Panel Discussion: 

Razing Gaza: Israel's War on Palestinian Health and Wellbeing

April 17, 7:00 PM

Mowafaghian Cinema | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Apartheid and military invasion are well recognized structural determinants of health. Ongoing military campaigns and blockades in Gaza have severely constrained the availability and provision of health care services. The magnitude of the effects of this violence on the Gaza health care system over a relatively short period of time is unprecedented. Given these observations, this event aims to answer the question: What are the short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of the health system crisis in Gaza on the health and wellness of Palestinian people?

THE SPEAKERS

• Salia Joseph (she/her) is Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Snuneymuxw, British and Jewish | Executive director of The Sníchim Foundation
• Jada-Gabrielle Pape, BA, MEd (Saanich and Snuneymuxw) | Cultural Safety Consultant, College Instructor at Courage Consulting, Hello Cool World. Jada-Gabrielle Pape is Coast Salish from the Saanich and Snuneymuxw Nations on Vancouver Island.
• Kendra Strauss, PhD | Director of The Labour Studies Program and the SFU Morgan Centre for Labour Research Distinguished SFU Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Associate Member, Department of Geography
• Yipeng Ge, MPH MD CCFP | Family Doctor, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Resident Physician
• Dr. Nahla, MD | Psychiatry Resident
• Dr. Akihiro Seita, MD | Director of the Health Department at UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Special Representative at UNRWA
• Dr. Adel Iskandar, PhD | Associate Professor of Global Communication at Simon Fraser University, Graduate Chair in the School of Communication, Director of CCMS
• Dr. Malcolm Steinberg, MD | Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Director of Professional Programs and Accreditation