This is the story of four women living with HIV, who are active in the work against HIV/AIDS in Indonesia, Bolivia, Kenya and Sweden. They tell about their lives and their work with health education, advocacy, and support of women and children.

The American actress Sharon Stone talks about her memories of Rock Hudson who died of AIDS in 1985. She reflects on the time of the AIDS outbreak and the fear and ignorance surrounding the disease in the 1980's.

American actress Sharon Stone talks about her memories of Rock Hudson and her work with amfAR. She reflects on AIDS and stigma, how to reach out to young people, and the importance of communication in order to change the sexual behaviors of young people.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Closing session with speeches by the Co-chairs Pedro Cahn and Luiz Enrique Soto-Ramírez., as well as the Mayor of Mexico City and the Co-Chairs of the next International AIDS Conference in Vienna in, 2010.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Short interview with Lennart Hjelmåker who is the Swedish AIDS Ambassador. Here he talks about the work of the current Executive Director of UNAIDS, Peter Piot, and the recruitment of a future successor to Peter.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Interview with Lennart Hjelmåker, Swedish AIDS Ambassador, and Åsa Hindenborg from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about the themes of the conference and the future of AIDS response.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Short interview with Véronica Méndez from the Association of Interpreters in Mexico. She talks about the HIV/AIDS situation in Mexico and what she has learnt from the conference.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Short interview with Manelisi Dubase from the South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC). He talks about the conference and the need for action to deal with the reality of HIV and AIDS.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Short interview about the conference with Jonah Kreniske from the women's rights network ATHENA.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Interview with Oscar Alarcon from Mexico. He is a Communication Officer at Oxfam, a collaboration between different organization working with poverty and development issues.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Jeffrey Sturchio, Vice President of Merck & Co, talks about the development of protease inhibitors in 1996 and the relationship between the activists and the drug industry.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Cutaways of posters in the Global Village section of the conference.