Latest HIV Advances - Get together with other Men to discuss treatment with the Dr. Tristan Barber chair of British HIV Association @britishhivassoc
Wednesday 27th August 6-8pm - @positivelyuk offices Brick Yard, 28 Charles Square, London, N1 6HT
Our event series is to build awareness, empowerment and community so that we can continue to cherish and support the amazing work at Positively UK Gay Mens Project.
For the past 10 years, the Gay Men’s Project was the only pan-London peer support space created by and for gay and bisexual men living with HIV. It offered monthly meetups, one-to-one support, and a community that helped men feel living with HIV to feel seen, supported, and connected. But due to funding cuts, we had to pause the project earlier this year. The project was built on the belief that no one should have to experience their HIV journey alone. Whether newly diagnosed or living with HIV for years, men could access support through a mix of monthly group sessions, one-to-one peer mentoring, and themed workshops. All support was free, confidential, and delivered by trained peer mentors who were HIV positive themselves.
At its heart, the Gay Men’s Project created a space to be seen, understood, and welcomed offering real connection in a world where HIV stigma still persists. Now, we’re working to bring it back, and we need your help.
Costs - The event is free, but any voluntary donations will go towards sustaining the gay group - please donate here.
About
Speaker - Dr Tristan Barber is an HIV and Sexual Health Consultant at the Ian Charleson Day Centre, Royal Free Hospital, and Honorary Associate Professor at the Institute for Global Health at UCL. He has been living with HIV for over 20 years. He has a research background in HIV-related neurocognitive impairment and established a dedicated frailty and complexity service for people living with HIV (Sage Clinic). Tristan is currently Honorary Secretary for BHIVA, as well as Chair of the BHIVA Education and Scientific Subcommittee, Chair of the EACS Young Investigator Network, and Chair of the Board of Trustees for Positively UK. He is a member of National AIDS Trust’s Clinical Advisory Group. @tristanjbarber,
Workshop facilitator - Dan Glass is a multi-award-winning popular educator, author, performer, film presenter, ACT UP activist and sexual and healthcare freedom movement-builder. Activist of the Year, campaigning role model and BBC Greater Londoner, Dan founded ‘Queer Tours of London - A Mince Through Time’, Queer/Trans Muay Thai & Self Defence movement Bender Defenders, re-formed AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) London and founded This is My Culture (TIMC) protest-party. His books ‘United Queerdom from the Legends of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) to the Queers of Tomorrow’ and Queer Footprints - A Guide to Uncovering London's Fierce History are used as roadmaps for freedom across the world. Dan is on the international committee of Training for Transformation and an artist with In Place of War.
Contact - Any questions ask Sarah at sfraser@positivelyuk.org