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Hello Curriculum Corner Reader,
This
month we bring you some resources to help you observe National Women
and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the National Day of Silence; we
announce the 2010-11 REAL DEAL winners and directors; and we launch the
sale of tickets to our annual Gala. As always, we appreciate your
reading and please do continue to send us comments and suggestions.
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Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness
On March 10th, National Women and
Girls
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we recognized the unique risks HIV/AIDS
poses for women and girls; raised awareness of the disease's increasing
impact
on this population; and encouraged women and girls to know their HIV
status by
getting tested for HIV.
Women face some unique challenges that may place them at risk
for
acquiring HIV. For example, women may lack
control and financial autonomy in their relationships, making it
difficult to
refuse sex, negotiate condom use, or insist on fidelity. This lack of
control
may result in unprotected sexual activity that places women at greater
risk for
contracting HIV.
If you're looking for great resources to talk
about young women and HIV, check out these films from our Scenarios USA
HIV/AIDS compilation:
 Reflections:
(Written in partnership with BET's Rap
It Up campaign). Three best friends learn to take the risk of
HIV/AIDS seriously as they
navigate romantic relationships in an urban environment mired in
economic
strife, drugs, and limited options.
 Just Like You Imagined?: A glimpse
into the lives
of six young people
dealing with the pressures of dating and relationships.
 Nightmare on AIDS Street: 17-year
old Isabel knows
she can't take back what happened
during one hazy night with a guy. She decides to take responsibility and
bravely face her greatest fear.
All our films were
written by teens, for teens, and directed by Hollywood filmmakers. They
address topics such as relationships; communication; peer pressure;
prevention and testing; choices and responsibility. Each film comes with
a lesson plan and behind-the-scenes documentary.
Preview all
our films here: scenariosusa.org/watchfilms
Visit
our online shop here: scenariosusa.org/shop/index.html
Related resources:
CDC: /www.cdc.gov/features/WomenGirlsHIVAIDS/
Get tested: Find out where to get
tested: http://www.hivtest.org/
My Sistahs: a site by and for young
women of color to provide information and offer support on sexual and
reproductive health issues through education and advocacy. www.amplifyyourvoice.org/mysistahs
U.S. Positive Women's
Network: The PWN is a network of
HIV+ women that get
together to take action in national AIDS and HIV policies and decision
making
so that they can lead and live better lives.www.pwn-usa.org
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National
Day of Silence
April
16th, 2010
Who I Am
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The National Day of Silence is a
project of the LGBTQ community and their supporters. This project
is a yearly student-run day of action to protest and bring awareness to
the
discrimination, harassment and bullying that LGBTQ students experience
in school.
For one day, students all over the country take a vow of silence to
symbolize
the silencing experienced by LGBTQ students.
Check out our three films that deal with sexual orientation:
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Anglieece,
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2009-10 REAL DEAL Winners and Directors
These talented writers and directors
are about to start pre-production
and will make their films this summer!
Cleveland,
OH
Angileece Williams, Life's
Poison (St. Martin de Porres High School; Teacher: Ann
Klonowski)
Director: Malcolm D. Lee (Everybody Hates Chris, Roll
Bounce)
South Texas
Angelica
Hernandez, A Man Made Early
(Weslaco East High School; Teacher: Elvira Aguayo)
Director: Cruz
Angeles (Don't Let Me Drown)
New York City
Treviny Colon, Man in the Mirror (High School of
Fashion Industries, SPARK; Teacher: Ruth Nunez)
Director: Joel
Schumacher (The Number 23, Phone Booth, 8MM, Falling Down)
For more information about our
winners, the runners-up and the finalists, click here: scenariosusa.org/getinvolved/WTRD2010.
For
more information about our new REAL DEAL directors, click here: www.scenariosusa.org/WTRD2010directors
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2010
Scenarios USA REAL DEAL Awards and Gala
Tickets
on Sale Now!
Click
here to purchase your tickets: www.acteva.com |
Spotlight
on... Amplify Your Voice!
An Advocates for Youth Project
Amplify Your Voice!
is a project of Advocates for Youth,
a nonprofit that support the efforts in helping young people everywhere
make
responsible and smart decisions about their reproductive and sexual
health.
Through Amplify, youth around the world
can work together to help achieve this vision. Young people will
come
together to demand reproductive justice, access to information and
services for all young people, and a more open, honest approach to sex
and sexuality. We'll show our communities and elected officials
that
when we are given our rights and when we are respected, we will act
responsibly.
Check out all the excellent tools Amplify offers to
teens here: www.amplifyyourvoice.org
Check
out Advocates for Youth here: www.advocatesforyouth.org
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See you next month!
Sincerely,
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Ernestine Heldring
Education and Outreach Manager
Scenarios USA
ernestine@scenariosusa.org
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