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Nic Holas: The Evolution of HIV Activism

August 20, 2020

Today on the Good Problem Podcast we have the amazing Nic Holas talking about the evolution of HIV activism.⁠


Nic is a queer activist, writer and the co-founder of The Institute of Many, an advocacy platform and grassroots movement for people living with HIV. ⁠In addition to his work with The Institute of Many, Nic is the Campaigns Director at Change.org and his writing on HIV/AIDS, LGBTIQA issues, law reform, and human rights has appeared in the ABC, Archer Magazine, The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, SBS, Hello Mr., The Lifted Brow, and Junkee, as well as in international and local queer media. He has been a frequent guest on current affairs TV and radio, including appearances on Q&A, Lateline, Radio National, and Triple J. Nic has also worked extensively in media and communications for non-profits and digital agencies, as a political policy writer, and as an artist.


Nic is reading Conflict is Not Abuse, by Sarah Schulman, Humankind, by Rutger Bregman, and Glimpses of Utopia: Real ideas for a fairer world, by Jess Scully


Nic is listening to the Rabbit Hole podcast by the New York Times


You can find Nic on Twitter at @nicheholas⁠ and find The Institute of Many at https://theinstituteofmany.org/