On World AIDS day 2007, Saturday December 1st at 12 pm, the premiere of “Songs in the Blood “. - a radio script written by 14 SA HIV positive and affected women will be broadcast on Radio Adelaide ( 101.5fm) . The stories were written by women who are HIV positive and women who are mothers, sisters, partners and daughters of HIV positive people.
The women participated in writing workshops with Adelaide writer Elizabeth Mansutti. Elizabeth then developed the stories into the radio script “Songs in the Blood”. The script is being produced by Radio Adelaide ( producer Logan Bold) with funding from Arts SA.
The stories document in a very evocative and powerful way the experience of living with HIV /AIDS for women in Australia . We hope “Songs in the Blood” will promote the message that HIV/AIDS affects women too and increase understanding and compassion.
The broadcast will be podcast on Women’s health Statewide website and we hope to find the funding to enable us to develop the performance into a cd so that the message can reach a broader and ongoing audience.
For further information: Pam Price HIV Women’s project 82399624 or pam.price@health.sa.gov.au