Please welcome our new blogger in the PHA Speaker's Corner Series: The Dreamer

Greetings Everyone,

Let me introduce myself as "The Dreamer…" I found the name fitting, simply because I suppose a perfect existence for myself and others is ultimately what I seek in life. There’s no chance of that I know, but keep on dreaming, I tell myself.

"Is the love I gave her in the past / going to be enough to last / If Tomorrow Never Comes”…Garth Brooks. I sing this song a lot at karaoke.

I’m a male resident of Kitchener, ON, having moved here from my hometown London, ON in 1995. I’m a long-time volunteer with an AIDS organization, as well as a client, as I was diagnosed HIV+ in 1993. I also do volunteer work for an HIV/HEPC Specialist, who said to me one day, "why don’t you write a book." I suppose by blogging, it’s a start to that adventure.

I’m currently undertaking a couple of roles in the ‘LARAMIE PROJECT – 10 years later’. I will be blogging about my experiences with this production. I chose to be part of this play to show my own undying respect, for a young gentleman – Matthew Shepard, who only wanted to show the world who he really was. I’m certain that Matthew's life, as short as it was, will never be forgotten. These types of injustices and cruelty to mankind as a whole, just shows us how vulnerable this world is to meaning nothing. Also, this production, being held at the bar SIZZLE in Cambridge, ON, in the end of April, 2012, strives to focus on essential concerns towards bullying, that affect so many of us, especially amongst the youth in society. This is something that hits home for me, as I was bullied most of my elementary school years.

Please note: The members of the Tectonic Theatre Group gathered the information and created the play, which is being graciously directed and hosted by the owners of SIZZLE.