses for attending the event. Please keep receipts or your proof of purchase.
If this is your first experience of volunteering at a Time to Change event, at the training session you will also find out how to become a Time to Change Champion too.
Sign up to become a Volunteer
Times to Change Volunteers are people with lived experience of mental health problems who support our community engagement events to end mental health discrimination by talking to people in their communities.
If you are interested in becoming a Time to Change Village Volunteer, please complete the online registration form. We ask all volunteers to complete the form in full.
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. All other fields are optional.
If you require further information or would prefer to complete a hard copy of the form please email volunteer@time-to-change.org.uk or call 07876 500 062 (voice-mail or text only).
Via http://www.time-to-change.org.uk via Matthew
Rafiki Project
Posted: June 13, 2013 Filed under: BME, Good practice, News | Tags: Africa Advocacy Foundation, African communities, Community Therapies and Training Service, Faith, Good practice, Mind, news, Rafiki Project, Rethink, South London, stigma, Time To Change Leave a commentRafiki Project Information Sheet – Final
Who we are?
The Rafiki project is an exciting new project developed to start conversations with African Communities in South London about Mental Health. Africa Advocacy Foundation delivers the project in partnership with Community Therapies and Training Service. The Rafiki project is funded by Time to Change, England’s biggest programme to end the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems. The programme is run by the charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, and funded by the Department of Health and Comic Relief.
What does Rafiki mean?
Rafiki means ‘Friend’ in Swahili. We believe that by starting conversations, sharing stories and experiences around mental health we can create new friendships to challenge stigma and discrimination.
What we are doing?
Rafiki project will bring together people with personal experience of mental health problems and those without experience of mental health problems from African communities to challenge stigma and discrimination. We are recruiting 50 people to train up as community champions to volunteer within African Communities. We are looking for people with lived experience of mental health problems and/or an interest in mental health to train.
Why are we doing it?
We know stigma and discrimination impacts all people but we know within African communities the issues around culture and mental health impact us in a different way. It means that more people from African communities are likely to end up in hospital and less likely to talk about their problems with family and friends. We also know that sometimes when people talk about the problems they have, they may experience discrimination. We think that by getting support earlier can not only prevent mental ill health from developing but, also support people with mental ill health through recovery. We want to challenge the stigma that stops us sharing and believe that by sharing experiences both good and bad can help challenge stigma and discrimination around mental health!
How will we do it?
We are looking for a range of people from all backgrounds to play a role in the project. The project is aimed at starting conversations with African Communities so we welcome speakers of other languages. As a Champion you will be expected to attend training over 6 weeks and then commit to a minimum of 30 hours over 6 months which works out at about 5 hours per month and this includes support sessions. If you are not able to make sessions we are happy to be flexible with this and if you would like to become more involved we would welcome this as well.
The champions will then lead and develop community engagement and mental health awareness activities these will include art, poetry & music events and community outreach activities and make links with faith and spiritual groups. The aim is for groups to carry out different activities to engage people from African communities in conversation about mental health.
A weekly peer-support group will provide a space for the Community Champions to share experiences and support each other.
Where next?
If you are interested in registering for the programme we would love to hear from you! If English is your second language let us know and we can arrange for someone to translate!
Contact Naomi on 020 8698 4473 or email Naomi@a-af.org
Follow us on Twitter @RafikiMH
South London Involvement Forum 