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Saddling Up for Another Ride: AIDS 2010

In typical fashion, three jobs aren't enough for me. I happily and masochistically applied to the Media and Communications sub-c0mmittee for the 2010 International AIDS Conference. And I got selected! Oh fortuitous turn of the screw!

In typical freelancer push, I'll be finding ways to get myself to Vienna and do some reporting. I have some unfinished business with Mary Robinson, the former UN Comissioner for Human Rights and form president of Ireland. That's my get, and while I got it last year, the screw did not turn my way that day. Then there's all the other stuff I'll be doing, so I am READY.
I'll also be doing a blog clean-up.Eventually.
Back in the saddle, it feels good.

January 28, 2010 | 12:01 PM Comments  0 comments

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Caras de la Conferencia: Message by Mary Robinson former UN High Comissioner on Human Rights
About this event: XVII International AIDS Conference

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Caras de la Conferencia: Message by Mary Robinson former UN High Comissioner on Human Rights
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Ok, so I spoke to Ms. Robinson while both of us ran to her press conference after she chaired the session on The Aftermath of War: Women, Children and the Displaced. She addressed the issue of Youth advocacy for HIV and AIDS. Unfortunately, my camera didn ' t record ANYTHING except her rolly - bag. I am an epic fail as a journalist. I ' ll try to recover from memory


“Youth activism has to be data - based activism. Young people need to know the real facts before they get involved to properly analize the situation. “

“This conference has been better than Bangkok, better than Toronto and it will keep getting better the more youth paritcipation there is. ”

Seriously….I can ' t believe that the camera didn ' t film.

August 8, 2008 | 3:08 PM Comments  0 comments

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Women taking the lead in the face of HIV and AIDS
About this event: XVII International AIDS Conference

Translations available in: Arabic (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | English | Swedish | Russian | Dutch

Women taking the lead in the face of HIV and AIDS
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Although women have made great strides in addressing the issue of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in a manner that suits their feminine needs, female participation is still lacking, said Elizabeth Tyler Crone of UNIFEM.

76 percent of HIV positive women have children and must tend to responsibilities of the home. Also, men tend to be paid for their activism and volunteering while women aren ' t.

One of the success stories is Mujeres Positivas Frente a la Vida of Mexico. Poor women in Mexico City were among the most succeptible to the HIV and AIDS crisis. Many women had to resort to selling their blood in unsafe, clandestine blood banks which exacerbated the transmission of the virus, according to Hilda Perez Vazquez.
But their collective anger at their isolation created a source for positive change.

But the keynote speech was Sophie Dilmitis call to young girls, both positive and negative to get involved in a manner that is inclusive to all genders.

While young girls might have spaces they can discuss issues that are important to them, those spaces are not always readily handed over to them. Feminism has almost entrenched women in this stagnant place where they bicker over meta terms rather than strive for action. Dilmitis ' speech is an example of a sound rallying call that should be heard and put into play.

August 8, 2008 | 3:03 PM Comments  0 comments

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Caras de la Conferencia: Sophie Dilmitis, HIV and AIDS Coordinator for the World YMCA
About this event: XVII International AIDS Conference

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Caras de la Conferencia: Sophie Dilmitis, HIV and AIDS Coordinator for the World YMCA
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August 8, 2008 | 2:38 PM Comments  0 comments

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Caras de la Conferencia: Representacion Salvadorena
About this event: XVII International AIDS Conference

Translations available in: Arabic (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | English | Swedish | Russian | Dutch

Caras de la Conferencia: Representacion Salvadorena
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Luis Alonso Argueta miembro de la Asociacion Contra el SIDA Cabanas El Salvador en Solidaridad con las Personas que Viven con VIH/SIDA (CoCoSi)
da su mensaje a los jovenes.

August 6, 2008 | 12:12 PM Comments  0 comments

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