The MTV Staying Alive Foundation will be hosting a uniqueWorld AIDS Day event, Shuga Talks, in which two simultaneous screenings of MTVStaying Alive drama Shuga will be held in Nairobi, Kenya and Washington, D.C.on December today.
Following the screenings, audiencemembers - those attending in person and watching from home - will have theopportunity to participate in a live video discussion via satellite, and engagewith other young people around the world using social media platforms, toaddress key HIV and AIDS issues highlighted in the show.
Hosted by BET entertainer Big Tigger (Rap City, 106 &Park) in Washington, D.C. and MTV Africa VJ Kule Ekirapa in Nairobi, viewers athome will have the chance to tune in to the debate that will be streamed liveat www.mtvshuga.com/shugatalks. In addition, testing centers will be present atboth screenings to encourage audience members to get tested.
“MTV Staying Alive is dedicated to creating new andinnovative ways to empower young people engaged in fighting the stigma, spreadand threat of the HIV and AIDS epidemic around the world,” said Georgia Arnold,Executive Director of the MTV Staying Alive Foundation. “Shuga is an authentic, provocativepiece of entertainment, and with initiatives like Shuga Talks, we areencouraging young people to explore important HIV and AIDS issues in unexpectedways.”
The second series, Shuga:Love, Sex Money, will premier on Valentine’s Day, February 14th 2012.
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