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Liu Institute for Global Issues, 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC
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Join Kristi Heather Kenyon for the launch of her new book, Resilience and Contagion: Invoking Human Rights in African HIV Advocacy. The event will be held in the Multipurpose Room at the Liu Institute for Global Issues. Co-hosted by the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, the School of Population and Public Health, and the Political Science department.
HIV represents not only an unprecedented pandemic but also a site of civil society innovation. In the midst of devastation, activists in sub-Saharan Africa are progressing from traditional forms of health advocacy to strategies that engage human rights principles, techniques, and language. Employing a comparative case-study approach, Resilience and Contagion considers the efforts of nine local civil society organizations in Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, and Botswana. Kristi Heather Kenyon examines who adopts rights-based discourse and why, arguing that leadership, individual beliefs, and structure all play a critical role in framing advocacy.
Kristi Heather Kenyon is assistant professor in the human rights program of the University of Winnipeg’s Global College.