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Special
session:
Panel
Discussion: HIV/AIDS,
Sexuality, gender, ethnicity and some of the other "others":
Interconnecting cultural narratives
This panel discussion will present a range of perspectives on how HIV/AIDS
has affected, influenced and shaped identities in the province of
Manitoba, Canada. In particular, the presentation will focus on the
psychological and sociological contexts of HIV/AIDS. Personal
stories will be shared, and relevant community- based and academic
research will be highlighted. The relevance to health policy and
"interventions" will be discussed.
Presenters:
About
Alex Wilson
Dr. Alex Wilson, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, will discuss HIV/AIDS in the
context of Aboriginal people in Manitoba. She will discuss the term
"two-spirited" and how the interconnection of culture, gender,
sexual orientation, spirituality, and land inform identity. Dr. Wilson is
a professor of Indigenous Knowledge and Praxis, College of Education,
University of Saskatchewan.
About
Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Executive Director of the Prairie Women's
Health Centre of Excellence, and Adjunct Professor, Sociology, University
of Winnipeg, will discuss the concept of gender and how Gender based
analyses are essential when developing policy and programmes for any
HIV/AIDS affected population. She will present on
local initiatives that have effectively incorporated gender, culture and
other diversity.
About Sandra Kirby
Dr. Sandra Kirby is a methodologist and sociologist who is Acting
Associate VP Research and Graduate Studies, University of Winnipeg . She
was involved for 10 years in HIV AIDS palliative care work in the 1980's
and 1990's and is a Board member of the Prairie Women's Health Centre of
Excellence. Dr. Kirby will discuss the history in Manitoba of dealing with
HIV/AIDS - sex, gender and sexuality - Pride marches, palliative care and
finally, to the '9 circles' and holistic comprehensive approaches to
HIV/AIDS. She will also talk about moving research to policy using
the one-week global college symposium as an example of the importance of
cross cultural sharing of information.
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