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The Bay Area is presenting PBS’s
Frontline documentary “End Game: AIDS in Black America” for public viewing and
discussion. The film was originally released in July 2012 and was first viewed
at the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. In the film,
producer, writer, and director Renatta Simone examines why the HIV epidemic is
more prevalent among African Americans than among Caucasians. It deals with
race in America as well as HIV and how the virus has exploited the inability to
deal with problems around race. It encourages people to start talking and
becoming aware of the conditions African Americans face concerning HIV/AIDS in
America.
Simone filmed her documentary in
churches, clinics, a high school classroom, a prison, a nightclub, a restaurant
kitchen, and on the street—all located across the country, in places like Los
Angeles, Oakland, Atlanta, Birmingham, Selma, New York, Boston, and Washington
D.C.
The showing launches a year-long
program of events planned by two merging groups—the Bay Area Treatment Advocacy
Network and the Bay Area Regional African American HIV/AIDS State of Emergency
Coalition—in an effort to improve HIV treatment in the African-American
community and to ensure that the community is ready to participate in the
treatment process.
The showing of the documentary and
intimate conversation with the community will be January 27 at 3:00 p.m. at the
New Parkway Theatre, 474 24th St, Oakland, Calif. To purchase tickets for $10,
visit: http://www.Spectrumfilm012013.eventbrite.com or call (510) 575–8245.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
TOGETHER WE REMAIN STRONG!
