Going viral for AIDS
Sometimes the hardest thing to
do is to keep silent. And yet, people with HIV are often unable to talk about
their status because they risk rejection by their friends, families, employers
and communities. That’s a heavy load to bear at the best of times, never mind
when you’re sick. It’s time to respond differently to people who are living
with HIV and AIDS. It’s time to speak up! In ten easy steps, here’s how you run the
campaign:- Download our Campaign Kit and read all about it.
- Contact us to tell us that you want to be involved and with your commitment, we will send you some goodies to help you with the campaign.
- Get your friends and family to donate for you to be silent.
- On the day you decide to run the campaign, prepare your chosen method of tagging yourselves and then... no talking, no texting, no emailing, no signing (unless you see someone in imminent danger.)
- Go Viral and tag two others – they put on their shirts and go silent. They tag two others who put on their shirts and go silent and so on...
- At the end of the day, meet in your school gym/classroom/local park/church – wherever works.
- Flip on your phone camera. Take a video. Everyone shouts as loud as possible.
- Post your video to us.
- Have a party and talk/text/email/sign your hearts out.
- Send your donations in and feel good – you’ve made a difference for people living with HIV and AIDS.·
