World AIDS is celebrated on December 1st each year around the world. Its goal is to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate the victories such as increased access to treatment and prevention services. While great progress has been made, thirty million people are still living with HIV throughout the world and this number increases every day.
HIV and AIDS are prevalent issues in today's society. It forces to ask us "who are we?" and "what do we care about?". Do we care about a whole generation of people dealing with HIV and AIDS every single day of their lives for the rest of their lives? Do we care that millions of children in Africa are left orphaned because their parents were taken by AIDS.
HIV doesn't discriminate between male or female, age, social status, education, race, religion or any other labels. You might know someone who has HIV or had someone you care about die from AIDS. This issue affects us all one way or another!
Not many people know this but I use to give my time to the AIDS Trust of Australia and stand on the street, holding a bucket and collecting donations. I also use to volunteer for the AIDS Council of New South Wales (ACON) and it was through my volunteer work with them that I appeared in quite a few poster campaigns for health and youth issues - one of them was for getting HIV testing and increasing HIV awareness. It gave me one of my earliest taste of being infront of a camera and modeling. So these became issues that hold some importance to me.
One of the most powerful Symptoms for someone who has HIV or AIDS is fear from people, stemmed from prejudice and ignorance. These affect our friends, colleagues, siblings, children, parents and partners who have HIV or AIDS.
Get the facts, combat discrimination and take affirmative action. Help others dealing with HIV and AIDS through understanding and self-education. Understand what is HIV and AIDS, how is HIV transmitted, what you can do to protect yourself from HIV, regularly get tested, what to do if you think you have been exposed to HIV and understanding and supporting people living with HIV and AIDS.
Stop the stigma and end the discrimination. HIV and AIDS doesn't discriminate so what should you? We all can make a difference, whether it’s through a donation, volunteering or simply making wiser decisions regarding your sexual health. Together we can stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice.
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hi hcpen, there were many people during the evening who asked that question doing the break. I'm having troubles remembering without a name/email address/picture. Thank you for your comments, it is nice to know that someone actually reads this blog and watches my videos lol.
ReplyDeleteYou might have issues adding me on facebook because, 1) you may already be my friend
2) my profile is full
3) No one of your friends are on my friends list.
The best way, for the moment, to reach me is through my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/edrenalin.com.au
send me a post there so I know who you are and then I can send you details on how to add me.
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ReplyDeleteOh its ok...i don't need to be on ur fb friend's list, i'll just drop by ur blog once in awhile..lovely to see all ur videos...have a great 2011 ahead:-)
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ReplyDeletei'm just saying how can I add you on facebook if I do not know who to add with no name/email. Feel free to subscribe to my blog and/or youtube channel though it is dependent on how often I get to update these.