People's Health Assembly

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, PHM Scotland 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 PHM Europe 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