Yesterday, I joined AFA (Action For Aids, Singapore) in the Walk at the Skate Ring, outside Somerset MRT. Many youngsters from Polytechnics joined the Walk to Tangs Orchard at 5:30pm with us. I believe with small action like this, we may show some awareness to people in our country about AIDS.
I'm glad few of my friends, Evelyn, Jamshed, Brendan and Kelvin joined me for the Walk.
Here's one of the photos I took with Jamshed at the Walk to support World Aids Day activities in Singapore. :-)
I got the following information from this link http://www.worldaidsday.org/ :
Why wear Red Ribbon to mark World Aids Day?
The red ribbon is worn as a sign of support for people living with HIV. Wearing a red ribbon for World AIDS Day is a simple and powerful way to challenge the stigma and prejudice surrounding HIV and AIDS that prevents us from tackling HIV in the UK and internationally.
The red ribbon has been an international symbol of AIDS awareness since 1991. The Red Ribbon Project was created by the New York based organisation Visual AIDS, which brought together artists to create a symbol of support for the growing number of people living with HIV in the US.
The red ribbon is the result of collaboration between community artists who wanted to create a non-copyrighted image that could be used as an awareness-raising tool by people across the world.
The red ribbon has been an international symbol of AIDS awareness since 1991. The Red Ribbon Project was created by the New York based organisation Visual AIDS, which brought together artists to create a symbol of support for the growing number of people living with HIV in the US.
The red ribbon is the result of collaboration between community artists who wanted to create a non-copyrighted image that could be used as an awareness-raising tool by people across the world.
In the UK, the theme of World AIDS Day 2007 is Understanding Through Communication. The campaign aims to highlight the importance of open communication in breaking down the silence around HIV, get people talking about HIV, and thus increase understanding and knowledge of those around them.
