March 11th: A Day of Action Across Westminster and Whitehall

Building on the success of last year’s event, the Stop AIDS Campaign Parliamentary Day of Action earlier this month has added serious strength to the voices of those fighting for greater attention to be paid by the UK Government to issues surrounding HIV and AIDS.
On March 11th, over 60 student campaigners descended on London [...]

Film promotion - We are together

Hello all,
I have been offered the film “We are together” (www.wearetogether.org) to show at universities, basically to publicise the film. I haven’t actually seen the film, and there may be some messages put across in the film that we don’t agree with. However, if anyone would like a copy of the film to [...]

Gavin Strang MP leads Westminster debate on HIV/AIDS in developing countries

On March 11th over 60 student campaigners joined the Stop AIDS Campaign Parliamentary Day of Action and descended on London to lobby their MPs about HIV in the developing world. One such MP made a major move yesterday in focussing the government’s attention on this important issue. Acting upon a strong relationship with the [...]

Manchester Stop AIDS Society Meet Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development

On the 8th of February the University of Manchester Stop Aids Society met up with the Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander MP. It was a unique opportunity that arose from the relationship built over the years with Tony Lloyd MP for Central Manchester. It was a memorable experience as this was an [...]

Tim Farron MP takes our campaign forward

What a treat it is when MPs are as efficient and helpful as Tim Farron (Lib Dem for Westmorland and Lonsdale). Not only did he meet with two student groups at the lobby day on March 11th, he became more knowledgeable on the issues and has already tabled some of the questions we asked him [...]