Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 14:26:15 -0800 From: South Africa Free Election Fund Subject: AIDS CONFERENCE AT COLUMBIA Announcing a colloquium sponsored by: The Columbia University School of Social Work, The CUSSW Task Force on Public Health, and The Upper Manhattan Task Force on AIDS STRATEGIES FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION: RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND THE MEDIA Thursday, April 13, 1995 The colloquium seeks to promote collaboration among researchers, clinicians, policy advocates and media professionals to ensure that vital research informs public discourse and foments change in at-risk behavior TO REQUEST REGISTRATION MATERIALS, PLEASE SEND E-MAIL TO THE COORDINATOR: ENL4@COLUMBIA.EDU You may also call the colloquium information line at (212) 604-4591 Keynote Address: Alvin Novick, M.D., Yale University Editor, AIDS and Public Policy Journal Session I: AIDS and Public Policy: Issues in Human Rights Research and Media Intervention in Pediatric AIDS and Among HIV-Affected Children AIDS Prevention, the Media and Communities of Color Skills Training Workshop: How to Use Print, TV and Radio to Get Across Your HIV Prevention Message Session II: Harm Reduction Among IV Drug Users HIV Prevention in the Gay Male Community Adolescents and AIDS: Psychosocial Research and Behavioral Intervention AIDS and the Theatre: The Role of Psychodrama in AIDS Awareness A buffet lunch will be served. Luncheon Speaker: Jesse Gruman, Ph.D. Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Health Session III: Lesbian Chic and Lesbian Poverty: The Truth About Lesbian Health Behind the Headlines Policy Analysis and Media Outcome Evaluation: A Look at the CDC's "America Responds to AIDS" Campaign Spreading the Word: Entertainers, Performing Artists and Media Professionals Share their Perspectives Skills Training Workshop: A Multi-Media Approach to Training Mental Health Professionals in HIV/AIDS Intervention Settings Final Plenary Session: Panel Discussion Confirmed speakers include: Melvin Lowe, Executive Director, Upper Manhattan Task Force on AIDS Ronald Feldman, Ph.D., Dean, Columbia University School of Social Work Eric Marcus, Co-Author, "Breaking the Surface: An Autobiography of Olympic Diving Champion Greg Louganis" Sean Strub, Strubco, Inc., Publisher, Poz Magazine Henry Grethel, American Designer Gabriel Rotello, Columnist, New York Newsday Dr. Robert Newman, President, Beth Israel Hospital David Leal, Harvard University Marj Plumb, Director, NYC Dept. of Health, Office of Gay & Lesbian Concerns Joyce Hunter, Executive Director, National Gay & Lesbian Health Assn. Willi Ninja, Dancer, Choreographer Dr. John Higgins-Biddle, Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Michaelangelo Signorile, Author, "Queer in America" (NB: Please do not request materials by responding to this posting.)