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Hepatitis C Public Awareness Event In Leicester Square, 16th and 17th March

I see that some details of the event are now being released. Medical News Today have featured an article on it. So, it is time to say more about the event here. I am quoting from the original Briefing Note for the event:

This a media event to raise public awareness of hepatitis C consisting of a two day outdoor photography exhibition of large-scale portraits of people with hepatitis C. The event is being staged on the north terrace of Leicester Square on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th March and will be launched by former Beach Boy David Marks, who himself has hepatitis C, with new research showing low levels of public awareness of the disease.

The pictures are a series of powerful black and white portraits of people who are currently living with hepatitis C, produced by renowned photographer Michele Martinoli, who herself has hepatitis C. This event would be the first time these pictures are being exhibited. Martinoli’s work has previously been shown in titles such as The Face, Attitude, AXM, QX, G3, The Times, Sunday Mirror and Time Out.

12 panels, each three metres high, will display the portraits using a modular frame system - this is a mock-up of the exhibition (using dummy pictures):

David Marks and several of us in the portraits will be on hand for a press call in the morning - and to hand out brochures. I know for certain that Michele, Nick and I will be there. And Gemma, who is making a documentary, will also be there with her cameras.

If you are able to attend this event please do so - and be sure to come over and say hello. It would be good to meet you! (And I won’t recognise you as a blog reader from a distance!)

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2 Responses to “Hepatitis C Public Awareness Event In Leicester Square, 16th and 17th March”

  1. Jonathan Colam Says:
    March 7th, 2005 at 1:38 pm

    Hi Ron,

    I had hoped to come along and see the exhibition, unfortunately though I will be travelling back from Cairo. I am in London on Friday next week (18th) do you know whether the exhibition will still be on?

    Jonathan

  2. Anonymous Says:
    March 7th, 2005 at 2:06 pm

    Hi Jonathan

    For some reason it is only on for 2 days in London. I understand it will also travel to Bristol, Manchester and Leeds but dates haven’t been set. Why it is only on for 2 days (and outdoors) leads, I suspect, into the territory of what resources the DoH have put into this campaign!

    Personally, I am not sure I wouldn’t prefer to be in Cairo in the sunshine myself!

    Ron

    PS - I will be sure and tell you all about it though - if you share the news about Cairo!

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