Positive Lives, Ordinary People: Art and Action in the Fight Against AIDS in China Exhibition June 12 - June 20, 2005 Bund 18 Creative Center, 4/F Zhongshan Road (E1), Shanghai 10:00am - 7:00pm. Free Admission See photo essay Opening Reception Sunday June 12, 2005 4:30am - 7:00pm Bund 18 Creative Center, 4/F Zhongshan Road (E1), Shanghai Reception agenda Photos [link to photos] Symposium: Media, Art and Social Policy: New Tools to Fight Stigma and Discrimination of AIDS in China June 13, 2005 8:30am - 2:00pm Jin Jiang Hotel, No. 59 South Maomin Road, Shanghai Agenda Speaker Bios Symposium Overview Speeches Photos Press Photos depict lives of AIDS patients Shanghai Daily 06.13.05 Media blamed for AIDS stigma Shanghai Daily 06.14.05

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On June 12, 2005 Asia Society opened a groundbreaking exhibit using documentary photography and other artistic media to raise awareness of and stimulate action on China increasing AIDS epidemic. Images selected from the Positive Lives collection examine the reality of living with HIV/AIDS and how it affects individuals, families and communities, with a selection of images from the Asia Pacific region. This display included a new collection of work from China. In China, like in many countries, where fear of HIV/AIDS continues to fuel misinformation about the disease, the depth and intimacy of these images meet an urgent need for education and understanding about the disease. Following the exhibition opening, Asia Society and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences convened a half-day symposium on June 13 to discuss the role of media and arts in the fight against AIDS. For more information please contact Elizabeth Williams, Senior Program Officer, HIV/AIDS, Asia Society New York at ewilliams@asiasoc.org or Chloe Zhang, Senior Program Officer, Asia Society Shanghai Center, chloez@asiasoc.org or (8621) 5404 7382. Copyright © 2004. Asia Society. All rights reserved. Please click here for legal restrictions and terms of use applicable to this site and Asia Society's Privacy Policy.