With many thanks to KW:
Today is World AIDS Day. HIV/AIDS is the greatest pandemic of recent
times, with over 33 million people around the world living with
HIV/AIDS, and the number is increasing every year. Half the number of
people living with HIV/AIDS are women and girls.According to United Nations Population Fund World AIDS clock
[http://www.unfpa.org/aids_clock/], another person contracts HIV in
every 12 seconds, and in every 16 seconds, one more person dies from
AIDS. This means that by the time you read this paragraph, someone is
living with, and dying from this disease.…………………………………………………………………….
Make a stand & take part in a text mob against HIV/AIDS related stigma!
* At 12.00 noon [Dec. 1ar], wherever you are, send a message to 10 people about
HIV/AIDS.
* You can use twitter, SMS, email, IRC channel, forums, blog comment,
call in to a radio programme or any communication channels you have
access to.
* We’ve come up with a few messages to help you get started:
** Marriage does not mean automatic consent to sex. Stop HIV/AIDS! 1 Dec
– www.takebackthetech.net (pass this on)
** No condom no sex. It’s about respect, not about shame. Stop HIV/AIDS!
1 Dec – www.takebackthetech.net (pass this on)
** Poverty + violence spreads HIV/AIDS. End women’s discrimination. Stop
HIV/AIDS! 1 Dec – www.takebackthetech.net (pass this on)
** Get tested. Get treatment. Get control. Stop HIV/AIDS! 1 Dec –
www.takebackthetech.net (pass this on)
** Ignorance + fear = stigma. Get facts. Stop HIV/AIDS! 1 Dec –
www.takebackthetech.net (pass this on)
* Publicise this call on your blog, website, Facebook, Twitter, myspace,
instant messenger status etc, and grow this text mob.Organise with your friends, networks and community. Spread the word &
amplify the buzz. Take action on World AIDS Day!
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