Australian Greens Senator Richard Di Natale visited JOY 94.9 on site at the Global Village at AIDS 2014 to speak with the Absolutely Everybody team.
Rampant stigma holding back effective delivery of HIV services
Richard Burzynski from UNAIDS speaks with JOY 94.9’s Matt McDonell on the stigma and discrimination that is impeding progress in the global AIDS response. Richard speaks of the need to tailor solutions for individual countries and communities and create policies that meet the needs of their population. He encourages LGBT activists to join forces with…
Building skills for change in Asia’s MSM community
Midnight Poonkasetwattana from APCOM (Asia-Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health) speaks with JOY 94.9’s Matt McDonell on their efforts to build skills and empower grass roots health and advocacy organisations across Asia and the Pacific. With their particular focus on men who have sex with men (MSM), Midnight discusses condom distribution, social media, the new…
Opening dialogue with youth about HIV on Bougainville Island
Blossum Gilmour from Care International speaks from the front line of HIV service delivery on remote Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea. With a focus on young people, Care International’s programs are encouraging community based dialogue – not just to educate youth on safe sex and HIV but also to teach skills in negotiating safer…
HIV harm minimisation for people who use drugs
The Harm Reduction Mini Film Festival at AIDS 2014 aims to reduce stigma and increase awareness and HIV testing for people who use drugs. The selection of short films curated by the Australian-based Burnet Institute highlights the importance of breaking down barriers affecting people who use drugs, and challenging preconceived judgements around drug use and…
ENUF Voices open 24 hours
ENUF Ambassador Dean Beck went along to the opening night of ENUF Voices, a 24 hour a day multi-media exhibition challenging HIV stigma and promoting resilience amongst people living with and those affected by HIV.
Short film raising AIDS awareness in China
The Chinese short film ‘Love’ kicked off the film portion of the AIDS 2014 cultural program at the Global Village. The film was created to deal with the severe challenges in preventing and controlling AIDS in in China.
PrEParing Victoria’s gay men
Whilst he waited in line at Melbourne’s Town Hall to attend the ABC panel program Q&A, Dean Beck arranged to speak with the Victorian AIDS Council’s, Colin Batrouney. Accompanying Colin was Dr Judy Auerbach, former Vice President of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and together they were about to host a special forum devoted to…
Kim Green from FHI360 in Ghana on engaging youth on HIV via social media
Matt McDonell speaks with Kim Green from FHI360, a non-profit human development organisation dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions.
Loti from Peru on homophobic bullying by teachers in schools
Loti speaks of homophobic bullying in schools where a recent study has found that teachers are often the root cause of school-based bullying from sexuality.