We’re trying to round up some support for this great charity, Positive Heroes, which is focused on reducing the stigma that is attached to HIV – they do this by publicising the stories of HIV positive Role Models. These ‘Heroes’ work in their communities as support group conveners, HIV/Aids literacy teachers and peer counsellors.
They also have an HIV+ UltraMarathon team who run marathons as proof that it is possible to live a full, happy, healthy life with HIV. And they take this message to Schools and communities along the marathon routes.
Each year they hold a Fashion Show, featuring top Cape Town designers.
There will be cocktails and canapes, an auction of designer gear hot off the catwalk, as well as endless entertainment. Here’s a video about last year’s Fashion Show.
This year the event will be held at the stunningly refurbished Cape Town Station, in partnership with the City Of Cape Town on Thursday 28 October 2010.
See their Facebook Page for more info, or you can secure a ticket for R150 donation payable through Computicket – www.computicket.com or 083915 8000.
Guests will see top designers Hendrik Vermeulen, Stiaan Louw, Kobus Dippenaar, Carducci, C-Squared, Malick, Scorpio, May…a Prass, Hip Hop, Miss Port, X&O, Gavin Rajah and Paul Van Zyl, all of whom will showcase looks from their newest collections. Serious bling will be provided by Modern Design Jewellery and there will be live entertainment by Jamie Faull, Irit Noble, Lu Chase and Spinsista Mitzi.
All the proceeds go to Positive Heroes.
We’d encourage as many of you as possible to get involved in this fantastic charity.
“Positive Heroes stream out messages of hope. I applaud the vision of Positive Heroes and their work in communicating a sustained, large-scale, anti-stigma and normalisation message throughout South Africa and our continent. I urge you to support this campaign of hope for us all, in an era of effective treatment, it is time we all see HIV not as a death sentence but simply as another chronic manageable disease.” Justice Edwin Cameron – Positive Heroes Patron
Positive Heroes is committed to showing South Africans that HIV is manageable and that testing HIV positive is not a reason to stop living or to give up hope, but rather a powerful incentive to start living life to the full. Their goal is to reduce fear and misinformation surrounding HIV and create an atmosphere of hope and inspiration.
Here are some short films which will tell you more about Positive Heroes.