Head over to YAHAnet and leave a comment on one (or several) of the 33 photos posted during the TABOO Campaign that you find inspiring!

Feel free to say how the photo reminds you of your own awareness work, how the activities portrayed can be incorporated into your own work or future projects, how it makes you want to get more involved, how it provides an effective/ineffective message, etc.

We look forward to an open discussion! Go break some taboos!

Find out more about YAHAnet's TABOO (Take Art, Be Open Often) Campaign here.

For World AIDS Week 2010 and for the entire month of December, YAHAnet will be posting one image per day in its TABOO (Take Art, Be Open Often) Campaign that aims to create positive, healthy discussion and action around HIV & AIDS and associated gender and stigma issues.

With your leadership, YOU can make this campaign a success! Find info at the link below on how to send us your photos and how to comment on the daily images.

Go break some taboos:

http://yahanet.org/take-art-be-open-often-yahanets-taboo-campaign

Thank you very much for participating!

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(Version française : http://jemurray.tigblog.org/post/600985)

Youth, the Arts, HIV & AIDS Network (YAHAnet) has finally gone "live"! In order to spread the word about our site, we are launching our second global contest. Info on our last contest and the winners can be found here: http://jemurray.tigblog.org/post/461041.

YAHAnet (http://www.yahanet.org) is a new web-based networking tool for youth. YAHAnet is equipped with video, audio, and image galleries and provides members with a variety of resources such as how-to guides for raising awareness through the arts, fact guides on gender issues and stigma, and up-to-date medical research and case studies. Social networking features include a forum, an events calendar, and workgroups.

CONTEST THEME & QUESTION:

YAHAnet is seeking original artworks created by groups of youth to communicate their thoughts on how HIV and AIDS pertain to the idea of community.

The AIDS pandemic crosses ethnic, cultural, and national boundaries. It affects the rich and the poor, the young and the old, you and I. Through a collective work of art, show us how you and your friends/community stand in solidarity in the fight against HIV and AIDS and work to address important issues.

WINNERS:

The winning group in each category will receive a $100 prize and will be prominently featured on the YAHAnet website. The winners will also be announced at the next YAHAnet event in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Runners-up will have their submissions displayed on the website, as well.

DEADLINE:

Final extension to May 20, 2009

MORE DETAILS:

Examples, entry criteria, and evaluation methods can be found at http://www.yahanet.org/network/news/announcing-our-2nd-global-contest.

Good luck everyone!!

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SHOW. SHARE. LEARN. LEAD. Check out http://www.yahanet.org to explore what the webtool has to offer and to become a member.

L’outil de réseautage international, YAHAnet, lance une deuxième compétition pour engager les groupes et les communautés.

YAHAnet (Youth, the Arts, HIV & AIDS Network) est un site Internet fournissant aux jeunes un réseau social en ligne pour afficher leurs activités artistiques portant sur le VIH/SIDA.

À PROPOS DU CONCOURS :

YAHAnet (Youth, the Arts, HIV and AIDS Network) est à la recherche de groupes de jeunes, qui à travers des oeuvres d’art originales, veulent partager leur vision du lien entre le VIH/SIDA et leur conception de communauté.

La pandémique du SIDA va au-delà des frontières ethniques, culturelles et nationales. Elle atteint aussi bien les riches que les pauvres, les jeunes que les vieux, toi et moi. Nous invitons des groupes et des communautés de jeunes entre les ages de 12 et 25 ans à soumettre une oeuvre artistique représentant comment cette lutte contre le VIH/SIDA a permis de rassembler leurs amis, leurs communautés et comment ils abordent les enjeux importants de cette lutte.

GAGNANTS :

Le groupe gagnant de chaque catégorie recevra une récompense de 100$ et son œuvre sera exposée sur le site YAHAnet avec une biographie du groupe. Les gagnants de la deuxième et troisième place seront également exposés sur le site YAHAnet.

PLUS DE DETAILS :

Des exemples, ainsi que les critères et les méthodes d’évaluation, peuvent être trouvés au lien suivant : http://yahanet.org/network/news/announcing-our-2nd-global-contest#francais

DATE LIMITE :

le 20 mai 2009

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EXPOSEZ. PARTAGEZ. APPRENEZ. MENEZ. Venez voir notre site : http://www.yahanet.org, explorez les possibilités et devenez membre!