Science in the Cinema presents Fire in the Blood
Presented by UCalgary's Cumming School of Medicine. Hosted in partnership with the Calgary Public Library and the Faculty of Nursing.
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2026
Where: Central Library, 800 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
Doors Open: 5:00 pm
Begins at: 5:30 pm
Fire in the Blood
Fire in the Blood offers a compelling look at the societal, political, and market factors that blocked fair access to critical HIV medications, particularly across the Global South in the 1990s.
In recognition of World AIDS Day, join us for a screening followed by a discussion and Q&A exploring how these same factors continue to shape current human rights challenges for people living with HIV today.
FREE admission and snack, seating is first-come, first-serve.
Meet the Speakers
Dr. Aniela dela Cruz, PhD
Aniela dela Cruz, PhD, MSc (University of Alberta), has worked with people living with HIV in Canada since 2001, with a focus on addressing health and social inequities affecting immigrants living with HIV, including cultural safety, social determinants of health, and pre- and post-migration experiences.
She is the Calgary site lead for the national Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment (ACE) project, which aims to reduce HIV stigma and strengthen community resilience. She also chairs the Newcomer, HIV, Immigration, Treatment Engagement and Stigma in Canada (NewHITES) Community-Based Research Team, which brings together people living with HIV, community leaders, service organizations, government, and researchers to advance health and social equity.
Dr. John Gill
Dr. John Gill is an infectious disease doctor and medical director of the Southern Alberta HIV Clinic where his practice focuses on caring for patients with HIV. He completed his medical degree in England in 1976. After relocating to Canada, he completed fellowships in internal medicine and infectious disease.
Dr. Gill is a professor in the Cumming School of Medicine and full member of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases.
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