Youth, the Arts, HIV and AIDS Network (YAHAnet)
Faculty of Education, McGill University H3A 1Y2 Montreal, QC, Canada

Check to see if you are eligible to participate in the Tough Talks #ComicBook #Contest: http://www.toughtalkscontest.com/ The language you use in your comic could become part of a #VirtualReality education program on #HIV disclosure!

Poster to fight #HIV #stigma by #graphicdesign student Ivy Li (source: https://www.behance.net/gallery/49063353/poster-design)

Using the power of music to elevate one story to bring positive change to many! #HIV #stigma

Have you checked out DC_showoff? It's a new initiative "designed to encourage a more sex-positive narrative among youth and between youth and adults around sexuality and sexual health" in Washington DC! http://www.sexisdc.org/

Here's a #WednesdayWisdom #cartoon on the importance of #access and #investment in the #HIV response. (source: http://twitter.com/o_g_ford/status/871426669428473856)

Looking for a #podcast this weekend? How about one of these? Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) podcast on the fear surrounding going for an #HIV test: http://soundcloud.com//fear-going-for-an-hiv-test-lets-hav... What Works in Youth HIV podcast with young author and artivist Guy Anthony: http://whatworksinyouthhiv.org//episode-2-guy-anthony-arti Happy weekend :)

This campaign in #Estonia uses #augmentedreality to let young people discover information about #HIV risk factors instead of lecturing them. Watch the short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOAVVTQm0ac (source: http://www.orangetime.ee//hiv-teavituskampaania-laiendatu/)

An important new initiative out of #Canada! Take some time this weekend to explore the resources on #socialmedia and #HIV on the Digital Liaisons web portal created by the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development ! Go to http://digital-liaisons.icad-cisd.com/

"I have to create space for the conversation before I ever end up in a tricky situation." Check out this spoken word performance video co-created by the UF Health Science Center Libraries and the UF College of the Arts (Center for Arts in Medicine) ! http://www.youtube.com/watch... #HIV #prevention #communication (image source: http://aciop.blog//developing-hivaids-educational-print-m/)

"If you could talk to #HIV, what would you say?" Jóvenes Positivos LAC is running a youth-led #DearHIV initiative for young people living with HIV in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diaspora who are between age 15 and age 30. You can submit your messages in English or Spanish.... See the full instructions (in Spanish) and the first messages here: http://www.facebook.com/pg/jovenesposlac/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1431642546908849

More recommended viewing! Artists in #Iran launch video campaign/exhibition to #endstigma around #HIV Watch the news story, including an interview with the campaign's photographer: http://www.youtube.com/watch... (via FRANCE 24 English)

Recommended viewing! "Using #AI to Raise #HIV Awareness among Homeless Youth" was the winning entry for the 2017 video competition by AAAI - Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence ! Watch the 4-minute student video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha65bjpgSx8... #homelessness #youth #LosAngeles

Some #WeekendWatching for you! Bethune-Cookman University student Michael Trés Moore interviews his peers on his campus for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2017. #NBHAAD #HIV #EndStigma

What can we do about #HIV #stigma? Respond in these 4 main ways! (image by AVERT; see http://www.avert.org//hiv-social-iss/stigma-discrimination)