a brown bag lunch talk with Elizabeth R. Boskey December 2, Friday 12:30 to 1:45 pm Elizabeth R. Boskey, CSGS Visiting Scholar The Pap smear was one of the great public health innovations of the 20th Century. However, the way in which the test is currently used brings up important issues of sexism, paternalism, and …
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Sex Work Harm Reduction: Beyond Safer Sex
From the Harm Reduction and Mental Health Project When: April 30, 2010; 3:00-4:30 PM Where: New York University, 6 Washington Place, Room 551, NYC Presented by: Maryse Mitchell-Brody, MSW Harm reduction with people in the sex industry tends to focus on the reduction of risks of sexually transmitted infections. However, the complex set of harms …
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Bridging the Gap: Medicine, the Media, and Women's Health
When: Saturday, April 24th, 2010, from 8.30-4.30 (Breakfast, Coffee, and Lunch Provided!) Where: Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, on the 4th floor of the Kimmel Center (60 Washington Square South) The NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Hospital for Join Diseases would like to invite you to join us for an exciting full day conference …
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Critical Beginnings: How Sex-Negative, Anti-Feminist Culture Sets Us Up For Violence
April 29, 2010 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Barnard College Altschul Hall, Room 202 Broadway and 116th Street Join us for a talk with sexuality educator, activist and filmmaker, Amy Jo Goddard, MA. This lecture series takes a critical look at disempowerment through sex-negative, anti-feminist culture, and creates a call-to-action to women and men to …