Black, African, and Caribbean people living with HIV or AIDS are increasingly charged for not informing their partners of their HIV status before sex. In fact, a large number of those charged are from our community and we are unsure why. Please join us for a community discussion where we will review a number of important questions, including:

• What do Black people living with HIV or AIDS need to know about the law and HIV non-disclosure and transmission?
• Why are members of the Black community more likely to be charged and why is this issue becoming a racialized one?
• What are the legal obligations for people living with HIV or AIDS and when should they disclose their HIV status?
• How can organizations like Black CAP help clients living with HIV or AIDS avoid criminal charges?

We will be joined by a number of prominent speakers, including Richard Elliot, Executive Director of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Charmaine Williams, Vice-Dean of the University of Toronto School of Social Work, Maureen Owino, Program Coordinator of the Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment (CAAT), and others.

Thursday, November 19^th, 2009 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. 155

College St – University of Toronto Health Sciences Building Room # 610 The Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention would like to thank the co-sponsors of this event: the African Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), the Rainbow Health Network, and the Ontario Working Group on Criminal Law & HIV Exposure. For more information, please contact Cindy Jolly at 416-977-9955 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it