Hi. My name is Evan & I am HIV+ (UPDATE) 
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UPDATE December 2nd, 2008: To see the spread of this virulent campaign on deviantART, click here: [link] or here: [link]
If you haven't heard, yes. I am diagnosed positive with HIV. And as today marks the 27th Anniversary of its discovery, I would like to share this with you.
Having HIV is not like what it was in the past decade. People living with HIV/AIDS itself will understand. People without it are often encased in a stigma of uncertainty.
However, it's not about the human immunodeficiency virus I am talking about here. No, I don't have that so you can breathe again. Think of HIV+ as this:
Health IS Valuable (Positive)
Current HIV/AIDS education has often most likely fallen onto alot of deaf ears. They've tried everything from print ads, tv slots, movies, flyers, and millions and millions of dollars spent on HIV/AIDS Awareness programs. How many percent of respondents actually give a fuck? (pun intended). Yet the number of people infected keeps rising and rising by the second.
Health Is Valuable (Positive) is a viral campaign I've started on Facebook today, which made a huge handful of people nearly shat their pants when I changed my status update. The stigma of HIV+ being AIDS has been too prevalent in the last century, which was evident from some comments I received from doing this. My facebook status was merely: "Evangeliss is HIV+" followed by "Health Is Valuable (Positive)" as its subcomment. We do not fear it as much as we used to. We hear about it, we brush it off our shoulders. We think. We even celebrate it.
The Health Is Valuable program is to re-educate the masses with regards to HIV/AIDS Awareness. Value YOUR life. Be positive about it. Whether you ARE indeed HIV+ with AIDS or not. It's time to change your mindset. Already I've seen a few people changing their status to the same and increasing by the hour! We've heard it already: "Wear protection. Don't share needles. Be safe"... But do we? Everyday? And why do I have to "joke" about this one asked.. This is no joke. Many people learn things, but the information goes from one ear and out the other. This is a shock-and-awe approach. It makes you tremble with fear of the reality.
Change your stigma. Stop your ignorance. If you don't have it, doesn't mean you won't. So you might as well believe that you ALREADY have HIV+ (of course, my version of it). THINK. RESPECT. PROTECT. Together we can end HIV prejudice. If you dare, tell the world you are indeed HIV+. Say it with me: HEALTH IS VALUABLE (POSITIVE). This is one HIV+ you wanna spread! And I dare you to do the same by doing a "Hi. My name is _______ & I am HIV+" journal.
For more information:
World AIDS Day
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Health Is Valuable (Positive) is a viral campaign I've started on Facebook today, which made a huge handful of people nearly shat their pants when I changed my status update. The stigma of HIV+ being AIDS has been too prevalent in the last century, which was evident from some comments I received from doing this. My facebook status was merely: "Evangeliss is HIV+" followed by "Health Is Valuable (Positive)" as its subcomment. We do not fear it as much as we used to. We hear about it, we brush it off our shoulders. We think. We even celebrate it.
The Health Is Valuable program is to re-educate the masses with regards to HIV/AIDS Awareness. Value YOUR life. Be positive about it. Whether you ARE indeed HIV+ with AIDS or not. It's time to change your mindset. Already I've seen a few people changing their status to the same and increasing by the hour! We've heard it already: "Wear protection. Don't share needles. Be safe"... But do we? Everyday? And why do I have to "joke" about this one asked.. This is no joke. Many people learn things, but the information goes from one ear and out the other. This is a shock-and-awe approach. It makes you tremble with fear of the reality.
Change your stigma. Stop your ignorance. If you don't have it, doesn't mean you won't. So you might as well believe that you ALREADY have HIV+ (of course, my version of it). THINK. RESPECT. PROTECT. Together we can end HIV prejudice. If you dare, tell the world you are indeed HIV+. Say it with me: HEALTH IS VALUABLE (POSITIVE). This is one HIV+ you wanna spread! And I dare you to do the same by doing a "Hi. My name is _______ & I am HIV+" journal.
For more information:
World AIDS Day Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Feel free to use the image above for anything you have... avatar, emoticon, journal, etc. On a personal note, I am struggling a little bit with my real life and will be away from my Gallery Modding duties until end of the week. I need to find a new place to stay, moving, the works... A Beautiful Mess series will still go on, and I'll be writing articles for the Photojournalism gallery while ^Helewidis will cover Daily Deviations and a few articles herself. Bear with me. I'll have my comeback very very soon. I love you guys.
2008 Photojournalism GM Articles
Please Read:
[CR]: DD-ing Photojournalism
[CR]: Stand Up! Join Us!
[CR]: Change Change Channngggeee....
AR: Extreme Journalism [NC17]
AR: Political Comments
AR: Your Miscat Reports
AR: Photojourna-WUT?
Project:EDUCATE ABC Article Series
News Articles: In association with Project:EDUCATE 2007
Note: They're personal views so don't take it too seriously.
The ABCs of DEVIANTART
The ABCs of STREET Photography
The ABCs of PHOTOJOURNALISM
The ABCs of PORTRAIT Photography
Please Read:
[CR]: DD-ing Photojournalism [CR]: Stand Up! Join Us! [CR]: Change Change Channngggeee.... AR: Extreme Journalism [NC17] AR: Political Comments AR: Your Miscat Reports AR: Photojourna-WUT?Project:EDUCATE ABC Article Series
News Articles: In association with Project:EDUCATE 2007
Note: They're personal views so don't take it too seriously.
The ABCs of DEVIANTART The ABCs of STREET Photography The ABCs of PHOTOJOURNALISM The ABCs of PORTRAIT PhotographyWhat a journey it shall be.
With much love
Evangeliss YH-Hwong
Photojournalism Gallery Moderator
December 1st, 2008
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
"make the strange familiar, and the familiar strange"
With much love
Evangeliss YH-Hwong
Photojournalism Gallery Moderator
December 1st, 2008
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
"make the strange familiar, and the familiar strange"
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Even in South Africa, where Aids is a huge prob, ppl still get stigmatised. I find that sad
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I love your campaing ... I have to think about a way to translate it in French
We are all prejudice prown, it is up to you to fight back when the sentiments surge, because they will. For sure.
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