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Local (Updated: 10 Jul 2005)

SMU HIV/AIDS DISCUSSION DIALOGUE SESSION

SMU HIV/AIDS DISCUSSION DIALOGUE SESSION
20th OCTOBER 2005 , 5 PM

SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY
CONFERENCE HALL 2

You are invited to learn more about HIV/AIDS issues
and volunteer work in an interactive dialogue discussion with

Action for AIDS (AfA) volunteers
Mr. Justin NG and Ms. Vernetta LOPEZ ,

and

Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) social worker
Ms. HO Lai Peng .

Do join us for an enriching and informative session on a controversial
but increasingly important issue in our society today.

See you there!

Mr. Justin NG is 21 years old this year and has been an AfA volunteer since he was 16. He has defered his undergraduate studies at Harvard University to do volunteer work for AfA's Youth Outreach Programme. Justin is a pioneer in HIV/AIDS outreach to teenagers and young adults in Singapore

Ms. Vernetta LOPEZ, a local celebrity and a friend of Justin, hosts the lunchtime show LunchBreak on Class 95 FM from 10am - 2pm weekdays. A regular face at Mr. Justin NG's outreach events to teenagers, Vernetta feels strongly towards the cause of educating teenagers and young adults.

Ms. HO Lai Peng is a principal social worker and councellor at the CDC. She stands in the frontline with stigmatized HIV/AIDS patients and advocates fiercely for their cause. She received the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) Outstanding Social Worker Award in 2004 for her work.

Moderator:

Prof Kiveli Kazila FILMERIDIS, a Practice Assistant Professor of Psychology with the School of Economics and Social Sciences will be facilitating the dialogue session.

A JG 3 Production. An LTB-Led Project.

Supported By:
Health Promotion Board
http://www.hpb.gov.sg

AIDS Information and Counselling Hotline: 6254-0212