University cancels film screening (From The Argus)
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University cancels film screening
3:40pm Tuesday 11th December 2012 in News
The University of Brighton has cancelled the screening of a controversial film following a student backlash.
The documentary House of Numbers has been dismissed by academics and health experts worldwide as AIDS denialist propaganda.
The film, which claims the HIV virus does not cause AIDS, was due to be shown tomorrow (December 12).
However, following a backlash from students and health groups, the university has cancelled the screening.
A spokesman said: “The screening of this film was organised by an individual member of university staff who has no academic or professional expertise in health sciences.
“Our position is clear: We regard HIV and AIDS as extremely serious matters of concern; we provide our students with advice and we support research concerning these issues.”
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Comments(7)
LB
says...
4:47pm Tue 11 Dec 12
sussexram40
says...
6:52pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Algeria Touchshriek
says...
11:24pm Tue 11 Dec 12
These students are more fascist than errrrrrr.......... fascists.
Simon Robert Lane
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2:37am Wed 12 Dec 12
http://youtu.be/_p-t
tLfkZHQ
If you prefer to read rather than to watch a documentary I'd suggest starting here:
http://aras.ab.ca/ai
dsquotes.htm
Congratulations to Dr Cox; the rest of the so-called 'University' doesn't deserve to be referred to as such given how keen it seems to be to silence debate.
Pathetic! You all have blood on your hands! Do you hear?
Morpheus
says...
10:11am Wed 12 Dec 12
Simon Robert Lane wrote:I have just watched the first 10 minutes of this film and can see no reason why it should have been banned. The university and students seem to burying their heads in the sand.
Well if any of you hasn't seen this documentary yet I suggest you watch it now. You can find it here:
http://youtu.be/_p-t
tLfkZHQ
If you prefer to read rather than to watch a documentary I'd suggest starting here:
http://aras.ab.ca/ai
dsquotes.htm
Congratulations to Dr Cox; the rest of the so-called 'University' doesn't deserve to be referred to as such given how keen it seems to be to silence debate.
Pathetic! You all have blood on your hands! Do you hear?
matt.freshfield
says...
6:43pm Wed 12 Dec 12
The list of dead AIDS deniers is growing much faster than the people with HIV who accept treatment advised by evidence based medicine.
There is no middle ground here, these people are out and out wrong.
Crystal Ball says...
4:26pm Tue 11 Dec 12