World Aids Day Vigil electronic flyer
Please share the news not the stigma
ACT AWARE – RED PARTY
| Time | Wednesday, December 1 · 7:00pm – 11:00pm |
| Location | BAR 360
FITZWILLIAM ST Sheffield, United Kingdom |
Please join us for a Red Party – dress in red, free entry, red cocktails and lots of chat next Wednesday
World AIDS Day is a chance to raise public awareness, and hopefully breakdown some of the unwarranted stigma that surrounds HIV. There are many ways in which you can do something to make a difference.
More people than ever are living with HIV in the UK and each year new infections occur.
People living with HIV in the UK
The number of people living with HIV in the UK has trebled in the last 10 years
More than 90,000 people are living with HIV in the UK
Over a quarter of people with HIV in the UK are undiagnosed
About two thirds of people living with HIV are men and a third are women
Over half of all people living with HIV are aged between 30 and 44, but there are significant numbers both of young people and older people now living with HIV
What people living with HIV have asked…
“I would like to see society’s attitudes change, so that I don’t feel that I have to hide the fact that I have HIV” Alan, London
“I would like people who are living with HIV whom are confident to do so, to share their own stories about how they have overcome the barriers and challenges of living their everyday lives” Danny
“I would like everyone to think seriously about HIV and what it means to live with HIV – and therefore be realistic, aware and practical when it comes to safer sex” Maurice, London
“I would like there to be a focus on education and stigma within younger groups of people, with attention paid to cultural differences and needs” Richard
“I would like to see more positive role models of people living with HIV” Danny
“I would like it to become possible for people to write they are HIV+ on job application forms without fear of being discriminated against” Michael, Somerset
“I would like people to realise that HIV and AIDS is a pandemic that can potentially affect everyone and is not confined to the gay community and drug users. It’s unfair for people to categorise the huge problem in this way” Sean
“Within some high risk groups e.g. young gay men, lack of self worth and hope for the future can be a big demotivator for safer sex. I’d like to see this understood more fully and see more action to help change this” Mike
“I know my status – do you know your status. Be visible and stand out, stop the prejudice and discrimination in our society” Mark
“Having lived with HIV for nearly 27 years, have attitudes changed. No, so ask yourself why? Ignorance and fear, so changing attitudes and improving education at all ages and levels of our society may make that difference. More awareness, better understanding and increased acceptance that HIV is here and not going away” Michael
