The Pride House Podcast

'Phenomenal' exhibition of UK AIDS Memorial Quilt brought to Commonwealth Games by Pride House Birmingham

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In this special episode of The Pride House Podcast hosted by Pride House Birmingham's Jon Holmes, you'll hear interviews from a special launch event of a new exhibition of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, which is on up to and including Monday 8 August 2022 at The Southside Building in the city centre.

It's an incredibly powerful experience to see the lovingly crafted quilt panels close up, with each one commemorating people who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS in the UK in 1980s and early 1990s.

The exhibition is part of the Pride House Birmingham programme and it's open for public viewings every weekday during that period from 9am to 6pm - just book an hour-long slot through this link.

Jon chats to his Pride House Birmingham colleague Neil Basterfield, who's responsible for organising the exhibition; Saving Lives campaigner Tom Hayes aka @PositiveLad on Twitter; the rugby broadcaster Nick Heath; and the inspirational Birmingham-born activist Jonathan Blake, who's one of the UK's oldest survivors living with HIV and who describes the exhibition as "phenomenal".

If you're in or near Birmingham - whether for the Commonwealth Games or not - be sure to pop into Pride House at 143 Bromsgrove St, above The Loft Bar & Kitchen, and check out the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt too.

Links

Pride House Birmingham - https://pridehousebham.org.uk/

Pride House Birmingham featured on the official Birmingham 2022 website - https://www.birmingham2022.com/news/2556327/pride-house-birmingham-will-explore-diversity-across-the-commonwealth

More news and content - https://sportsmedialgbt.com/tag/pride-house 

Pride House International - http://www.pridehouseinternational.org/

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