Southampton Pride In Business Network with Jonathan Blake

Clockwise is delighted to be hosting the Southampton Pride In Business Network (SPIB) with Jonathan Blake for an evening of HIV & AIDS Awareness training and networking.

The evening will be held at Clockwise Southampton, Mountbatten House, 1 Grosvenor Square, Southampton, SO15 2JU

Jonathan Blake is an LGSM member and HIV activist who has lived with the virus for almost 42 years. He was born in Birmingham in 1949 and was working as an actor in 1982 when he first contracted the virus. In 1983 Jonathan met Nigel Young and together they joined LGSM. He designed the original LGSM badge and retrained as a tailor before medically retiring in 1996 and starting anti retro-viral therapy in 1997. Jonathan volunteered at various HIV drop in centres. Globally outed as HIV positive at the end of the film ‘Pride’ Jonathan returned to acting and has featured in Patrick Cash’s ‘HIV Monologues’ (2017) and ‘Positive’ (2021) For some time Jonathan has been working with Simon Maddrell who is working to Produce a Poetic Memoir called “Jonathan Blake - Patient L1”

All SPIB members are entitled to book free tickets as well as new members interested in joining SPIB. All new guests are asked to select a maximum of 2 free tickets and additional tickets are available at £10. If you aren't representing a company who might be interested in joining the network, please select the £10 tickets to attend.

Doors are 17:30 for drinks and light refreshments and the talk begins at 18:00. After the talk there will be a chance for networking and a few early Christmas tipples! The event will close at approximately 21:00.

The Southampton Pride in Business Network (SPIB) is a newly formed community of businesses in Hampshire committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA).

We are living in the most diverse time in history, and many organisations are struggling to understand how they can support and represent all groups of employees, and therefore failing to attract and retain a diverse enough population to engage with their clients and truly meet their DEIA promises.

Our levents will welcome Business Leaders, HR leaders, DEIA Leads, business owners, directors, and staff members who have the ability to influence decision-makers within their organisation. By affiliating with SPIB, you gain access to invaluable resources, training, accreditation, exclusive quarterly in-person events, and networking opportunities.

SPIB is more than just professional development and networking; it's about supporting the safe space Southampton Pride creates for the local community. This network supports Southampton Pride via a small monthly fee, and in return the members receive all the benefits above.