Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist

翻译人员: Chaoran Yu 校对人员: Zhu Jie

I'm going to share with you the story

我欲与你们分享一个故事，

as to how I have become

它将告诉你们我是如何成为一名

an HIV/AIDS campaigner.

艾滋病社运人士。

And this is the name of my campaign: SING Campaign.

这就是我发起得运动，SING运动。

In November of 2003,

2003年11月，

I was invited to take part

我获邀参加

in the launch of Nelson Mandela's

纳尔逊·曼德拉发起得

46664 Foundation --

46664基金会的奠基典礼。

that is his HIV/AIDS foundation.

这也是一个艾滋病基金会。

And 46664 is the number

46664则是曼德拉于罗本岛

that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.

监狱的囚号。

And that's me with Youssou N'Dour,

在舞台上，与我站一起的则是尤索·恩多

onstage, having the time of my life.

我们俩正享受着生命中最辉煌的一刻。

The next day, all the artists were invited

第二天，所有到场艺术家皆被

to join Mandela in Robben Island,

邀至罗本岛，以参加曼德拉

where he was going to give a conference

所举办的新闻发布会，

to the world's press,

而曼德拉他则站在

standing in front of his former prison cell.

他以前的囚室窗外。

You can see the bars of the window there.

你们还可清晰地看到囚窗上的栅栏。

It was quite a momentous occasion for all of us.

那会，对于我们来说皆是重大时刻。

In that moment in time,

在那时，

Mandela told the world's press

曼德拉向各国媒体宣告

that there was a virtual genocide

南非正经历一场大屠杀，

taking place in his country;

那有彩虹之国美誉的

that post-apartheid

南非，

Rainbow Nation,

每天皆有

a thousand people were dying on a daily basis

逾千人死亡，

and that the front line victims,

而那些亟待救援的人士中，

the most vulnerable of all,

最需要帮助的都是

were women and children.

妇孺之辈。

This was a huge impact on my mind,

这大大地影响了我，

because I am a woman and I am a mother,

因为我也身为女人，也是一位母亲，

and I hadn't realized

而我却还未觉察到

that the HIV/AIDS pandemic

这场艾滋瘟疫

was directly affecting women in such a way.

已肆虐到此种地步，能直接影响到女人们的生活。

And so I committed -- when I left South Africa,

当我离开开普敦，离开南非之时，

when I left Capetown,

我作出许诺

I told myself, "This is going to be something

说：“我将为之

that I have to talk about.

奔走告语，

I have to serve."

为之服务。”

And so, subsequently

随后，

I participated in every single

我参加了每场

46664 event

我能参加的

that I could take part in

46664聚会、

and gave news conferences,

及各种会议

interviews,

和采访，

talking and using my platform as a musician,

从而发挥一位歌手所能及的功用，

with my commitment to Mandela --

以回应我向曼德拉作出的承诺，

out of respect for the tremendous,

因为我敬仰他

unbelievable work that he had done.

所做出的伟大业绩。

Everyone in the world respects Nelson Mandela,

世上无人不敬仰曼德拉。

everyone reveres Nelson Mandela.

所有人皆尊崇曼德拉。

But do they all know

但他们知道

about what has been taking place in South Africa,

曼德拉的故乡南非

his country,

正饱经病毒侵袭吗？

the country that had one of the highest incidents

南非的病毒传染率

of transmission of the virus?

是世界最高的。

I think that if I went out into the street now

假若我现在走出这个大堂，

and I told people what was happening there,

随意向一位路人告知南非现状，

they would be shocked.

他会大吃一惊。

I was very, very fortunate a couple of years later

几年之后，我非常有幸地

to have met Zackie Achmat,

见到了扎基·阿克莫(Zackie Achmat)，

the founder of Treatment Action Campaign,

他是Treatment Action运动的发起者，

an incredible campaigner and activist.

他是一位了不起的社运人士及人权活跃分子。

I met him at a 46664 event.

我是于一场46664聚会上见到他的。

He was wearing a t-shirt like the one I wear now.

他当时穿的体恤衫与我现在穿的很像。

This is a tool --

这是一件工具。

this tells you I am in solidarity

这件工具告知你们我正

with people who have HIV,

和艾滋病患者

people who are living with HIV.

并肩作战中。

And in a way because of the stigma, by wearing this t-shirt

由于艾滋病的昭著臭名，我们可以通过穿上这件体恤衫

I say, "Yes, we can talk about this issue.

说：“我们当然可以谈论这个话题。

It doesn't have to be in the closet."

它又不是什么见不得人的东西。”

I became a member of Treatment Action Campaign

我由焉成为Treatment Action运动的一位会员，

and I'm very proud to be a member

我为成为这不凡组织的

of that incredible organization.

一份子而感到自豪。

It's a grassroots campaign

这是一场草根运动，

with 80 percent membership being women,

百分八十的会员皆为女性，

most of whom are HIV-positive.

大多数皆是艾滋病阳性。

They work in the field.

但他们仍艰苦劳作。

They have tremendous outreach

他们与那些患病者

to the people who are living directly

有很大面积的

with the effects of the virus.

接触交往。

They have education programs.

他们还有教育项目。

They bring out the issues of stigma.

他们认为艾滋病不该成为人人回避的社会标签。

It's quite extraordinary what they do.

他们所干成的事真是了不起。

And yes, my SING Campaign

同时，我的SING运动

has supported Treatment Action Campaign

也支持Treatment Action运动，

in the way that I have tried to raise awareness

我们则是通过宣传艾滋病常识

and to try to also raise funds.

及募款来支援他们。

A lot of the funding that I have managed to raise

我们所募集的款项大部分皆捐给了

has gone directly to Treatment Action Campaign

Treatment Action运动，

and the incredible work that they do,

以支持他们的惊人成就，

and are still continuing to do in South Africa.

而他们也准备在南非发起这个运动。

So this is my SING Campaign.

这就是我的SING运动。

SING Campaign is basically just me

SING运动只包括我

and about three or four wonderful people

及三到四位能人，

who help to support me.

他们都是来帮助我的。

I've traveled all over the world

我于两年半里

in the last two and a half years --

环游世界了。

I went to about 12 different countries.

我去了十二个国家。

Here I am in Oslo in Norway,

这是在挪威奥斯陆，

getting a nice, fat check;

在那里我得获一份慷慨地捐赠，

singing in Hong Kong, trying to get people to raise money.

这是在香港开演唱会以募集捐款。

In Johannesburg, I had the opportunity to play

这是在约翰内斯堡，我有机会为

to a mainly white, middle-class South African audience

南非中产阶级白人开演唱会，

who ended up in tears

他们最后都泪流满面，

because I use film clips

因为演唱会中我放映了一次短影片。

that really touch the heart, the whole nature,

这个短影片触摸到了他们内心最柔软的地方，

of this terrible tragedy that is taking place,

让他们了解到了南非所发生的惨剧，

that people are tending to avoid,

但大多人皆不愿得知，

because they are fatigued,

因为他们倦怠了，

and they really don't quite know what the solutions are.

而且他们也不知道怎么办。

Aaron Motsoaledi, the current health minister,

亚伦·莫梭累迪也到了这场演唱会，

attended that concert

他是南非现任卫生部部长，

and I had an opportunity to meet with him,

因此我趁机与他一会，

and he gave his absolute commitment

他当场向我作出承诺

to try to making a change,

要改变现状，

which is absolutely necessary.

这正是我们所需的。

This is in the Scottish Parliament.

这是在苏格兰议会里。

I've subsequently become an envoy

在此会议后，我成为了苏格兰及

for Scotland and HIV.

艾滋病社运人士的公使。

And I was showing them my experiences

我在那宣扬了我的经历

and trying to, again, raise awareness.

以提高他们的警惕意识。

And once again, in Edinburgh

这是在爱丁堡，

with the wonderful African Children's Choir who I simply adore.

与我所钟爱的非洲儿童合唱团在一起。

And it's children like this, many of whom have been orphaned

其中成员多为孤儿，

because of their family being affected

因他们父母皆被艾滋病

by the AIDS virus.

感染了。

I'm sitting here in New York with Michel Sidibe --

这是在纽约，我正和米歇尔·西迪贝(Michel Sidibe)坐一起。

he's the director of UNAIDS.

他是联合国艾滋病规划署(UNAIDS)执行主任。

And I'm very honored

我为此处邀请

by the fact that Michel invited me,

而感到光荣，

only a few months ago,

就在几个月前，

to become a UNAIDS ambassador.

我成为了联合国艾滋病规划署大使。

And in this way, I've been strengthening my platform

通过这些方式，我加强了我的影响力，

and broadening my outreach.

及增强了人们的认知度。

The message that UNAIDS

联合国艾滋病规划署欲向世界

are currently sending out to the world

传达的消息则是

is that we would like to see the virtual elimination

他们希望能于2015年前

of the transmission of the virus

看到母婴之间的病毒传播

from mother to child by 2015.

被完全消除。

It's a very ambitious goal

非常有野心的一个目标，

but we believe it can be achieved with political will.

但我们相信通过政府参与，我们就能达成目标。

This can happen.

这可以发生。

And here I am with a pregnant woman,

这是我和一位阳性艾滋病

who is HIV positive

母亲的照片，她怀孕了，

and we're smiling, both of us are smiling, because we're very confident,

但我们皆笑容满面，因为我们确信

because we know that that young woman

她能获得治疗

is receiving treatment

以延长她的生命，

so her life can be extended

同时，她的孩子

to take care of the baby she's about to give birth to.

也会被照料。

And her baby will receive PMTCT,

她的孩子会获得艾滋病母婴传播阻断

which will mean that that baby

治疗，这意味着

can be born free of the virus.

孩子生下来将不带有艾滋病病毒。

Now that is prevention

从生命伊始就获得

at the very beginning of life.

各种保护。

It's one way to start looking at intervention

这是政府干预这场艾滋病瘟疫的

with the AIDS pandemic.

一种方法。

Now, I just would like to finish off

我现在想用另一个故事

to tell you the little story

来结束这场演讲，

about Avelile.

故事主角是阿维利尔(Avelile)。

This is Avelile --

这位就是阿维利尔。

she goes with me wherever I go.

她与我同在。

I tell her story to everyone

我将她的故事告知给所有人，

because she represents

因为她就是千千万的

one of millions

艾滋病孤儿

of HIV/AIDS orphans.

代表。

Avelile's mother

阿维利尔的母亲

had HIV virus --

是携有艾滋病病毒。

she died

她因艾滋病

from AIDS-related illness.

并发症而死。

Avelile had the virus,

阿维利尔也有艾滋病病毒。

she was born with the virus.

她一生下来就有。

And here she is at seven years old,

这就是她七岁时的照片，

weighing no more than a one year-old baby.

她还没一个一岁大的婴儿重。

At this point in her life,

这就是她人生的转折点，

she's suffering with full-blown AIDS

她正被艾滋病魔折磨着，

and had pneumonia.

而且还患有肺炎。

We met her in a hospital in the Eastern Cape

我们是在东开普省的一间医院中见着她，

and spent a whole afternoon with her -- an adorable child.

我们与她一起度过了一个下午的时光，她是一位可爱的女孩。

The doctors and nurses were phenomenal.

那里的护士和医生都很了不起。

They put her on very special nutritious diet

他们为阿维利尔设计了一种特殊的营养食谱，

and took great care of her.

同时还悉心照顾她。

And we didn't know when we left the hospital --

当我们离开这间医院时

because we filmed her story -- we didn't know if she was going to survive.

我们却无法预料她前程如何，即使我们为她拍摄了一部影片。

So, it was obviously -- it was a very emotional encounter

很显然，这次会面

and left us feeling very resonant

对我们产生剧烈影响，

with this direct experience, this one child,

就是这种直接接触的震撼景象

you know, that story.

让我们引起共鸣。

Five months later,

五个月后，

we went back to South Africa

我们再次回到南非

to meet Avelile again.

以期见到阿维利尔。

And I'm getting --

当时我手臂上的毛发，

the hairs on my -- I don't know if you can see the hairs on my arms.

不知道你们看不看得见，

They're standing up because I know what I'm going to show you.

但毛发们皆根根竖起，因为它们知道我所要带给你们的震撼。

This is the transformation that took place.

这就是她所发生的变化。

Isn't it extraordinary?

是不是很了不起呢？

(Applause)

(掌声)

That round of applause is actually

这些掌声应是为那些护士和医生

for the doctors and nurses of the hospital who took care of Avelile.

而响起来的。

And I take it that you appreciate that kind of transformation.

我认为你们都为这种转变而感到欣慰。

So, I would like to say to you,

因此我想对你们说，

each one in the audience,

在场的每一位听众，

if you feel that every mother

假若你们希望

and every child in the world

世界上每位母亲，每位孩子

has the right to have access

都能获得良好的营养供给

to good nutrition and good medical care,

以及完善的医疗照顾，

and you believe that the Millennium Development Goals,

而且你们认同联合国千年目标，尤其是

specifically five and six,

第五和第六项目标，

should be absolutely committed to

而且希望所有国家政府

by all governments around the world --

皆能对此作出承诺，

especially in sub-Saharan Africa --

那么请你们

could you please stand up.

站起来。

I think that's fair to say,

好吧，我认为在场的所有人

it's almost everyone in the hall.

都支持这项决议。

Thank you very much.

非常感谢你们。

(Applause)

(掌声)