Notice of news conference:
ADVOCATES CALL ON G8/G20 LEADERS TO TAKE ACTION ON AIDS CRISIS IN CANADA AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Toronto, June 22, 2010
June 18, 2010 - This year is the target date set by G8 countries for achieving "universal access" to HIV prevention services and to HIV care, treatment and support, yet global action on AIDS is falling off the G8 agenda, despite repeated promises.
With Canada hosting the G8 and G20 Summits, leading experts and advocates from both Canada and Africa
will underline the progress made in recent years and the gains at risk if Canada and other countries fail to take
action. They will also provide tangible measures that could be taken to help overcome HIV/AIDS both in Canada and in developing countries.
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Time: from 11:00AM to 12 Noon
Format: 11:00AM to 11:30AM - brief statements from panel of speakers
11:30AM to 12:00PM - moderated Q&As, priority given to media
Location: Room G in Oakham House
Ryerson University campus
55 Gould Street (between Church and Yonge streets), Toronto
Speakers: Siphiwe Hlope
Swaziland Positive Living (SWAPOL)
Stephen Lewis
Former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Joined by other experts and advocates on HIV/AIDS from: the Canadian Treatment Action Council (CTAC), the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and
Development (ICAD), the Canadian 2010 G8 Civil Society Coordinating
Committee, the National Advocacy Committee for the Grandmothers to
Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network.
For more information:
Contact: |
Gilles Marchildon
Director of Communications
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Telephone: +1 416 595-1666 ext. 228
Cell: +1 416 278-3750
E-mail: gmarchildon@aidslaw.ca |
Reproduced with permission - "Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network"
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
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