May 27, 2019
Ed Wolf has been working continuously in the HIV/AIDS epidemic since 1983, as chronicled in the award-winning documentary We Were Here. He has developed HIV-related curriculum and trainings for a large number of national and international organizations and institutions, including the California State Office of AIDS, the Shanti Project of San Francisco, UCSF AIDS Health Project and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles. He's facilitated trainings for counselors working in clinical trials in Lima, Peru as well as South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. His stories and articles have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Christopher Street, the James White Review and Prentice Hall’s Discovering Literature. Ed has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was awarded the HIV National Educator of Year Award from thebody.com.
Episode Highlights
- Ed shares how he became a story
teller by learning from his mothers skill to do so, and how he
began to weave that skill into his work as an AIDS activist in the
early years of the epidemic.
- Ed was a volunteer supporting
people with AIDS very early in the 80’s, and took leadership and
training roles. He shares some stories about what it was like in
the early days of AIDS.
- He has traveled to South
America, Africa and Russia, offering training in AIDS prevention
and healthcare; as well as gay rights activism.
- He shares a story about visiting
Lima, Peru to help people who were part of the first clinical trial
of PrEP/Truvada.
- His blending of spirituality
with activism, and using the support of a higher power to help
others through challenging times.
- His one-man stage shows touring
the US, telling stories of his life as a gay
activist.
Web links
- Find more at EdWolf.net
- Find Ed on FaceBook
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