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Annie Lennox

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<blockquote>Lennox opened the 2009 Edinburgh Festival of Politics with commentary on Pope Benedict XVI's approach to [[HIV]]/[[AIDS ]] prevention in Africa. She said that the Pope's denunciation of condoms on his recent tour of Africa had caused "tremendous harm" and she criticised the Roman Catholic Church for causing widespread confusion on the continent. Lennox also condemned the media's obsession with "celebrity culture" for keeping the [[AIDS ]] pandemic off the front page. During her address, Lennox wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the words "[[HIV]] positive". Lennox wore similar T-shirts at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden on 30 October 2009,<ref>{{REFweb
|title=Annie Lennox Wears 'HIV Positive' T-Shirt Onstage With Aretha (VIDEO)
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|Text=She is one of those exemplary human beings who chose to put her success in her chosen career to work in order to benefit others. She is a true friend of Africa and of South Africa. Her Aids [[AIDS]] activism in general, and support for the treatment action campaign in-particular, contributed significantly to turning the pandemic around in our country.
|Source=Archbishop Desmond Tutu pays tribute to Annie Lennox in November 2013.
|ref=<ref name="Trusts">[http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/providing-soundtrack-to-our-lives-annie-lennox-feted-by-tutu-elton-adele.1383635672 "Providing soundtrack to our lives: Annie Lennox feted by Tutu, Elton, Adele"]. Sunday Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2014</ref>
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In June 2010, Lennox was named as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for [[AIDS]],<ref>{{REFweb
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