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Every person living with HIV has a story to tell.

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Write It Out! (WIO!) fosters community building, imagination, and wellness. Through a trauma-sensitive approach, we offer a safe and empowering space for people living with HIV and AIDS to explore and express their stories through playwriting.

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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October 15, 2025 from 6:30-8:30 pm EST at The Pete @ The Flea

 

This event marks both our 6th year anniversary of the WIO! program and the kick-off of our first major fundraising campaign!

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The purpose of the celebration is to:

  • Celebrate the voices and humanity of WIO! participants! 

  • Launch our inaugural campaign October - December to raise $130,000 for program expansion.

  • To celebrate, support, and uplift our WIO! Program alumni, with a live staged reading of Bridgette Picou's "not to be an alarmist, but"

  • Honor our community of artists, supporters, and donors.

  • Engage potential high-profile partners and supporters through storytelling and celebration.

  • Raise $27,500 (40% of campaign goal from this event)

Bridgette Picou (center) and her two actresses, Toni L. Martin (left) and Mlé Chester (right) at the WIO! 2024 Final Sharing

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Our Community

63%

alum identify as
people of the global majority

45%

alum identify as
women/trans/non-binary

28%

alum are over the age
50 years old

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