World AIDS Day

Menstuff® has compiled information on World AIDS Day, December 1st of each year. US observance of UN day to focus world attention on the fight against HIV/AIDS. An annual observance about the impact of AIDS on the visual arts. Events to increase public awareness through the visual arts, direct services to artists living with HIV/AIDS. American Assn for World Health, www.unaids.org and www.thebody.com/visualaids or info@visualAIDS.org or 212.627.9855.

World AIDS Day

December 1 is the day. Our action is more important now than ever. 36.1 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS. Over 850,000 people in the United States are HIV+. The statistics among young people are particularly troubling.

Youth At Risk

50% of new infections in the U.S. are among people under the age of 25.
Each year, over 20,000 people under 25 become HIV+ in the U.S.
At least one American under the age of 20 becomes infected with HIV every hour of every day.
58% of all adolescent AIDS cases in the U.S. are young women.
70% of new U.S. adolescent AIDS cases are African-American, and 24% Latino; yet, these groups are only 13% and 15% respectively of U.S. adolescents.
A recent study reported that as many as one third of young gay black men are HIV+.
Almost half of young gay men admit to having had unprotected sex in the previous six months.

A Video

In 1988, Visual AIDS launched Day With(out) Art as a World AIDS Day initiative to mourn those we have lost and to promote a broader awareness of the crisis. This year, Visual AIDS is partnering with the House of Frame By Frame Fierce on a new and important project.

Frame By Frame Fierce was developed through a workshop process with a diverse group of 16-21 year-olds -- including gay, bisexual, transgendered, HIV infected and affected, African-American, white and Latino youth. The young people explored issues around HIV/AIDS focusing on the difficulties youth face in protecting themselves. They created artworks expressing their fears, ideas and experiences regarding safer sex. Finally, they conceived, developed and designed four animated HIV/AIDS awareness public-service announcements directed towards at-risk youth. These four pieces together make up the final video, titled Frame By Frame Fierce.

Visual AIDS is distributing the Frame By Frame Fierce video to be shown on Day With(out) Art/World AIDS Day to:

Promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention among young people, especially those most at risk of infection; and
Inspire action through an increased public understanding of the AIDS epidemic and its devastating effect on young people.

To receive a Frame By Frame Fierce video to show -- either in a public space or in a program geared towards young people -- on World AIDS Day and after, please complete the Participant Information and Donation Form (in PDF format) and return it with your contribution by October 31.

We are asking project participants for a $75.00 donation. If you are a non-profit organization that works directly with youth at risk for HIV infection, please contact Visual AIDS about receiving the video at a lower cost.

Source: thebody.com/visualaids/dwa/dwa2001.html#box

Did you know…

Youth, between the ages of 15-24, are most at risk for HIV infection.
More than 12 million young people are already infected - that’s one every 15 seconds.
Most importantly, most people infected with HIV don’t even know they’re carrying it.

Join me and thousands of young people across the country on December 1st - World AIDS Day - to do something radical and simple to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. It’s called Kick Me.

Participation in Kick Me is easy:

1. Visit www.youthaids.org and register today.

2. Download your Kick Me kit (complete with signs, talking points, statistics, cool ideas, PR templates, and tips on fundraising) and get started. Pick from one of six messages, grab your sponsor form and hit the road. For every hour you wear or post the sign, ask friends and family to sponsor you with a financial pledge or simply ask for a flat donation.

3. Wear the sign on World AIDS Day, December 1st. Talk about HIV. Collect your pledges. Send in funds raised to YouthAIDS by December 15th to collect great rewards from ALDO, Kiehl’s Since 1851, and SPIN Magazine.

How can you help?

Start a team.
Distribute fliers promoting registration for the Kick Me Campaign.
Email your friends and family.

What is YouthAIDS?

YouthAIDS is an education and prevention initiative of PSI that uses media, pop culture, music, theatre and sport to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and reach 600 million young people in more than 60 countries with life-saving messages, products, services and care.

What is Kick Me?

“Kick Me” is based on the prank of someone sticking a Kick Me sign on someone’s back without them knowing - just like 90% of those infected with HIV/AIDS may not know they are carrying the virus. YouthAIDS is turning that practical joke into a practical lesson.

Be part of the solution.

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