"Write a Letter to HIV" Campaign!
By Justin B. Terry-Smith
From TheBody.com
March 6, 2012
Justin B. Terry-Smith
Hello, I'm Justin B. Terry-Smith. I was infected with HIV in 2005 and diagnosed in 2006. I've decided to write a letter expressing my feelings about HIV and I'm asking YOU to join me.
You can be HIV negative or positive; this letter is meant to encourage and empower. If you're infected or affected by HIV, I'm asking that you write a letter and then videotape yourself reading the letter aloud. It helps sometimes to get your feelings out, whether you've been recently diagnosed or have been living with HIV for a long period of time.
I'm asking EVERYONE-- including my fellow bloggers here at TheBody.com and others that don't have a blog -- to join me in this campaign, "My Letter to HIV." Check out my letter and video for an example. If you don't want to make a video you don't have to; a simple letter will suffice. You can also send a picture of yourself. Entries will be posted in a series on this article page. You can go to YouTube and upload your video there and send us the Embedded or URL Link
Send your letters and video links via e-mail Please be advised that your entry will be on thebody.com's website
Here is an example about what we are doing
http://www.thebody.com/content/66043/dear-hiv-my-letter-to-hiv.html
PLEASE JOIN ME IN EMPOWERING YOURSELVES IN THIS FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS!
Mr. Justin B. Terry-Smith
Author of children's HIV book "I Have A Secret"
Creator of Justin's HIV Journal & Write A Letter To HIV Campaign
http://www.justinbsmith.com
Justin B. Terry-Smith has been involved in Gay and HIV Activism since 1999. He is 32 and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Justin was raised in Silver Spring, MD. He now lives in Laurel, MD with his husband Phil. He has worked with and for Gay orgs such as the National Black Justice Coalition, Human Rights Campaign, Equality Maryland, Us Helping Us, People Into Living Incorporated etc. He has earned an AA in Communication, a BA in Political Science is working on a Masters in Public Health.


