December
      Ist
      world
      AIDS
      day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Epidemic
      earns
      global
      recognition
     
    
   
   
    
     
      orld
      AIDS
      Day
      (WAD)
      dates
      back
      to
     
     
      V
      V/
      1988.
      An
      international
      summit
      ofhealth
     
    

    
     
      ministers
      demanded
      a
      spirit
      of
      social
     
     
      tolerance
      and
      efforts
      to
      further
      the
      exchange
      of
     
     
      information
      on
      HIV
      and
      AIDS.
      Since
      then,
     
     
      each
      December
      Ist
      has
      been
      a
      day
      of
      action
      to
     
     
      raise
      public
      awareness,
      not
      just
      for
      one
      day,
      but
     
     
      for
      continued
      awareness
      every
      day
      of
      our
      lives.
     
     
      This
      year’s
      theme
      is
      “‘A
      Time
      to
      Act.’’
     
    

    
     
      The
      matching
      of
      the
      Canadian
      AIDS
      Society
     
     
      members
      in
      the
      Atlantic
      Region
      with
      their
     
     
      counterparts
      in
      Moscow,
      Russia,
      is
      an
      interest-
     
     
      ing
      aspect
      of
      WAD
      in
      our
      area.
      In
      an
      effort
      to
     
     
      internationalize
      World
      AIDS
      Day
      the
      Atlantic
     
     
      AIDS
      Network
      is
      coupled
      with
      AESOP
      Re-
     
     
      source
      Center
      in
      Moscow.
      There
      are
      very
      high
     
     
      numbers
      of
      HIV
      positive
      and
      AIDS
      victims
      in
     
     
      Moscow,
      and
      they
      receive
      no
      governmnt
      fund-
     
     
      ing
      to
      help
      fight
      the
      disease.
      Part
      of
      the
      money
     
     
      AIDS
      P.E.I.
      raised
      on
      WAD
      will
      go
      to
      help
     
     
      these
      people,
      who
      are
      much
      less
      fortunate
      than
     
     
      ourselves,
     
    

    
     
      December
      Ist
      was
      also
      A
      Day
      Without
      Art
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (DWA)
      -
      a
      day
      of
      action
      and
      mourning
      in
     
     
      response
      to
      the
      AIDS
      crisis.
      DWA
      recognizes
     
     
      the
      devastating
      effect
      that
      AIDS
      has
      had
      on
      the
     
     
      Arts.
      It
      was
      conceived
      in
      1989
      by
      visual
      AIDS,
     
     
      aNew
      York-based
      AIDS
      awareness
      group.
      DWA
     
     
      has
      spread
      to
      Canada,
      Europe
      and
      Australia.
     
     
      Support
      is
      widely
      varied:
      art
      galleries,
      theatres,
     
     
      concert
      halls,
      restaurants,
      schools,
      businesses
     
     
      and
      retail
      outlets
      have
      been
      known
      to
      blacken
     
     
      their
      doors
      and
      windows,
      shroud
      works
      of
      art,
     
     
      hang
      giant
      red
      ribbons,
      showcase
      video
      works
     
     
      about
      the
      AIDS
      crisis,
      co-ordinate
      AIDS
      aware-
     
     
      ness
      booths,
      and
      feature
      guest
      speakers,
      among
     
     
      other
      activities.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Confederation
      Centre
      Art
      Gallery
      and
     
     
      Museum
      and
      Ellens
      Creek
      Gallery
      have
      joined
     
     
      AIDS
      PEI
      in
      ‘‘A
      Day
      Without
      Art’’.
      Ellens
     
     
      Creek
      Gallery
      displayed
      a
      framed
      piece
      of
      black
     
     
      fabric.
      The
      Confederation
      Centre
      Art
      Gallery
     
     
      and
      Museum
      held
      a
      special
      presentation
      con-
     
     
      ducted
      by
      Sybil
      Bryant,
      Executive
      Director
      of
     
     
      AIDS
      PEI.
      A
      ‘‘non-performance’’
      was
      held
      at
     
     
      noon
      on
      December
      1
      in
      the
      Confederation
      Court
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mall
      to
      mourn
      the
      loss
      of
      those
      who
      contributed
     
     
      so
      much
      to
      our
      culture
      while
      they
      were
      alive.
     
    

    
     
      Booths
      were
      set
      up
      at
      UPEI,
      The
      Confedera-
     
     
      tion
      Court
      Mall,
      The
      Ciarlottetown
      Mall,
      The
     
     
      Senators’
      Game
      at
      the
      Civic
      Centre,
      The
      Queen
     
     
      Elizabeth
      Hospital
      and
      The
      Polyclininc.
      These
     
     
      booths
      offered
      information
      about
      the
      AIDS
     
     
      Pandemic,
      about
      AIDS
      PEI
      and
      its
      fund-raiser,
     
     
      the
      12
      Days
      of
      Christmas
      Draw.
      Red
      ribbons
     
     
      were
      and
      will
      ccontinue
      to
      be
      given
      out
      to
     
     
      everyone
      who
      supports
      the
      draw
      by
      buying
      a
     
     
      ticket.
     
    

    
     
      Of
      particular
      interest
      to
      UPEI
      students,
      staff
     
     
      and
      faculty
      was
      a
      table
      set
      up
      with
      information
     
     
      and
      an
      ‘‘I’m
      a
      Poor
      Student
      Draw’’,
      raffling
      a
     
     
      sweatshirt
      donated
      by
      The
      Island
      Beach
      Com-
     
     
      pany
      at
      a-looney-a-chance.
      Red
      AIDS
      aware-
     
     
      ness
      ribbons
      were
      handed
      out
      to
      all.
     
    

    
     
      For
      more
      information
      about
      HIV/AIDS
      or
     
     
      WAD/DWA
      please
      call
      AIDS
      PEI
      at
      566-2437
     
     
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