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Annie Lennox joined International Development Minister, Gareth Thomas, and leaders representing the global HIV community at an emergency Westminster summit called by the UK's Department for International Development to get HIV back on the global health agenda. The summit took place at the House of Lords, London on 9 March 2010. All those in attendance were united by a determination to make real and lasting progress to achieve universal access to comprehensive HIV prevention … more

As reported Annie Lennox helped to launch the UNAIDS Agenda for Action on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV in New York yesterday (see original news post here). Here are the first links of press coverage: Launch of UNAIDS Conference Video - SING video at the beginning, Annie Lennox talks e.g. from 30:40 min and answers a question from 1:13:41 h Press Conference Video - Annie Lennox e.g. from 6:27 min, 18:47 min 27:17 … more

UNAIDS, together with celebrated artist and activist for women and HIV, Annie Lennox, has launched an Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV (2010–2014), which has been developed to address gender inequalities and human rights violations that continue to put women and girls at risk of HIV infection. The five-year action plan was launched at a high-level panel during the 54th meeting on the Commission … more

Two years before director Derek Jarman died of AIDS, he directed "Edward II", a radical variation on Christopher Marlowe's 16th century play. King Edward's open homosexuality, his murder and succession, historic figures in modern dresses, dusty, bare locations and Annie Lennox's  rendition of Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" make this "a jewel of a film" (Channel4.com) and a "mesmerising" (Rolling Stone) piece of art. Today a new … more

Annie Lennox donated a photo and an accomanying text for an exhibition presented all over Manchester next month by "Living Positive", an art initiative which wants to explore the life with HIV through photographs. Here are some more details from her blog: Living Postive Living Positive has been created through a partnership between Artist Charlotte Barnes and the Manchester based charity Body Positive North West (BPNW). Charlotte has been running photography workshops at BPNW, teaching basic … more

Posted today at The House Of Me: As reported here last week [see here] Annie Lennox attended a HCA Gala event in London on 14th Jan 2010 where as an Ambassador for The British Red Cross (BRCS), she spoke about their work with HIV/AIDS and her personal commitment to the cause before presenting a short piece of film featuring Red Cross CEO Sir Nicholas Young giving an overview of the BRCS's on … more

From the House Of Me: Annie Lennox attended a HCA Gala event in London tonight where as an Ambassador for The British Red Cross (BRCS), she spoke about their work with HIV/AIDS and her personal commitment to the cause before presenting a short piece of film featuring Red Cross CEO Sir Nicholas Young giving an overview of  the BRCS's on going work with HIV/AIDS and highlighting some of the challenges the BRCS … more

Two positive message arrived yesterday via Annie's blog regarding the Annie Lennox SING Campain and TAC - the Treatment Action Campaign - which is supported by SING: "I am absolutely delighted that TAC have been awarded the prestigious FEB award for the extraordinary achievement they have accomplished so far. This kind of recognition is hugely significant, not only because it acknowledges TAC’s achievements, but also because it sends a loud and clear message to the … more

Annie Lennox shard a Spanish article today on her blog, here's what she wrote: "Jesus Vasquez Martinez, is a well known Spanish television presenter...He loved my HIV POSITIVE T shirt, and asked that we send him one. He has subsequently made a photo session and given a huge interview to a Spanish magazine about it..unfortunately we don’t’ have a translation....anyone speak Spanish??? If any of you can think of simple stigma busting ideas … more

An article written by Annie Lennox has been published in the Huffington Post today, on November 30, 2009: Demanding Aids Justice "I first met Zackie Achmat at a rather formal dinner that was being held in honor of Nelson Mandela under the canvas of a grand marquee tent, with elaborately laid out table arrangements, ladies sashaying in evening gowns and gentlemen dressed in evening suits. One person stood out from the assembled gathering, wearing a black … more