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August's featured online dialogue focused on HIV/AIDS Prevention. The New Tactics project decided to keep the momentum going from the International HIV/AIDS Conference held in Mexico City this month, by hosting this important dialogue on HIV/AIDS Prevention tactics. It's not too late to join our dialogue practitioners working in this field and share your experiences, challenges, successes and questions as well as gain ideas and tools to apply to your efforts.
Our featured resoure practitioners include:
- Sarah Kalloch of the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) (USA)
- Dr. Syed Asif Altaf of the International Transport Workers Federation
- Nathalie Applewhite of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting (Jamaica and Haiti)
- Pablo Frisch of Intercambios Asociación Civil (Argentina)
- Lorraine Teel and others of the Minnesota AIDS Project (USA)
- Lucrecia Jose Wamba of the Southern Africa AIDS Trust (SAT) (Mozambique)
Click here for biographical information on this month's featured resource practitioners.
Please add your comments, experiences, successes, challenges, and questions below under the 7 main themes:
- Introduction: HIV Prevention and Human Rights
- Community capacity-building, outreach, and education
- Raising awareness
- Treatment, care and support
- Social research on HIV/AIDS
- Advocacy
- Measuring Impact
Using video to raise awareness
Greetings all,
I wanted to point out 2 videos that have been created by one of our practitioners of the Pulitzer Center:
INFOCUS FILM #1 Talking HIV in Jamaica
Stigma and discrimination are fueling the HIV epidemic in the Caribbean. In Jamaica, those living with HIV often face social isolation and harrassment. Stigma also stops at-risk people from seeking information on prevention and testing, altering their sexual behavior, and accessing counseling, support groups, and treatment. In this video, Kwame Dawes talks about HIV-related stigma with people living with the disease and those at risk of contracting HIV.
INFOCUS FILM #2 Positive Outlook
Once a poster child for living HIV+ in Jamaica Annesha Taylor knows firsthand that life after a positive diagnosis is not an easy one. The campaigns to show that there is life after a positive diagnosis are right -- HIV is not a death sentence. But strong stigma and the difficulties of juggling family life, the batteries of medications, and bouts of depression have left Annesha fighting to survive.
Video can be a very effective tactic in raising awareness of your issue. Sharing personal stories of those affected can be a moving and personal experience for the viewer. There are many things to keep in mind, however, when deciding to create a video of this nature. For example, one must take into account the target audience - who are you trying to reach with this video? (Please take a look at June's online dialogue on Video Advocacy for more information)
Nathalie - can you please share more about the Pulitzer Center's decision to make these films to raise awareness? Who is the target audience? Was it successful? (or more importantly, how do you know if these films are successful?)
Has anyone else used video to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS issues in their communities? Please share your experiences!
Kristin Antin, New Tactics Online Community Builder
Kristin Antin, New Tactics Online Community Builder