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Choosing to be homeless..
…for one night. SleepEasy shining a spotlight on homelessness whilst raising vital cash for YMCA Lincolnshire.
World AIDS Day 2017 – meeting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Meeting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to share my story and Think2Speak’s work
2016 Roundup
2016 – my year in HIV advocacy It has been quite a year – and, as per last year, I’ve taken the opportunity to reflect. Trying to choose a sole image to represent each month has been so very difficult, yet joyful. 2016 – I’ll never forget you.
World AIDS Days – House of Lords
I was honoured to be Terrence Higgins Trust’s invited speaker at their Annual Parliamentary Reception in The House of Lords for World AIDS Day 2016. Sharing my personal story, and the work of Think2Speak with dignitaries, fellow advocates, politicians, medics and the media. Read more… Read More
AIDS2016: Loving, living, HIV, Durban, South Africa & Me
AIDS2016 Durban South Africa – I’ve pick out a handful of my musings from a selection of the sessions I went to in both the main venue and the Global Village
The people, the faces, the stories of AIDS2016
Personally one of the greatest outcomes from the conference was the people that I’ve met. Many advocates and activists that I’ve followed on social media for many years became real people to embrace, and I met their friends, their colleagues, their projects and their stories.
Condom Couture by Adriana Bertini
Adriana Bertini is an artist living in Brazil who takes old or faulty condoms and uses them to create art. She goes into schools, gets the young people used to handling and talking about condoms, whilst smashing the shame around carrying them, all while together creating amazing works of art!
Red Ribbon Awards
The Red Ribbon Awards held a ‘Special Session’ to congratulate the 2016 Red Ribbon award winners, in Durban South Africa at the AIDS2016 conference to celebrate the vital work being done by these grass level community based groups.
HIV the basics
It has become apparent that we still have such a long way to go. Many many people connected to those in my life don’t know the basics. The basics of living with HIV in 2016. For those willing to learn and educate themselves, THT offer… Read More