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Happy New Year everyone
Here in NZ, a company called Phantom Billstickers does all the event postering at approved sites across the country. They also publish a lot of NZ poetry and paste it up on lamp posts all around the world, just because: thespinoff.co.nz/books/24-08-2017/let-us...-new-zealand-poetry/ . They publish a free cafe reader magazine, that has poetry, literature, art reviews etc, and some advertising. It has the biggest print run of any NZ magazine, and several 1000 get distributed in both Europe and the US.
Also in NZ, we have run out of people to treat for hep C, because we have no idea who has it or where they are. At the same time, we have no NGO to advocate for publicity, strategies towards elimination, or to inform people of their options, which are very confusing here.
Phantom Billstickers and FixhepC to the rescue, again! They offered me a page in the latest issue, some posters to come in the next few months. Here is the page, in print, and the front cover of this issue.
I have also attached the pdf file, because this is a page/poster anyone can print out, and put up anywhere- at work, in clinics etc.

Great idea Hazel
Thats given me some idea's

I had been planning for a while to highlight that butterfly image, and a risk factor, by getting a tattoo- I did it, and got the news story, but they didn't show the finished butterfly!
They always get at least a couple of things wrong. Happy to see they shaved a couple of years off my age, and omitted all the ways I may have got it! www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/10131989...cure-is-within-reach

Great work Hazel! Excellent original idea to spread the word about the need for Hep C testing. The tattoo looks great on you too

You're a great advocate (and NGO!) Hazel....with a simply beautiful tattoo. Having a media article with a personal story as well as facts always makes a bigger impact.

Good stuff Hazel, There's nothing like putting the spotlight on those public servants that aren't serving the people they are employed for.

Thanks everyone, this probably belongs in Fun Stuff but will put it here, latest collaboration with my friend the cartoonist, Sas Peppercorn, please share