Join the team at Conversations With The Living, LLC. to discuss the production of their feature documentary on the HIV/AIDS crisis in Haiti titled, “Conversations With The Living: Globalization and the Haitian Aids Crisis” . Panel discussions will cover pertinent topics including Haiti’s turbulent history and rise from French slave colony to sovereign state, the origins of the HIV/AIDS crisis in Haiti, the role hostile foreign policy plays in exacerbating the socio-economic ills and health issues – like HIV – in Haiti, cultural stigmas faced by HIV positive Haitians and how that effects treatment, the challenges faced by medical personnel in Haiti combating the HIV/AIDS plague, and finally the advancements made by doctors, health officials, and HIV positive Haitians in combating the effects and spread of this vicious disease.
Panel attendees will view a short form version of the documentary “Conversations With The Living: Globalization and the Haitian Aids Crisis”. In addition to the film screening, there will be an extended Q&A session to obtain more information on the film and the HIV/AIDS crisis currently ravaging Haiti.
Panel moderators include Marc Landas and Gregory J. Cassagnol, Director and Producer respectively, of the feature documentary “Conversations With The Living: Globalization and the Haitian Aids Crisis”.
For more information on the feature documentary “Conversations With The Living: Globalization and the Haitian Aids Crisis”, please go to our homepage http://www.conversationswiththeliving.org/ or blog at http://conversationswiththeliving.wordpress.com/. For any press inquiries or requests, please contact Gregory Cassagnol at gregory.cassagnol@conversationswiththeliving.org.
St. Marks United Methodist Church
49-55 Edgecombe Avenue
New York, NY 10030
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Tel: (212) 926-4400
Date: Saturday April 24, 2010
Time: 9:00AM – 2:00PM EST Panel
2:00PM – 4:00PM Town Hall Meeting
4:00PM – 9:00PM Fundraiser
Admission: $50