WORLD AIDS WEEK 2008

HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system. If untreated, it can lead to AIDS-related illness. In the UK there are currently approximately 80,000 people living with HIV.

World AIDS Week (WAW) (1 Dec to 7 Dec) is a time to raise awareness and to remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS.

Below are details of some of Eddystone’s World AIDS Week events this year.

Activities include:

Street Collection - Totnes: Tues 2 Dec, 12 till 6pm
Street Collection - Torquay: Weds 3 Dec, 12 till 4pm
Street Collection - Plymouth: Thurs 4 Dec, 4 till 8pm
HIV Information Stall: Thurs 4 Dec, 11 till 4pm, Plymouth City Centre
City Centre Shops: Distribution of Red Ribbons & info all week
Displays: Theatre Royal, Pavilions & Plymouth Central Library
Information Stalls & Displays: University of Plymouth & City Colleges Plymouth & Torbay (TBC)
HIV Awareness sessions to agencies: Throughout the week in Plymouth & Torbay facilitated by Client Services workers
HIV Awareness sessions to LGBT venues: Throughout the week in Plymouth & Torbay facilitated by Gay Men’s Health workers