UPCOMING EVENTS

Bevel Up is screening at the US Harm Reduction Film Festival in Austin, Texas

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010 - in Austin Texas

Bevel Up is screening at the US National Harm Reduction Festival which is held in Austin, Texas this year.  James Tigchelaar and Nettie Wild will be answering a half hour Q&A after the film screens via Skype.

Bevel Up is coming to New York Oct 25, 26 & 28!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 - Opening Event at Roosevelt House

The Center for Health, Media & Policy at Hunter College has invited Bevel Up for a very special event. On Monday, October 25th, the CHMP brings together some of New York’s top experts in harm reduction with two of the nurses from the BC Street Nursing Program, Juanita Maginley and Fiona Gold.

Monday, October 25, 2010
“Media, Policy and Harm Reduction"
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, 47-49 East 65th street, New York
Panel Discussion, Film Highlights, and a Reception

This panel discussion of harm reduction practice and policy includes a focus on the role of media on public health issues. The event includes comments from Hunter College President Jennifer Raab, the Joan Hansen Grabe Dean of the Hunter School of Nursing, Dr. Kristine Gebbie, and CMHP Co-Director, the Rudin Professor of Nursing Dr. Diana Mason. The panel is moderated by CMHP Co-Director Barbara Glickstein, and includes Dr. Daliah Heller, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Alcohol, Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment for New York City; Dr. Chinazo Cunningham, an MD practicing at a community health care center in the Bronx with a needle exchange program; Allen Kwabena Frimpong of the Harm Reduction Coalition in New York, an advocate with extensive background in international issues of harm reduction, especially among youth and Maxine King, outreach coordinator for WORTH (Women On The Rise Telling HerStory), a substance abuse counselor and social worker who has experienced the heath care system both as an addict and as a healer.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010 - 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Screening, discussion and Q&A
A screening of “Bevel Up” with Q&A will be held at Hunter College Brookdale Campus. This event is for students of nursing, medicine, public policy, public health, and other related fields from within Hunter College and other NYC colleges/universities. Introductory remarks by Jessie Daniels, senior fellow at the Center.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2010 - 5:00 to 6:30 PM
Juanita Maginley and Fiona Gold will be at the New York Academy of Medicine’s Ninth International Conference on Urban Health. The nurses’ only event, which is open to the public, is a prestigious conference that brings together international experts for a full screening and discussion of harm reduction in varying urban settings.

PAST EVENTS

Vancouver, BC - January 15, 2010
Bevel Up was shown at the Pacific Cinematheque  as part of a Nettie Wild Retrospective on January 15th at 7:00pm. Post-screening discussion included a presentation of the interactive menus on the DVD version of Bevel Up. Street Nurses in attendance.

American Journal of Nursing conference, Chicago, IL - October 5, 2009
Fiona Gold and Juanita Maginley, BCCDC Program Manager, in attendance.

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL - October 7, 2009
BCCDC street nurses in attendance at the screening, along with a range of community organizations in Chicago.

Dawson Creek, BC - September 7, 2009
Director Nettie Wild and Outreach Nurse Caroline Brunt in attendance.

Creating a Culture of Prevention June 24, 209
Roundhouse Community Center, Vancouver, British Columbia
Bevel Up outreach nurse, James Tigchelaar, and the Hello Cool World team were there in full force!

Workshop June 16, 2009
Campbell River Hospital, Campbell River, British Columbia
BCCDC's James Tigchelaar facilitated a discussion after.

Education Session May 27, 2009 at the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre

Education Session May 27, 2009 at the Battered Women's Support Services

Screening May 25, 2009 at 7:30pm
Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College Comox Valley Campus, British Columbia
BCCDC's Caroline Brunt and James Tigchelaar facilitated a discussion after that was open to the public. Admission by donation in support of North Island College's Global nursing project.

Annual BC Corrections Health Care Workshop May 4, 2009 at the Justice Institute

Screening Bevel Up April 16, 2009 at the Lion's Gate Hospital, ER deparment

Screening Bevel Up April 2, at the PICNet Conference.

Education session Bevel Up March 24, 2009 with Women Against Violence Against Women

Screening March 9, 2009, at the Powell River General Hospital, with the Needle Exchange program, the RCMP, and the ambulance in Powell River.