Stitiches Doll Project

STITCHES Brochure Inside

STITCHES Womens Iniaitives 28056 Palomino Drive Warren, MI 48093 Phone: 586-873-8034

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HIV/AIDS Educator & Activist

HIV P

ositive since 1985

She symbolizes all the important people and things that

Her mouth speaks of AIDS A

She is naked, vulnerable. Except for the ever

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The wild, colorful hair represents her many moods, fears and

Around her neck and shoulders are the people who love, support

and nurture her

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In her arms she holds her daughter who has witnessed

She is bound and tied by events of the past and present.

The bed signifies the place where HIV entered her life.

The red box is filled with her husband’s ashes, the bloodstone

speaks of his hemophilia.

The mirror reflects society's opinion of people with HIV

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have made her what she is today

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