Interesting graph showing new #HIV cases (from 2009) by transmission type.
Have YOU Taken Action Yet? Don’t let Hershey’s get away with it!
Boycott Hershey’s: A Week of Action
Join us for a worldwide week of action to raise awareness about the Hershey’s Boycott. With protests in New York City, Pennsylvania, Mexico City, and New Delhi, India this week, is the time to raise your voice against Hershey’s HIV discrimination.
This boycott is the result of growing outrage over a Hershey Co. funded-school, Milton Hershey School, for denying admission to a 13-year-old boy due to his HIV-positive status. Citing the boy as a direct threat to the “health and safety” of other students, AIDS activists around the world are outraged with this decision and are boycotting all Hershey products until the company does the right thing and denounces its discrimination.
AN ACTION A DAY…
Sign the Petition
- Sign the No Kisses for Hershey Petition on Change.org and share it with your Facebook friends.
- Change your profile picture to the “Boycott Hershey’s” image, which you can download here.
- Update your status to say that you are boycotting Hershey’s and share the campaign page. (www.endHIVstigma.org)
- Tweet the message: It’s shocking that #AIDS discrimination against a child still happens. Sign the petition: http://chn.ge/GEA5DD #BoycottHershey
- Tweet again using the hashtag #BoycottHershey and link to http://chn.ge/GEA5DD
Tumblr / Instagram / Pinterest
- Reblog or post this image: http://bit.ly/H9xekV & use hashtags #AIDS and #BoycottHershey
Ongoing
- Boycott all Hershey’s products (See a full list of products here.)
Boycott Hershey’s: A Week of Action
Join us for a worldwide week of action to raise awareness about the Hershey’s Boycott. With protests in New York City, Pennsylvania, Mexico City, and New Delhi, India this week, is the time to raise your voice against Hershey’s HIV discrimination.
This boycott is the result of growing outrage over a Hershey Co. funded-school, Milton Hershey School, for denying admission to a 13-year-old boy due to his HIV-positive status. Citing the boy as a direct threat to the “health and safety” of other students, AIDS activists around the world are outraged with this decision and are boycotting all Hershey products until the company does the right thing and denounce
s its discrimination.
AN ACTION A DAY…
Sign the Petition
- Sign the No Kisses for Hershey Petition on Change.org and share it with your Facebook friends.
- Change your profile picture to the “Boycott Hershey’s” image, which you can download here.
- Update your status to say that you are boycotting Hershey’s and share the campaign page. (www.endHIVstigma.org)
- Tweet the message: It’s shocking that #AIDS discrimination against a child still happens. Sign the petition: http://chn.ge/GEA5DD #BoycottHershey
- Tweet again using the hashtag #BoycottHershey and link to http://chn.ge/GEA5DD
Tumblr / Instagram / Pinterest
- Reblog or post this image: http://bit.ly/H9xekV & use hashtags #AIDS and #BoycottHershey
Ongoing
- Boycott all Hershey’s products (See a full list of products here.)
More than 500 people lined up before 4:00 am today in at Croix des mission, Haiti for AHF’s free HIV testing event - the largest we have ever held in Haiti.
According to AHF staff on the ground, 356 people were tested. 20 people testing HIV-positive and are being linked immediately to lifesaving care through the free AHF Healthcare Center in Haiti.
Hundreds of hygiene kits were also passed out free to those who needed things like soap, toothpaste and other basic necessities because they don’t have access to them. What an amazing day of making a difference! Congratulations to the AHF team that made it happen - we are so proud of you!
This video is from a protest today at the Hershey Candy Store in Times Square, New York.
A Hershey-funded boarding school in Pennsylvania rejected a 13-year-old boy for admission because he’s HIV-positive. You have to go all the way back to the 1980s to find AIDS discrimination like that. People are outraged.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest global AIDS organization, is calling for a BOYCOTT of all Hershey candy. We are asking people not to buy any Hershey candy until the company speaks out against AIDS discrimination at the Milton Hershey School and facilitates the boy’s enrollment at the school. Send a message to Hershey that AIDS discrimination is NOT acceptable.
Sign the petition at: http://www.change.org/petitions/no-kisses-for-hershey-end-hiv-stigma
By Lori Yeghiayan Friedman
A Hershey-funded boarding school REJECTED an HIV-positive 13-year-old boy for admission, calling his status a “direct threat to the health & safety of others.”
The young man is extremely disappointed in the decision and merely wants the opportunity to live his dreams, work hard and go to college. In an interview with Poz Magazine, he said: “I used to look at Hershey as if I was already one of them. I just knew I would get in because I take pride in everything I do and I keep good grades. I have nothing wrong with me, and everyone that I know, who knows me, likes me.”
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest global AIDS organization, is calling for a BOYCOTT of all Hershey candy. We are asking people not to buy any Hershey candy until the company speaks out against AIDS discrimination at the Milton Hershey School and facilitates the boy’s enrollment at the school. Send a message to Hershey that AIDS discrimination is NOT acceptable.
Sign the petition at: http://www.change.org/petitions/no-kisses-for-hershey-end-hiv-stigma
By Lori Yeghiayan Friedman
AIDS Healthcare Foundation recently brought its expert brand of HIV/AIDS services to the people of the deep South when one of its AHF “Magic Johnson” mobile testing units arrived on the steps of the Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi.
The services showcased by AHF were just a preview of coming attractions. Within the year, AHF will open an AHF Healthcare Center, as well as an AHF Pharmacy and HIV testing facility in Jackson. In addition, the group—the largest global AIDS organization—will operate a mobile unit, serving Jackson and the surrounding areas, in order to provide services to hard to reach populations.
More info on this story at www.aidshealth.org.
By Lori Yeghiayan Friedman
The Magic Johnson Foundation and AIDS Healthcare Foundation co-hosted the premiere screening of ESPN Films’ The Announcement this past Tuesday, March 6th. This riveting documentary chronicles the untold story of basketball legend Magic Johnson’s triumphant journey living with HIV. The screening at Downtown Los Angeles’s Regal Cinemas was a star-studded event, with Magic’s friends and supporters on hand to share the moment.
AHF President Michael Weinstein praised Magic, calling him a hero and an icon in the fight against AIDS: “We applaud the courage and leadership he continues to show in this battle over the years and thank ESPN Films for both pointing a lens at his remarkable life and for allowing AHF and Magic Johnson Foundation the honor of hosting the premiere of The Announcement.”
Don’t miss The Announcement this Sunday, March 11th at 9:00 pm Eastern on ESPN!
Is an “HIV Prevention Pill” Worth It?
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an experimental method of HIV prevention. It involves a doctor prescribing antiretroviral HIV/AIDS drugs to a healthy person in order to prevent that person from possibly getting infected with HIV. So far, clinical trials have failed to prove PrEP’s effectiveness… (Click below to read more.)
Use condoms, get tested, and #playsafe!
Happy International Condom Day from AHF India Cares :)
By Christina McEwen
At a press conference yesterday AHF expanded its call to boycott HERSHEY’S products until the company & Milton Hershey School denounce their discrimination of a 13-year old HIV-positive boy & permit his enrollment. Special thanks to AIDS activist, Hydeia Broadbent, who joined the press conference to speak about HIV stigma & who said that Hershey’s action is taking us back 20 years in HIV/AIDS prejudice & discrimination.
Find out more at http://www.endHIVstigma.org/
