AIDS at the Intersection of Community, Science, and Policy - A 3-part series for World AIDS Day 2020
Series Description: Since 1988 World AIDS Day has been an opportunity to remember those lost and support those affected, while uniting in the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Join us for World AIDS Day this year for a three-part series that honors those who have made a difference: healthcare workers who comforted those with AIDS, activists who fought and still fight for better policies and treatments, and scientists who have worked for decades to save lives. Part 1 (December 1, 2020): When young gay men started dying from HIV-related illnesses in the early 80s, healthcare workers and community activists fought for action from an apathetic government. Their efforts ignited a movement that improved access to health care and extended civil rights for the LGBTQ community in American society. The first program in the series looks back at the work and successes of HIV activists and caretakers confronting the HIV pandemic. Speakers:
-Cecilia Chung, Director of Evaluation and Strategic Initiatives at Transgender Law Center
Sasha Cuttler, Ph.D., RN was among the first nurses at San Francisco General Hospital, Ward 5B, a ward dedicated to treating AIDS patients in compassionate ways
-Sean Strub, Executive Director of the Sero Project This program will be presented as a Zoom video webinar. A link will be emailed to all registrants. (Image credit: Rollis University/New York Historical Society) |