In honor of World AIDS Day, I have posted several videos as well as a wealth of resources, at the end of this post, with links to articles/news about HIV/AIDS on this blog as well as organizations and news from around the globe.

Whether or not you wear a red ribbon, do something as simple as joining a Facebook group focused on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. The more we raise awareness on HIV and AIDS the greater our chances are for ending this worldwide epidemic.

Commercial to promote World Aids Day.

Black AIDS Institute: We Are Greater Than One

Greater Than from Greater Than on Vimeo.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a message of support for World AIDS Day 2009.

The miraculous power of AIDS medicine to give people the opportunity of a future where once there was no hope. (RED)

Share your stories, events, resources by commenting on this post. The further we reach out to our brothers and sisters around the world, the stronger our fight to bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Related Links here within affrodite.net

affrodite.net- In memorian. World AIDS Day 2008

affrodite.net- 2008 World AIDS Day. Challenging the African American community to do something

affrodite.net- Alicia Keys’ HIV/AIDS work in Africa via Keep A Child Alive

affrodite.net- June 27, 3009 Kicks off Black AIDS Institute’s Test 1 Million Campaign

affrodite.net- February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

affrodite.net- How CDC underdevelops HIV Prevention in Black America

affrodite.net- Black AIDS Project: Africa. Healty Black Communities expands its reach to 5 countries

JENESIS Magazine (my article)- “Exceeding an epidemic” about AIDS epidemic in DC and effect on black community

Other Related Links and Resources

World AIDS Day (official website)- www.worldaidsday.org

Facebook (friend page)- nationalaidstrust

Twitter- NATWorldAIDSDay

YouTube- NationalAIDSTrust

The Daily Voice- Alicia Keys holds YouTube concert for World AIDS Day

Nappy Headed Black Child- Today is World AIDS Day

Black AIDS Institute- www.blackaids.org

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day- www.blackaidsday.org

Facebook- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Myspace- www.myspace.com/blackaidsday

Twitter- blackaidsday

We Are Greater Than AIDS additional video- www.greaterthan.org/real-talk

JoinRED (fight AIDS in Africa)- www.joinred.com

Facebook- JoinRED

Twitter- joinred

YouTube- joinred

World AIDS Campaign- www.worldaidscampaign.org

United Nations Program on AIDS (UNAIDS)- www.unaids.org

Facebook- UNAIDS World AIDS Day

Twitter- unaids

YouTube- unaids

Article I wrote for July 2009 edition of JENESIS magazine (www.jenesismagazine.com) about the AIDS epidemic in DC.  I’m just cropping it down to fit this blog and placing it here in case you missed seeing it online.  There’s been a lot of discussion about DC in particular over the past several months after learning that rate has been on the rise.  I’d love to know your thoughts.

Here are live links to the references listed at the end of the article

DC Department of Health (HIV/AIDS Information)-  http://haadirectory.doh.dc.gov/

The Body (The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource)- http://www.thebody.com/content/art50861.html

Guardian UK- “Washington DC’s HIV/AIDS epidemic show that…“

DC Vote- “AIDS Epidemic in DC“

National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA)- http://www.napwa.org/

Black Voices (Wellness section)- “AIDS Epidemic in DC Worse Than West Africa“

It could be as easy as doing an online search, watch a documentary, volunteer, get tested, talk to your children about AIDS, make a donation.  I could go on and on.

For starters, check out the AAPC (African American Planning Commission) website on change.org.  They have an interesting post called “World AIDS Day 2008- What You Can Do To Help” in their blog section.

What do you plan to do in honor of World AIDS Day?  Any good resources to share?