HIVictorious

“What If It Were You” asks a simple and direct question. This worthy campaign, spearheaded by the compassionate advocates at HIVictorious and generously supported by many local businesses, asks an honest question to every individual. What would you do if you found out you were living with HIV? What will you do when confronted with the risk of contracting HIV through unprotected sex or drug use? HIV/AIDS affects everyone. Reminding all of Wisconsin that they may be at risk for this horrible virus, especially youth, tackles the ignorance and apathy that is much too pervasive within Wisconsin and its younger residents. The poster campaign involves young people, inspiring them to foster awareness and fight the indifference and stigma that cripples our fight against AIDS. “What if it Were You?” takes the battle to our schools, where prevention education and the struggle against ignorance should be more prevalent. AIDS Network is excited about this thoughtful and important awareness campaign. As more and more people throughout Wisconsin test positive for HIV every year, “What If It Were You?” asks the candid and critical question. What if it Were You? is an AIDS awareness campaign and youth HIV/AIDS awareness poster contest designed to inspire teens in area high schools to cultivate and communicate a more truthful, and inclusive perception of HIV/AIDS, promote prevention and compassion and aid the eradication of youth misconceptions and apathy. What if it Were You? AIDS poster contest aims to compel youth to recognize and renounce stereotypes and stigma, and dispel misguided beliefs about not being at risk. The AIDS poster contest is intended to empower youth to discover and define their own interpretation of the significance of HIV/AIDS and design an AIDS awareness poster using words &/or images to portray their point of view and deliver an HIV prevention message that will be effectively received by their peers. Allowing teens a voice and a means to convey their message will undoubtedly result in communication methods most likely to command the attention of and have the utmost influence on their peers.