World AIDS Day
1st December marks World AIDs Day, an opportunity for people around the globe to unite in the fight against HIV, to remember those we have lost, to fight HIV stigma and to campaign for access to fair healthcare for all.
In 2023, we’re proud to share resources to inform you and empower you to shout loud and proud about your support for people living with HIV, as well as showing you how to protect yourself and others. We’re also thrilled to platform another special Day With(out) Art digital screening in partnership with Visual AIDS, New York.
HIV Resources
We've come a long way since AIDS pandemic in the 1980’s when being diagnosed with HIV was a death sentence.
Now, 98% of people living with HIV in the UK are on effective treatment and 97% can’t pass the virus on.
Undetectable = Untransmittable.
We’ve put together a resource detailing everything you need to know about HIV; whether you’re HIV positive, whether you feel you might be at risk of contracting HIV, or if you’re an ally looking to become more informed on the past, present and future of HIV.
Events
World AIDS Day Vigil 2023
The PaSH Partnership World AIDS Day Vigil will take place on Thursday December 1st 2022 at 6pm in Sackville Gardens, Manchester.
Day With(out) Art
Day With(out) Art is an annual project launched in New York City over 30 years ago by Visual AIDS, which harnesses the power of art to turn attention towards HIV and AIDS on World AIDS Day.
Superbia is proud to have hosted Day With(out) Art in Manchester since 2017, centring artists living with HIV and presenting art and conversation that educates and fights stigma.
For World AIDS Day 2022, we hosted a digital screening of Being & Belonging — a program of seven short videos highlighting under-told stories of HIV and AIDS from the perspective of artists living with HIV across the world.
Being and Belonging
From navigating sex and intimacy to confronting stigma and isolation, Being & Belonging highlights the emotional realities of living with HIV today. How does living with HIV shift the ways that a person experiences, asks for, or provides love, support, and belonging?
The seven videos are a call for belonging from those that have been stigmatised within their communities or left out of mainstream HIV and AIDS narratives.
This year’s programme
Los Amarillos - Santiago Lemus and Camilo Acosta Huntertexas
Lxs dxs bichudas - Jhoel Zempoalteca and La Jerry
Memoria Vertical - Camila Arce
Red Flags, a love letter - Mikiki
Here We Are: Voices of Black Women Who Live with HIV - Davina “Dee” Conner and Karin Hayes
Kiss of Life - Clifford Prince King
Nuance - Jaewon Kim
Camila Arce, Memoria Vertical, 2022. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging
Clifford Prince King, Kiss of Life, 2022. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging
Davina “Dee” Conner and Karin Hayes, Here We Are: Voices of Black Women Who Live with HIV, 2022. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging
Jaewon Kim, Nuance, 2022. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging
Jhoel Zempoalteca and La Jerry, Lxs dxs bichudas, 2022. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging
Mikiki, Red Flags, a love letter, 2022. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging
Santiago Lemus and Camilo Acosta Huntertexas, Los Amarillos, 2022. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging
The Beacon of Hope
Located in Manchester’s Sackville Gardens in the Gay Village, the Beacon of Hope was conceived in 1997 as Manchester's answer to the threat of HIV. It was designed by Warren Chapman and Jess Byrne-Daniels, who won a design competition at the time.
The design consists of elements combining the existing 'Tree of Life' with the 'Beacon of Hope' light sculpture. They describe a metaphorical journey through life, providing the opportunity for remembrance, contemplation and celebration.