Indigenous Issues with HIV in Canada

Join us for a conversation on Indigenous issues with HIV in Canada.

For 15 minutes, Dr. Randy Jackson casually discusses how colonization, isolation, and stigma affect the experiences of Indigenous people living with HIV in Canada.

This is followed by an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and engage in general conversation. No academic experience needed!

This is a FREE event with food and drinks. However, space is limited so attendees must register.

Presenter: Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson is Anishinaabe from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation and has become an expert in HIV in Indigenous communities in Canada. Dissatisfied with existing research, which tended to focus excessively on pathologizing Indigenous people, Jackson works with communities to find a different perspective–one grounded in cultural world views. Jackson continues to study how Indigenous ways of knowing the world can influence lived experiences of HIV. Randy is also Assistant Professor in the McMaster School of Social Work, Department of Health Aging and Society

This is a Better than Ted: Talking HIV Research event. Between a long day and getting home, join a friendly and inclusive chat on bold ideas about HIV research: treatment, care, policy, theory, and artistic representation. Brought to you by the Urban Centre for Health Solutions at St. Michael's Hospital, Better than Ted: Talking HIV Research.

Event Notes

- People living with HIV who attend are eligible to receive a 25$ stipend for their participation, with priority given to Indigenous participants. To learn more please email james.tavares@mail.utoronto.ca

- If you need tokens to attend or have questions about accessibility, please also direct inquiries to the email above, with your name and need.

- This is intended to be an informal event and we aim to make it a space everyone can feel comfortable in, regardless of your age, race, gender, sexuality, disability or HIV status.

- The views, ideas, and opinions expressed during the discussion are not those of the Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital or Universities Without Walls.