Dr Epprecht began his talk by relating his experiences as a teacher at
The University of Zimbabwe in the mid-1990s. The realization that many
of his pupils, whom he was teaching history, would be directly
affected (if not killed) by the AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa drove
him to seek another venue of action.  After publishing an academic
article that detailed some of the issues surrounding cultural aspects
of sexual education and culture in these countries and how it could
influence the spread of HIV, Dr Epprecht realized that such
publications would have little impact on the issues he wanted to
address.  Moving outside of the world of academic publishing and
confronting the difficulties of this within an academic system that is
based around journal publications, he created a book of parables in
conjunction with individuals from around Africa. These stories relate
real-life events of sexual issues that are controversial, if not
taboo, in most African countries.  They help these populations learn
about the very real relationships and encounters that are taking place
within their own communities, stories that are in most cases kept
secret for personal safety.

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Colonization, Gender, Race and STIs: The Cultural Dynamics of Research on Gender-based Violence and Coercion and HIV/AIDS in contemporary South Africa

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Dear second and third years,

 As you may or may not know, Jon (C) Lau and I are co-ordinating a new project with the Global Health Working Group called the Community Initiatives Project.  This is intended to help familiarize medical students with community based health services in an interactive way, and also to get us out into the community and increase awareness about community issues.  Although the project is still in the development phase, we have scheduled one event for this semester...a visit to the Katorokwi Native Friendship Centre. The Centre provides a number of services to Aboriginal people in  Kingston, including home visits, education sessions for new and expectant parents, and literacy programs.  We are going to be visiting on Thursday, October 30 at 3PM, and the staff will be talking to us about the services they provide, the kinds of clients who use their services, the cultural basis for their programming, and Aboriginal approaches to health in general.