2008 Woodie Awards
Club presents film in observation of World AIDS Day
Dani King, Staff Writer
Issue date: 12/5/06
Last Updated: 12/29/07
"Whitworth students are very aware and informed about AIDS; it's just that people are paralyzed in terms of social justice. They don't know exactly what they can do to help. We want to inspire action," Foran said.
Krzymowski agreed that AIDS is a global issue for students to act on.
"People should realize that it's not just Africa where AIDS is; it's wherever poor people are. Contact government representatives in the effort to send money to these places," Krzymowski said.
"A Closer Walk" also featured the story of a girl from Uganda named Olivia who was forced to quit school in order to care for her mother who was dying of AIDS. No relatives would help Olivia for fear of somehow contracting the disease themselves.
Olivia eventually joined an AIDS support organization in Uganda and because of her inspiring sacrifice, became a spokesperson for AIDS awareness and even spoke at the White House. The organization was unaware that Olivia herself had the disease as a result of being sexually abused. She died at age 21 before medication could be delivered to her.
Though AIDS is the deadliest epidemic the world has ever seen, the fight against it is far from hopeless.
This event emphasized the need for compassion - to not let people die needlessly and that every individual life matters.
"We can do something about AIDS. It's not over yet," Miner said. "As students, we have the capacity to make change possible."
Today's speaker, Christopher Zilar, will answer questions about the problem of domestic AIDS.
A dessert reception will be held at 7:30 p.m. and the lecture on AIDS in Spokane will be at 8 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre.
"He'll help students to see that AIDS is in our own community, bringing the issue home," Krzymowski said.
Krzymowski agreed that AIDS is a global issue for students to act on.
"People should realize that it's not just Africa where AIDS is; it's wherever poor people are. Contact government representatives in the effort to send money to these places," Krzymowski said.
"A Closer Walk" also featured the story of a girl from Uganda named Olivia who was forced to quit school in order to care for her mother who was dying of AIDS. No relatives would help Olivia for fear of somehow contracting the disease themselves.
Olivia eventually joined an AIDS support organization in Uganda and because of her inspiring sacrifice, became a spokesperson for AIDS awareness and even spoke at the White House. The organization was unaware that Olivia herself had the disease as a result of being sexually abused. She died at age 21 before medication could be delivered to her.
Though AIDS is the deadliest epidemic the world has ever seen, the fight against it is far from hopeless.
This event emphasized the need for compassion - to not let people die needlessly and that every individual life matters.
"We can do something about AIDS. It's not over yet," Miner said. "As students, we have the capacity to make change possible."
Today's speaker, Christopher Zilar, will answer questions about the problem of domestic AIDS.
A dessert reception will be held at 7:30 p.m. and the lecture on AIDS in Spokane will be at 8 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre.
"He'll help students to see that AIDS is in our own community, bringing the issue home," Krzymowski said.
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