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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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HIV/AIDS Media Guide and Guide to Terminology

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  • Ruth Pollard (ed)
Produced in Australia for an Australian audience, the HIV/AIDS Media Guide was designed primarily for people working in the media. The Media Guide to Terminology is a section of the HIV/AIDS Media Guide.

The first part of the guide deals with the challenges faced by governments and affected communities in their response to HIV/AIDS. Other sections cover the history of the virus, transmission, treatments and a chronological account of HIV/AIDS in Australia.

The section on Terminology provides examples of inaccurate/derogatory terms and suggestions of alternative terms and phrases. The intent of this guide is to "encourage accurate terminology and reporting that aims to contribute to rather than take away from the dignity of people living with HIV/AIDS, and vulnerable and marginalised communities."

Please note: the full HIV/AIDS Media Guide no longer appears to be available.

Click here for the online Guide to Terminology.

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Australian Federation of AIDS Organization (AFAO) website.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 08/23/2006 - 23:28 Permalink

too old(outdated info)however serves as good refresher on some topics