Bob
Bowers
a.k.a.
Da Pirate is a
youth
HIV/AIDS educator
providing prevention
through
education in
Wisconsin and the
United States.
Bob
has been
living with HIV/AIDS
for 26 years and has
made it his
life-mission to
educate youth as
well as adults about
the disease.
Bob is
very outspoken about
his diagnosis and
his life
experiences. To broaden
his message of hope and
compassion, he founded
HIVictorious, Inc. in
2005. As an
HIV
positive speaker,
Bob knows first hand
the importance of
putting a face to
the disease in hopes
of
reducing AIDS
stigma. He is far
from the 'stereotypical'
image of
a person
with AIDS, thus
having a profound
and lasting impact
on his audiences.
He
speaks to middle
schools, high
schools, colleges,
universities, jails
and various
community-based organizations.
Mr. Bowers
is also a leading
and well respected
advocate and
AIDS activist based in Madison, Wisconsin. Bob is living
proof that there is
nothing impossible in
this world if you apply
yourself physically,
spiritually and emotionally.
Bob uses his
life experiences
as an
activist and
advocate to
address broader
social issues such
as racism and
homophobia that
continue to drive the AIDS
epidemic. In 2006,
Bob created the
youth HIV/AIDS
awareness poster campaign,
"What if it Were
You?" It is
his mission to
tackle this very
stigma while
maintaining
every day
awareness of
HIV/AIDS in our
schools and
communities. Please
take some time to
visit the amazing
AIDS awareness
posters that the
high school students
have created.
Bob
has a can-do
approach and
believes in unity in
the fight against
HIV/AIDS.
Appreciating that,
with the political
and collective will, we
can and
will end the scourge
of AIDS on our
planet.
Mr. Bowers
is a champion for hope
and
survival despite
some of the difficult
circumstances that we
ALL face in life.
Hey Rockin man. Good to see you doin what you love. I remember I learned from you "No Surrender".
Hugz,
Rye
My dear friend, You ARE 'Heart and Soul'... I truly love you and Teresa VERY much! Always in my thoughts and prayers~ <3 xxx
Above photos from
the awards ceremony for our
HIV/AIDS awareness poster contest at
Edgewood High School in Madison, Wisconsin. Thank you to the
Edgewood students and staff for doing an amazing job with your
posters and for your incredibly generous donation to
HIVictorious!
It was such an honor and pleasure to have you participate!
