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Birmingham World AIDS Day tributes vandalised after candlelit vigil

Catherine Muxworthy December 5, 2023

Following a vigil held at Birmingham’s AIDS & HIV Memorial (Ribbons) on World AIDS Day, lanterns, candles, wreathes and flowers left as tributes were vandalised. The World AIDS Day remembrance ceremony was held on December 1 at Hippodrome Square where the city’s memorial – which was unveiled exactly a year ago – is located. The candlelit vigil […]

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LGBTQ Choirs

REVIEW: World AIDS Day concert at St Mary’s Church, Kemptown

Andrew Kay December 4, 2023

This annual World AIDS Day concert is just a small part of a massive global movement, the aim of which is to remember those lost to the AIDS pandemic and remind us that there is a huge community still, men and women living with HIV, men and women working to find cures and better treatments, […]

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HIV

Continued decline in HIV transmission but progress slow among heterosexual populations, latest update reveals

Graham Robson December 1, 2023

There has been a continued decline in HIV transmission but progress has slowed particularly among women and ethnic minorities, the latest evaluation report into the Government’s progress towards reducing transmission by 80% by 2025 has shown. The number of new HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men fell by 42% from 1,239 to 724 between […]

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HIV

Let Communities Lead: Working towards zero HIV stigma and discrimination in Brighton & Hove

December 1, 2023

Words by Eileen Nixon, Consultant Nurse and co-chair of HIV Stigma Group. Photos by Simon Pepper Photography.  In spirit of the global theme for this year’s World AIDS Day – Let Communities Lead – I am writing on behalf of the Brighton & Hove Fast Track City Towards Zero HIV Stigma Group. The HIV Stigma […]

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Community News

UK’s AIDS Memorial Quilt digitised by Google Arts & Culture to mark World AIDS Day and ensure those lost to the AIDS epidemic are never forgotten

Graham Robson December 1, 2023

The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt celebrates the lives of those tragically lost to the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and ’90s. To mark World AIDS Day (1 December), the quilt is available online for the very first time as it launches on Google Arts & Culture to ensure those who died are never forgotten. The […]

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News

“Remember, Celebrate, Educate”: Birmingham to come together on World AIDS Day to help eliminate HIV

Graham Robson November 30, 2023

Local government, the NHS and charities are joining forces in a trail-blazing collaboration to mark this year’s World AIDS Day in Birmingham – and the teamwork could point towards achieving the elimination of HIV, say experts. Birmingham City Council, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham-based charities including Saving Lives, the team behind the […]

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Community News

Lunch Positive invites you to its Community Lunch this Sunday, November 26

Gary Pargeter November 24, 2023

Every year in the lead up to World AIDS Day, local HIV charity Lunch Positive provides a community lunch that is open to everyone. This Sunday, November 26, the Lunch Positive Community Lunch will take place at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Dorset Gardens, Brighton BN2 1SA. Everyone is invited to drop in for lunch, and […]

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Community News

World AIDS Day Community Partnership announces plans for World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil

November 21, 2023

The Brighton & Hove World AIDS Day Community Partnership has announced details of this year’s World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil, being held from 6 – 7pm on Friday, December 1, in New Steine Gardens. The vigil is held each year, to remember people connected to Brighton & Hove, who have died with HIV. Hundreds of […]

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Birmingham

Birmingham to commemorate 35th World AIDS Day

Catherine Muxworthy November 17, 2023

Birmingham will mark the 35th World AIDS Day with a vigil at the ‘Ribbons’ HIV and AIDS Memorial, Hippodrome Square on Friday, December 1. The event, designed to “remember, educate and celebrate”, will feature music, speeches, candles and lanterns, and a minute’s silence. Those who wish to join the vigil can arrive at the memorial […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Brighton LGBTIQ+ History Club: Marking World AIDS Day on Sunday, November 26

Graham Robson November 16, 2023

Brighton LGBTIQ+ History Club returns on Sunday, November 26 for an afternoon of stories, talks, and local(ish) heritage! For this end of November edition, they will be meeting at Brighton Museum to remember local friends and explore and discuss stories from HIV activists, historians, and researchers. Harry Hillery will be sharing pictures and stories from his […]

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