BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_1775_2feac9dad692649d8dd92839917de16f@psychoanalysis.org.uk SUMMARY:Racism: Its Impact on Mental Health with David Har ewood OBE and Marcus Ryder MBE DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n Speakers: David Harewood OBE\, \;mark ing his election to Honorary Fellowship of the Soc iety.and \;\n Marcus Ryder MBE\n \n Chair: Ana Paulina Sauma\, Chair or Education\, Adult and Ch ild Adolescent Training Analyst and Supervisor\n \ n Sunday 15th June 2025\n 3.00pm - 5.00pm (BST)\n \n Hybrid - In person at the Institute of Psychoan alysis or Online\n This event will be recorded and available for 1 week.\n \n David Harewood will be in conversation with Marcus Ryder about the exper ience of being black in what he calls the white sp ace and the impact of this experience on mental he alth. The conversation will be chaired by Ana Paul ina Sauma and will be \;followed by a wider di scussion with all participants.\n \n The afternoon will start with the presentation of the Honorary Fellowship scroll \;to David Harewood by Vic S edlak\, President of the British Psychoanalytical Society.\n \n \n  \;\n \n Biographies\n \n Dav id Harewood was born in1965\, in Small Heath\, Bir mingham\, England to parents Romeo and Mayleen\, w ho had been born in Barbados and moved to the UK i n the fifties and sixties as part of the Windrush Generation. \;He is married to Kirsty and has two daughters.\n \n David trained as an actor\, at RADA\, over 30 years ago\, and has acted in a var iety of settings and roles\, such as in theatre\, TV and Films. He made history\, being the first Bl ack Actor to Play Othello at the National Theatre\ , in 1997. Some of the most well-known works he ha s taken part in as an actor were: Homeland\, The N ight Manager\, The Man in the High Castle\, Blood Diamond\, SuperGirl\, working alongside many inter national well-known actors.\n \n He has been the l ead presenter for a number of TV documentaries mos tly dealing with racial inequality and mental heal th such as: Psychosis and Me\, Why is Covid Killin g People of Colour?\, Will Britain Ever Have a Bla ck Prime Minister\, The &lsquo\;F&rsquo\; Word\, B ritain&rsquo\;s Greatest Invention\, In The Shadow of Mary Seacole\, Earth&rsquo\;s Tropical Islands \, Blackface: The Hidden History of Minstrelsy.\n \n David is an Advocate for Mental Health and Unic ef-UK Ambassador\, often playing as a goal keeper for the England Soccer-Aid Team. He is the Preside nt of RADA.\n \n He has published a moving autobio graphy: Maybe I Don&rsquo\;t Belong Here: A Memoir of Race\, Identity\, Breakdown and Recovery\, whi ch we \;would highly recommend.\n \n  \;\n \n  \;\n \n Marcus Ryder is the CEO of the Fi lm and TV Charity\, the leading industry body addr essing wellbeing issues in the screen sector focus ing on mental health and financial wellbeing. Marc us is a leading figure in the efforts to increase diversity and representation in the media industry . Marcus is also the Chair of RADA.\n \n In 2023 h e was named by Variety magazine as one the 500 mos t influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.\n \n In 2020 he cofounded the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity based at Bi rmingham City University.\n \n He is the author of &ldquo\;Access All Areas - the diversity manifest o for TV and beyond&rdquo\;\, and the editor of &l dquo\;Black British Lives Matter&rdquo\;.\n \n &nb sp\;\n \n  \;\n \n  \;\n \n  \;\n \n & nbsp\;\n \n \n \n REFUND POLICY: Tickets are fully refundable until 14 days before the lecture\, aft er which time no refunds will be issued.\n \n Conc ession tickets are available\, for students\, BPAS candidates and trainees. Please email \;outre ach@iopa.org.uk \;if you are unsure if you qua lify for a concession ticket.\n \n Views and opini ons expressed by speakers are their own and do not represent the views or opinions of the Institute\ , event organisers or other speakers. \;We exp ect delegates to respect the confidentiality of cl inical material discussed in our events. The conte nt must not be recorded\, conveyed or disseminated in any format and participants must not share acc ess to the event with non-registered participants. CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250615T150000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250615T150000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250615T170000 LOCATION:Hybrid Event\, online via Zoom\n & In person at Th e Institute of Psychoanalysis\n Byron House\n 112A Shirland Road\n W9 2BT\n United Kingdom\n ORGANIZER:MAILTO:outreach@iopa.org.uk URL:https://psychoanalysis.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1775 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR