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Media Advisory - Union of Ontario Indians HIV/AIDS program launches new harm reduction video
UOI OFFICES, Nipissing FN, Dec. 3, 2012, 2012 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --
A new video that focuses
on harm reduction in drug use will be launched tomorrow in Toronto.
The Union of Ontario Indians HIV/AIDS program coordinator Jody Cotter
produced the video called "River of Healing".
"We focus on positive solutions such as youth prevention programs and
strategies that help educate our people on the prevention of
transmittable diseases such as Hepatitis C and HIV through unsafe drug
use," says Cotter. "The video emphasizes the positive effects, such
as healing, that can be brought about through effective methods of harm
reduction. The aim of this video is to reduce the stigma and
discrimination associated with drug use in our communities."
Media are invited to attend the noon-hour event at the Ramada Plaza.
The video launch is in conjunction with the HIV/AIDS "Little Spirit
Moon" conference held December 4-5.
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|WHAT: Launch of "River of Healing" harm reduction video. |
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|WHO: Union of Ontario Indians HIV/AIDS coordinator Jody Cotter,|
|Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy staff, Anishinabek citizens|
|featured in video. |
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|WHERE: Toronto, Ramada Plaza, 300 Jarvis St. Ballroom AB |
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|WHEN: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 |
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|TIME: 12:00 pm |
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The Anishinabek Nation established the Union of Ontario Indians as its
secretariat in 1949. The UOI is a political advocate for 39 member
First Nations across Ontario. The Union of Ontario Indians is the
oldest political organization in Ontario and can trace its roots back
to the Confederacy of Three Fires, which existed long before European
contact.
SOURCE: Anishinabek Nation
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SOURCE: Anishinabek Nation
SOURCE: Union of Ontario Indians
Marci Becking, Communications Officer becmar@anishinabek.ca 705-497-9127 ext. 2290
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