International Night of Solidarity Events

International Events

Geneva

Join the EAA for the International Night of Solidarity on HIV and AIDS on June 2.

§Venue: Place des Nations, Geneva

§Start time: 20h00

There will be a display of a large ribbon on the ground onto followed by laying of prayers that have been written on cards.

Please wear or bring something RED to show solidarity in the face of the pandemic. Please bring friends, colleagues and family members. We strongly encourage you to participate in the International Night of Solidarity on 2 June.

For more information, please email Thabo Sephuma tos@wcc-coe.org .

Vienna

A candle light vigil and film festival will take place starting at 20:00 on the Night of Solidarity. These events are a part of Austria Action Alliance against HIV/AIDS "Action Days" which go from 31.5.07. until 6.6.2007. For more information about the Night of Solidarity events and the rest of the Action Days activities, please visit the website www.aidskampagne.at, or download the programme below.

Rome

At 9:00pm at the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena Piazza della Maddalena 53, Rome there will be a Vigil of Prayer for the Night of Solidarity. Please see below to download the event flyer in English, French, Russian and Italian. For more information, please visit www.caritas.org

Chennai, India

Madras Christian Council of Social Service (MCCSS) is hosting events to commerate the Night of Solidarity inlcuding hand impression movement and candle light services in many locations in the area. For more details, please contact Isabel Richardson isabelrichardson@yahoo.com.

London

Members of the Stop AIDS Campaign UK organisation a small vigil is being planned outside the German Embassy on 2nd June. Click here for more details.

German Events

Munich

Information desks, Salsa music and dance togther with the local dance company “Salson”. A cooperation event by the local alliance against AIDS

André Gerth, a.gerth@missio.de

Cologne

Live music, information, petition and red ribbon. By AIDS orphan support China, UNICEF and student group

Christine Winkelmann, info@aidswaisen.de

Other events in Germany:

1. Leipzig: Films and discussion about HIV/AIDS. A cooperation event by AIDS support Leipzig and WomenCulture e.V.
2. Oldenburg: Information desk and collecting signatures for our campaign “health doesn’t just happen!” on the market place. A cooperation event by AIDS support Oldenburg, student community and ecumenical centre Oldenburg
3. Rendsburg: Street theatre “schluck und weg”. A cooperation event by Bukopharmakampagne and deaconry
4. Osterrönfeld: theatre performance, red ribbon and guest speakers from south africa. By Bukopharmakampagne and deaconry
5. Hannover: Light performance by Yvonne Goulbier, Reading about the situation in Germany, Russia and South africa and red ribbon represented in light. By the local alliance againt AIDS
6. Braunschweig: “Braunschweig International”, Information desk and collecting signatures. By Braunschweiger Aids support group
7. Göttingen: March with percussion, petition “health doesn’t just happen!”, ballon release, gospel choir and cinema. By AIDS support Göttingen
8. Wolfsburg: Hanging flags in solidarity in the city, red ribbon and information desk
9. Krefeld: HipHop, percussion, juggling, magic in front of the central station. A cooperation event by the local alliance againt AIDS
10. Neuss: Midnight race in Neuss. One World alliance and catholic groups
11. Bochum: Ecumenical servicemarch from the church to center, red ribbon. By Action Canchanabury and AIDS support Bochum
12. Ahlen: Catholic service, information and collecting signatures . Then a long night in the climbing center in the former industrial area of Ahlen. By Aids support Ahlen with congregation
13. Hagen: open (F)air festival, topic of the culture festival are the african immigrants in Germany. Information desk by the culture office of the AllerWeltHaus
14. Tübingen: Information desk and collecting signatures for our campaign “health doesn’t just happen!” on the RACT festival. By the local alliance againt AIDS
15. Stuttgart: A long night with theatre, reading, discussion “Aids and women – please don’t forget the men”, HipHop and funk. By the local alliance againt AIDS
16. Karlsruhe: Information desk and collecting signatures for our campaign “health doesn’t just happen!” and service. AIDS support Karlsruhe
17. Passau: event during the “Ecumenical Night of open churches”. By Aids support Lower Bavaria

To read more about these German events (in German) please click here.