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‘Rethinking Good Intentions’, with Nancy Edwards

In this solo story-telling play, Nancy Edwards – a Canadian community health nurse – takes us to the rural villages of Sierra Leone in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Her heart-felt stories of village life convey the ravages of tuberculosis; threats of witchcraft; and tragedies of deaths related to pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn tetanus. She celebrates mothers and local advocates for health improvements. While acknowledging her role as a cultural outsider, Nancy takes us behind-the-scenes and shares how her West African experiences shaped her life and research career.

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This play is based on a portion of Nancy’s memoir, Not One, Not Even One: A Memoir of Life-Altering Experiences in Sierra Leone, West Africa (FriesenPress 2022, 318 pages).​

The performance will be followed by a panel of discussants at York University, including Omosalewa Olawoye (director, Tubman Institute), Agnès Berthelot-Raffard (associate professor, Faculty of Health), Oghenowede Eyawo (associate professor, Faculty of Health), James Orbinski (director, Dahdaleh Institute), and Mary Wiktorowicz (chair & associate director, Dahdaleh Institute).

A co-sponsored event with the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, the Faculty of Health, the School of Global Health, and the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas.

Nancy Edwards is a nurse and epidemiologist who worked in the field of global health and development for forty years. She is a Distinguished Professor and Professor Emerita at the University of Ottawa and the recipient of numerous awards including three honorary doctoral degrees. Nancy is an avid photographer and enjoys the outdoors while biking and cross-country skiing. She lives in Ottawa.​

Join us on Tuesday, October 8, at 1 p.m. ET in the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, York University.

Doors open at 12:30 p.m.

Date

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Time

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Local Time

  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: Tuesday, October 08, 2024
  • Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location

Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre
110 Accolade East Building, York University
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