Today is the 20th anniversary of the World AIDS Day Campaign. It's a day when politicians, activists, academics, and people who are affected by this disease stand in solidarity with one voice and one mission, and renew their pledges to do everything they can to combat AIDS.
The Global AIDS Campaign has a site where you can read more about what's being done around the world, plus ways to become involved.
This year's theme is Leadership, an ideal that is sorely needed in this fight. From the campaign's Web site:
Leadership encourages leaders at all levels to stop AIDS. Building on the 2006 theme of accountability, leadership highlights the discrepancy between the commitments that have been made to halt the spread of AIDS, and actions taken to follow them through. Leadership empowers everyone – individuals, organisations, governments – to lead in the response to AIDS. (Source)Health and Human Services (HHS) has an AIDS campaign that contains facts, news, testing information, prevention, and treatment and care.
The HHS has identified ways that you can participate in getting the word out about today:
Participate in a Blogging Call to Action on December 1st
AIDS.gov and the National Institute on Drug Abuse are partnering with Blog Catalogto host “Bloggers Unite on World AIDS Day.
Link People to HIV Testing Centers via Text Messaging
To find an HIV testing site near you, send a text message with your ZIP code to “KNOWIT” (566948) or visit www.hivtest.org. Promote KNOWIT by copying the code at http://www.aids.gov/knowit.html and pasting it on your profile, website, or blog.
Attend the World AIDS Day Event in Second Life
Join us in Second Life for a World AIDS Day Musical Festival on November 30 and on December 1 for a World AIDS Day event that will feature HIV/AIDS presentations and displays, tours, writing workshops, and virtual red ribbons and t-shirts. For more information, visit the Second Life World AIDS Day page
Tell people about the CDC’s New HIV Incidence Data
CDC recently published national HIV incidence (new infections) that showed an estimated 56,300 new HIV infections occurred in 2006—that’s substantially higher than the previous 40,000 estimated annual new infections. Visit the CDC’s website to learn more.
So, on this day join me in spreading the word about AIDS, and make or renew your pledge to do everything you can to protect yourself and others, help protect yourself and others, and demanding that your country's commitment to stop this disease is being followed through.
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