John Morikis, from Edgewood High School
received top honors for his school in round 4 our
HIV/AIDS poster contest. Click photo to view his poster.
Congratulations, John!
These AIDS awareness
posters were done by Memorial High School students
Click the banner to
view the top 22 posters for round 4 on our Facebook page. We welcome
you to become our friend!
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz honors
Memorial High School's, Kenzie Keith-Drake and Phin Ter Thao,
for their winning
HIV/AIDS awareness posters Congratulations,
Kenzie and Phin Ter!
Every 9½ minutes (on average),
someone in the United States is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. "What if it were you?"
According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), half of all new HIV infections in this country occur in young
people under the age of 25. While the total number of American youth who have
been infected with HIV is unknown, it is estimated that 20,000 young people are
infected with HIV every year. That means two young Americans between the ages of
13 and 24 are contracting HIV every hour.
www.thebody.com
Photos (above &
below) from our 2010 awards ceremonies at
Memorial and Edgewood high schools in Madison, Wisconsin. Our
deepest gratitude to the students and staff! This is the 2nd time
that each school has participated. Thanks for creating some
very powerful
HIV/AIDS awareness
posters!
HIVictorious is grateful to A&U
Magazine for featuring our youth HIV/AIDS poster contest.
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz honors
Edgewood High School's, Natalie Walsh and John Morikis, for their winning
HIV/AIDS
awareness posters
Congratulations, Natalie and John!
HIV/AIDS
awareness poster by Collin Burke
Memorial High School 2nd round winning poster
Power Surge
by Bob Ickes
Collin
Burke, a high school senior from Madison, Wisconsin, says he
took art class “by accident.” The teacher soon had Burke and his
classmates entering the “What If It Were You?”
AIDS-poster contest. “We had to demonstrate ‘What would you
do if you found you had AIDS,’ ” says
Burke, 18. “My poster
expresses that I would try to make the world understand the
facts. You know, like a lightbulb going on.” He took first place
out of 100 competitors; the poster (left) will decorate buses,
hair salons and diners throughout Madison. Says
AIDS activist Bob Bowers, who sponsors the program through
HIVictorious.org, “We picked
Collin’s poster and thought we
knew everything about him—until he was interviewed by the media
and we found out that his uncle died of AIDS before he was
born.” Says Burke: “I wish I had known him.”
HIVictorious
is extremely honored to have partnered with Papi, Inc. for Macy's Passport
Events around the United States. We are deeply grateful for their support of our
youth
HIV/AIDS poster contest, "What if
it Were You?" Papi is an
advocate for HIV/AIDS research, care, prevention and
education programs in communities around the country.
For the past 26 years Passport has raised more than $27
million for HIV/AIDS research, care, prevention and
education programs.
Our HIV/AIDS
awareness posters were viewed by many at select Macy's stores,
as well as White Party events in Florida.
A very special thanks to the Madison Police Department for your support of "What
if it Were You?"
Photo of Congresswoman Tammy
Baldwin with winning entrant, Rewais Hanna, and his winning HIV/AIDS poster
You can read Ms. Baldwin's response to "What if it Were You?"
here - View Rewais poster
here
"On 9-11
four jets crashed with no survivors. Our nation declared a full out war. In 2006
alone, roughly 3 million people lost their lives to AIDS. That is the equivalent
of 20 fully loaded jumbo jets crashing daily for a year, with no
survivors and no war! In our 27th year with over 25 MILLION deaths, I ask why we globally
have not declared a full out war on AIDS? Obviously saving human lives is not top priority for our great Nation and others. It is
unthinkable to refer to such utter carnage and disregard as a cause!"
~Bob Bowers
These AIDS awareness posters
were done by Edgewood High School students
Click the banner to
view the top 22 chosen for round 4 on our Facebook page. We welcome
you to become our friend!
“What
If It Were You” asks a simple and direct question. This worthy
campaign, spearheaded by the
compassionate advocates at
HIVictorious
and generously supported by many local businesses, asks an honest
question to every individual. What would you do if you found out you
were
living with HIV? What will you do when confronted with the risk
of contracting
HIV through unprotected sex or drug use?
HIV/AIDS affects everyone.
Reminding all of Wisconsin that they may be at risk for this
horrible virus, especially youth, tackles the ignorance and apathy
that is much too pervasive within Wisconsin and its younger
residents. The poster campaign involves young people, inspiring them
to foster awareness and fight the indifference and stigma that
cripples our
fight against AIDS. “What if it Were You?” takes the
battle to our schools, where prevention education and the struggle
against ignorance should be more prevalent. AIDS Network is excited about this thoughtful and important awareness campaign. As more and
more people throughout Wisconsin test positive for
HIV every
year, “What If It Were You?” asks the candid and critical question.
~Dan Guinn
Interim Executive Director AIDS Network
Round four of
"What if it Were You?" is made possible through the
generosity of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Johnson and Pabst LGBT Humanity Fund,
PAPI, Inc., the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and the Mental Health Center
of Dane County:
Photo of Lizzie Grams and
Bob
Bowers with her winning poster displayed as a backlit sign.
You can view some of our HIV/AIDS
awareness posters at the Hilldale Shopping Center in Madison, Wisconsin
Please take the time to visit our generous sponsors!
