Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Louis: She took a chance with me. It’s funny, I’m positive, but I didn’t wanna ask a woman that was negative if they would like to go out with me, because of the rejection that I might get. But then I noticed, I was feeling alone. And when I saw her for the first time, I said you know what? I’m gonna take a chance, I’m gonna ask her.
Rosalia: And I said no. I said, no, but then later on …okay, you can continue...
Louis: …but later on I decided, yeah well, I’m not gonna let that NO stop me, and I waited a week, I think, and I asked again, and she said yes. [...]
Oct 26, 2010 | Categories: Transcripts | Tags: Activism, creativity/arts, Education, Family, Mental Health, Romance, Serodiscordant, Support
Choosing not to have sex or share needles is the most effective way to avoid possible exposure to HIV, but there are other very effective ways to reduce the chances of transmission and increase your chances of staying healthy. [...]
Dec 02, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Education, prevention, Safer Sex
If you find the stories and issues explored in The Graying of AIDS compelling, we urge you to channel your energy, ideas, and other resources into meaningful action. There are many ways you can get involved, both through supporting this project and by working directly to address the challenges … Read More…
Jun 01, 2011 | Categories: Articles | Tags: Activism, Continuing Education, Education, outreach
The Graying of AIDS is thrilled to present our work as part of the fourth annual Governors Island Art Fair, which opened Labor Day weekend and will continue every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through September 25, 2011. The event is presented by 4heads, a New York-based arts group … Read More…
Sep 09, 2011 | Categories: Blog | Tags: Education, outreach
As we continue to think about creative new ways to introduce the issues raised in The Graying of AIDS to diverse audiences, we thought we’d reflect back on some of the highlights of our experience this September as participants in the Governors Island Art Fair.
Our first floor, site-specific installation … Read More…
Nov 02, 2011 | Categories: Blog | Tags: Education, outreach
My Grandma Has AIDS: Annisha’s Story, by Valerie Reeder-Bey and Annisha Monic Wilburn
suggested by Anna Fowlkes
When I was first diagnosed, information about HIV was only provided by medical personnel. However, there was no information about HIV and aging from my health care providers or anyone else. The first information I received was when I participated in a mini-mester at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Age specific data was provided prior to personal stories of six infected persons who were over 50. The statistics made me aware that HIV and aging was a growing problem, and I decided to share what I learned with other older adults. Read More…
Dec 01, 2011 | Categories: Artists Responding to Aging and to HIV/AIDS | Tags: ARTAHA, children's literature, Education, HIV/AIDS
Casting Call for NYC Bus Shelter Campaign
The Graying of AIDS is excited to be working in collaboration with ACRIA on a new NYC-based HIV and aging awareness bus shelter campaign. While previous awareness campaigns have often used professional models or pictured individual older adults, the 2014 “Age is … Read More…
Feb 13, 2014 | Categories: Blog | Tags: Age is Not a Condom, Ageism, Education, HIV/AIDS, outreach, prevention, Safer Sex, Sexuality
Our Ground-breaking Portrait Series for NYC’s “Age is Not a Condom” Campaign
Here at The Graying of AIDS we think it’s a problem that we rarely see older adult intimacy in our media – it suggests that older adults aren’t sexual, or that their bodies should be hidden; on the … Read More…
Jun 30, 2014 | Categories: Blog | Tags: Activism, Age is Not a Condom, Ageism, Education, outreach, prevention, Romance, Safer Sex, Sexuality
As we mentioned in our last blog post, earlier this year The Graying of AIDS worked closely with New York City-based AIDS research, education, and advocacy organization ACRIA to create an intimate portrait series of older adults – alone and with “partners” – on “Age is Not a … Read More…
Jul 08, 2014 | Categories: Blog | Tags: Activism, Age is Not a Condom, Ageism, Education, prevention, Romance, Safer Sex, Sexuality
