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What’s to be done?

What’s to be done?. Underlying social pathologies. Inequality Democratic failings Neoliberalism. Inequality. Not just a moral issue …. Inequality. Not just a moral issue …. Democratic failings. A crisis of democracy in spite of worldwide growth in number of representative democracies

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What’s to be done?

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  1. What’s to be done?

  2. Underlying social pathologies • Inequality • Democratic failings • Neoliberalism

  3. Inequality Not just a moral issue …..

  4. Inequality Not just a moral issue …..

  5. Democratic failings A crisis of democracy in spite of worldwide growth in number of representative democracies circumvention of democracy globalisation

  6. Neoliberalism Not just a set of theories and ideas ….

  7. Neoliberalism Not just a set of theories and ideas ….

  8. Neoliberalism Not just a set of theories and ideas ….

  9. Social vaccines and treatments? • Hope • Courage

  10. Social vaccines and treatments? • Hope • Courage • Knowledge • Imagination • Organisation • Public Health

  11. Formed in 1992 by the merger of Medical Campaign Against Nuclear War (MCANW) and Medical Association for the Prevention of War (MAPW)

  12. Medact Now Small 2.2 staff Office in London. Income of £110K Independent: 95% income from membership subscriptions and donations

  13. Revitalising Medact There is a need for an organisation of health professionals to act on the upstream determinants of health; and to approach health from a social and political perspective. Medact seeks to harness the expertise, mandate and ethical principles of health professionals and others working on health.

  14. Revitalising Medact Ecology and Climate Change Health and Human Rights Weapons and War Economic Justice

  15. Medact Future • Grow the organisation: Five to ten staff Membership of 3,000 • Active support of campaigns / advocacy involving tens of thousands: • Key targets for advocacy: • Politicians • BMA, Royal Colleges, WHO • Increase project-based funding • Provide a platform for other groups and existing initiatives Help coalesce the dispersed and atomised progressive health community.

  16. Revitalising Medact: Communications Website Social media, e-campaigns, effective office infrastructure

  17. Revitalising Medact: Structure and Organisation Board Office / Staff Climate and Ecology Council Weapons and War Council Economic Justice Council Health and Human Rights Council Projects / Activity Groups / Area groups Partners and collaborators Members and Supporters

  18. Post-Conference Work • Strategic Planning • Policy and Analysis • Fundraising • Mobilising • Partnering and Coalescing • Campaigning

  19. Thankyou!

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