| National March for Palestine Saturday 11 October Assemble at 12 noon Victoria Embankment, Central London End the Genocide – End Starvation – Stop Arming Israel https://palestinecampaign.org/events/national-demonstration-for-palestine-11-october/  UKPALMHN Solidarity Space Monday 13 October at 1pm (UK time) This is an open space where people exchange their emotional responses with a view to remaining resilient amidst a constant stream of distressing news. Please contact ukpalmhn@gmail.com if you would like to attend this meeting. Mental Health Conference for Palestine: Living through the Unimaginable Source: Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine Date: Saturday 8 November from 9:30am – 4:30pm Location: Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX Speakers: Dr Yasser Abu Jamei, Dr Yoa’d Ghanadry-Hakim, Gwyn Daniel, Martin KempThis is a hybrid (in-person/online) event but seating is limited so advanced booking is recommended.Join us for a day dedicated to updating on the present situation, bringing together professionals working in Palestine and allied Mental Health groups in the UK organising around Palestine. The conference is aimed at all mental health professionals who want to make an ethical response to the destruction of ordinary human life in Palestine and spearhead a collective mental health response. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mental-health-conference-for-palestine-living-through-the-unimaginable-tickets-1744401304259 Mental Health Crisis in the Gaza Strip: Two years of living under genocide Source: Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) Date: 7 October This is a new 32-page report from the GCMHP. It exposes another invisible wound – one that silently devours the souls of people, threatening both their present and their future. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the deteriorating mental health crisis in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing genocide since October 2023, which has inflicted devastating psychological consequences on the population, affecting children, women, the elderly, persons with disabilities, the displaced, frontline workers, and survivors of detention and torture. […] A summary of the new report is available on the GCMHP Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gcmhptested Full report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15o5Zv_yJ9XIH8HNV_UF4BloCIU5TGVEK/view Open letter of concern and call for immediate action Source: The collective of Palestine Mental Health Networks Date: October 2025 The Open Letter is open for signature by individuals. The collective of Palestine Mental Health Networks (which includes UK-Palestine MHN) has issued an open letter to the New Center for Psychoanalysis (NCP) and the American Psychoanalytic Association (ApsaA) regarding an event that is taking place on Tuesday 14 October. This is a closed Program Case Conference that is apparently part of the Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic training program (CAPT). The event features Dr. Gabriela Mann’s clinical work which centers Israeli soldiers and civilians in rich detail while reducing Palestinian lives to statistics and vague references during an ongoing genocide. This is a profound ethical failure. Dr. Mann’s work dehumanizes Palestinians, uses passive language that erases Israeli responsibility, and treats those actively perpetrating genocide, helping restore them to continue their violence. The letter calls for the cancellation of the 14 October talk and the setting up of an event platforming Palestinian clinicians. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdyRFyfax64B5wrvc_z0x3iUwgRQuoKhO8RlFWxulXcRc37g/viewform The complete collapse of childhood in Gaza Source: Analyst News Date: 6 October An interview with Teresa Bailey who is a member of the UK-Palestine Mental Health Network Steering Group. Psychotherapist Teresa Bailey describes Gaza as a place where every child now needs trauma care, with babies dying in incubators and play transformed into war games. She explains that constant bombardment has created “continuous traumatic stress,” rewiring children’s brains, destroying the sense of safety that parents normally provide, and erasing the ordinary structures of childhood through displacement, hunger, and the loss of school and play. https://www.analystnews.org/posts/the-complete-collapse-of-childhood-in-gaza Silence speaks when language fails: The loss of words in Gaza Source: Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi writing in The Nation Date: 1 October Palestinian writer Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi describes how relentless trauma in Gaza has eroded people’s capacity to speak, turning silence itself into a language of survival. She links this loss of speech to neurological and emotional numbing caused by genocide, where words like “home,” “hope,” and “friend” have lost meaning, leaving survivors to communicate through gestures, art, and shared quiet as acts of resistance and endurance. https://www.analystnews.org/posts/silence-speaks-when-language-fails-the-loss-of-words-in-gaza How Do We Even Talk about Palestine and Israel?: One group’s experience in unspoken territory Publisher: TWiG (August 2025) ISBN 13 : 9781036924119 A group of psychiatrists and psychotherapists met regularly using Tavistock group methods to examine the challenges involved in discussing the Israel–Palestine conflict. Their meetings focused on exploring questions rather than providing answers, with attention to each participant’s personal and historical perspectives. The group process included structured reflections, discussions, and the use of essays and writings to document their interactions. The approach emphasized analysis of the dynamics arising within the group as a model for thoughtful engagement with complex topics. https://www.karnacbooks.com/product/how-do-we-even-talk-about-palestine-and-israel-one-group/98411/ Impact of the October 7 Gaza war on post-traumatic stress symptoms and quality of life in Palestinian nursing Source: Nature, Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 34575 (open access) Date: 3 October The Gaza War has had a marked psychological impact on nurses in the West Bank, particularly for those exposed to checkpoint violence. Targeted, trauma-informed mental health interventions, resilience training, and systemic reforms to improve safety and working conditions are urgently needed to protect and support the nursing workforce in conflict settings. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-18039-1 Jewish Bloc Statement on Manchester killings and its aftermath Source: Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) Date: 3 October JVL Introduction: The Jewish Bloc has issued this statement expressing their sorrow at the killings and their condolences for the families of the victims killed or injured in the attack on the Manchester synagogue. There is a welcome for the support from the local community, including many Muslim people and organisations and also anger at the weaponisation of our grief by arguing that those who stand for justice for Palestinians are a danger to Jews. This is divisive and dangerous. Let the community mourn, let the connections across communities in Manchester be strengthened and not weakened. https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/jewish-bloc-statement-on-manchester-killings-and-its-aftermath/ FEATURED ACTIONS You can see a list of all current actions on this page: https://ukpalmhn.com/gaza-crisis/ Great Ride of Return: Cycling for freedom Source: Gaza Sunbirds Date: Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 October: The next global mobilisation. The Great Ride of Return is a global, non-violent, family-friendly grassroots movement uniting communities across more than 95 cities and 35 countries demanding justice, equality and an end to the occupation. Inspired by the Gaza Sunbirds, participants of all ages gather to cycle peacefully, raise the Palestinian flag, and fund essential support for displaced families and disability rehabilitation.Visit the website to find a ride or to organise your own local ride: https://gazasunbirds.org/campaigns/great-ride/ FEATURED EVENTS You can see our full list of events on this page: https://ukpalmhn.com/events/ PalMusic presents Daughters of Jerusalem tour Date: Saturday 1 November Location: King’s Place 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG Source: PalMusic In collaboration with Irish Artists for Palestine (IAFP), PalMusic UK and the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM), the Daughters of Jerusalem, a 35-piece all-female youth choir and music ensemble, will tour Ireland and the UK for the first time. The purpose of the tour is to promote Palestinian culture by showcasing young Palestinian musicians as a voice for hope and peace, to support the cost of ESNCM’s ongoing music scholarships and education programmes throughout Palestine and the UK, and the music education outreach programmes in refugee camps across the areas most affected by the bombing – Gaza, Al-Shati, Rafah, Jabalia, Jenin, Bureji, Al-Nuseirat , Khan Younis, Maghazi and Deir El-Balah. https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/contemporary/palmusic-uk-presents-the-daughters-of-jerusalem-in-concert/ BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS (BDS) A founding aim of the UK-Palestine Mental Health Network is to “encourage our colleagues individually and collectively to consider their response to the Palestinian call for boycott, sanctions and divestment (BDS).” British Palestinian experts find Labour “party to genocide” in damning review of Starmer’s first yearSource: British Palestinian Committee (BPC) Date: 29 September The BPC recently released a damning review of the Labour government’s first year of policy on Palestine. The report, Party to Genocide, assesses the Starmer administration’s record against a policy framework BPC set out for the incoming government in November 2024. The review found the British government has participated in genocide by providing widespread diplomatic and military support to Israel, while entrenching dehumanisation and structural racism against Palestinians in both Palestine and the UK. […]The final section of the report is:Global Action Against Genocide: How Britain is isolating itself from International consensus https://britpalcommittee.co.uk/palestine-policy-review-labour-first-year |
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