Gower’s Report to HM Treasury on Intellectual Property
A recent report commissioned by the Government into intellectual property acknowledges the problems with TRIPS and access to medicines.
Sussex’s World AIDS Day - Campaigning Update
On World AIDS Day: The Sussex Stop AIDS Society held a stall promoting the campaign and raised over £300 through donations and from selling cakes, condoms and ribbons. 150 action cards were signed during the day. In the evening the group joined up with Amnesty’s Save Omar Campaign festival.
Southampton’s World AIDS Day - Campaigning Update
On World AIDS Day: the Stop AIDS Society held a red balloon race. They sold 950 tickets for this. With every ticket the purchaser received a campaign pack with a condom, red ribbon and an info card about the society detailing the asks of the campaign and providing contact information for their society to recruit [...]
Barts & The London World AIDS Day - Campaigning Update
On World AIDS Day: Barts’ Stop AIDS Societies held a cake bake sale from which they raised £200. Throughout the day there was a stall raising the profile of the campaign, giving out condoms and recruiting new members. A sold out salsa night was held in the evening.
The week following World AIDS Day was dubbed [...]
Oxford’s World AIDS Day - Campaigning Update
Oxford
On World AIDS Day: The Stop AIDS Society, in partnership with Bishop Simeon Trust and Oxford Global Health Campaign, held a one day conference which involved workshops and seminars given by some high profile speakers including Prof. Catherine Campbell, Gill Paterson and Masi Cowper.
A World AIDS Day “Living Bodies” themed event was held on Thursday [...]
Manchester’s World AIDS Day - Campaigning Update
On World AIDS Day: they held a big balloon release event. 333 balloons were released to symbolise the number of people who die every hour due to AIDS. The MP for Manchester Central, Tony Lloyd attended the launch and made a short speech. They also received press coverage from the Manchester evening News, BBC Radio [...]
York’s World AIDS Day - Campaigning Update
On World AIDS Day: York Stop AIDS Society held a massive party with DJs and live music on December 1st. They decorated the room with eyeballs and used the event to raise the profile of their campaign.
Throughout the week they had stalls on campus getting people to sign action cards, and giving out information [...]
Queen’s World AIDS Day - Campaigning Update
On World AIDS Day: A stall was held in the Union raising awareness of the campaign and collecting signatures for action cards and a giant ribbon which will be sent to Peter Hain MP. The evening event was organised in co-operation with the Tearfund group to raise awareness about mother to baby transmission of the [...]
Reading’s World AIDS Day - Campaigning Report
On World AIDS Day: The Reading Stop AIDS Society met with their MP Rob Wilson on the University Campus. They talked to him about the campaign and handed him all the action cards they had got signed. In the evening they organised a MasquerAIDS Ball to raise money and heighten the profile of the [...]
Newcastle’s World AIDS Day - Campaigning Report
On World AIDS Day: The Stop AIDS Society organised a ‘Wear Red’ day that they had been publicising throughout the week. They released 300 red balloons, and were attempting to get some local media coverage of this.
The Stop AIDS Society produced a 5 minute clip explaining the campaign, and giving people ideas on [...]
