How we talk about HIV/AIDS matters

Language and activism have a necessarily fraught relationship: the right words can define successful activism just as the wrong ones can undermine it. For activism like that in the fight against HIV/AIDS, one unfortunately inextricable from misconception and stigma, language proves especially significant. Put simply, how we talk about HIV/AIDS matters. In any successful allyship, …

UCLA Professor & HIV/AIDS Activist Fights Stigma in and out of Classroom

Long before there was a Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA, there was a passionate professor who was bringing awareness to the cause through a class called MAKE ART/STOP AIDS in UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures Department (WAC). The exhibition created by the class was displayed in the Fowler Museum of Cultural History in 2006, teaching …

Keith Haring Remembered 29 Years after Death

My first time seeing a Keith Haring painting was on a t-shirt. It was purple with two little caricatures embracing drawn with bold, white lines. I did not yet know who Keith Haring was, much less that I was wearing the work of an iconic American artist who shaped much of popular art culture in …

13 Reasons to Register for Dance Marathon this Registration Drive

“Have you heard of Dance Marathon?” You may have heard this familiar phrase on Bruinwalk, walking to your class while several neon-clad and enthusiastic members of the Pediatric Aids Coalition smile at you. Dance Marathon is an event like no other, where participants take part in 26 hours of dancing, education, and bonding, while fighting to …

Beneficiary Spotlight: The Laurel Foundation

Camp Laurel camper, Isaac, met with members of PAC for the tri-annual Mentorship event where he and other campers talked about their favorite things, aspirations, and what makes them happy. This year, the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA has joined forces with The Laurel Foundation in an effort to forge connections with organizations that serve local …