Past Events

BEMWG AGM and OPEN MEETING
This year's BEMWG AGM is going to involve an interactive presentation on Culturally Specific Diabetes Awareness.
Speakers: Dr. Quratulain - Diabetes Community Champion Juliet O'Brien - North London Diverse Communities Officer from Diabetes UK
Date: Thu 27th October 2011
Time: 12:30pm-3:30pm
Venue: City and Hackney Carers Centre
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Open Meeting on Heart Diseases
Every day more people are affected with heart diseases. In this Open Meeting, we are going to concentrate on various heart diseases and how to prevent them occuring. There will also be a short presentation on JSNA and its importance.
Speakers: Presentation by Patrick Morgan,Community Health Adviser at TLC Stroke Project, and Will Anderson,Joint Head of Healthy Communities LBH / C&HPCT
Date: Thu 22nd September 2011
Time: 1pm-4:30pm
Venue: City & Hackney Carers Centre
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BEMWG Tour of Olympic Park
BEMWG is organising the Tour of Olympic Park in order to connect BAMER communities with the Olympics. We regard this activity as a pathway for active engagement in the wider society, as well as to promote their welbeing.
Date: Tue 09th August 2011
Time: 2pm-am


The Deputy Mayor of London, Richard Barnes will be visiting BEMWG
Date: Thu 17th February 2011
Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm
Venue: BEMWG Office, Unit C4, 3 Bradbury Street, London N16 8JN

BEMWG ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
With the Presentation on Transformation of Adult Social Care
Speakers: Tim Miller - Principal Programme Manager for Transformation of Adult Social Care
Date: Thu 25th November 2010
Time: 1pm-4pm
Venue: City and Hackney Carers Centre
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BEMWG Open Meeting: Smoking Cessation
In Partnership with Shoreditch Spa Stop Smoking Service
Speakers: Fred Agbah - Smokeing Cessation Project Manager
Date: Thu 21st October 2010
Time: 12:30pm-3:30pm
Venue: City and Hackney Carers Centre
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BEMWG Open Meeting on Diabetes
Speakers: Loretta Cox – Diabetes Specialist Dietitian at Hackney Diabetes Centre Speaker from Social Action for Health
Date: Thu 15th July 2010
Time: 12:00pm-3:30pm
Venue: City and Hackney Carers Centre
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Embracing Diversity
Launch of Cultural Competence Toolkit
Date: Wed 28th April 2010
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BEMWG Annual General Meeting
"Single Equality Bill"
Date: Wed 20th January 2010
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Mental Health Conference:Addressing the needs of refugees and asylum seekers
Date: Wed 04th November 2009
Time: 10am-5pm
Venue: Queensbridge Sports and Leisure Center

BEMWG Open Meeting in Partnership with ELFA
Healthy Eating and Healthy Weight
Speakers: David Woodhead (Head of healthy Communities / CHPCT) Shoreditch Spa and Community Dieticians will also participate. Annual General Meeting
Date: Thu 12th February 2009
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: Dalston Culture House

Annual General Meeting
“Joint Strategic Needs Assessment”
Speakers: David Woodhead(Head of Healthy Commmunities / CHPCT)
Date: Wed 26th November 2008
Time: 12am-4pm
Venue: VLC
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BEMWG Away Day
Speakers: Marika Mason
Date: Tue 11th November 2008
Time: 9am-5pm
Venue: Jeffrey museum

Open Meeting with Interactive Workshops and Entertainment
Robert Jones - East London Mental Health Trust Nicholas Garforth - City & Hackney PCT Olcay Aniker - Hackney Homelessness Unit Ali Aksoy - Hackney Refugee Forum Jamie Seaden - Hackney Play Association Paul Asquith - Hackney DAT
Speakers: Robert Jones - East London Mental Health Trust Nicholas Garforth - City & Hackney PCT Olcay Aniker - Hackney Homelessness Unit Ali Aksoy - Hackney Refugee Forum Jamie Seaden - Hackney Play Association Paul Asquith - Hackney DAT
Date: Wed 18th June 2008
Time: 10am-5pm
Venue: Vortex Jazz Club

Open Meeting on “Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement”
Speakers: James Palmer - Head of Partnerships Team Hackney
Date: Thu 06th December 2007
Time: 11am-2pm
Venue: Dalston Cultural House

Cultural Day Event
Activities will include: Presentations on the importance of culture by Councillor Faizullah Khan, Speaker of Hackney Council and community leaders/elders The mainstream culture and community cohesion Entertainment
Date: Sat 24th November 2007
Time: 11am-5pm
Venue: Hackney Wick Community Centre
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Joint Activity on “THE FLU EPIDEMICS and TB” By BEMWG and City & Hackney PCT
By BEMWG and City
Speakers: Dr. Nazima Osman, Chair of BEMWG Michell Bello - CHPCT Public Health Strategist Victoria Honeyghan - Health Improvement Advisor LBH
Date: Tue 25th September 2007
Time: 12am-4pm
Venue: HCVS Conference Hall
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Open Meeting on “Commissioning and Procurement”
Speakers: Eve Oldham - Joint Commissioner for Older People Services Dr. Nazima Osman BEMWG Chairperson
Date: Thu 24th May 2007
Time: 1pm-4pm
Venue: Dalston Culture House

Open Meeting on “Bigger Brighter Better”
(A Plan to Improve your Neighbourhood Healthcare Services and Premises)
Speakers: Steve Gilvin - Director of Primary Care Commissioning
Date: Thu 07th December 2006
Time: 12:30am-4pm
Venue: Dalston Culture House

Open Meeting on Housing
Speakers: Dr. Nazima Osman – BEMWG Chairperson Peter O’kane - Assistant Director of Housing Needs
Date: Thu 21st September 2006
Time: 10:30am-3pm
Venue: Dalston Cultural House

Presentation on East London Mental Health
Trust by John Wilkins, Project Director for East London Mental Health Trust and Clive Caseley, Mental Health Foundation Presentation on Local Area Agreement By Marika Mason, Consultant
Date: Mon 05th June 2006
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: Vortex Gallery

Open Meeting on “Proposed Changes to the Health Services”
(Patient choice and our health, our care, our say)
Speakers: Dr Nazima Osman - Chair of BEMWG Marion Goodrich - Director of Commissioning, and Deputy Chief Executive of City and Hackney Primary Care Trust
Date: Thu 25th May 2006
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: Vortex Jazz Club

Open Meeting on Health Inequalities
Speakers: Dr. Nazima Osman – BEMWG Chairperson Rachel Turner, Specialist Trainee in Public Health for Hackney and City PCT
Date: Thu 29th September 2005
Time: 10:30am-3pm
Venue: Dalston Cultural House

BEMWG Open Meeting in Partnership with In Shape “Healthy living network for people aged 50+”
Speakers: Dr. Nazima Osman – BEMWG Chairperson A representative from In Shape
Date: Mon 09th May 2005
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: Dalston Culture House

Workshop on Child Protection
Speakers: Mor Dioum - Community Partnership Officer / Metropolitan Police Perdeep Gill - Community Partnership Officers / Metropolitan Police Dr. Nazima Osman – BEMWG Chairperson
Date: Wed 15th December 2004
Time: 1pm-3pm
Venue: HCD Meeting Room (1st Floor), 62 Beechwood Road, Hackney, E8

Conference on Mental Health – BME Perspective Refreshments and Snacks will be served
Speakers: Sandra Griffiths from Mellow Campaign Ferhat Cinar on Refugee Mental Health Needs Suman Fernando on Recent Moves in Public Policy Health Chinyere Inyama on Mental Health Law Krys Farrell on Users Perspective
Date: Mon 28th June 2004
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: Trinity Centre (Dalston)