SIETAR BC Presents “Sharing Personal Stories about Botswana, China and Indonesia - Apr 10 - 7pm

An Evening with UBC Global Student Speakers

About the Event:
Questions of human rights and HIV/AIDS, modernization and development, and identity and belonging are brought to the forefront by three dynamic speakers.

About the Presenters:
"Human Rights & HIV/Aids in Botswana" (Kristi Kenyon) - Kristi has lived and worked in Canada, the UK, Malaysia, Australia and Botswana, predominantly working with NGOs in the field of human rights. Her profound experiences during her two-year contract in Botswana in Southern Africa are at the heart of her presentation. What are the human rights implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic?

“Listen to Both Sides and You will be Enlightened: Traveling, Teaching and Learning in China" (Megan Daniels) – Megan spent a year teaching English in China and her presentation focuses on her visit to the Tiger-Leaping Gorge in the northern Yunnan Province of China. This area is in the "Three Parallel River Region" under United Nations Protection. Megan suggests that we all face similar questions in this globalized world: How do we modernize ourselves without so much environmental and cultural degradation?

“Home is Where the Heart is” (Joanna Octavia) - Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, as a second-generation Chinese descendant, Joanna faced discrimination and enmity for being a foreigner in her own country. Yet, at the same time, she felt unaccepted by the country where her ancestors originated. After going through several years of identity crisis following the Anti-Chinese Riot in 1998, she has finally accepted her identities. Joanna aims to promote intercultural awareness, the concept of harmony in diversity, and a close relationship between China and Indonesia.

UBC Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street (Plaza Level), Rooms Duke and Carr

(UBC Robson Square is located on Robson Street between Hornby and Howe Streets. The campus entrance is located on the Plaza Level and may be accessed by stairways on either side of Robson Street at Howe, or by elevator from the underground parkade or the Hornby side of the Vancouver Art Gallery)

6:30 pm – networking
7:00 pm – session begins

Admission:
SIETAR BC Members: no charge
Associate Members: $5
Guests: $8

Places are limited, so please RSVP by Monday, April 7th at RSVP (at) sietar (dot) bc (dot) ca

Lynne Cruz and David Anderson, Event Coordinators
SIETAR BC
http://www.sietar.bc.ca/