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As we near the 30th anniversary of HIV/AIDS in 2011, The HIV Story Project is a short film compilation & new media content experiment that will create a panorama of stories to shed light on one of the world's most pervasive health pandemics. www.hivstoryproject.org

This 5-day retreat is an international gathering of HIV-positive gay and bi-sexual men who seek to enrich their lives through deeper insights, awareness and connections to both the community and oneself. We will be learning about medical, psychological and spiritual tools to help create healthier and more fulfilling lives while forging bonds and friendships with other HIV-positive gay men from different parts of the world. The program will include informational and instructional sessions as well as exercises and participation by all the attendees with attention given to the full body-mind-spirit connection. We will also have plenty of time for social activities with movie screenings, nature hikes, and some parties. Find more information at www.pozretreats.com

30-year old Duane Quintana hails from Wendell, a small town in Idaho, where he was an honor student, regular church goer, and the apple of his family's eye. Following high school, Duane made the trek to Phoenix, Arizona where he began attending college with dreams of becoming an architect. His social life blossomed, and things appeared to be on the up-and-up for Duane; and then, in 1999, at the age of 20, he was diagnosed with HIV. Upon returning to his hometown with complications related to the virus, Duane was forced to move to Boise where HIV services were more accessible. In 2002, Duane released "I'm Just Me, Just Like You," an educational film documenting his family coming to terms with his diagnosis. In 2003, Duane began a national tour, giving speeches at esteemed universities, and also campaigned with Does HIV Look Like Me?, along with Hope's Voice an international organization that battles social stigma toward those living with HIV. That same year, Duane founded a.l.p.h.a (Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS), a non-profit organization that focuses on counseling, rapid testing, and networking between local HIV services. In the five years since its inception, a.l.p.h.a. has grown from a small non-profit into Idaho's largest HIV testing organization and is looking to open to more locations in Idaho.

Michael is not an activist or someone that knows all there is to know about HIV, HIV Resources, laws, or much else related to HIV. Michael was someone who never expected to have to deal with this issue up front and personal. He has been a blogger on POZIAM for a few months and expresses thoughts coming from your average person dealing with this disease and the issues it brings with it. He works for a company managing people; loves sports especially ice hockey; works on his house; spends time with his dog. All in all Michael is probably like so many others diagnosed with this HIV.

Aiden Shaw has been a photographer and a director of pop promos, a model and an actor. He has an international reputation as a star of American-made hardcore films and is probably Britain's best known male sex star. Aiden's New Book- Sordid Truths- chronicles the author’s ascent from being just another broke college boy who dabbled with the idea that he could sell his young body for hard cash, to becoming the internationally renowned adult film superstar. After finishing just one year of his degree, Aiden Shaw was twenty-one and easily lured away from study by the heady mix of sex and money in London. Within a short time on the scene, he was something of a celebrity in his field, having been introduced to wealthy, weird, and wonderful eccentrics and famous—and famously closeted—eurotrash personalities and the celebrated elite. However, working as a prostitute turned minor league once gay adult film legend Chi Chi La Rue took Polaroids of the naked and aroused Shaw and launched his career. The rest is history, as is documented in more than fifty films that won him numerous honors. The author of the best-selling memoir My Undoing and two novels, Aiden Shaw divides his time between New York and London, England. His Web site is aidenshaw.com.

River Huston is an award-winning poet, journalist, performer and activist. She travels through the United States speaking on issues related to sexuality, communication, overcoming challenges and change. She has been featured on Good Morning America, Showtime, Nightline, CNN and ABC Up To The Minute. River has written three books of poetry as well as The Goddess: A Guide to Feminine Wisdom and A Positive Life: Portraits of Women Living With HIV. She wrote and performed a one-woman show, Sex, Cellulite and Large Farm Equipment: One Girls Guide to Living and Dying off off Broadway and is currently working on a second show, The Dominatrix Next Door. For more information about River you can go to www.riverhuston.com.

Robert & Jeromy will be talking about the process one must make after a new HIV/AIDS diagnosis. If your newly Diagnosed you don't want to miss this show. Call us with your questions and comments throughout the entire hour. 347-215-9442 The initial shock, disbelief, and fear of an HIV diagnosis can make those first days almost unbearable. The host will be discussing 10 tips for people newly diagnosed with HIV that will help get through those difficult first days.

Johnathan Shaw will be positive for one year, come December 30th. Johnathan is 21 years old and have been living in Augusta, Georgia for the past two years, but he is originally from Seattle, WA. His father was military so Je has lived everywhere from Hawaii to Virginia and even in New Orleans. When he found out he was HIV positive he had no motivation to live, but his best friend Brett encouraged him to turn what he considered a disaster into something that could be good for our generation. Before finding out he was positive, HIV never crossed his mind as something he would battle in his life. Johnathan was very naïve to the virus and assumed that only people that didn’t use protection contracted it. He found out first hand that just because you use a condom does not mean that you are immune to getting this dreadful disease. A faulty condom turned out to be his biggest threat in the end. Since finding out about his status he has learned to cope and as a better way of dealing with it he decided to video blog about his life and the challenges he will go thru. He never expected his first video blog to have as many viewers as it did and hearing the feedback from the people who viewed my blog made me realize that I can help change people’s lives. Visit Johnathan's Blog on the POZIAM Network