01.12.2017—02.12.2017

Ancora una volta, World AIDS Day

Événement, Roma

Introduction

Programme

Dates
01.12.2017
02.12.2017
Location
Roma
Category
Événement

Ancora una volta, World AIDS Day wants to commemorate the worldwide efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. Based on previous event format’s at ISR—involving a transdisciplinary approach— the objective is to sensitise and foster critical awareness of the multiple struggles of this illness.

Scientific and artistic panel discussions, along with a photographic exhibition by Pierre Keller, which will include two series of work « Bloody American » (1977) and « The Red Cage » (1978), and concerts concerning this thematic are spread throughout the event to encourage debate on themes which are unfortunately part of our everyday life.

The discussions will touch diverse fields; there will be a dialogue, through the help of moderators, which will start from a more philosophical point of view to then move on to a more practical one like medical research. Abundant space will be given to debate with the public.

For two days, the public will have the chance to have a multidisciplinary understanding of the topic thanks to concerts and panel discussions with key figures of the field. The underlying idea is to have a transdisciplinary event by presenting on the same platform doctors, writers, artists, activists, all contributing to the story of this ongoing reality.

Our aim is to recreate the same intensity of involvement which the first HIV commemoration day had and, more importantly, to use this opportunity to change the existing image of this illness and the social consequences that derive from it.

During the two days, and starting from 8pm, a free of charge HIV and Syphilis Rapid tests will be provided by the Circle of Homosexual Culture Mario Mieli, thanks to an agreement with ASL Roma 1 and to a collaboration with the Struttura (UOSD) Dermatologica MST of the San Gallicano IRCCS. The rapid tests are simple and fast, you will have your results in thirty minutes.

The event is organised by the Istituto Svizzero together with Circolo di Cultura Omosessuale Mario Mieli and with the support of the American Academy in Rome.

PROGRAMME

Day 1
Friday 1 December, 6:00 – 12:00

6:00pm
Panel discussion 1:
FREEDOM
Moderator: Massimo Farinella (Circle of Homosexual Culture Mario Mieli) and Samuel Gross (Head Curator, Istituto Svizzero)

Panellists:
– Sebastiano Secci, President of the Circolo di Cultura Omosessuale Mario Mieli, Rome
– Marco Cappato, Radical party « Luca Coscioni » Association

Simultaneous translation from French to Italian

7:30pm
10 years without Massimo Consoli: remembering the Mario Mieli association

8:00 pm
Open area: concerts, photographic exhibition, shops, bar, rapid tests

8:30pm
Muccassassina Dance Company

9:00 pm
Bonaventure (aka Soraya Lutangu) concert in collaboration with Bad Bonn

9:45pm
Tatum Rush concert in collaboration with Bad Bonn

12:00am
RED PARTY, Muccassassina Dance Company, at Qube club, via di Portonaccio 212, Rome

Day 2
Saturday 2 December, 3:30 – 11:30pm

3:30 pm
Radix Harmonica, chamber choir, directed by Giuseppe Pecce

4:00 pm
Panel discussion 2
CHALLENGES
Moderator: Massimo Farinella (Circle of Homosexual Culture Mario Mieli)

Panellists:
– Bernard Hirschler, President of the Regional Research Ethics Committee (CCER), Geneva
– Enrico Girardi, Director of the Epidemiology and Preclinical Research Department, INMI « L. Spallanzani » IRCCS, Rome

Simultaneous translation from French to Italian

6:00 pm
Panel discussion 3
PATHS
Moderator: Martin Jaeggi (Independent writer and curator)

Panellists:
– Allen Frame, Photographer, American Academy Fellow 2017-2018
– Pierre Keller, Artist, Lausanne
– Stephanie Serra, Associate Curator, Museé Jenisch Vevey

Simultaneous translation from English to Italian

8:00 pm
Open area: concerts, shops, bar, rapid tests

8:30pm
Lucia Cadotsch in collaboration with Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation

9:45pm
Egopusher in collaboration with Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation