For my public event I attended the
28th annual AIDS Walk RI on September 28th 2013. Thousands of people gathered at the
state house for a 2.5-mile walk in support of AIDS research. Before the walk
began there was a very powerful speech from a young man named Anthony Maselli
who is a test counselor at AIDS Project RI. He also happens to know first hand
about the power of a positive test result as he tested positive for HIV in
September of 2012. He spoke about how he contracted the decease while he was
taking part in many high-risk activities. He was drinking, partying a lot,
using drugs, and having unprotected sex. The idea that he could contract HIV
never crossed his mind. This event relates to our class because we talked about
the importance of sex education for youth. How it is important to educate youth
earlier before they make a decision that can change their life forever. For Anthony
unprotected sex led to HIV, for others it may lead to a child. Whatever the
burden may be, it’s important that youth are aware of the risks, as well as
some preventative measures. HIV/AIDS is a deadly decease, and keeping youth
educated could save thousands of lives. Often times people don’t even know that
they have AIDS and can unknowingly spread it to a number of people. This whole
event also relates to the caring part of the 5 Cs, this event showed how many
people care about AIDS. If enough people show their care and support hopefully
with enough research we can find a cure for this deadly decease.
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