The Power and the Glory
December 1st is World AIDS Day, and so on Wednesday night, the US Embassy and a group called Spoken Word co-hosted a poetry slam. An impressive turnout of talent and recent stardom (which included the newly crowned "Mr. Gay Namibia." Unfortunately, there is still a long way to go for tolerance of the gay community in Namibia: http://www.informante.web.na/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9180&Itemid=1&PHPSESSID=bbfca61f1633f0cd4dd9e288223c3509).
The evening was quite different than previous song nights at the Playhouse Theater. A poetry reading seemed the perfect way to express the complexity and impact of the epidemic on individual lives. It was an evening of bravery, honesty, and raw emotion.
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