Mental Health & Wellbeing Events

Online activism in the LGBTQ+

• Date: Friday 15th July, 

• Time: 6 PM

• Platform: Zoom

• Description:  Online activism and safe spaces are more important than ever especially for the LGBTQ+ community. During Covid-19 many young/ vulnerable individuals had to leave chosen families, leaving online to be the only safe space. Panellist include Raheem Mir, Maya Bhardwaj, Seeva, Jai Deo

• Website: Ruthlessmagazine.co.uk

• Social media:(insta) @Ruthless_magazine (twitter)   @Ruthlesszine @raheemmir @seevamusic @jaiburlesque 

Mitali Dargani - Impostor Syndrome- Apne project

• Date, Time, Platform: Friday 24th July, 6 PM

• Description:

• Website of partner(s): 

• Social media:

Panel Discussion on Colourism 

• Date, Time, Platform: Monday 27th July

• Description: TBC

The sister of racism, colourism. How do we create future where our children won’t be judged by colour of their skin? 

• Date: 27th July

• Time: 

• Description: This issue affects not only today but our children of the future. During the panel discussion we aim to discuss the effects of colourism on body image, self-worth/esteem from those leading the conversation and how we can learn. Panellists include Seema Hari, Sheerah Ravindren, Dr. Tina Mistry

• Website of partner(s) for more information: Ruthlessmagazine.co.uk

• Social media handles for partners and collaborators: @seemahari @sheerahr @brownpsychologist

Traditional South Asian Sufi Music Performance

• Date: 30th July,

• Time: 3pm

• Platform:  

Description: Singers of South Asian heritage, mainly from the UK, but also from different parts of the world. We are trying to secure singers of South Asian heritage from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, USA, Canada and Malaysia.  It will be an international South Asian sufi music extravaganza!! Watch the space!!!

Chai and Reset with Mira

• Date: every Wednesday from Friday 31st July

• Time: 8:30 am till 9:00 am,

• Platform: Instagram live @miramanek

• Description: Start your day right! Unwind, detox and cleanse. Mira Menak walks you through yoga and breathing exercises, a little piece of calm before you take on the world! 

• Website of partner(s) for more information: miramanek.com

• Social media handles partners and collaborators: @chairbymira @miramenak

Heritage, Identity & Influence in Mental Health (Sarwat Tasneem, Saiqa Naz and others).

• Date: Thursday 30th July.

• Time: 6 - 7pm 

• Platform: 

• Description: Discussing the intersections of gender, belief and culture in South Asian Wellbeing. Host Sarwat Tasneem: Behavioural Change Practitioner, Founder 14Consulting

• To join the webinar please email:

• Social media handles of partners and collaborators: 

• Monty Panesar: Ex England Cricketer @MontyPanesar

• Saiqa Naz:  BABCP chair & CBT Therapist  @saiqa_naz

• Harpreet Butoy: Wellbeing Champion Natwest  (not on twitter)

• Neela Heera: Founder Cysters, TEDx Speaker   @neelamheera

• Kamran Ahmed: Psychiatrist & writer for the Guardian   @Dockamran

 Alex Raja in Conversation with Rita, Co-founder of Club Kali 

• Date: Saturday 1st Aug

• Time: 6pm

• Platform: Youtube

• Description: As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of this institutional organisation, Ruby sits with Rita to speak on all things Club Kali, changes in the community, importance of safe spaces and what the future looks like for the LGBTQ+ community.

• Website of partner(s) for more information: https://clubkali.com/ // WWW.Ruthlessmagazine.co.uk 

• Social media handles for partners and collaborations: https://instagram.com/clubkali?igshid=103g91wjr7la6 

• Registration info: 

Time to Heal – Panel by Ruthless

• Date: Sunday 2nd August

• Time: 6pm

• Platform: Facebook

• Description: South Asian community has been in fight or flight mode for over 400 years, effects of this ripple through generations. For over 70 years South Asians have been in mourning, it's time to start conversations about healing, community cohesion and unity.

• Website of partner(s) for more information: WWW.Ruthlessmagazine.co.uk 

• Social media handles for partners and collaborators: https://instagram.com/ruthless_magazine?igshid=7elbdfwnrgjt https://instagram.com/binitakane?igshid=1buqpj2mydxiu https://instagram.com/rightscollective?igshid=1qnosucea04tc https://instagram.com/shuranjeet?igshid=18n653k85d1fu https://instagram.com/taraki_?igshid=1wqxgfrkdch13 https://instagram.com/soulsutras?igshid=1rraci1rrheg8 

The Trauma and healing panel discussion - South Asian community has been in fight or flight mode for over 400 years, effects of this ripple through generations. For over 70 years South Asians have been in mourning, it's time to start conversations about healing, community cohesion and unity. 

• Date: 2nd August 2020

• Time: 6pm

• Description: Panellist include Binita Kane, Shuranjeet Singh, Sangeeta Pillai, and Nishma Jethwa

• Website of partner(s) for more information: Ruthlessmagazine.co.uk 

Social media handles for partners and collaborators: @Shuranjeet @Taraki @ soulsutras @rightscollective

I am ME

• Date: Tuesday 4 August

• Time: 11am

• Platform: 

• Description: I am ME! is an online puppet making workshop designed by Pakistani Actress and Puppeteer, Yamina Peerzada. The workshop is developed for young women and men (14+). Participants will create mini rod puppets of themselves, focusing on the theme of Body Image - celebrating the uniqueness of our bodies and of accepting and loving oneself. 

• Social media handles of partners and collaborators:
  https://instagram.com/yaminapeerzada?igshid=xdadv5z60zgi 

• Registration info: Tickets via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/i-am-me-puppet-making-workshop-south-asian-heritage-month-tickets-114790900674?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch (Max 20 people for workshop)

Poetry Through the Eyes of South Asian Communities

• Date: Thursday 6th August

•  Time: 5-6pm

• Platform: Online Zoom Workshop

• Description: Headstone Manor & Museum collaborating with Mental Wealth and Re-Route present this workshop that is aimed at supporting mental health in South Asian communities in Harrow through creative writing. Open to anyone with an interest in poetry, this workshop is facilitated by a South Asian Poet using collections from Headstone Manor & Museum to re-interpret objects with new narratives inspired by South Asian heritage. Reroute & Mental Wealth are supported under Rethink Mental Health illness Charity.

• Website of partner[s] for more information:https://harrowarts.com/whats-on/event/poetry-through-the-eyes-of-south-asian-communities

• Booking Info: https://harrowarts.com/whats-on/event/poetry-through-the-eyes-of-south-asian-communities#bookingInfo 

Panel Discussion with Jane Chelliah: ‘Being a South Asian Mother in the Diaspora’

PANEL #1

• Date: Friday 7th August,

• Time:  5pm.

• Platform: Zoom

• Description: How do you mother as a South Asian in a Western setting? Are you trying to straddle two cultures? A panel of mothers with diverse experiences will be discussing mothering in an abusive household, mothering in widowhood and mothering a mixed raced child.

• Website of partner[s] for more information: ambitiousmamas.co.uk

• Social media handles of partners and collaborators: @ambitiousmamas 

• Registration Info: Tickets available via Eventbrite:

          eventbrite.co.uk

The life of a South Asian Midlifer – Panel with Jane Chelliah PANEL #2

• Date: 8th August,

• Time: 5pm.

• Platform: Zoom

• Description: Does the South Asian culture recognise midlife as a phase of hope and new beginnings or are we expected to grow old gracefully? The panellists will be discussing their experience of midlife living against the cultural traditions that we were brought up in on what to expect in middle age. Is it time to write a new narrative?

• Website of partner[s] for more information: ambitiousmamas.co.uk 

• Social media handles of partners and collaborators: ambitiousmamas 

Kushti and the healing powers of mud

• Date: Friday 14th August

• Time: 5pm

• Platform: IG and YouTube link tbc

• Description: Hrishikesh Pawar introduces Kushti a traditional form of wrestling

• Social media handles twitter: @hrishikeshpawar

Challenging Colourism and Western Beauty Standards Workshop 1

• Date: Tuesday 4 August

• Time: 3-4:30pm,

• Platform: Zoom

• Description: Workshop on colourism and beauty standards within the South Asian community with Samihah Mudabbir. Session 1 will start with a presentation by Samihah Mudabbir introducing colourism, colonialism and casteism, and how these link to capitalism and consumerism, finishing with a Q&A.

• Social media handles of partners and collaborators: https://instagram.com/samihahmudabbir_?igshid=1pavg0wyqpz9c 

• Registration info: Tickets via Eventbrite:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/challenging-colourism-and-western-beauty-standards-workshop-1-tickets-115041074952

Exploring Queer South Asian Heritage Through Zine-Making by Gaysi Family

• Date: Saturday 8th August

• Time: 11am - 1.30pm

• Platform: Eventbrite link tbc

• Description: Through a zine-making workshop, llustrator Priya Dali and educator, artist, gender activist Anushka Jadhav will explore the various aspects of queer cultural heritage in South Asia, be it art, music, literature or routines from everyday life. Learn how to make your own zine as we discuss the history and role of zines in dissent, resistance and asserting one’s identity and voice.

• Social media handles of partners and collaborators: https://instagram.com/thequeermuslimproject?igshid=1cmoejj7wwg5f https://instagram.com/priyadali?igshid=w4i6zqe7p5yq https://instagram.com/anushkajjadhav?igshid=15frks9s9nghw https://instagram.com/gaysifamily?igshid=161l8rwy5760e 

• Registration info: Tickets via Eventbrite: EVENTBRITE LINK needed with zoom sign up. 

Challenging Colourism and Western Beauty Standards Workshop 2

• Date: Wednesday 12th August

• Time: 3-4:30pm

• Platform: Zoom

• Description: Workshop on colourism and beauty standards within the South Asian community with Samihah Mudabbir. Session 2 will allow participants to read out poems, creative pieces and conclude with engaging conversation, with important feedback from Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan.

• Social media handles of partners and collaborators: https://instagram.com/thebrownhijabi?igshid=qcuwewn3itst 

• Registration info: Tickets via Eventbrite: Eventbrite   Zoom

More events coming soon