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31 Jan 2008 People & Planet news. HIV/AIDS

Week of Action to Treat AIDS Now: Keep the Promise: 4 - 8 February 2008

Week of Action to Treat AIDS Now: Keep the Promise: 4th - 8th February 2008

The Treat AIDS Now Week of Action is now here.

At the end of 2007 Liverpool collected a petition with 275 signatures and Roehampton collected a further 700. Chester sent in lots of action cards, all demanding the government take vital action on HIV/AIDS…

What are YOU going to do in 2008?

In spring 2008 the UK government will publish a new strategy on tackling HIV and AIDS in the developing world. This document will shape their efforts over the next three crucial years. If the response is not scaled up urgently the universal access target will be missed - by more than a decade - and millions will die unnecessarily.

The Week of Action is the big push before the release of the next 3 year strategy; your chance to ensure the government commit the leadership, money, affordable medicines and healthcare workers needed to keep the promise of access to HIV treatment and services for all by 2010.

Group Activity

Malmesbury School already have big plans. This week they are undertaking a huge awareness campaign using techniques from posters to power point. Once aware of the huge injustice, students will rush to sign their petition. This will be used to lobby their MP who is being invited to the event. A very well planned campaign.

Reading students are collecting AIDS is POLITICAL video messages and more action cards. Join them to make AIDS is POLITICAL and show the government they have no excuse to ignore the worst epidemic in human history.

…then send us the action cards, videos and pictures of your events and stencilling and we will take them to DFID and put the pictures on the website.

Return everything ASAP after the Week of Action

The office will be compiling a video edit ready to take to DFID later in February. We will also be delivering the heaps of action cards collected — but only if you collect them. This is not far away so please return everything ASAP after the Week of Action.

Get on board, tell the government to Treat AIDS Now!

It is not too late, but we need a big push this week to make the changes that will change and save lives.