Hi all! We had a great day today when we left the city of Cape Town for a little bit to visit a nearby township called Atlantis. There we met Rachel Visser, the station manager and one of the founders of Radio Atlantis, a grassroots, community radio station that provides music and entertainment along with education about a range of important issues that are relevant to the community, most prominently HIV/AIDS. Rachel's passion for her work shone through in her interview, and we became first-hand witnesses to the strong connections that she has fostered within the community when, (with no prior notice,) she pulled together several extra people for us to speak to. Among those were two HIV positive community members, Alexander September and Rosaline Myrtle, who are active volunteers for Radio Atlantis, as well as other local HIV/AIDS organizations, including Treatment Action Campaign and the Atlantis AIDS/HIV Network. For Alex and Rosaline, living openly with their status in a community where stigma and denial are still very much alive, is not only a means of personal empowerment, but also a political statement. In addition, we had the opportunity to see Alex and Rosaline talk about their experiences on the air. We were really inspired by what we saw in Atlantis, and by the power of community radio to initiate dialogue, impact attitudes, and confront stigma. We are planning to return later this week to do some more filming and see more of the Radio Atlantis in action.