Registered Charity creating The AIDS Memorial in London. Click below to donate
London, England
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AIDS Memory UK retweeted
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On Thursday 19 June, @ashkotak will join a panel on '#Art, #AIDS, and #Activism' at @_TheWhitechapel Gallery, organised by @PositiveEast to accompany a major exhibition of work by the intermedia artist Hamad Butt (1962-1994).
Tickets: whitechapelgallery.org/event…
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Edmund White, 1940 - 2025: 'White was diagnosed HIV+ in 1984. “I wasn’t surprised, but I was very gloomy… I kind of pulled the covers over my head and thought: ‘Oh gee, I’ll be dead in a year or two’ … it turned out that I was a slow progressor.”’
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Where did HIV stigma come from, and why does it persist?
For Jonathan Blake, the seeds were sown by a government campaign, with the resulting panic weaponised by reactionary voices.
AIDS Memory UK retweeted
"The memorial is going to be a place where people can go and reflect, educate themselves, feel peace, talk to people." - Mzz Kimberley, @AIDSMemoryUK
The HIV and Aids memorial is supported by @MayorofLondon
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qn…
‘Stop the stigma… because #stigma kills.’
#HIVstigma stops people testing, and so stops them accessing medication and support.
Why, in the age of better medication and U=U, do we allow #misinformation about #HIV to persist?
Last week’s @LondonAssembly report recognised the role of The AIDS Memorial in London in supporting the Mayor + #London Councils' commitment to reach zero new #HIV infections, zero HIV-related stigma + zero HIV-related deaths by 2030.
⬇️@ashkotak on the need for memorialisation.
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Great to see so many members of the @LondonAssembly and the AMUK team gathered at the proposed site of the Memorial this morning for the launch of ‘Getting to zero by 2030: HIV in London’.
AIDS Memory UK retweeted
Following an investigation into HIV in London, #AssemblyHealth has published its report. It finds that HIV stigma remains a major issue in the capital. Read the full report here: london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…
AIDS Memory UK retweeted
At 30th anniversary of film maker Nigel Finch’s death, @ashkotak's moving account of his lover dying
Also a tribute to many other friends he lost to #AIDS
Finally, Ash offers a powerful justification for The AIDS Memorial in London by #AnyaGallaccio >
medium.com/@ashkotak_64897/t…
AIDS Memory UK retweeted
In June, @AnyaGallaccio was selected to create The AIDS Memorial in London at a winner event that we worked on with @AIDSMemoryUK. Coverage highlights included: @BBCBreakfast, @BBCNews & @theLDNstandard. The memorial will be in Fitzrovia, taking the form of a felled tree
AIDS Memory UK retweeted
Have you listened to part one of the #AssemblyHealth podcast on HIV in London yet? Part two of Chair @KrupeshHirani’s conversation with @AshKotak will be available soon. Don’t miss out! london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…
![‘Many of us who have been living with HIV for a long time, we have seen so much horror, abuse, evil, nastiness [...] But through it all we've met people who have the most incredible ability to love.’ —Ash Kotak](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gdy96VHWoAAUP_q.jpg?name=orig)
ALT ‘Many of us who have been living with HIV for a long time, we have seen so much horror, abuse, evil, nastiness [...] But through it all we've met people who have the most incredible ability to love.’ —Ash Kotak
AIDS Memory UK retweeted
Powerful podcast by @ashkotak speaks about HIV, mental health, being different and coping & navigating as an individual. It also explores HIV stigma and compares it to all the other popular isms and phobias.
@LondonAssembly
@KrupeshHirani
@AIDSMemoryUK
london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…
AIDS Memory UK retweeted
Part two of the #AssemblyHealth podcast, about its investigation into HIV in London, is now available. Listen to Chair @KrupeshHirani interview @aidsmemoryuk founder, @ashkotak, about living with HIV and the stigma people still face: london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…
ALT Photo of two men recording a podcast facing the camera and the quote: ‘Stigma is a big issue in that it stops people being tested, it stops people accessing care, it causes people to die by suicide.’
AIDS Memory UK retweeted
For #WorldAIDSDay2024, our founder @ashkotak spoke to #LondonAssembly Health Chair @KrupeshHirani AM about:
- HIV in London
- The AIDS Memorial in London - a new public artwork by Anya Gallaccio
- The importance of not forgetting London’s 45 year HIV & AIDS narrative
For #WorldAidsDay2024, #AssemblyHealth Chair @krupeshhirani spoke to @ashkotak about the rise of HIV cases in London and the @aidsmemoryuk London Aids Vigil. Listen to part one of the podcast and find out more about the investigation into HIV in London: london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…
AIDS Memory UK retweeted
Today is #WorldAIDSDay2024.
By remembering the past, we can confront ongoing ignorance.
London’s new HIV/AIDS memorial led by @AIDSMemoryUK and supported by @MayorofLondon will provide a space for reflection and remembering.
Find out more⬇️
aidsmemory.uk
ALT Jacket with red AIDS ribbon.
