http://kenyonfarrow.com/2009/02/03/my-plenary-remarks-at-creating-change/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:08:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://kenyonfarrow.com/2009/02/03/my-plenary-remarks-at-creating-change/#comment-1448 Cary Alan Johnson Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:02:59 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=705#comment-1448 Great speech, Kenyon. You raised critical issues. I do so agree that our HIV organizations need to morph into community service and political organizing tools. Interestingly, many of them started out that way, but AIDS took us by storm. The need to provide those services was so pressing and the funding was geared toward public health, not human rights. We haven't done enough to set our own agenda, rather than responding to the shrill cries of an epidemic and the demands of external funders. Great speech, Kenyon. You raised critical issues. I do so agree that our HIV organizations need to morph into community service and political organizing tools. Interestingly, many of them started out that way, but AIDS took us by storm. The need to provide those services was so pressing and the funding was geared toward public health, not human rights. We haven’t done enough to set our own agenda, rather than responding to the shrill cries of an epidemic and the demands of external funders.

]]> http://kenyonfarrow.com/2009/02/03/my-plenary-remarks-at-creating-change/#comment-1447 Jess V Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:10:22 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=705#comment-1447 You go!!! I am glad you were given the floor. I hope people left thinking about what you said. The story you shared about the person who said "some people are fit to sing and dance," that is terrible. So much for people to learn. You go!!! I am glad you were given the floor. I hope people left thinking about what you said. The story you shared about the person who said “some people are fit to sing and dance,” that is terrible. So much for people to learn.

]]> http://kenyonfarrow.com/2009/02/03/my-plenary-remarks-at-creating-change/#comment-1446 Steve H Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:35:13 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/?p=705#comment-1446 FIERCE!!! Thank you for speaking up and speaking out! FIERCE!!! Thank you for speaking up and speaking out!

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