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AIDS Walk Wisconsin 2007-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 11, 2007

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

AIDS WALK WISCONSIN RAISED $387,682!

 

OTP One Tough Pirate onetoughpirate.com Bob Bowers

 

 

It was indeed an honor to be invited back to speak for AIDS Walk Wisconsin 2007! Thank you to ARCW's staff and the walk organizers for asking me to speak again! Thank you to my friends for your generous pledges!

 

Dear Friends,

If you haven't met Bob Bowers or heard him speak, you have missed an
inspirational man with a profound message for life. At opening ceremonies
of AIDS Walk Wisconsin his remarks have energized thousands of people to
increase their commitment to the fight against AIDS. He is a wonderful
educator and a powerful advocate who exemplifies the new reality that
people with HIV disease have the opportunity to live long, healthy and
productive lives. I commend Bob to you as a man of the highest integrity
whose dedication and leadership are making a big difference in this epic
battle against AIDS.

Sincerely,
Doug Nelson
President and CEO
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin

 

 

DA PIRATE'S TALK:

YouTube of Da Pirate speaking

My name is Bob Bowers. I work on the front lines in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

With over two decades of surviving with this disease, it’s a great honor to be invited back to help kick off AIDS Walk Wisconsin 2007!

I remind myself and you, I am not a victim, I’m not an AIDS patient, I am a survivor! Give yourselves a huge round of applause for sharing in my brilliant and profound reality. Your compassion is without a doubt, our cure!

Wisconsin is a TERRIFIC state, is it not!? With your support, Wisconsin remains TOPS in the Nation in caring for those of us infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.

In 2006, Wisconsin had NO babies born infected with HIV. This is an absolute victory! Recalling a time when we had absolutely no medications to treat HIV, we now have over two dozen available medications and many more in the pipeline.

Our compassionate and willful lawmakers stand with us in the fight against AIDS.

ARCW diligently ensures those of us living with HIV/AIDS have access to care and services. Through their compassion, we are able to live with dignity and quality. Thank you ARCW! My Camp Heartland family provides a profound and enduring impact in the lives of countless thousands of children who were born into this very adult disease. Thank you Neil! THANK YOU to all of our state agencies, organizations, individuals and supporters, who remain steadfast in this fight!

However, HIV/AIDS remains a medical and social crisis of global proportions!

On 9-11, four jets crashed leaving NO survivors. Our nation declared a full out war costing us countless billions of dollars. In 2006 alone, roughly three million of our brothers and sisters lost their lives to AIDS. That is the equivalent of TWENTY fully loaded jumbo jets crashing daily for a year, with NO survivors and NO war.

Rather we refer to such utter carnage as a cause. I despise surrendering to AIDS as a ‘cause.’ It’s a passionate and intensely personal FIGHT! We must put saving human lives first and declare a full out WAR on the greatest scourge we’ve ever known! We must muster the political and collective will to once and for all, END AIDS. There is no time to relent in this fight!

We must continue advocating for the empowerment of women and for our brothers and sisters of color. We must continually address issues of homophobia, mental health poverty and addiction! We must ensure that ALL persons living with HIV/AIDS are treated with dignity and have access to care and treatment!

Thank you for joining us in the fight.

In closing; in the words of my dear friend, the late Mike McKinney, “You my dear friends are the true HEROES and SHEROES in the fight against AIDS.” Step by step, there is no doubt we are making a profound and lasting impact! Please walk with renewed hope, strength and pride! Walk with love in your hearts as you reflect and honor the over 25 million lives lost to AIDS. My friends never ever surrender and never ever forget! 

Namaste you fearless warriors!

 

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2nd Place: Madelynn Boisvert

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