2007The First Annual Hunger Strike for AIDS

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/