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  • Red ribbons raise $90,000

    ACON has thanked volunteers after raising approximately $90,000 in NSW alone last month for the 2012 World AIDS Day (WAD). Thousands of red ribbons were made and sold by ACON staff, volunteers and organisations. “On behalf of ACON...

    • Posted 134 days ago
  • Ho Ho Ho! (why thank you, Santa, yes I am)

    One good thing has come out of December and that was the World AIDS Day Red Party #2 at Kaleidoscope Social Dance at the Parramatta Golf Club.  We raised $2,360 on the night which went directly to...

    • Posted 155 days ago
  • Safe sex, oh YEAH!

    Four bright red giant condoms stood erect in front of Melbourne’s Federation Square, three-four metres tall last Friday. There was a genuine buzz of excitement around the four phallic inflatable pillars which acted as the supports for an...

    • Posted 169 days ago
  • Protests against Elton

    Members of the Malaysian Islamic Party have protested against singer Elton John’s performance in the country. The group had sought to have John’s concert banned, but decided to protest on World AIDS Day, December 1 – two days...

    • Posted 169 days ago
  • Victoria’s red ribbon

    Saturday, December 1 is World AIDS Day both here in Australia and in more than 190 countries around the world. At this time, folks are encouraged to show their support of organisations like the Victorian AIDS Council...

    • Posted 175 days ago
  • What does World AIDS Day mean to you?

    This week we commemorate World AIDS Day. But what does it mean for the LGBT community today? WAD provides an opportunity for fundraising by HIV groups, especially for services that aren’t funded by government, which often support...

    • Posted 175 days ago
  • AIDS free generation in sight: Obama

    US President Barack Obama has released his World AIDS Day message, renewing his commitment to ending the pandemic once and for all and releasing new data on treatment and prevention targets. Obamas said his administration was implementing...

    • Posted 176 days ago
  • HIV reporting under fire

    ROBERT BURTON-BRADLEY A United Nations report has strongly criticised Australia’s HIV reporting regime just days before World AIDS Day, saying its failure to include certain data jeopardises the global fight against the disease. The criticism follows a more...

    • Posted 176 days ago
  • Condom castle gives new meaning to “play safe”

    Young HIV/AIDS advocates are behind a condom-shaped jumping castle to be erected in Federation Square on Friday morning ahead of World AIDS Day. Youth Empowerment Against HIV/AIDS (YEAH) volunteers will be speaking with Melburnians about sexual health...

    • Posted 176 days ago
  • Paint the town red

    Sydney’s plush Ivy will host an afternoon charity event on World AIDS Day, Saturday December 1, thanks to Belvedere Red. From 2:30pm, host Melanie B will rally Sydney’s VIPs and the general public to dig deep to...

    • Posted 176 days ago
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