Podcast
Positive Voices
Hosted by Lisa Fontes · EN
A podcast for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, brought to you by the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, a non-profit organization in Phoenix, Arizona. Bringing you the stories of survivors, their loved ones, advocates, healthcare workers, and policymakers in the HIV/AIDS community. Listen to us on Wednesdays!
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Peter
Apr 5, 201800:43:18Tap to summarizeThis week we interviewed Peter Rodriguez, a member of the Southwest Center's Board and Vice Chairman at the Joshua Tree Feeding Program, which provides food bank services to HIV-positive individuals in Phoenix. Peter tells us about how he became involved in the HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ+ communities in New York after his diagnosis with GRID (gay-related immunodeficiency, an early term for AIDS) in 1982 at the age of 17. Peter shares his experience as a long-term survivor who has advocated tirelessly for HIV-positive individuals and the LGBTQ+ community. In addition to his work at Joshua Tree and the Southwest Center, Peter volunteers his time each year to organize the annual Phoenix AIDS Candlelight Vigil.
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Mar 21, 201800:50:26Tap to summarizeOff to the races! Today HB and Lisa interviewed Rose, the Program Manager for the Phoenix Metropolitan Ryan White Part A program. Rose has 40 years experience in community advocacy, including the last ten years she's spent working in HIV. She talks to us about who Ryan White was, what Ryan White programs do, and what people across Arizona are doing to work to end the HIV epidemic in the state. Rose also reflects on her career and what drives her to make a difference.
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Mar 15, 201800:55:03Tap to summarizeThis week Lisa and HB interview...each other! Take a chance to get to know our co-hosts. HB talks about his experiences in Chicago, his poetry, entrepreneurship, and his journey to becoming the Southwest Center's Executive Associate & Community Liaison. Lisa talks about her journey from archaeologist to Development Director, including how her experiences volunteering at one n ten helped her realize she needed to make a career change. Our hosts also talk about why we created a podcast, what it's like to work at the Southwest Center, and how being part of the community is a rewarding part of each of their lives.
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Mar 7, 201800:43:44Tap to summarizeThis week, in honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10), HB and Lisa talk with Barb, who found out she, her 3-month old son, and her husband had AIDS in 1993. Upon hearing from her doctor that she likely had two years to live, she promptly said "no, you're wrong", and started working as an HIV/AIDS activist. We have an emotional conversation about her and her family's early struggles with HIV/AIDS, how she honors her son Logan's legacy today by educating youth about HIV, and how she has empowered herself and others to maintain a positive outlook and healthy life.
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Feb 28, 201800:58:53Tap to summarizeThis week we chatted with Rocko Cook, the PrEP Navigator at the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS. We have a high energy conversation about faith, coming out, PrEP and prevention, and finding your authentic self.
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Feb 22, 201800:44:27Tap to summarizeThis week we chatted with Phyllis Coprich, the Medical Case Management Manager at the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, about her 20+ years experience working as an advocate for people living with HIV. We talk about how she found herself as an HIV advocate in Chicago in the 1990s, her proudest and hardest moments in her career, and her advice to folks who are just starting out in the field.
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