Seeing Stigma: Creating Change for Cannabis Patients workshop

Come and hear about the Seeing Stigma research and view patient photography before responding with your own messages and reflections.  15 min talk that provides an overview of the research project, followed by a 45 minute craft workshop where participants can  view patient photography and  help grow our Cannabis Flower Reflection Display by creating buds (messages of support for patients), leaves (reflections & learning) or seeds (ideas for tackling stigma and creating patient-friendly spaces). 

This workshop accompanies a curated display of photography by cannabis patients that participated in the photovoice study, conducted as part of the Medical Cannabis Research Project.  The workshop aims to amplify the voices of cannabis patients, invite people to reply to patients with their messages of hope and support, and contribute ideas for transforming policy or making public spaces accessible to patients. 

Dr Lindsey Metcalf McGrath, Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University; Dr Helen Beckett Wilson, Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University; Dr Sarah Tickle, Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University.  

The event will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about medical cannabis policy, including patients, carers, family and friends and the wider public. 

The research findings are of particular relevance to professionals whose work impacts on patients and people working in public services, spaces and venues. 

16th October