Rights For Life conference unveils programme and speakers
By News Scotland, , , ,

The Scottish Recovery Network, See Me and VOX have announced the programme of the upcoming Rights For Life event, a national conference on human rights and mental health recovery in Glasgow on 2 and 3 June 2015.

Rights for Life will address a wide range of topics including welfare, poverty, traditional and community-based services, co-production, peer support, etc, and with over 60 guest speakers, panellists and showcasers, there’ll be something to interest and engage everyone.

There has been an overwhelming response to the event and as a result places are limited.  However, sessions on day one will streamed online throughout the day at www.rightsforlife.org. The online streaming programme for day one is as follows:

  • 10.00-10.20am – Welcome and introduction by SRN, See Me and VOX
  • 10.20-11.30am – Keynote speakers Dr. Heather Stuart and Graham Morgan MBE, and audience Q&A
  • 11:45-1:00pm – Panel discussion on the Right to an Adequate Standard of Living
  • 2:00-3:15pm – Panel discussion on Capacity and Participation
  • 3:30-4:30pm – Showcase on Doing Things Differently, featuring Hope Cafe Lanarkshire and Skye and Lochalsh CAB Advise-Ability Project
  • 4:30-5:00pm – Learning from the day and looking to tomorrow.

You can also join in the conversation on Twitter using #rightsforlife.