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Youth, the Arts, HIV & AIDS Network hosts art contest! (DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 29!)
July 18, 2008 - 01:42 AM
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THE VOICE OF YOUTH: AN ARTISTIC COMPETITION TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HIV & AIDS
New HIV & AIDS global networking tool, YAHAnet, hosts contest in conjunction with the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City
YAHAnet (Youth, the Arts, and HIV & AIDS network) is a new webtool that provides youth groups from around the world with an online showcase for their artistic messages about HIV & AIDS and a forum for related discussion. YAHAnet is equipped with video, audio, and image galleries, a social networking component, up-to-date information on social behaviour and medical research, material on ethics and gender-based analysis, information on how to use the arts for social change, and an interactive section with interest-generating surveys and quizzes. The webtool was developed by a team at McGill University in partnership with the University of Toronto and the University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa with the financial support of UNESCO.
To celebrate the launch of YAHAnet and the upcoming AIDS 2008 conference in Mexico City, an exciting new contest is being hosted by YAHAnet to promote further dialogue and expression around HIV & AIDS.
First-place winners in each category will receive a $100 prize, and all winners will have the honour of being announced in August 2008 at the first international AIDS conference ever to be held in Latin America! Top contest entries will be prominently displayed in the Featured section on the YAHAnet website!
THE CONTEST:
Studies show that despite near universal knowledge of HIV and prevention methods, many people still engage in unsafe sex and drug-use practices. The YAHAnet contest challenges youth to create an artistic work that expresses their thoughts and feelings on the role RISK plays in daily life.
To participate, applicants must submit an original work of art (visual, performance, or text) that is a reflection on the question: “If you know a practice or behaviour could put you at RISK of contracting HIV, why would you do it anyway?”
The entry criteria and evaluation methods can be found at http://yahanet.googlepages.com/.
THE CONTEST DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED! THE NEW DEADLINE IS JULY 29, 2008.
Pour l'information en français, veuillez consulter : http://jemurray.tigblog.org/post/428577
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SHOW. SHARE. LEARN. LEAD. Check out http://www.yahanet.org to explore what the new webtool has to offer and to become a member!
This post was edited on: 2008-07-18 at 04:37 PM by: JEMurray
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