On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the first AIDS diagnosis, the world is once more caught in the grips of another frightening health epidemic – COVID. On June 24th from 4:00-6:30PM MST, activist and actor Billy Porter – who just bravely revealed his own HIV diagnosis - will join Michael Sneed, Johnson & Johnson’s EVP of Global Cultural Affairs (which in addition to helping the world fight COVID, is currently working on a HIV vaccine) for a free special screening of award-winning documentary 5B.
The film chronicles the stories of the heroic nurses who risked their lives to found the World’s first AIDS Ward. Immediately following, Porter will participate in a fireside chat with 5B nurse Alison Moëd Paolercio, RN MS, and nurse, entrepreneur, innovator and author Rebecca Love RN, MSN, FIEL to discuss the disproportionate toll that epidemics and pandemics take on at-risk communities, the parallels between the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 crises, and the role of nurses in driving healthcare change.
