Gillian Maxwell @ Concordia

The 2008-2009 Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS is pleased to present:

GILLIAN MAXWELL

“Insite”:  the right to healthcare for injection drug users

Thursday, October 2^nd 2008

1455 de Maisonneuve W. H-110 6 pm

Gillian Maxwell is a harm reduction activist and an active spokesperson in   Vancouver for the “Insite for Community Safety” campaign, which was created as a response to federal government pressure to close Insite – the first supervised injection facility in North America. She is a trained mediator and negotiator and acts as the chair of Keeping the Door Open: Dialogues on Drug Use (KDO). She has made a great contribution to numerous harm reduction and health organizations as a founding member of the Strathcona Health society, past board member of AIDS Vancouver and member of the BC Mental Health and Addiction Alliance. Her lecture will touch on the importance of community involvement, the power of informed public dialogue, and how it can impact social policies on harm reduction and HIV/AIDS.

These events are FREE and open to the general public.

To look at the poster click on this link maxwell-poster

Upcoming Lectures:

November 6^th 2008

Winstone Zulu, PWA activist, Zambia

“HIV and TB: Southern Africa’s Fatal Combination”

January 22^nd 2009

Rafael Campo, Prizewinning Cuban-American poet and doctor, Boston

“What the Body Told: Poetry and HIV”

March 05^th 2009

Christine Vézina, Lawyer for the human rights program at COCQ-Sida, Montreal

“La criminalisation de l’exposition au VIH: un échec de santé publique?” (In French)

November 30^th 2008

Extra Event: World premiere screening of documentary Turning 20

Co-directed by Jessica Mayne and Kim Simard, Montreal

“Turning 20”: A heart-warming 20^th birthday present for AIDS Community Care Montreal.

For further information please contact:

Emily Brossard

HIV/AIDS Lecture Series Coordinator

(514) 848-2424 ext. 7998

hivaids@alcor.concordia.ca

aids.concordia.ca

The Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS would like to thank its sponsors:

MAJOR SPONSORS:

GlaxoSmithKline in partnership with SHIRE Canada

Office of the President, Concordia University

Concordia University Departments:

Arts & Science

Communication

Computer Science and Software Engineering

English

History

Political Science

Simone de Beauvoir Institute

Theatre

School of Graduate Studies

FRIENDS OF THE LECTURE SERIES:

Aids Community Care Montreal

Cactus

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

Cinema Politica

GayLine

Fugues

Stella

SéroZéro

The Simone de Beauvoir Institute

History

The Institute, established in 1978, is an integral part of life at Concordia University and the broader Montréal community. The Institute is a college of Concordia University, dedicated to studying the conditions of women’s lives. Each year, the Institute offers a variety of exciting courses which explore the historical and contemporary aspects of women’s oppression and resistance.

Mission

The Institute strives to stimulate the investigation, understanding and communication of the historical and contemporary roles of women in society, and to encourage women to develop their full creative potential.

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