Commemorating World AIDS Day
Discussion Panel
HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women
Are Women More Vulnerable to HIV Infection
Where: George Washington University
Marvin Center, 3rd floor, Continental Ballroom
800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
When: Wednesday, December 1, 2004
International AIDS Day
7pm – 9pm
No RSVP necessary. Contact Inma at dcwhrat@yahoo.com with any questions.
Please join Amnesty International, U.S. Committee for UNIFEM, our distinguished speakers and members of the community for a panel discussion on the impact of gender and violence against women on the AIDS pandemic.
Speaker Panel:
Lisa Johnson-Firth, Esq., Virginia State Violence Against Women Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International
Heather Fortuna, Program Officer - Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Women for Women International
Sonia Kandathil, Research and Program Analyst, American Foundation for AIDS Research
Robert Mugisha, Human Rights Advocate; Country Specialist (Africa), Amnesty International
Cynthia Rothschild, Consultant, Center for Women’s Global Leadership; AIUSA Board member
Co-sponsored by:
Amnesty International DC Women’s Human Rights Action Team,
US Committee for UNIFEM’s National Capital Chapter,
The George Washington University Amnesty International Chapter, and
Amnesty International USA, Mid-Atlantic Field Office
