When Brryan Jackson was just 11 months old, his father knowingly injected him with HIV-tainted blood. Five years later, Jackson’s doctors diagnosed him with full-blown AIDS and offered him and his family no hope of survival.

Since then, Jackson has been defying the odds and sharing his story in hopes of inspiring others to overcome adversity.

He will ask members of the UWindsor community “Who do you dare to become?” in a free public presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 15, in the Winclare Room, Vanier Hall.

The Residence Services and Student Experience offices are sponsoring the event as part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Week.