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World AIDS Day: DO SOMETHING!

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25 Days of Action: Small Things that Promote Big Change
Join or start a gay-straight alliance (GSA), anti-racism or anti-oppression club at school. Racism, sexism, transphobia and homophobia spread HIV. It’s a fact. People who feel insecure, discriminated against or ashamed of who they are are more likely to take risks during sex or when they use drugs and these risks can expose them to violence and STIs, including HIV. By joining these types of groups, you’re demonstrating that you won’t tolerate discrimination and bullying and you’ll be helping to raise awareness that others shouldn’t tolerate it either. Be an ally and join an anti-oppression club today.
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Across the country, the week of November 24 to December 1 marks Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Week. It's an occasion to raise awareness surrounding HIV/AIDS issues nationally and culminates in the international observance of World AIDS Day. December 1 of each year is World AIDS Day, a day dedicated to increasing awareness of HIV/AIDS issues worldwide and an occasion to call upon leaders to honour their commitments in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

December 1st is often marked with a variety of events, including vigils, the World AIDS Day Gala, awareness campaigns and many other activities. World AIDS Day is especially poignant this year as we commemorate two milestones: the 30^th year of HIV, with the first reported case documented in 1981 and the Canadian AIDS Society 25^th anniversary responding to the epidemic. The theme chosen for the 2011 Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Week and World AIDS Day is Do Something.

Recognizing the importance of these milestones, the Canadian AIDS Society encourages all Canadians to become engaged throughout the month of November and on December 1 in activities that will increase our awareness on HIV/AIDS issues in the country and around the world. Take a look through the following activities and get out and Do Something this World AIDS Day!

Follow us on Twitter @CDNAIDS
"Like" us on Facebook

Join the CASt!
Make a video and enter our Youtube competition!
The Canadian AIDS Society, in partnership with Abbott Laboratories, is hosting a video contest with two categories:

One for youth between the ages of 13 and 29 and;
A general category for all Canadians

It’s as simple as making a 30-to-90 second video on what HIV means to you and submitting it. Plus, there are awesome prizes to be won and your video will be uploaded to the CAS website and shared on the contest’s official Youtube channel. Get creative! Get your friends together, do a skit, perform a song, do some spoken word, make an animated clip about HIV/AIDS.

The contest has now ended. Learn more about the winning submissions.

Social Media Avatars
Click and save one of the following images and post it on your Facebook or Twitter profile to share with your friends.

Posters
Click to download our Do Something World AIDS Day campaign posters so you can print them out. If you would to order more posters, please place an order through CATIE's Ordering Center at http://orders.catie.ca.

Educational Tools
Take a read through our smart and savvy resource documents and pass them on to everyone you know.

This page was produced for World AIDS Day 2011 by the Canadian AIDS Society with the generous support of Abbott Laboratories Limited
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Resources

Past CAS World AIDS Day Campaigns

EVENT: Nov 19th, 2012, 7pm, Ottawa: HIV/AIDS in the age of antiretroviral drug therapy

Canadian AIDS Society Announces Reel Winners in the Fight Against HIV

World AIDS Day 2010

World AIDS Day 2009

World AIDS Day 2008

World AIDS Day 2007

World AIDS Day 2006

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