Know your status

"Realisation of Human Rights and fundamental freedoms for all is essential to reduce vulnerability to HIV/Aids. Respect for the rights of people living with HIV/Aids drives an effective response." - Declaration of Commitment adopted at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/Aids, June 2001 -

It has been said: HIV DOES NOT KILL PEOPLE. PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE. Let me explain:

We have killed each other with our ignorance, our prejudice, and our silence. AIDS is not a distant threat…it is a present danger. It sees no colour, creed, race or religion. It sees not male or female, rich or poor.

We may take refuge in our stereotypes, but we cannot hide there long, because HIV asks only one thing of those it attacks.

Are you human?

YOU cannot cure those with AIDS…but YOU can prevent others from getting it.
Know your status.

The Change You Wish to See

Wow. Change has indeed come to America. Whether it is because of a people's belief in a man, or his words, remains to be seen. The important thing is that change HAS come. And it is not the political change that is important. What's important is the change in people's perceptions of themselves, and what they are able to do, that is important. A change in people's perceptions of the world around them. A change that has come about solely because of one man's powerful use of words. He has succeeded in getting an entire generation to care about things that their parents saw no point to. He has lifted the stain of political apathy that has for many years tarnished the American flag.

Whether he was driven by passion, purpose, people, or a need to create a world in which he could fit in, the point is, he got there. Yes, he has a mammoth task ahead. Yes, he may not achieve all his objectives in his term. Yes, he may disappoint at times, as all humans do. But i believe in his belief. And I thank God that he sent this awe-inspiring man to free minds from their own prison. To free hearts from circumstantial cynicism. And to inspire a generation across nations.