“I want people to think, ‘this is a plant like me – it eats, it drinks – so we have to protect it, not just see its fruits or the things it can give us.’” So proclaims Aziz Rahmouni, former Environmental Education Chief of Morocco’s Tazekka National Park and current collaborator with the High Atlas Foundation.

 How will children living with HIV grow up normally when HIV-stigma still lurks?


SHOBHA SHUKLA - CNS

 

·      Watch/embed or take photo from video interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvfOPLhEYFk&t=405s

 

Although over four decades have passed since the first case of HIV got diagnosed globally, and commendable progress has been made to help people living with HIV lead normal and fulfilling lives, yet HIV-related stigma and discrimination still lurks.

 

• We cannot #endAIDS if we blindly depend on the Global North

BOBBY RAMAKANT - CNS

What the Global Peace Index Does and Does Not Measure

By David Swanson
https://davidswanson.org/what-the-global-peace-index-does-and-does-not-measure/

During the lockdown, community led from the front in ensuring HIV treatment reaches people

SHOBHA SHUKLA – CNS

 

"HIV treatment and care could continue during COVID-19, thanks to intense community participation," said Daxa Patel, in an interview given to CNS. Daxa is Secretary General at Gujarat State Network of People living with HIV (GSNP+) and is former President of National Coalition of People Living with HIV (NCPI+) in India.

 

The Eight Stupidest Things About Nuclear Weapons

By David Swanson
https://davidswanson.org/the-eight-stupidest-things-about-nuclear-weapons

1. Nukes are the “tough on crime” of foreign policy