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Festival of Community Psychology

http://www.bps.org.uk/news/community-psychology-festival-london

Please come along to our Festival of Community Psychology and show your support for creating a different psychology in the UK - a psychology that recognises the impact of exclusion, marginalization and inequality on well-being. A psychology that transforms the structural conditions of society that cause distress. A psychology that celebrates and enables diversity, equality and justice. A psychology that speaks out.

Book your tickets: www.kc-jones.co.uk/festival

The First Ever Community Psychology Festival

Fri 28^th & Sat 29^th November 2014

London, Bloomsbury Baptist Church

Don’t miss this historic Festival headlined by Professor Jim Orford (University of Birmingham) and Sue Holland (on the only UK Festival date of her reunion tour). With special performances by the Brick Box and Community Arts, MAC-UK, Walk and Talk groups, Kids Company, Theatre of the Oppressed and many more workshops and groups to be announced.

Tickets: www.kc-jones.co.uk/festival

Two days. Two stages.

Psychologists welcome. Non-psychologists even more welcome.

*Bring passion for change, not welly boots*

The Community Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society is launching its first ever Festival in London on the 28^th and 29^th November 2014. This Festival is intended to be an accessible educational alternative to an academic conference, where public participation will be actively encouraged and supported.

Community psychology aims to bring real-world issues closer to the work that psychologists do, whether they are academics, researchers, or mental health professionals.Community psychologists work in the NHS, universities, charities, and many other contexts, and are united by their belief that healthy individuals are the product of healthy communities. They take a critical stance towards the medicalisation of human suffering and offer a much needed critique of its potential exploitation by those in power.

The Festival will be a celebration of the works of community organisations and charities in their role to support well-being and promote social justice and communitycohesion, and will largely be themed around issues related to children and young people. Workshops, participatory action research, debate, drama & music, as well as an ideas wall are some of the key features that will mark this historic event, hosted in a landmark London location.

The organising committee want the Festival to be attended by people that are unrelated to the profession of psychology. The reason being that they truly believe that communitypsychology can only be enriched, challenged and stimulated by the people it purports to help. At the same time, we hope to share best practice guidelines and interesting pieces of research with the general public. We welcome the presence of interested individuals whether they are involved in community work or not. Bursaries will be available for those on low incomes or who make use of relevant services. The schedule will be finalised in the coming weeks and can be accessed on the bookings page.

Festival of Community Psychology

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