apologies for cross-posting - this is a very interesting initiative from the Association of Ontario Health Centres. The posting is forwarded from SDOH


http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2006/28/c6750.html


Anti-Oppression the focus of Ontario health group's visual arts poster competition

    TORONTO, March 28 /CNW/ 
- Advancing its commitment to community-centred primary health care, the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) is pleased to announce the Determinants of Health: Taking Action on Oppression Poster Series Competition. The multi-purpose cultural initiative will select five images that best visualize diverse elements of oppression and social exclusion that act as social determinants of health and well-being. The project will also establish creative links with Ontario visual artists and promote public awareness of the social determinants of health in order to enhance provincial policy and funding aimed to address their impact.

    "AOHC's vision is to promote the determinants of health as a progressive health care vehicle by unapologetically addressing all the oppressive "isms" that create inequities -- including racism and ethnocentrism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism and ableism," says AOHC Executive Director Adrianna Tetley.

    "The process will link Ontario community-based, not-for-profit primary health care centres with Aboriginal visual  artists, visual artists of colour, Francophone visual artists and visual artists from immigrant, refugee and rural  communities who also face systemic barriers in the pursuit of their artistic careers."

    A jury of Ontario-based community artists will meet in early May to select the visuals that best address each of five anti-oppression categories - ageism; ableism; heterosexism including homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia; racism and ethnocentrism; and sexism. Jurists will consider elements of insight, healing and intention as well as creative and technical
realization of the concept.

    The competition is open to all media, including acrylic, gouache, oil, pastels, crayon, ink, coloured pencil, computer graphics, textile, knitwear and beading. New works or existing work completed since 2004, will be accepted. AOHC will announce awards of $500 for the winning entry in each of five categories, on May 10, 2006. The new poster series will be unveiled at the AOHC Conference in Kingston, Ontario, June 7 to 9, 2006. 

    Deadline for submission of completed works is May 4, 2006. Entries must be accompanied by a Determinants of Health: Taking Action on Oppression Poster Series Competition Entry Form.

    For further information, including guidelines, specifications and entry form, visit www.aohc.org

For further information: or media inquiries: 
Scott A. Wolfe, AOHC Senior Policy Analyst - [log in to unmask], (416) 236-2539 ext 234
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