Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist

譯者: Wang-Ju Tsai 審譯者: Zhu Jie

I'm going to share with you the story

我今天要跟你們分享這個故事

as to how I have become

我要告訴你們

an HIV/AIDS campaigner.

爲什麽我要從事愛滋病防治運動

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

這是我領導的活動名稱：SING 活動。

In November of 2003,

2003年11月

I was invited to take part

我受邀參加

in the launch of Nelson Mandela's

曼德拉46664基金會的

46664 Foundation --

創會活動。

that is his HIV/AIDS foundation.

這是一個愛滋病防治基金會。

And 46664 is the number

46664是當時

that Mandela had when he was imprisoned in Robben Island.

曼德拉在羅本島被關的編號。

And that's me with Youssou N'Dour,

照片中是我和Youssou N'Dour 在舞臺上

onstage, having the time of my life.

這是我生命中最美好的時光之一

The next day, all the artists were invited

隔天，所有的表演者都受邀

to join Mandela in Robben Island,

在羅本島和曼德拉見面

where he was going to give a conference

曼德拉要在那裏

to the world's press,

跟國際媒體開記者會

standing in front of his former prison cell.

地點就在他之前的牢房前。

You can see the bars of the window there.

你可以看到他窗戶前的鐵窗。

It was quite a momentous occasion for all of us.

這對大家來説都是重要的一刻。

In that moment in time,

就在這歷史的一刻

Mandela told the world's press

曼德拉告訴國際媒體說

that there was a virtual genocide

在他的國家裏

taking place in his country;

有一個集體的滅種屠殺正在發生

that post-apartheid

在這種族隔離浩劫後的

Rainbow Nation,

彩虹國度

a thousand people were dying on a daily basis

每天有一千人死去

and that the front line victims,

其中首當其衝的

the most vulnerable of all,

最脆弱的一群

were women and children.

是婦女和小孩。

This was a huge impact on my mind,

這在我心裏產生了相當大的衝擊

because I am a woman and I am a mother,

因爲，我既是個婦女，也是媽媽。

and I hadn't realized

我那時還沒能了解

that the HIV/AIDS pandemic

愛滋病能如此直接地

was directly affecting women in such a way.

使婦女受害。

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

所以我給自己許了個承諾

when I left Capetown,

在離開南非，開普敦的時候

I told myself, "This is going to be something

我告訴自己說

that I have to talk about.

我要告訴大家這個真相

I have to serve."

我要在這上面作一些事

And so, subsequently

所以，接下來

I participated in every single

我盡可能地

46664 event

參加了每個

that I could take part in

46664基金會的活動

and gave news conferences,

我也舉辦記者會

interviews,

給專訪

talking and using my platform as a musician,

用我音樂人的身份

with my commitment to Mandela --

爲的是我對曼德拉的承諾

out of respect for the tremendous,

和對他完成的

unbelievable work that he had done.

偉大的功業的尊敬。

Everyone in the world respects Nelson Mandela,

世上的每人都很尊重曼德拉

everyone reveres Nelson Mandela.

大家都他都很崇敬。

But do they all know

但是大家都知道

about what has been taking place in South Africa,

在南非

his country,

在曼德拉的國家裏

the country that had one of the highest incidents

愛滋病的傳染率

of transmission of the virus?

是全世界最高的嗎？

I think that if I went out into the street now

我想，要是我現在走到路上

and I told people what was happening there,

告訴大家南非的慘狀

they would be shocked.

大家都會嚇一跳吧

I was very, very fortunate a couple of years later

我，很幸運地，幾年以後

to have met Zackie Achmat,

遇到了Zackie Achmat

the founder of Treatment Action Campaign,

“治療（Treatment Action ）” 活動的創辦人

an incredible campaigner and activist.

他是個很棒的遊説家和社會運動領導

I met him at a 46664 event.

我在一個46664的活動上遇到他

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

他那時穿著跟我這件一樣的 T 裇

This is a tool --

這是一個工具

this tells you I am in solidarity

這告訴你

with people who have HIV,

我和愛滋病人、跟愛滋病毒共存的人

people who are living with HIV.

站在同一陣綫。

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

因爲愛滋病已被惡名化，藉著這件 T 裇

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

我要表達 “是的，我們可以公開討論這個議題”

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

這不是見不得人的事。

I became a member of Treatment Action Campaign

我也變成“治療（Treatment Action ）” 活動的一員

and I'm very proud to be a member

我覺得很驕傲

of that incredible organization.

能成爲這個不平凡組織的一員。

It's a grassroots campaign

這是個草根性的組織

with 80 percent membership being women,

80%的會員都是婦女

most of whom are HIV-positive.

大部分的人都是愛滋病帶原者。

They work in the field.

他們在社會基層工作

They have tremendous outreach

他們與

to the people who are living directly

直接受到愛滋病毒影響的人

with the effects of the virus.

能有密切的接觸。

They have education programs.

他們有一系列的教育課程

They bring out the issues of stigma.

他們主動談及這個惡名禁忌

It's quite extraordinary what they do.

他們做了很多不凡的貢獻

And yes, my SING Campaign

我領導的SING活動

has supported Treatment Action Campaign

也支持了Treatment Action 活動

in the way that I have tried to raise awareness

我試者喚起人們的認知

and to try to also raise funds.

也試著替他們募款。

A lot of the funding that I have managed to raise

很多我募到的款

has gone directly to Treatment Action Campaign

直接都捐給了這個組織

and the incredible work that they do,

和資助他們，在南非，

and are still continuing to do in South Africa.

仍持續著的不凡的活動。

So this is my SING Campaign.

這就是我的SING活動。

SING Campaign is basically just me

SING 基本上就是我

and about three or four wonderful people

和另外三四個

who help to support me.

支持我的了不起的人。

I've traveled all over the world

我走遍這個世界

in the last two and a half years --

在過去的兩年半

I went to about 12 different countries.

我去了12個國家

Here I am in Oslo in Norway,

我在挪威的奧斯陸

getting a nice, fat check;

去領一筆大的捐款

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

我在香港唱歌，試著讓人們多捐一點錢。

In Johannesburg, I had the opportunity to play

在約翰尼斯堡，我有機會

to a mainly white, middle-class South African audience

對一群大部分是白人的中產階級演唱

who ended up in tears

他們最後都熱淚盈眶

because I use film clips

因爲我用了一些影片

that really touch the heart, the whole nature,

真的感動到他們的心

of this terrible tragedy that is taking place,

讓他們看看這個這正在上演的悲劇

that people are tending to avoid,

這個大家都不想去看的事實

because they are fatigued,

因爲大家都累了

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

沒有人知道解答在哪裏。

Aaron Motsoaledi, the current health minister,

現任的衛生部長 Aaron Motsoaledi

attended that concert

也在那個演唱會裏

and I had an opportunity to meet with him,

我有機會跟他碰面

and he gave his absolute commitment

他也給了他的承諾

to try to making a change,

他要試著做一些改變

which is absolutely necessary.

這改變是絕對必要的。

This is in the Scottish Parliament.

這是蘇格蘭議會

I've subsequently become an envoy

我後來也變成

for Scotland and HIV.

蘇格蘭的愛滋特使

And I was showing them my experiences

我跟他們分享了我的經驗

and trying to, again, raise awareness.

也再一次地喚起大家的意識

And once again, in Edinburgh

在愛丁堡

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

跟這個美妙的非洲兒童合唱團

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

這樣天真無邪的兒童

because of their family being affected

因爲愛滋病毒奪取了他們的父母

by the AIDS virus.

很多都變成了孤兒。

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

我在紐約跟Michel Sidibe在一起

he's the director of UNAIDS.

他是聯合國愛滋病計劃（UNAIDS）的主席

And I'm very honored

在幾個月以前

by the fact that Michel invited me,

Michel 邀請我

only a few months ago,

成爲聯合國愛滋病計劃的大使

to become a UNAIDS ambassador.

這使我深感榮耀。

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

藉由這項新的身份，

and broadening my outreach.

更能使我的觸角更廣泛。

The message that UNAIDS

聯合國愛滋病計劃

are currently sending out to the world

現在要傳遞的訊息是：

is that we would like to see the virtual elimination

我們希望能夠

of the transmission of the virus

在2015年以前

from mother to child by 2015.

消除愛滋病垂直的母子傳染。

It's a very ambitious goal

這是個很有野心的目標

but we believe it can be achieved with political will.

但是我們相信在政治決策上有共識的話

This can happen.

這是可能發生的。

And here I am with a pregnant woman,

這是我跟一個懷孕的媽媽

who is HIV positive

她是愛滋病帶原者

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

但是我們都面帶自信的微笑，

because we know that that young woman

因爲我們知道這個媽媽

is receiving treatment

接受了愛滋病治療

so her life can be extended

所以她的生命可以沿續

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

她可以照顧即將出世的嬰兒

And her baby will receive PMTCT,

她的嬰兒也會接受PMTCT療程

which will mean that that baby

這表示說她的嬰兒

can be born free of the virus.

可以不受愛滋病毒的感染。

Now that is prevention

現在這是

at the very beginning of life.

在生命起點就開始的預防。

It's one way to start looking at intervention

這是另一種角度

with the AIDS pandemic.

來看愛滋病的預防。

Now, I just would like to finish off

最後，我要再告訴你們

to tell you the little story

一個有關 Avelile 小故事

about Avelile.

來結束我的演講。

This is Avelile --

這就是 Avelile

she goes with me wherever I go.

她一直跟我在一起

I tell her story to everyone

我到處跟人說她的故事

because she represents

因爲她正代表了

one of millions

幾百萬個愛滋孤兒的

of HIV/AIDS orphans.

其中之一。

Avelile's mother

Avelile 的媽媽

had HIV virus --

是愛滋病帶原者

she died

她死於

from AIDS-related illness.

愛滋病倂發的疾病

Avelile had the virus,

Avelile 也是病毒帶原者

she was born with the virus.

她一出世就帶病毒。

And here she is at seven years old,

在這裡她七歲

weighing no more than a one year-old baby.

卻只有一歲嬰兒的體重

At this point in her life,

她在這時

she's suffering with full-blown AIDS

正受著愛滋病病發的折磨

and had pneumonia.

還有肺炎。

We met her in a hospital in the Eastern Cape

我們在東開普省的醫院發現她

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

我們跟她相處了一個下午，她實在很可愛

The doctors and nurses were phenomenal.

醫生和護士也都很另人敬佩

They put her on very special nutritious diet

他們給她特別的飲食

and took great care of her.

細心地照顧她

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

我們拍了她的影片

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

離開醫院的時候，沒有人知道她能不能活下來

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

所以，這實在是十分令人感動的相遇

and left us feeling very resonant

遇到這個小孩，這麽直接的經驗

with this direct experience, this one child,

讓我們每個人的心裏都產生極大的共鳴

you know, that story.

這個孩子，這個故事。

Five months later,

五個月以後

we went back to South Africa

我們又回到南非

to meet Avelile again.

去看 Avelile

And I'm getting --

我手臂上的毛都竪起來了

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

不知道你能不能看到

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

我有這樣的反應因爲我知道

This is the transformation that took place.

下一張照片裏你將看到的轉變

Isn't it extraordinary?

這不是很棒嗎？

(Applause)

（掌聲）

That round of applause is actually

現場的這些掌聲應該

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

要獻給醫院裏照顧她的醫生和護士。

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

我相信在場的人也都喜歡這種轉變。

So, I would like to say to you,

所以，我想問你們

each one in the audience,

在場的每一位

if you feel that every mother

如果，你覺得世上的

and every child in the world

每個媽媽和小孩

has the right to have access

都有權利得到

to good nutrition and good medical care,

好的營養、醫藥、照顧

and you believe that the Millennium Development Goals,

你也認同千禧年發展計劃裏

specifically five and six,

特別是第五、六項

should be absolutely committed to

要被世上所有的政府

by all governments around the world --

所承諾、實踐的話

especially in sub-Saharan Africa --

尤其是南撒哈拉非洲的國家

could you please stand up.

可以請你站起來嗎？

I think that's fair to say,

我想，我們可以說

it's almost everyone in the hall.

現場幾乎每一個人都站起來了。

Thank you very much.

十分感謝大家

(Applause)

（掌聲）