World Aids Day: Positive Futures and Ephemeral HIV Museum

Queer Britain
2 Granary Square, London, N1C 4BH (view map)

Sunday 1st December 2024 (+ 1 other date)

Accessibility - Accessible Toilets, Quiet Space, Relaxed Performance, Step Free Access, Wheelchair Accessible

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World Aids Day: Positive Futures and Ephemeral HIV Museum

Join us on World AIDS Day for an afternoon of events to reflect on the current situation of HIV.

We have three events organised for this World AIDS Day. Event information and times are below. Please be sure to book your ticket for the relevant event that you would like to attend.

1-2.15pm: Positive Futures - Discussion

During this World AIDS Day, we come together to remember those who are no longer with us and to celebrate those who are. Join Kuba for the opportunity to meet other people living with HIV and discuss your experiences in a safe environment.

43 years ago we had the first case of HIV in the UK. Since then, HIV has become another well-managed long-term condition. People living with HIV can live daily lives similar to the general population. With the new treatment on the horizon, the future looks brighter than ever before.

This World AIDS Day, let's gather and discuss the past, present, and future of good and healthy living.

2.30-4.15pm: Ephemeral HIV Museum

Join Diego for a narrative building workshop. This event is open for people living with HIV and people affected by HIV (family members, carers, and friends).

For the workshop participants will be asked to bring a personal object with them. Through these personal objects/archives, the workshop will articulate a series of creative and socialising exercises. Together the participants will creatively explore how to create narratives around their experiences with HIV.

1-4.30pm: Love Tank Prevention Stall

During the day visitors can visit the Love Tank stall for information and resources around HIV prevention and sexual health. This is open to everyone.

Tickets:

We are committed to making our events accessible to everyone, regardless of financial circumstances. To do so, we offer 4 types of tickets

£ 5 Tickets: The suggested donation amount for a ticket.
£ 10 Tickets: An option to donate a little forward for those who can't.
Pay What You Can: This option allows you to set the amount of your donation for a ticket. If you would like to donate a little less or a little more then you can do so.
Free: If you need a free ticket for any reason, no need to contact us, just select this option when registering.

If you have any questions or any accessibility requirements that we should be aware of, please email Katie at Hello@QueerBritain.org.uk.

Queer Britain is a registered charity and entry to the museum collection is completely free for everyone.

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The Lineup

Kuba Krzyzynski is a proud Queer, Eastern European. He has lived in the UK for 17 years and with HIV for 8 years. Kuba's background is working in mental health and with people with learning disabilities. He is currently working in the charity sector, supporting people living with HIV.

Kuba is one of the HIV Ambassadors for the Fast Track Cities London initiative.

Diego Agurto Beroiza(any pronoun) is an actor, director and queer activist who is HIV posi-tive. He is currently the director of the queer performing arts collective La Comuna. As part of La Comunica, he has developed different research projects around archives, testimonies, and narratives of the LGBTIQ+ community in Chile and Latin America. His personal projects have focused on the collection, archiving, and research of testimonies and experiences of survival of communities around HIV/AIDS. Including the ‘Living Museum of Emotional Archives of HIV’, funded by Goldsmiths University of London and carried out in London, Madrid, and Barcelona. For the last ten years, Diego has been working on creating queer-themed performance projects and interdisciplinary research into archives and repertoires of sexual dissidence. He is currently an MA Applied Theatre candidate at Goldsmiths University.

The Love Tank is a not-for-profit community interest company (CIC) that promotes health and wellbeing of under served communities through education, community building, research, events, and communication + design.

You can learn more about the Love Tank here.