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COVID-19 Conference Prime Channel

Plenary session
Room
COVID-19 Conference Prime Channel
Date
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
Time
12:00 AM - 01:30 AM
Plenary session
Room
COVID-19 Conference Prime Channel
Date
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
Time
01:30 AM - 01:40 AM
Plenary session
Room
COVID-19 Conference Prime Channel
Date
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
Time
01:40 AM - 01:50 AM
Plenary session
Room
COVID-19 Conference Prime Channel
Date
Fri, Jul 10, 2020
Time
03:30 PM - 03:40 PM

Global Village Workshops Channel 1

Global Village session Workshop
Room
Global Village Workshops Channel 1
Date
Mon, Jul 6, 2020
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Session Description
In the current "post-truth" world, facts appear to matter less and less and the decisions concerning key populations, such as young and vulnerable people, are made without consulting the affected parties. As such, there is a disjunction between the policies implemented and the reality on the ground. In order to change this, we need to break down existing silos and have those in political positions working alongside those affected by the decisions they make. The purpose of this workshop is to help Youth advocates/activists better target their message to the communities affected and the relevant policymakers, in a contextually-relevant manner, taking into account cultural differences and adopting a common language familiar to those in the community, addressing their identities and values.
Global Village session Workshop
Room
Global Village Workshops Channel 1
Date
Tue, Jul 7, 2020
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Session Description
Stress is a silent killer of persons living with HIV. Studies have shown that chronic stress decreases the CD4+ T-cell count of HIV+ individuals and predisposes them to mental disorders. The WHO recommends that psychosocial care like mindfulness practices be integrated into standard HIV therapy. This workshop aims to put the spotlight on mindfulness meditation as a useful adjunct to antiretroviral therapy and to teach participants how to practice this form of mindfulness in their daily lives.
Global Village session Workshop
Room
Global Village Workshops Channel 1
Date
Tue, Jul 7, 2020
Time
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Session Description
This workshop will address the intersecting aspects of DV and HIV. Participants will receive an overview on DV and how perpetrators of violence use HIV status to exert power and control. The session will provide attendees with trauma-informed promising practices to implement when working with individuals that disclose DV, as well as tips and resources to assist in building partnerships with local DV program(s).
Global Village session Workshop
Room
Global Village Workshops Channel 1
Date
Wed, Jul 8, 2020
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Session Description
Based on our success with our monthly Women's Empowerment Art Therapy workshops funded by the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, we will host an art therapy workshop for both women and men living with HIV. The workshop will use the power of art-making to reduce stigma, build community, and empower women and men living with HIV.

Global Village Workshops Channel 2

Global Village session Workshop
Room
Global Village Workshops Channel 2
Date
Tue, Jul 7, 2020
Time
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Session Description
WORLD has a desire for participants to laugh, cry and understand that a change starts with us in real, yet down to earth ways for those local and abroad, emphasizing the fact that we are more alike than different and can accomplish so much more with a collective approach. WORLD desires for participants to have memorable and life changing experiences through this workshop and will offer diverse perspectives. The information to be covered will include ways of increasing knowledge and conversations among the generations, an overview of current statistics, policy updates and initiatives on HIV/ AIDS/ STIs in the Bay Area among Black and Latina women and girls. There will also be discussion around the STI Network, why it is needed, what it is all about and how to get involved. The workshop will culminate with a call to action for all participants that will reach beyond AIDS2020.
Global Village session Workshop
Room
Global Village Workshops Channel 2
Date
Wed, Jul 8, 2020
Time
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Session Description
Stigma and discrimination are significant challenges in reaching and maintaining treatment success and self-management for adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLHIV). Stigma-related challenges infiltrate home, school, clinics, friendships and relationships; finding a way to discuss and combat stigma is a vital step in the HIV response. The Committee of African Youth Advisors (CAYA), the internal youth engagement mechanism of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), developed a set of cartoons specifically to address stigma. CAYA members (AYLHIV under 30 years old) developed four scene cartoons on various case studies of stigma and discrimination within their own contexts and countries. These, accompanied by discussion questions, allow AYLHIV in support groups to have guided, informative, and productive conversations about scenarios made by fellow youth living with HIV. Cartoons are used in 10 countries and have been translated into French.
Global Village session Workshop
Room
Global Village Workshops Channel 2
Date
Thu, Jul 9, 2020
Time
06:00 AM - 07:00 AM
Session Description
Stigma limits the effectiveness of responses to HIV and has a profound impact on access to healthcare services across all points in the HIV care cascade. Getting to the heart of stigma is essential to ensure personal and structural barriers are overcome for all clients and in particular key populations (sex workers, men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs and transgender people) who often experience increased and compounded stigma, whether internalized, in community or healthcare settings. Innovative ways to reduce stigma by building resilience need to be found and researchers, activists and healthcare workers have a key role to play in making a tangible difference. This workshop gives an opportunity to discuss hot topics around stigma and examples of good practice from healthcare providers providing stigma free services. The workshop will assist in better understanding the realities of people living with HIV, and specifically key populations and how to integrate these realities into more effective and stigma free approaches. Central messages/objectives of the workshop are: Know the difference between stigma and discrimination. Have the confidence to start difficult conversations. Be inspired by examples of good practice and ideas from peers in the session.
Global Village session Workshop
Room
Global Village Workshops Channel 2
Date
Thu, Jul 9, 2020
Time
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Session Description
Grandmothers have been central to the response to HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Having lost their adult children to the pandemic, grandmothers have developed resilience and strength while raising their orphaned grandchildren. With the support of community-based organizations, grandmothers are gathering to support each other and discuss their work to advance grandmothers’ rights to property, health, and pensions and to live lives free from violence and discrimination while building movements to advocate for their human rights. Over the past 14 years, grandmothers from Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and the United States have come together to learn from grandmothers across sub-Saharan Africa, strategize, and mobilize support and awareness in a growing international grandmothers’ solidarity movement. In this workshop, grandmothers from Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Canada will share stories, discuss lessons learned, and explain how grandmothers are leading movements to claim their human rights. The workshop will focus on the ways that grandmothers from the African region have been affected by HIV and AIDS, their role in providing holistic support for their communities and each other, the centrality of grandmothers’ human rights to truly ending the AIDS pandemic and rebuilding communities devastated by HIV and AIDS, and the role of the international grandmothers’ solidarity movement in supporting the movements for grandmothers’ human rights in sub-Saharan Africa. Participants in the workshop will be given the opportunity to ask questions, share their experiences, and help to shape the plan to advance grandmothers’ human rights across sub-Saharan Africa.