SIAA E-Bulletin - Friday 23rd October
The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) weekly e-bulletin
This week’s bulletin contains SIAA news, SIAA training, general news, events and publications.
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SIAA NEWS
Updating the Advocacy Map
Work is due to start on updating the Advocacy Map. The current edition can be found here. If you have any thoughts about additional information you would like to see included in the next edition of the map please contact Muriel Mowat on mmowat@siaa.org.uk or call 0131 260 5380 before 6th November.
SIAA TRAINING
Misuse of
anti-psychotic medication ***LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES
LEFT***
A free workshop for advocates working with older people, exploring issues
around the misuse of anti-psychotic medication. This one day event will be
facilitated by an expert in the field on Thursday 26th November in Glasgow. To book a place please e-mail enquiry@siaa.org.uk or download
a booking form from our website at www.siaa.org.uk
Elder Abuse:
the Scottish Legal Context
Free one day training for
independent advocates working with older people - providing an opportunity to
explore key pieces of legislation, and how they can be used when advocating for
a person experiencing elder abuse. The date for this training is 18th
November in Glasgow. For more information and to book a place please e-mail enquiry@siaa.org.uk or telephone 0131 260
5380.
GENERAL NEWS
Launch of Midlothian mental health and wellbeing website (www.midspace.co.uk)
A new website was launched on 5th October 09 and will enable people to:
· find appropriate mental health services
· make informed choices about treatment and care
· find ways to maintain mental health and wellbeing
· explore self help opportunities
· find out about local events and training opportunities
· keep up to date with local mental health and wellbeing news
As well as an online Directory of mental health services accessible to people living in Midlothian, www.midspace.co.uk will include Fact Sheets on a wide range of topics relating to mental health and wellbeing.
National Autistic Society - Don't Write Me Off: make the system fair for people with autism
Don't Write Me Off is a major, new UK-wide campaign to make sure that the benefit system works for people with autism, both supporting those who cannot work and helping those who want to work into employment. For more information please see their website.
Demand Dignity – Amnesty International
Amnesty International UK believes that poverty is a human rights issue, which is why they have launched a new campaign: Demand Dignity. Working to promote and protect the economic, social and cultural rights of the most vulnerable and marginalised, particularly on issues of maternal mortality and corporate accountability. Demand Dignity also fights for the rights of those living in slums, campaigning for gender equality and protection from violence, and against forced evictions and the denial of access to services. For more information please see their website.
EVENTS
Enable Scotland – Get it Write
This course will show you how to communicate better with staff or clients with learning disabilities by using easy-read – a way of presenting information using a combination of straightforward language graphics. This event will be held on Tuesday 3rd November in Glasgow and the cost is £90 + vat which, includes lunch and refreshments. For more information or to book a place, e-mail easyread@enable.org.uk or telephone Julie Crawford on 0141 225 1625.
Consultation & Advocacy Promotion Service - Annual General Meeting
CAPS will be holding their AGM on Friday 30th October 09 at The Country Hotel, 152 High Street, Dalkeith, EH22 1AY They will be launching ‘Much More Than A Label’ which is a toolkit of ideas developed by service users about how to provide better support to people with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Tea and coffee will be available from 1.30pm with the AGM starting at 2pm. For more information and to book a place please contact CAPS at 5 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5SN, telephone 0131 538 7177, e-mail them at contact@capsadvocacy.org or see their website.
Come and have your say at the next Inclusion Scotland roadshow
Inclusion Scotland has started up their series of roadshows events and they will be going to Stirling on Friday 13th December 09. The aim of this roadshow is to bring together disabled people and their organisations with local authorities, MSP’s councillors, health boards and other professionals to discuss issues around voting, citizenship, campaigning and the Disability Equality Duty. For more information or to book a place, please telephone 0141 887 7058, e-mail angelam@inclusionscotland.org or write to 5a Sir James Clark Building, Abbey Mill Business Centre, Paisley PA1 1TJ.
Families Outside Conference
The focus of the day will be on the experience of families affected by imprisonment and local and international examples of the support available to them, from the offence and arrest through to release and resettlement. The conference will be held on Wednesday 18th November 09, 10am-4pm in Stirling. For more information please call 0131 557 9800 or e-mail admin@familiesoutside.org.uk or visit their website.
PUBLICATIONS
Under The Rainbow - DVD launch
Under The Rainbow is a new DVD that has been made in partnership with Broken Rainbow in London and Eighteen and Under in Dundee funded by The Nationwide Foundation. This DVD may be used as a tool to bring about discussions that focus on LGBT issues. The DVD will be launched at paired events in Edinburgh and in Dundee. If you would like to attend either event, contact Laurie Matthew on lormac1053@aol.com or call 01382 206222.
CONTACT US
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance, Melrose House, 69a George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2JG. Telephone: 0131 260 5380. Fax: 0131 260 5381. Email: enquiry@siaa.org.uk Website: www.siaa.org.uk
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