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10.21.07

Journal Entry: Fri Sep 21, 2007, 2:02 AM
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I Walk. What Do You Do?

AIDS respects no man, woman or child. It knows no race, religion, class or creed. No community, country or continent is immune from its ravages. Let us resolve that, from this moment on, our response to AIDS must be no less comprehensive, no less relentless and no less swift than the pandemic itself. I was a soldier. But I know of no enemy in war more insidious or vicious than AIDS. In this global war against AIDS, everyone can and must be a leader. Everyone can and must be an ally. We are all vulnerable....We cannot let AIDS divide us. What will historians say of us if we continue to delay? Will history record a fateful moment in our time, on our watch, when action came too late?

Secretary Colin L. Powell
United Nations General Assembly
June 25, 2001


:bulletred: I walk every year in the Philadelphia AIDS Walk. I walk for those I've lost and those I know who are still living with the disease. This year I will be accompanied by my husband, my two-year old son, and (we can only hope), my brother, `GeneratingHype.

I walk for him.

Introduction

Over 25 million people have been lost to AIDS so far, and 4.3 million people were infected with HIV in 2006. The spread of HIV is quickening, with more people infected in 2006 than in any previous year.

Why do I care? I care because it affects people I care about, I care.. because I'm human.

Information, education and communication are among the most important elements in the response to AIDS. To be effective information must be understood and believed and it's no surprise to anyone reading this that there is a negative stigma associated with this disease.

How Can I help?

I'm glad you asked, there are several ways:

:pointr: If you want to do something to help our cause, feel free to donate by following this link. I've never done the "online donations" thing before, but Bill has and says it works just fine.

I also accept non-electronic donations. Email me for more information.

All donations made directly to the site are tax deductible.

:pointr: You can sport the stamps and help spread the word in your journals by directing people back to this article



:pointr: Read the information in the links below and educate yourselves, educate your friends, your family, whoever. Get the word out about the truth and help us break the stigma.

:pointr: Steal the CSS and post information about this cause in your journal

:pointr: Sport the avatar

Information

:bulletred: Generatinghype's Journal
:bulletred: AIDS.org
:bulletred: Center for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS Fact Sheet
:bulletred: U.S. CDC HIV/AIDS prevention
:bulletred: Avert.org: World AIDS DAY (1 December 2007)
:bulletred: The AIDS Memorial Quilt (The NAMES Project Foundation)
:bulletred: The Office of Minority Health: Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative

















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~cut-devil4 Sep 1, 2007, 4:45:25 AM
That was a really touching speech and I'm glad you shared it will all of us in DA world.

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*wordworks Sep 1, 2007, 6:21:37 PM
I linked through to see about the donation information, but I realized I have no reason not to join this walk myself.

I'm going to see if I can (if I cannot, I will certainly put all my support behind you and your family).

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*EveningDownpour Sep 2, 2007, 1:48:19 PM
Awesome! Let us know!

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*EveningDownpour Sep 3, 2007, 2:16:08 AM
Thank you, Martin. :hug:

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*EveningDownpour Sep 3, 2007, 2:16:35 AM
Colin Powell was once a great man.

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~cut-devil4 Sep 3, 2007, 2:27:03 AM
No idea what-so-ever who that is. I will take your word for it though :)

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`MSJames Sep 12, 2007, 3:56:27 PM
Thank you for what you've done and are doing. I did my small part thanks to a link from another journal. But I want to thank you personally for you and your families efforts on behalf of Bill and everyone else touched by this disease. My girlfriend =AngelaD reminded me that we should help out by donating and we both did today.

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*EveningDownpour Sep 15, 2007, 4:04:01 AM
:hug: That's a good girlfriend you have. I really appreciate the donation and support, and I know Pip does as well. I don't think I deserve any thanks, but I also appreciate you taking the time to make a statement.

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