Do you see what I see? [inscribed]

Item Overview

Title

Do you see what I see? [inscribed]

Alternative title

Reality check : we are visible, yet sometimes we are made to feel invisible-or worse. Sometimes when people look at us they only see our skin colour or hear our accent.

Date

1987/2004

Place of Origin

Toronto (Ont.)

Publisher

AIDS Committee of Toronto

Language

English

Collection

AIDS Posters Collection

Notes

Description

The poster shows 9 people, smiling who are (supposedly) HIV positive. Beneath the picture is the text:The poster shows a picture featuring 9 people who (supposedly) are HIV positive. All are smiling and looking happy. Below the portrait are the words: "Be Real. Respect. Protect. Each other. Next time you have sex, think about the thungs going on in your head-and his. Your life's important-so is his. ru4real.ca"
Date on back of poster, 2006, reflects when the vendor received the copy later acquired by the UCLA Library.
Poster held by Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. History & Special Collections, Collection no. 306, item CN062.
At the bottom of the poster are logo for numerous HIV and AIDS organizations in the Toronto area. There is text that reads: "For more information, contact you local AIDS service organization." The logos are for- 1. ACT-AIDS Committee of Toronto 416.340.4300 actotonto.org 2. ACAS-Asian Community AIDS Services 416.963-4300 acas.org 3. ASAAP-Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention 416.599.2727 4. Black C.A.P 416.977.9955 black-cap.com 5. Centro Para Gente de Habla Espana Centre for Spanish SPeaking Peoples 416.925.2800 spanishservices.org

Keywords

Genre

posters

Location

Canada

Resource type

still image

Subjects

AIDS (Disease)--Canada
AIDS (Disease)
HIV-positive persons