CAPILANO COLLEGE students,
staff and faculty will get a little
learning with their lunch on Feb.
2, when the college presents an
‘open Forum on AIDS —
Awareness and Prevention.

The public is invited ‘to attend
the forum, which runs from 12:30
to 1:30 p.m., and will have a
chance to ask questions of people
who are on the front lines of the
fight against the disease.

Speakers include Kevin Brown, a
founding member of the Persons
with AIDS (PWA) coalition, a
support group for AIDS sufferers.
The coalition attempts to prolong
the lives of PWAs through alter-
native forms of therapy like stress
reduction, positive thinking and
anti-viral drugs. The group’s aim is
to give PWAs hope, and increase
their life expectancies by increasing
their will to live.

Lezlie Wagman coordinates in-
formation services for AIDS Van-
couver,.a non-profit organization
that opened its doors in February
1983, The group provides informa-
tion, support and counselling to
AIDS sufferers, and their fricnds
and family. ‘Approximately 250
volunteers answer inquiries over
the phone, help educate the public,
and run support groups.

Dr. Michael Rekart is chairman

of .the .B.C. | Provincial Advisory

- Committee.on AIDS. He advises
the Ministry of Health on funding

‘policy. and evaluates requests. for’.

: funding from different agencies.
‘Cap College psychology instruc-

: tor Paul ‘Avery is: one of the orga-. ;

nizers of the forum, and a volun-

‘teer, counsellor ; with AIDS . Van- :

. couver. He says the college, has

- been concerned with developing an-

. education pregram’ on AIDS ‘since
last year, Pay
“AIDS has": ‘increased in: the
Lower Mainland and we began to
wonder if it would rear its. ugly
: head at Capilano College. So we're
‘stressing prevention and increased
: awareness of, . What - AIDS is,”

"> Avery says ;
“ae He adds that the campaign will ;
heighten «awareness of the: risk~
‘@lement::: ‘We «hope» people will
: take’a non-hysterical approach: By

‘educating people before there’s a

~. Serisis;,we will: lay\the groundwork” ff. -
. for; people to.‘take -a' rational ap-- a

proach to AIDS prevention.”

-As part ‘of: the: awareness cam-°-’
aign, the. ‘college: ran a series of |

“moon ‘hour: workshops. last’ week

“ that looked at the impact of AIDS - :

‘on women, families and workers.

“The Forum‘on AIDS will be held __
: Tuesday, Feb, 2 at: 12:30 in the .7-

South Cafeteria.

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“AN INTRODUCTION to fitness

for the first-timer or those out-.

‘of-practice is being sponsored by

the North Vancouver. Recreation —

: Commission. -

‘This super mild fi itness class is ©
“specially “designed as’ 2° starting §
point to fitness with the emphasis -

on éducation and fun while learn-

ing all the basics needed to move .. j

into the. mild level of the fi itness
package... -

Introduction to Fitness will run

at William Griffin Recreation Cen-

‘treon Tuesdays and Thursdays,

from 9 to 10 a.m.

The next. session begins on

Tuesday, Feb. 16 and runs to
Thursday, March 24. Child care is
available through the playtime
‘program which runs concurrently.
. Register at the. centre or by
phoning 987-PLAY. For more in-
formation call the William Griffin
Recreation Centre at 986-2255.

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