World AIDS Week


Around forty million people are living with HIV throughout the world - and that number increases in every region every day… Ignorance and prejudice are fuelling the spread of a preventable disease. World AIDS Day, December 1st, is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This year, it's up to you, me and us to stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice.

- from www.worldaidsday.org

Join other North Park students as we learn, experience and react to this epidemic. Expand the three sections below to see how you can participate this year.

Quiz

Click here to take World Vision’s online quiz to test your understanding of the AIDS epidemic.

Learn

Discover quick facts compiled by North Park students about the AIDS crisis. Click here to learn more.

Read

Download GLOBALIZATION AND EDUCATION: HIV/AIDS ORPHANS AND THEIR EDUCATION: THE KENYAN PERSPECTIVE, a paper prepared for the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Association of Third World Studies Conference in Taipei, Taiwan, December 28-31,2002 by North Park Professor Theodora Ayot.


Virtual

Click here to experience World Vision’s 15 minute AIDS experience and be changed.

Movie: Wednesday 11/28

Join North Park students in Java Haus Wednesday, November 28th at 8:30pm to watch and discuss the movie “Miss HIV”. Click here to see the trailer.

Dialogue: Thursday 11/29

Join us to discuss with activist Jewel Ruhland The Church’s Role in the Fight Against AIDS @ 5 pm in University Ministries. Free snacks. Please contact Julia Styles Hastie if you plan on attending.


Advocate

Stop by the Info Table in Carlson Lobby to sign a petition to ask the US Congress to continue its commitment to the global fight against AIDS by swiftly reauthorizing the Global AIDS bill by the end of this year, with at least 10 percent of the budget designated to directly help orphans and other vulnerable children. Sign the online petition here.

Give

We want to raise $1000 for AIDS prevention, care and advocacy. Buy a Red Nose for $1  Stand Out and proclaim that you won’t let AIDS go unnoticed by wearing your Red Nose on November 30th with 1000 other North Park University Students.

Sponsor

If you would like to sponsor a child in Zambia, who has been affected by HIV/AIDS please visit sparkventures.org.

Pray: Tuesday 11/27

Join our prayer vigil on Tuesday, November 27th at 9:30 in Isaacson Chapel to pray for those affected by HIV. Or take a stake! Pray for the child on that stake, for his/her family, town and nation. For guidance on specific ways to pray, click here.

Walk: Friday 11/30

Join North Park students downtown for the walk of 6000 steps (the number of children who lose a parent every day to AIDS). Meet at Helwig Recreation center at 4pm on Friday, November 30th. For more information, click here. Please contact Stephanie Lee if you plan on walking.

Events

Help support AIDS prevention and care by signing a World Vision petition and buying a Red Nose

Tuesday 11/27

 

Prayer Vigil
9.30pm, Isaacson Chapel


Wednesday 11/28

 

Wear Red Day
Movie Night “Miss HIV”
8.30pm in Java Haus
Free popcorn


Thursday 11/29

 

AIDS DIALOGUE
–The Church’s Role in the Fight Against AIDS with activist Jewel Ruhland.
5:00 pm in UMin
Free snacks.


Friday 11/30

 

RED NOSE DAY
Stand Out and wear your red nose!

WORLD VISION AIDS WALK
5:30pm Downtown
Meet at 4:00 at the Compass