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Facing AIDS, Facing Reality takes a unique look at the AIDS epidemic. From now until World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, visit this site to read more about it.

December 1 is World AIDS Day

Click the pictures on the left for stories of hope and courage in the face of HIV and AIDS.

HIV and AIDS belongs to everyone.

We are all at risk and we are all affected by it. Twenty years into the pandemic, approximately 40 million people are infected with HIV. Each year the death toll increases. AIDS has shown us what happens when we turn out backs on it and deny its devastation. It grows. We must stand together to face and fight this disease.  -- Message from Lois A. Hutchison, Patron of the Facing AIDS, Facing Reality exhibit and wife of the former Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Facing AIDS, Facing Reality is an interactive multimedia project that takes a unique look at the AIDS epidemic. It goes beyond statistics by bringing the faces of AIDS into focus and linking personal stories with a global perspective through the eye of the camera. The project, a joint effort of The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) and the Communications and Information Resources Department of the Anglican Church of Canada, challenges us all to stop the stigma. The exhibit consists of 16 panels accompanied by a soundtrack that animates the stories of those affected and infected with HIV/AIDS and the response of PWRDF partners. Over the next few weeks leading up to World AIDS Day on December 1, we will be featuring excerpts from this exhibit. Tune into this site every day to read stories about the resilience of the human spirit and our collective capacity for change.

Facing AIDS Facing Reality Photo Exhibit
If you would like to book the exhibit for your parish and diocesan events, please contact Christine Hills, PWRDF Communications Associate at 416-924-9199 ext 325.

What can you do about the challenges of HIV and AIDS?

Have you every asked yourself, “What can I do?” Many Canadian Anglicans have responded in their own ways, creating a space for hope where there was despair, love where there was hatred and acceptance where there was rejection.

We are asking you to do four things:

1.    Pray. Today and every day, open your heart and mind to God and ask, “What can I do?” Then do it.

2.    Act courageously. Call your priest, community leader or friend and share an idea for an AIDS event you would like to help initiate.

3.    Give generously. Pick up a donation envelope as you leave your place of worship and reach out to a world affected and infected with AIDS.

4.    Learn communally. Bring your community together by reserving the AIDS photo exhibit and sharing the stories.

More World AIDS Day resources and links....