Community Marking World Aids Day 2020 in Brighton & Hove We’ve rounded up what’s going on in our city and online before and on World Aids Day By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community THT launch Covid-safe HIV remembrance hub to mark World AIDS Day THT launches its first ever digital remembrance platform, where users can share a short dedication message to someone who has passed away or in solidarity with those living with HIV By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Podcast series Probably True announce World Aids Day Special Listener Bryan will tell the story of how his HIV diagnosis was the best thing that could have happened to him on Podcast: Stories of Queer Life and Even Queer-er Sex By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Rock the Ribbon in style for World Aids Day 2020! To mark World Aids Day on Tuesday, December 1, National AIDS Trust has teamed up with the charitable shopping app Kindred to create a range of products raising HIV awareness as they call on the public to #RockTheRibbon. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Brighton & Hove Aids Memorial gets spruced up for World Aids Day The Brighton & Hove Aids Memorial, Tay, which was sculpted by Romany Mark Bruce in 2009, has been professionally cleaned and rewaxed with a protective coating by specialist bronze casting foundry, Milwyn Casting. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts More to Me than HIV – online exhibition for World Aids Day 2020 More to Me than HIV, an online exhibition for World Aids Day 2020 on December 1, is inviting people living with HIV to share pics and some words to publicly combat stigma, and show and celebrate how they are winning at life. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Don’t miss out on entering National AIDS Trust’s artwork competition National AIDS Trust’s (NAT) is inviting aspiring artists and designers to enter the inaugural Be Red Ribbon Inspired artwork competition, which runs until Monday, August 31, 2020 and is judged by Sir Antony Gormley and Sandy Nairne CBE. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Sir Antony Gormley & Sandy Nairne CBE to judge NAT artwork competition Aspiring artists and designers are invited to enter HIV charity National AIDS Trust’s (NAT) inaugural Be Red Ribbon Inspired artwork competition and have their work judged by Sir Antony Gormley and Sandy Nairne CBE. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News Mayor of Brighton & Hove leads the reading of the names on World AIDS Day On Friday, December 1, in the shadow of the Brighton AIDS Memorial, The Mayor of Brighton & Hove, led city dignitaries in the reading of the names of those who had died from HIV/Aids in the city since the start of the pandemic. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Prime Minister and party leaders unite against HIV stigma on World AIDS Day Video messages from Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn, Nicola Sturgeon and Vince Cable, were release to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. By Besi • 3 min read
Health National AIDS Trust tackle HIV fake news A review of UK media coverage of HIV revealed that myths and stigma, reminiscent of the ignorance of the 80s, are still rife in the press. NAT examined 400 online news stories from recent months. 13% of national stories contained misinformation or stigmatising language. And in local news, more than By Besi • 2 min read
Health 1 in 5 Brits uncomfortable wearing a red ribbon to mark World AIDS Day Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) reveals on World AIDS Day (December 1) the extent to which stigma, prejudice and fear still surround HIV. Their YouGov survey of 2,049 people found that 20 per cent of British adults would feel uncomfortable wearing a red ribbon on this day to show support and raise awar By Besi • 3 min read
