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Artist Garry Jones and Positive Peers project lead, Rachel Greaves, were honoured with awards for their work on The Ribbons, Birmingham AIDS and HIV Memorial (BAHM). Presented by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, the awards were “in recognition of your contribution to the West Midlands throug
Fundraising News
Prowler Brighton, the gay lifestyle store offering a selection of underwear, sex toys, fashion, gifts, lube, aromas, films and more, handed over a cheque for £300 to the Martin Fisher Foundation recently, which was raised from the sale of T-shirts.
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William Hampson, a London-based gay man in his forties living with HIV since March 2020, has launched a new campaign asking the government to end decades of HIV stigma by telling the public that U=U: Undetectable = Untransmittable.
Community News
Brighton & Hove communities came together on Friday, July 21 for the city’s first #ZeroHIVStigmaDay.
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As part of a recent workshop at the Sussex Beacon, a number of the charity’s Day Service users created placards for the first #ZeroHIVStigmaDay in Brighton on Friday, July 21. Members of the Beacon team (Administration, Community Services, Facilities, Fundraising and IPU) couldn’t resist a photo opp
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The Ledward Centre, Brighton’s community and cultural centre, will host a free community lunch, provided by grassroots HIV charity Lunch Positive, on Friday, July 21, which will be part of the city’s Zero HIV Stigma Day activities.
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Friday, July 21 is Zero HIV Stigma Day, a call-out for everyone to come along to the first ever Zero Stigma Rally at Jubilee Square, outside Brighton’s Jubilee Library.
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The day of action and solidarity starts at 5.15pm with music and speakers
Fundraising News
AIDS Memory UK is a campaign to establish a London and a National UK AIDS Memorial.
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Opt-out HIV testing in Scotland’s emergency departments should be introduced as a matter of urgency if Scotland is to meet its 2030 goal of eliminating new transmissions of HIV, says Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland
Exhibitions
Supported by Terrence Higgins Trust – the first charity in the UK to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic – this portrait is unveiled in their 40th year to mark what would have been Terry’s 78th birthday.
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NHS England has released the results from the first year of opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing in hospitals in areas with a very high HIV prevalence