STRATEGIC Stronger Voice AIM 4 During this year, our main activities included: progress of Islington’s Challenging Inequality Strategy. The second part of the event 4a. Mental Health Awareness Week – focused on how organisations could more May 2021 effectively evidence and demonstrate their impact. 120 organisations registered for the Given the rise in mental health issues resulting event with over 90 attending on the day. from the pandemic, we hosted an online ‘Wellbeing for All’ event on the 12 May 2021. 4b. Islington Council and VAI Cllr Una O’Halloran, Executive Member for Community Conversations – Community Development opened the event. Online Events The aim of the event was to promote the During the year we started to take a more work of the and highlight the inspiring work of active part in the Community Conversations, some of the organisations providing mental helping to set the agenda and co-chairing the health support in the borough. Talk 4 Health; series with Cllr Sue Lukes, Executive Member Sunnyside Community Gardens, The Stress for Communities. We hosted 5 conversations Project, HNG; The Peel Direct Action Project, during the year with a focus on winter Islington Mind, Chance UK, Age UK Islington, planning; and how to support residents in Mixed Martial Arts for Reform and Progression their COVID-19 vaccination journey. (MMRAP) and Head Held High. Healthwatch Islington talked about the ambition and Annual and Impact Report 21/22 33