Social justice plenary wraps up weekend conference in the spirit of activism
“Global health and social movements must be anchored at the local grassroots level,” said Walter G. Flores, the first panelist to speak this Sunday at the WRIHC’s final plenary session. Flores, who...
View ArticlePrioritizing Gender Equality in Global Health: “It’s all social construct”
If you can see a human being as an object, you can justify violence and ill-treatment against that person. This cycle of dehumanization persists in the modern world. Sutapa Basu, Ph.D., referenced a...
View Article‘Taboo Topics in Film’ panel addresses financial barriers faced by trans...
I wasn’t sure what I was getting into with a panel title, “Taboo Topics in Film: Social Justice in Gender Identity and Sexual Health.” Even the word taboo made me think of fishnet stockings. Instead,...
View ArticleAs tweeted at #WRIHC 2014
Hundreds gather at UW to hear Dr. Stella Nyanzi from Kampala, Uganda. Congrats to UW’s Dept. of Global Health on the11th annual #WRIHC — Hutchinson Center (@HutchinsonCtr) April 5, 2014 “We can make...
View ArticlePhotos from Uganda win $250 poster prize
Sean Bernfeld, a first-year medical student on the Global Health Immersion Program (GHIP), went to Uganda to work with Hospice Africa Uganda, which provides support for patients with HIV/AIDS and...
View ArticleMariel Boyarsky’s Top 10 conference highlights!
We asked Conference Coordinator Mariel Boyarsky for her ‘Top 10′ Conference Highlights. It was hard to name only 10, but here’s what she came up with: Attending a conference where gender and sexuality...
View ArticleVIDEO: #WRIHC Keynote with Stella Nyanzi now online
Ugandan scholar and activist Stella Nyanzi, PhD, kicked off the 11th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference, Uncensored: Gender, Sexuality & Social Movements, with a rousing call...
View ArticleCall Me Kuchu — Painful look at homophobia
By Clare Obradovich Call Me Kuchu, a film that documents Ugandan gay rights activism in 2011 as a new bill in legislature threatens to make “aggressive homosexuality” punishable by death, was one of...
View ArticleAUDIO: Pedagogy of Sex Education Panel
In case you missed it, this panel was recorded: Gender, sexuality, and social movements are topics that have been neglected in public health education both globally and domestically. In this breakout...
View Article2015 Conference to be held at University of Oregon
Stay tuned for updates on the 2015 conference, which will be held at University of Oregon.
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