About this Event
OVERVIEW
We warmly invite you to the People’s Health Assembly of PHM Europe, taking place from 31st October to 3rd November 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. Together with activists, health workers, and academics from across Europe, we will gather to strengthen our collective struggle for health, justice, and solidarity. In a time of deepening crisis and rising inequality, this Assembly is a vital moment to come together and imagine alternatives rooted in solidarity and justice.
The Assembly kicks off on Friday afternoon with an International People’s Health University session on Public Pharma. The first half of this session will also be broadcast online as part of a webinar series on the Wellbeing Economy in Scotland. For those attending in-person, the discussions and activities will continue in the room for the remainder of the afternoon.
On Saturday, will host a People's Health Assembly focused on building solidarity across the nation and developing activities and tools ahead of the upcoming elections in Scotland.
Sunday is dedicated to the Gathering, with keynotes on the militarisation and financialisation of public services and the way to a wellbeing economy, and strategic sessions to shape PHM-Europe future plans.
On Monday, we will focus on a tour of Glasgow, exploring the city’s history of activism.
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LOGISTICS
You are free to choose which days you would like to participate. There is no requirement to attend all events in order to be part of the assembly. If joining online only for the Public Pharma webinar, please register here.
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AGENDA
Friday 31st of October: International People’s Health University (IPHU): Public Pharma: A Step Towards Health For All
13:00 - 14:30: What do we mean by 'Public Pharma'?
- Alan Rossi Silva, PHM Europe.
- David Franco, PHM Europe
- Hope Worsdale, Just Treatment
These talks and the Q&A afterwards will be run as a hybrid event.
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 16:30 : Call to Action: How can we advance Public Pharma?
- Chris Toavs, T1 International
- Keir Milburn, Abundance
- 1 more TBC!
These talks and discussion will be for those attending IN-PERSON ONLY.
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Saturday 1st of November: People's Health Assembly
09:30 - Arrival with tea/coffee
10:00 Welcome
10:15 Keynote: Scotland’s health and the social and economic conditions that underpin it - Tony Robertson, PHM Scotland/University of Glasgow
10:45 The PHM Scotland journey
11:00 Small-group discussions: Developing a People's Health Manifesto for Scotland
12:30 Feedback from groups and planning and promoting the manifesto
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Keynote: Building solidarity and a public health movement - Anuj Kapilashrami, PHM Global/University of Essex
14:30 Small-group discussions: How do we collaborate across groups to create a stronger coalition for better health?
16:00 Feedback from groups and next steps
16:30 End
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Sunday 2nd of November: Strengthening the European Health Movement
10:30 - Arrival with tea/coffee
11:00 Welcome
11:15 Keynote: From militarisation to a wellbeing economy
12:00 Small-group discussions: Strategising on the coming plans of PHM EU
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Small-group discussions: How do we collaborate across groups to create a stronger coalition for better health?
15:00 Whole-room discussion: Feedback on discussions and next steps
16:00 End
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Monday 3rd November: Tour of Glasgow with a focus on the history of social justice activism in the city. Times TBC
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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