Collection Subjects for the Third Annual “Hunger Strike for AIDS” on Dec 1

HungerStrikeforAIDS.ORG Issued on Nov 5, 2009：

World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1st. The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. Now, it is the most important day of World AIDS campaigns. The Events Calendar for World AIDS Day 2009 is open, the theme of this year and next year is Universal Access and Human Rights. Since 2007, we have taken action called “Hunger Strike for AIDS” for 24 hours on December 1^st. The number of activists and supporters come from 16 countries had participated in this action in the past two years to totaled 123.

The day for Hunger Strike is coming soon, and we are working on promotion and mobilization. We wish more people would like to support and join us. More information: http://www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.org

In view of the situation of 2009 in China from what had happened and the anticipation of future from us, the Advisory Group of “Hunger Strike for AIDS” made an statement: We will not organize unified actions out of doors, we will only collect participators and supporters and put their names on our website if they agree to the issues.

Subject: Collecting (Closed on Nov 25,2009 )

Action time: December 1, 2009

Where: Any places in the world

Theme websites: Http://www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.org

http://www.aidsrights.net

Coordinator: Chang Kun

Connect: aidsrights.net@gmail.com

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Hunger Strike for AIDS

Hunger Strike for AIDS (14):

December 1st, Hunger Strike for AIDS, we gathered to deliver speeches and promote social awareness of the issue for 11 hours.

HungerStrikeforAIDS.org Published on 2008, Dec, 1^st：.

As I am writing this article, what I hear most from my friends and supporters are “oh, only four hours”, “I am very hungry”. It’s moving to see that so many are gathered here, for a common promise and vision; we have chosen to battle against the most primeval instinct: hunger.

December 1^st, 2008 is World AIDS Day, according to registration listing from the “Hunger Strike for AIDS.org”, 75 participants in 16 countries around the world took part in this activity. Currently we do not have updated information from other participants in the other 15 international locales. However, the activities that occurred here in the USA at our site have been well documented. From 8am to 7pm, the local participants gathered to perform, give speech and social actions. We gathered 76.43USD of donations, and over hundreds of people signed the banner with “Hunger Strike for AIDS”, there were too many signatures on the banner to really give an accurate count.

Up until December 1^st, the organizers of Hunger Strike for AIDS have accumulated 126.43USD and 1600RMB in donation, even though this amount is still far short of our target of 4000USD. The theme for this 2^nd Hunger Strike for AIDS is: Support Chinese AIDS activists gather financial support for “China Community Red Ribbon Award”.

We gather and report information on the activities and current situations of Chinese civic activists for HIV/AIDS through the establishment of HIV/AIDS human rights network: www.aidsrights.net and English medium websites. For the goal of establishing a “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award” needs concrete financial support and capital, and not something that we as organizers and volunteers on our own. Here we call to all other organizations and institutions that are interested in finding out more about the “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award” to access the website: http://www.hungerstrikeforaids.org for more information.

This second Hunger Strike for AIDS has been very successful. We are currently seeking camera crew to produce a short documentary of all that happened during the organization and the effort that went into realizing this activity. Please look out for it in the near future.

As to the details of our speech, activities and performances, we invite the participants themselves to relate their experiences through their own articles. Here we are listing only a few representative photos, the last few of which were taken in the twilight. The last photo showed a peace procession and candle vigil.

Chang Kun

December 1^st, 2008

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Hunger Strike for AIDS

Hunger Strike for AIDS (13):

HIV patient Wang Qiu Yun HIV Patient considers taking her own life in desperation.

HungerStrikeforAIDS.org Published on 2008, Nov, 27^th：.

December 1st 2008, this year’s World’s AIDS Day, HIV/AIDs activists and supporters from around the world will be carrying out “Hunger Strike for AIDS” for a period of 24 hours. The theme this year is: the second “Hunger Strike for AIDS”, focusing on caring for China AIDS NGOs and activists, and starting a donation drive to set up the “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award”. We’ll be engaging in a four-week long activities in the hopes to collecting 4000USD for this Award. Please support and participate in this effort with us. Please visit the relevant website: www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.org. Up to 2008, November 27th, we have collected registration from 74 individuals from 16 countries. Collected donations include 50 USD and 1600RMB.

HIV patient Wang Qiu Yun HIV Patient considers taking her own life in desperation.

A Chinese female HIV patient takes desperate measures as her negotiations with the hospital which administered HIV-contaminated blood to her broke-down. We call on the world public and media to pay attention to her plight and offer assistance in anyway we can to promote a solution to this case.

Contaminated blood leading to HIV infection

Wang Qiu Yun is a 38-year old female, a long time resident of Hebi City, Henan Province. She led a normal and happy life with her husband and child, but around January 2005, while others are busy purchasing presents for the New Year and making plans for family get-togethers, Wang Qiu Yun was busy shuttling between hospitals due to a long spell of unexplained fever and general body fatigue. Finally in April, 2005, she was tested by a provincial hospital for HIV and the result revealed that she had contracted HIV. Due to the extreme weakness of her body condition then, she was diagnosed with AIDs and was informed that she may not have long to live. Wang Qiu Yun traced the source of infection to HIV-contaminated blood administered to her during an operation done in Hebi No. 1 People’s Hospital. From other patients whom Wang Qiu Yun befriended during her hospital stay, she realized that because she contracted HIV due to contaminated blood, she was entitled to HIV treatments and monitoring free of charge, a service/ policy provided by the national government.

The difficult road of appeal

However, upon returning to their village, they were told by the local health authority that they have no adequate supply of anti-retroviral drugs available and the market price of such medication were beyond the financial capabilities of her family. Out of desperation, the family filed a legal suit against the hospital which administered the HIV-contaminated blood that led to her sickness. The law suit turned into a 6-month wait, with no updates or further notifications, the family decided to visit the local judicial office to inquire about the case status. They were confronted by hostile officers who refused to offer further information on the case and forcefully expelled them from the office with aid of security guards. Since then, the family have made repeated trip for appeal at city, county, provincial and finally, at the national level in Beijing. But all such appeals were made to deaf ears, in Beijing; they were taken by police and escorted back to Henan, ending their hope of demanding justice to their suffering through the proper legal frameworks set up by the country. During these appeal visitations, they were also subjected to brutal discrimination and Wang Qiu Yun’s HIV status confidentiality was breached, subjecting her family to prejudice and drastically impacting their quality of life back in the village.

Desperation and final call for help

Three years have passed sine Wang Qiu Yun took legal action, and still there are no clear solutions to her appeal of compensation to her loss of job, decrease in living qualities and the medical expense costs. In desperation and a breakdown in negotiations with the Hebi No. 1 People’s Hospital, where she contracted HIV, Wang Qiu Yun has now occupied the office of the director of hospital, demanding further negotiations with the hospital staff. So far, there has been no response from the hospitals’ administrative staff. Wang Qiu Yun occupied the office since Nov 24^th, and currently her families are responsible for supplying her with food and other daily necessities while the hospital’s relations department had a representative who keeps a vigilant observation of her daily activities. Wang Qiu Yun desperately hopes to re-open possibilities of negotiations and conversations with the hospital concerned, and has vowed that if no progress is made by Dec 1^st, World Aids Day, she may consider taking her own life in despair and desperation.

HIV-infection via contaminated blood in China

HIV/AIDs has reached epidemic proportion in China with an estimate of 700,000 (or 0.1% of total population) individuals living with HIV/AIDs according to WHO 2007 report. The main methods of HIV transmission in China are through MSM, heterosexual intercourse, IV drug injections, and perhaps unique in China, the use of HIV-contaminated blood. Due to short supplies of donated blood, hospitals often lack sufficient serum and blood in cases of operation, creating a black market where private business recruit poor individuals to “sell” their blood for a monetary compensation and subsequently sell these blood to the hospitals. The first cases of HIV-infection due to contaminated blood was discovered in Henan province and have subsequently discovered nation-wide.

Additional Information:

Hebi No.1 People’s Hospital (鹤壁市第一人民医院)

Website: www.hnhbyy.com

Hospital director: Zhang He (张鹤)

E-mail： hbyywz@163.com

Tel (电话)：0392-2627526, or 3331557

Fax (传真)：0392-2627526

Hebi City Government (河南省鹤壁市人民政府)

Contact Tel (联系电话)：0392-3317733

Website: www.hebi.gov.cn

Wang Qiuyun 王秋云

Cell Phone：13783012240

E-mail：aidsrights.net@gmail.com

www.aidsrights.net

www.hungerstrikeforaids.org

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12月1日世界艾滋病日 “空腹健身运动”
December1,World AIDS Day “Hunger Strike for AIDS”
★http://www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.org
★ AIDS Right:https://www.aidsrights.net

为艾滋病防治努力一生！
Devote my life to the AIDS prevention and care work！
—-~—-~——~—-~——~-

Hunger Strike for AIDS

Hunger Strike for AIDS (11):

China summary information concerning the current HIV/AIDs situation

HungerStrikeforAIDS.org Published on 2008, Nov, 25th：.

December 1st 2008, this year’s World’s AIDS Day, HIV/AIDs activists and supporters from around the world will be carrying out “Hunger Strike for AIDS” for a period of 24 hours. The theme this year is: the second “Hunger Strike for AIDS”, focusing on caring for China AIDS NGOs and activists, and starting a donation drive to set up the “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award”. We’ll be engaging in a four-week long activities in the hopes to collecting 4000USD for this Award. Please support and participate in this effort with us. Please visit the relevant website: www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.org

Up to 2008, November 25^th, we have collected registration from 64 individuals from 12 countries. Collected donations include 50 USD and 1600RMB.

We are very sorry , and thank you very much for our volunteers who have organized so perfect information in the limited period of time.

Brief overview:

The people’s republic of China is one of the most populous nations in the world, with an estimated population of 1.328 billion[1].

The first HIV/AIDS case was discovered in China in 1985, from a foreign tourist who later developed AIDS-related complications and died in a local hospital. During the early stages of the AIDS epidemic the Health Ministry concentrated its prevention efforts on the risk of infection from abroad. In 1986 it announced that it planned to test all foreign students for AIDS who had been in the country for more than a year, and students entering China would require a certificate from their country of origin testifying that they were not infected with HIV⁸. Although a National Program for AIDS Prevention and Control was set up in 1987, the Public Health Authorities reported that AIDS would not become established as homosexuality and “abnormal” sexuality – thought to be the main causes of the spread of HIV – were a “limited” problem[2].

By the end of 1989, there were 172 identified case of HIV/AIDs, most of which came from the population of drug-users. These cases signaled the official beginning of a HIV/AIDs epidemic in China[3]. By 2007, the international estimate of individuals living with HIV/AIDs in China amounts to 700 000, or 0.1% if the total population. This number includes 690,000 adults over 15yrs and approximately 10,000 children. Of the adult population, 200,000 of which are female[4]. In 2007, 39,000 adults and children are estimated to have died from AIDs related complications, while there exist no reliable estimates available on the number of orphaned AIDs children in the country[5]. Although UNAIDS reports that China’s HIV epidemic remains one of low prevalence overall (0.1%), there are pockets of high infection among specific sub-populations and there is danger of the epidemic spreading further into the general population[6].

In the Chinese HIV/AIDs epidemic, the main routes of infection occur via: heterosexual intercourse, injected-drug users, contamination of blood and sero-products and an increasing number of MSM infections in recent years. In 2007, there were 50,000 new cases of infection identified, and HIV/AIDs caused deaths were numbered at 20,000. Of the 50,000 new incidences, the percentage breakdowns according to method of infection are as follows: heterosexual relationships (44.7%), MSM (12.2%), injected-drug use (42%) and vertical mother-infant infection (1.1%). The general trend of infection by geographical regions indicates a distinct pattern between urban and rural residents, with a heavier concentration of infected individuals from the rural areas of China. Moreover, there is a disproportionate number of injecting drug users who are infected with HIV/AIDs, the percentage reach over 40% in injecting drug users in the provinces of Yunan and Xinjiang.

Coverage of anti-retroviral drugs:

As of the end of 2007, there are an estimated 19% of the total population living with HIV/AIDs in China receive coverage of anti-retroviral therapy. Of the number of infected expecting mothers, only approximately 9% of them receive anti-retroviral therapy for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission[7].

Government solutions:

There was a notable shift in government response to the epidemic in the new millennium. On World AIDS Day 2001, stories and testimonials of those infected with HIV alongside a television drama about AIDS reflected a far greater willingness to discuss the emerging epidemic. The same year, the “China Plan of Action to Contain, Prevent and Control HIV/AIDS (2001-2005)” was published, which included plans to screen all blood for clinical use for HIV.

In 2003, the Health Minister’s change in attitude was evident, it is widely felt that the 2003 SARS epidemic prompted the change as it demonstrated to the government the impact public health could have on social and economic stability. He described the fight against AIDS as a “long-term war” and, as well as showing a new willingness to accept overseas assistance, requested that China’s AIDS budget of US$12.5 million be doubled. On World AIDS Day 2003, Wen Jiabao became the first Chinese premier to shake hands with an HIV-positive person.

According to the Ministry of Health, between 2003 and 2007, China provided free antiretroviral therapy to 37,497 people living with AIDS including 771 HIV positive children⁸¹. The WHO estimated that in 2007 China was supplying 19% of those in need of treatment with antiretroviral therapy. In reality, although the treatment itself is free, patients often have to pay for associated clinical tests.

Funding for treatment programmes comes from central and national programmes, as well as international donors. In 2003, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria awarded China a five-year grant to strengthen the operational system of the free antiretroviral treatment programme. Funding from central government increased from very little in 2000 to US$185 in 2006.

Challenges:

Amongst the most affected groups, 45% of IDUs and 25% of sex workers were receiving HIV/AIDS treatment in 2006. Challenges in treating these populations remain and include stigma and discrimination in the community and in the health care system, migratory work patterns, and commonly chaotic social circumstances. Additionally many IDUs spend time in drug detention centres where antiretroviral therapy is currently not available. This means that those people that are already receiving anti-retrovirals risk interruption of their therapy and consequent resistance if they are incarcerated or otherwise detained.

Migrant workers have been identified as a population who are under-served by treatment program, as people are only usually allowed to access medical care in their official area of residency.

Another challenge to treating those with HIV in China is the weakening health system, which suffers from inadequate human and physical resources. Since the late 1970s government funding for health service providers has decreased with less money going to local providers. Local governments are mandated to support medical care for HIV/ADS patients, but inadequate funding discourages local governments from identifying and treating HIV/AIDS patients, as the more patients they identify the more expenditure they have.

[1] WHO Country epidemiological report (2008), accessed through UNAIDS on 11/11/2008. http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/Epidemiology/epifactsheets.asp#C

[2] http://www.avert.org/aidschina.htm

[3] Accessed through: http://zh.wikipedia.org/

[4] WHO Country epidemiological report (2008), accessed through UNAIDS on 11/11/2008. http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/Epidemiology/epifactsheets.asp#C

[5] WHO Country epidemiological report (2008), accessed through UNAIDS on 11/11/2008. http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/Epidemiology/epifactsheets.asp#C

[6] http://www.avert.org/aidschina.htm

[7] WHO Country epidemiological report (2008), accessed through UNAIDS on 11/11/2008. http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/Epidemiology/epifactsheets.asp#C

http://www.aidswiki.cn/index.php/HungerStrike

• Oct. 18, 2006, the Snow lotus AIDS Education and Research Project Organization in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was banned by the Government Home Office under pressure from a variety of reason, resulting Chang Kun leaving for Xinjiang to Beijing on that day. November 30, 2006, Xinjiang Normal University kicked Chang-kun out, Chang kun’s file accounts and Hukou (household registration record) were detained, often resulting in the loss of many of his basic civil rights, hence restricting his daily work life. In Xinjiang Normal University, many fruitless negotiations were carried out. Chang Kun on November 27, 2007 release, “On December 1 World AIDS Day-a hunger strike for Chang Kun and the dignity of Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” A few days later, this action (on December 1, 2007 World AIDS Day “Hunger Strike for AIDS”) forced negotiations to commence with Xinjiang Normal University fulfilling the commitments agreed upon the next two weeks to deal with the return of Chang Kun’s personal files, accounts, and Hukou (household registration record). This was done to facilitate the settlement of the issue and smooth outcome of the situation. Chang-Kun as well as for his own safety, of course was not afraid of the consequences of hunger! Chang kun decided to change “Chang Kun’s hunger strike for human rights and dignity” to a 24-hour ‘Hunger Strike for AIDS’. In 2007 there were 48 participants, prior to that support of 4000 people for Chang-Kun! Therefore, I hope we can continue to carry out these activities. Wan Yanhai, a teacher said, “I have decided that from December 1, 2007 onwards, on the annual December 1 World AIDS Day to carry out a one-day ‘Hunger Strike.” Chang Kun added by saying, “At least in my lifetime, I will be the annual December 1, launching it as far as possible, and gathering organizations to launch the ‘Hunger Strike Movement.”In 2005,Chang Kun set the ideal:Devote my life to the AIDS prevention and care work！

• http://www.hungerstrikeforaids.org/
• http://www.aidswiki.cn/index.php/HungerStrike
• http://www.aidsgroup.org/hungerstrike/

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Hunger Strike for AIDS

Part VI:

Prayer for people who got Hive and the value of justices on December 1st,2008

HungerStrikeforAIDS.org Published on 2008, Nov, 16th：

We would like to give the sincerest gratitude of the world to all those participants and supporters who participate in the “Hunger Strike for AIDS”, and especially to some Christian friends who will pray for human beings’ life, the greatest love, mercy and goodness, the disaster due to AIDS and its impact on people from all around the world at 8:00AM on December 1st, 2008, at Free Speech Steps in the San Diego of the USA..

When we face all injustice, inequality, distorted right and arbitrary dictatorship, we are crying. All peaple, who are bearing a heavy load, grievances and fears, are crying. For those souls that are in a tight corner, they shouldn’t go forth into the brink of evil because of their diseases caused by what they face, And for more people, the motive power for life’s continuation is love, hope, and the value of the existence.

December 1st 2008, this year’s World’s AIDS Day, HIV/AIDs activists and supporters from around the world will be carrying out “Hunger Strike for AIDS” for a period of 24 hours. The theme this year is: the second “Hunger Strike for AIDS”, focusing on caring for China AIDS NGOs and activists, and starting a donation drive to set up the “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award”. We’ll be engaging in a four-week long activities in the hopes to collecting 4000USD for this Award. Please support and participate in this effort with us. Please visit the relevant website: www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.org

Up to 2008, November 16^th, we have collected registration from 57 individuals from 12 countries. Collected donations include 50 USD and 1100RMB.

Prayer below:

A Prayer for AIDS, A Prayer for the World

We come together as a united people raising our prayers for a common cause.

We acknowledge how easy it is for us to turn our focus on our own lives and own world, but in these days to come we set our eyes beyond ourselves.

We unite in a common prayer for the world and for people. For those who are living in sickness and injustice.

We pray not only for the victims of AIDS in China but for those all around the world.

We make moments of silence for the lives of those we have known that have passed on and in those moments we also lift our thoughts and prayers for the lives of those around the world who have no one to mourn for them.

In this we acknowledge that we are one people, of one heart, and of one soul sharing in a reality that is far bigger than us as individuals.

We understand that as AIDS does not discriminate against gender, race, or social status neither does the God that we lift our prayers to.

So in that we ask for justice, for love, for healing to be poured out over the lives of all who have fallen victim to the affects of AIDS; whether mother or child, spouse or partner, friend or foe.

We cry out for all because we know that all find a place of value in your heart O God.

We lastly ask of you O God to give strength to those who hunger strike for AIDS as we raise money and awareness.

Lord, come alongside us in this and give us your blessing.

In this simple prayer we join together and in this simple prayer we petition to you O God.

Amen

Chang kun

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Hunger Strike for AIDS

Part IV

Directions for Participants

www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.org Published on 2008, Nov, 13^th.

December 1st 2008, this year’s World’s AIDS Day, HIV/AIDs activists and supporters from around the world will be carrying out “Hunger Strike for AIDS” for a period of 24 hours. The theme this year is: the second “Hunger Strike for AIDS”, focusing on caring for China AIDS NGOs and activists, and starting a Donation drive to set up the “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award”. We’ll be engaging in a four-week long activities in the hopes to collecting enough financial support to reach our target amount for this Award. Please support and participate in this effort with us.

“Hunger Strike for AIDS” accepts individual participation, unfortunately we do not offer registration to organizations. This activity is open to individuals world wide. Up to 2008, November 13^th, we have collected registration from 46 individuals from 12 countries. Collected donations include 50 USD and 1100RMB.

Please visit the relevant website: www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.ORG www.aidsrights.net www.aidsgroup.org

FAQ

Section 1. To become a participant

1. Who are participants:

a. Participants are any individuals who participate in a 24-hr long hunger strike on December 1^st, 2008. The hunger strike starts from Dec 1^st 12hours to 24 hours.

2. How to become a participant?

a. In order become an official participant of “hunger strike for AIDS”, you would need to register, fill out a registration form, which can be downloaded from http://www.hungerstrikeforaids.org/, or send an e-mail to aidsrights.net@gmail.com requesting a copy of the registration.

3. Things to note during the Hunger Strike:

a. During the Hunger Strike, make sure to pay attention to your body conditions. If you feel unwell during anytime of the hunger strike, please contact a medical profession. For first time participants, we suggest you have friends or other participants accompany you during the hunger strike. Please take responsibilities for your actions. (Further details are noted on the registration form).

4. In addition, participants can also perform tasks listed for “supporters”, which is explained in the following section.

Section 2. To become a supporter

1. Who are supporters?

a. Supporters are any individual for either health or other reasons unable to perform the entirety of the hunger strike and wish to become a registered supporter.

2. How to become a supporter?

a. “Hunger Strike for AIDS” supporters can choose to become registered or remain unregistered. Registered supporters need to fill out a corresponding form, and publish on www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.org.

3. What can supporters do?

a. - Sign your support. Fill out and sign a support form, and publish it on our website to encourage the other participants.

b. - Rally support. Through self-made or downloaded publicity material, and through e-mail, cellphone message, websites and blogs, publish the ideas of “Hunger Strike for AIDS” to the greater public.

c. - Donate. We have collected some monetary support for the “China Community Red Ribbon Awards”, but it’s still short of our target. You can directly support us by offering some monetary support.

d. - Become a volunteer. We need help with website design, graphic design, language translation, and material editing etc. Please contact us with your area of skills at aidsrights.net@gmail.com.

We would like to extend a heartfelt “thank you” to all our participants and supporters so far. We will use the opportunity of the “hunger strike” as a venue to call for greater awareness and support for the HIV/AIDs issue and for those individuals that desperately need our support.

If there are multiple participants and supporters in one location, we will encourage you to get in touch with each other and form a group during the “Hunger Strike” activity. This is also listed in our “Group activity guide”.

Please come and join us in our efforts!

Chang Kun

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Hunger Strike for AIDS

The Second “Hunger Strike for AIDS”

About starting a donation drive to set up the “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award”

November 10, 2008

December 1st,2008, World AIDS Day, the world AIDS campaign activists and supporters from all over the world will be carrying out “Hunger Strike for AIDS ” for a period of 24 hours. The formation some of the groups, will focus on a range of activities to express “Hunger Strike for AIDS “.

There are some groups, will focus on a range of activities to express “Hunger Strike for AIDS”

This year, the Second “Hunger Strike for AIDS”, focusing on caring for China AIDS NGOs and activists, and starting a donation drive to set up the “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award”

For the goal, we will conduct a four-month Fund-Raising Act to raise expectations of our funds, and to achieve our target goal. Please join or support our action.

Up to November 10, 2008, we we have 42 Participants,10 Supporter,come

from 12 Countries, Fund-Raising 50.00USD and 1000.00RMB.

Welcome to :

1, Participant. Join the twenty four hours hunger strike,on December 1st, 2008

2, Supporter. Sign up your name to support, don’t have a hunger strike.

3, Make a donation drive to set up“China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award”

Please visit 

Http://www.HungerStrikeforAIDS.org  http://www.AIDSrights.net 。

As follows, if have matters not mentioned herein, please participate in the discussion, contact : aidsrights.net@gmail.com

China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Awards

Recipients: NGOs, Activists

Objective:

1, To support China Non-governmental AIDS organizations and activists concerned about the AIDS issue and prevention;

2, To develop a healthy civil society in China formed of Non-governmental AIDS Organizations. To help these NGOs establish more standardized operations and AIDS activists to be more effective;

3, The objective is to reward those Non-governmental organizations and activists who have made outstanding contributions to the function of NGO’s in China on the problem of AIDS.

Selection process : Every year on March 1

Award: Every year on October 18

Amount: 4000 U.S. dollars (based on the actual situation of fund-raising)

Sources of money: Raised from public donation drives and private contributions from supporters

Conditions on how the award money should be spent:

· For price awarded to NGOs, the amount should be used within the organization to carry out works and projects.

· For price awarded individual activist, half of the awarded amount should be used towards projects carried out at organizations that the activists belong to.

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Hunger Strike for AIDS

PartII:

Now open to China AIDS NGOs and activities for registration.

http://www.hungerstrikeforaids.org

Since July 2007, we have been collecting and organizing information about Chinese HIV/AIDS activists, categorizing the data based on their role and geographical regions , alphabetizing the information into a database. Please visit: http://www.aidswiki.cn/index.php/Activist

But due to our limited resources, there still exists some imperfection in our process of collection and organization.

Because of 2008The Second “Huger Strike for AIDS ” activity’s theme is：“Caring for China AIDS NGOs and activists, and starting a Donation drive to set up the “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award”. In order to facilitate the database reformatting, historical record keeping and assessing individual performances at a later date, and also to raise greater awareness for the caring for China AIDS NGOs and activists from the international communities, we wish to collect more comprehensive personal

profiles of China AIDS Group.

We are currently accepting self-recommendations and recommendations on behalf of individuals, but the recommender must obtain consent from the individual being recommended. We will not be editing or processing the information collected, so the recommenders themselves must be responsible for the information they wish to submit. The submissions will be published on the WIKI: www.aidswiki.cn and www.aidsgroup.org. Please note that the WIKI is open to the public access and participants may wish to edit the entries should they feel some materials are inappropriate, but all the editing will be recorded and there is the option of reverting back to the original submission version. But submissions on the www.aidsgroup.org are not subject to editing.

Please supply the following information:

1. who are you ?

2. where are you ?

3. what’s the mission of the organization ?

4. what has the org or individuals accomplished ?

5. what are your current needs ?

6. what are you goals ?

7. what are your organizational goals in relation to the Chinese HIV/AIDS issue ?

The donations collected from the 2008 “Hunger Strike for AIDS”, will go towards the award for “China Non-governmental Red Ribbon Award”, the recipient candidates will be short-listed from the activists profiles collected through this registration process.

Please send the information to: Aidsrights.net@gmail.com

Relevant sites:

http://www.aidsgroup.org/hungerstrike

http://www.aidsrihgts.net

http://www.aidswiki.cn