Events
Building Community Mental Health: A Lecture by Dr Padmavati Ramachandran
What makes communities stronger towards severe mental illnesses?
People’s Palace Projects and the Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry invite you to a celebratory open lecture in honour of Dr Padmavati's conferment as an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), recognising her outstanding contributions to psychiatry and mental health research.
Dr Padmavati, one of India's most knowledgeable psychiatrists, has dedicated over 34 years to the Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF) in Chennai, India, where she serves as Director. She has spearheaded numerous ground-breaking initiatives in mental health research and has published dozens of articles. Her expertise encompasses epidemiological studies, drug trials, untreated schizophrenia, cultural aspects of psychosis, and metabolic disorders in mental illness.
Don't miss the opportunity to hear Dr Padmavati share her insights and experiences on 30th July, from 12:00 to 1:20 pm at the Clark Kennedy Theatre (QMUL Whitechapel Campus).
Entrance is free (booking required), and refreshments and snacks will be provided after the session.
Care to Create: Share your Stories
DEVISING and ACTIVISM with VERBATIM PERFORMANCE.
The Verbatim Formula team would love to share their practices with you and hear teachers' testimonies on the value of Drama to young people's creative lives.
The event will be led by Dr Maggie Inchley and Dr Sylvan Baker, academic leads of The Verbatim Formula, and also by the project’s Co-Researchers who have had experience in the care system.
Film + Q&A “Accounts of a War Correspondent in the Amazon”
People's Palace Projects and Reporter Brasil present: “Accounts of a War Correspondent in the Amazon”
The free film screening will be followed by Q&A with the film directors Ana Aranha and Daniel Camargos, The Guardian Environmental Assistant Editor Bibi van der Zee and Mighty Earth Senior Communications Director Carole Mitchell.
Creative Care: Our Files – 6pm performance
How can a document of our past be the key to our future?
The Verbatim Formula team at People's Palace Projects are thrilled to invite you to the Creative Care: Our Files performance followed by a panel discussion.
Please join us in exploring the profound role that the arts can play in reflecting the challenges young people in care face. We invite you to delve into the Museum's rich history, rooms and artefacts which will be used as the stage set for this event.