Breaking Hep C Stigma: Let’s Make It Normal
Hepatitis C affects millions of lives around the world, and here in Canada (specifically our neck of the woods in York Region), the shadow of stigma often casts a long and isolating cloak over those […]
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Creating Awareness with #RedforChange
It is mid-November, where does the time go? World AIDS Day is just around the corner, December 1st. We are hosting an event that evening. It is in Richmond Hill from 5-7pm, inquire at with […]
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Red for Change 2020
Red for Change is an annual social media campaign to raise awareness with the purpose of battling the stigma that surrounds HIV and AIDS. This campaign runs from now up to December 1st, World AIDS […]
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Red For Change
It’s about awareness; It’s about advocacy; It’s about acceptance; It’s about change; We need to change our outlook and ideas. The AIDS Committee of York Region holds an annual #RedforChange campaign to promote awareness and fight the […]
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My Experience Growing Up HIV Positive
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is simply a virus that attempts to take over the immune system, and in doing so, if left untreated can lead to AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), an umbrella term used […]
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Red 4 Change 2018
This time of year the AIDS Committee of York Region presents the Red for Change campaign, an ongoing crusade to build awareness and fight stigma against HIV. Since 2014 I have been involved in running […]