World AIDS Day 2008

1st of December is the World AIDS Day. It’s a great occasion to raise awarness of AIDS and support different programs.

Bloggers Unite once again reacts to the world events organising bloggers around this topic. Global Voices is providing a platform for discussion here and on the 3rd of December life blogging (more info here).

And me, I just hope all those active people will keep on talking, sharing experiences and knowledge to fight the virus and provide support to 33 million people around the world and 80,000 peole in the UK living with HIV.

If you – like me – do not have experience with HIV or AIDS you can read few real stories here. ‘Young people are still thinking that it won’t happen to me, which is what I used to think. That is why it is important that I tell them that it can.’ said Clint, and I think it sounds familiar to me. I used to think the same about domestic abuse, and I was so wrong. It’s foolish to say that others have a ‘problem’ and we do not. It’s ignorant to turn our backs and walk away – it’s brave and very, very dificult to cope, to live and to fight it. It is and should be normal, acceptable, almost socially expected to study, to educate and support each other – in this case in fight against HIV, in way of living with it.

So go on, click through my links, starting with facts.