HIV and AIDS is one of the most devastating crises of our generation. 40 million people are already HIV positive, and that number grows by one every 10 seconds. We believe we cannot stand by and watch people die, watch children being orphaned, societies being devastated and economies crumble.
Our aim is to campaign, raise awareness and fundraise to help those infected or affected by HIV throughout the world. We have teamed up with other local groups, both university and Cambridgeshire based. Although set up initially by university students, we do not want the society to be the preserve of the university, and welcome anyone from the university or from the wider Cambridge community.
We are part of a national coalition of Student Stop AIDS Societies, which are coordinated by SPW. This is part of the national Stop AIDS Campaign.
Visit our website at www.cambridgestopaids.org.uk
Subscribe to our mailing list at http://www.srcf.ucam.org/mailman/listinfo/camaids-announce
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Posted by Jessica Waldman, Tuesday 4th May 2010 @ 6:59pm
Student Partnership worldwide needs a Steering Rep for the Home Counties
region, which includes Reading, Oxford and Cambridge.
The role of the steering committee rep for the region is to stay in regular
contact with the presidents from each of the universities and provide
support where needed to them and help lead the stop aids campaign as a
whole with us at meetings in London quarterly, which we will pay for. It is
a really exciting position which will lead you to be in meetings with
organisations such as Unicef, Oxfam and Christian aid, and an important
addition to a CV. SPW pay all travel expenses!
Posted by a GroupSpaces user, Wednesday 23rd September 2009 @ 10:03pm October 12th, 7pm
Elton-Bowring Room, Gillespie Centre, Clare College
Young people whose lives have been deeply affected by HIV travel from across the world to Cambridge to share their stories. This is an incredible chance to find out about the reality of the AIDS epidemic and our efforts to stop its spread.
Daniel will talk about his experiences during the civil war in Sierra Leone.
Nokubonga will share her story of motherhood and HIV in South Africa.
Tony will tell us about the ongoing fight against AIDS in the USA.
Come, listen, be inspired.
(To reach the Gillespie Centre, go into Memorial Court from Queen's Road and turn right)
For more information, visit www.srcf.ucam.org/camaids, email stopaids@cusu.cam.ac.uk, or join the event at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=82883594958 Posted by a GroupSpaces user, Wednesday 4th March 2009 @ 5:17pm The Stop AIDS Campaign has created a new animation which sets out why the
world desperately needs an HIV patent pool: The 'Push for the Pool'
campaign needs your support today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj0dbFgjoh4
It explains what a patent pool is and how it could make a huge difference
to the lives of millions of people living with HIV in developing countries.
Please take a few minutes to watch the animation, sign the Push for the
Pool petition (at www.stopaidscampaign.org.uk) and forward it to all your
friends! Posted by a GroupSpaces user, Friday 30th January 2009 @ 7:25pm Wednesday February 4th, 7pm at the Cafe Project, Jesus Lane
For our second Hub Night, we'll be screening the documentary 'AIDS: the Global Killer', looking at the effects of HIV/AIDS on communities in Russia, Zambia and the U.K. Afterwards there'll be a chance to discuss the film, raise any questions you have about issues relating to HIV/AIDS, and find out more about the Stop AIDS Society and what we do. ...and as usual, the Cafe Project's great selection of tea and cake will be available!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=62499594545 Posted by a GroupSpaces user, Tuesday 13th January 2009 @ 11:44am The Cambridge Stop AIDS Society and Chinese Salon discussion group are holding a joint film screening of "Care and Love" (2007), which tells the story of Liu Xianhong, a Chinese villager who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion during childbirth. Lack of regulation in Chinese blood transfusion practise has leaded to mass HIV infection, and some estimate that the number of people infected this way to be as high as 1,000,000. The film recounts how Liu Xianhong publicized her story, filed a lawsuit with her 8-year-old son against the hospital, and eventually received compensation. The bitter experiences of several families, and the collective effort by people living with HIV to defend their rights, resulted in the "Care and Love Group".
The screening will take place on March 2nd in the Graduate Union (Mill Lane) at 7pm
Entry is free, but donations to the Care and Love Group welcome. Previous items
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