The International Carnival of Pozitivities
by Sokari on December 4, 2006
in HIV/AIDS
Ron Hudson of 2sides2ron has posted “The International Carnival of Pozitivities = World Aids Days Edition”
The carnival is ongoing and was started by Ron “to fill the void of information in the mainstream media” and to remind us that HIV/AIDS is not a one day, one month or one year experience for those living with the illness.
It seemed to me that all we were hearing about HIV/AIDS related to how new drug therapies were stemming the tide of deaths from this disease. In the West, we have, indeed, seen a drop in the number of AIDS deaths, but some important aspects of this story were being omitted. Side effects, cost, lack of access and medication failures were not being discussed. Neither was the impact of AIDS in the more poverty-stricken regions of the World and the lack of infrastructure for providing medication to the over 40 million people infected worldwide. Far more frightening, we have failed as a society to discuss transmission modalities in frank and honest ways. While the disease continues to spread, we avoid discussions about our true nature as sexual beings as if our shame and denial will make this disease vanish from before our eyes. Prevention of HIV/AIDS can only take place through honest and open discussion. It is in the spirit of promoting just such a dialogue that I founded the ICP. I am proud to see the project has survived its first six months and am honored by all past participants for their courage and commitment to the project. Please join us.
Ron has put together an excellent variety of posts including personal testimonies as well as post on policy, statistics and news.
From launch of Muizenberg and Vryground BranchTreatment Action Campaign last October. Provides some interesting and useful information on issues around HIV/AIDS in Cape Town – Sipho Mthathi (General Secretary) speaking
Tags: HIV/AIDS
Ron Hudson of 2sides2ron has posted "The International Carnival of Pozitivities = World Aids Days Edition"
The carnival is ongoing and was started by Ron "to fill the void of information in the mainstream media" and to remind us that HIV/AIDS is not a one day, one month or one year experience for those living with the illness.
It seemed to me that all we were hearing about HIV/AIDS related to how new drug therapies were stemming the tide of deaths from this disease. In the West, we have, indeed, seen a drop in the number of AIDS deaths, but some important aspects of this story were being omitted. Side effects, cost, lack of access and medication failures were not being discussed. Neither was the impact of AIDS in the more poverty-stricken regions of the World and the lack of infrastructure for providing medication to the over 40 million people infected worldwide. Far more frightening, we have failed as a society to discuss transmission modalities in frank and honest ways. While the disease continues to spread, we avoid discussions about our true nature as sexual beings as if our shame and denial will make this disease vanish from before our eyes. Prevention of HIV/AIDS can only take place through honest and open discussion. It is in the spirit of promoting just such a dialogue that I founded the ICP. I am proud to see the project has survived its first six months and am honored by all past participants for their courage and commitment to the project. Please join us.
Ron has put together an excellent variety of posts including personal testimonies as well as post on policy, statistics and news.
From launch of Muizenberg and Vryground BranchTreatment Action Campaign last October. Provides some interesting and useful information on issues around HIV/AIDS in Cape Town - Sipho Mthathi (General Secretary) speaking
Tags: HIV/AIDS
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