United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, 560 W. Lake, invited educators, program facilitators and other interested parties to the "HIV: Hey, It's Viral!" forum on Oct. 22. The event included a preview of the twenty-minute Beyondmedia documentary production that addresses serious HIV facts geared towards educating at-risk youth ranging from ages 12-18.
The event also included a panel with film collaborators Salome Chasnoff ( Beyondmedia educator ) , Joe Hollendoner ( director of the Broadway Youth Center for Howard Brown Health Center ) and Sara Kerastas ( education program director for About Face Theatre ) . The discussion centered around the need to implement a more modernized sex education curriculum ( including the documentary ) into Chicago Public Schools. More information about the film and where to purchase a copy can be found at www.beyondmedia.org
