DO: Things to Do on World AIDS Day 2010

There's so much that can be done to prevent HIV, raise HIV/AIDS awareness or lessen the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day is the perfect time to find out what it's like to live an HIV-positive life. Browse through this collection of ideas of what you can do on and around World AIDS Day.

Attend an Event | Hang Posters | Take A Stand | Tell the Government What You Think

From Harlem to Honolulu to Helsinki and everywhere in between, World AIDS Day is filled with many ways to show your support, educate yourself and raise awareness.

• Activities in Multiple Locations
• U.S. World AIDS Day Events
• International Events

HIV/AIDS Activist Central

Want to become more involved, but don't know where to start? The Body.com's HIV/AIDS Activist Central provides information about how to start your own HIV/AIDS organization, tips on how to become a better blogger and updated AIDS activist-related news.

• World AIDS Day 2010 Posters In 13 Languages
  From World AIDS Campaign
• Posters in English
  From World AIDS Campaign
• Posters in Spanish (PDF)
  From World AIDS Campaign
• World AIDS Day 2010 Posters
  From AIDS.gov

• What We Can Do To Prepare for World AIDS Day 2010
  From The Body
• What We Can Do: Motivate and Educate! Sample Activities for HIV/AIDS Awareness
  From The Body
• Light for Rights
  This campaign focuses on HIV and human rights by encouraging people to dim the lights on key landmarks to remember the devastating effect AIDS has had on us all, and turn the lights back on to illuminate the fundamental rights we all share.
  From World AIDS Campaign
• Join AIDS.gov's Facing AIDS Project
  World AIDS Day is an opportunity for us to work together to help reduce stigma around HIV and promote HIV testing. It takes just three easy steps to become part of this nationwide campaign.
  From AIDS.gov
• Locate or Help Others Find Convenient U.S. HIV Testing Sites
  Send a text message with your ZIP code to "KNOWIT" (566948) or visit www.hivtest.org.
• The 411 on Getting Tested for HIV
  Know what to expect before you go.
  From The Body
• Unite With Other Bloggers -- Write About HIV
  The National Institute on Drug Abuse and AIDS.gov are partnering with Blog Catalog to host "Bloggers Unite on World AIDS Day." They invite bloggers to write about HIV on December 1.
• Become an HIV/AIDS Activist
  Review this toolkit.
  From Global AIDS Alliance
• Start Your Own HIV/AIDS Organization
  Can't get someone to listen to you? Start your own organization! Here are some guides.
  From National Minority AIDS Council
• Start Your Own Peer Education Program (PDF)
  From Advocates for Youth
• Donate Your Unused HIV Meds
  From The Body
• Let 2011 Be a Year of Action! Ask Family and Friends How They'll Join the Fight
  From Campaign to End AIDS Youth Caucus

Visual AIDS

Click here to view the full gallery. If you are an artist living with HIV/AIDS and would like to join the Visual AIDS Archive Project, click here.

• Volunteer at an HIV/AIDS Organization
  From The Body
• Memorialize a Loved One Who Died From HIV/AIDS
  From The Body
• Get Some Red Ribbons
  From Do Something
• Talk With Kids About HIV (PDF)
  Tips on how to do it.
  From U.S. National Parent Teacher Association
• Become Facebook friends with WorldAIDS Campaign
• Visit a Three-Dimensional, Virtual AIDS Quilt on Second Life
  From Karuna

Many local and national elected officials are unaware of the pressing issues that the AIDS community faces and that their constituents care about HIV/AIDS. Here's how to tell them.

• Congress.org
  Easy-to-use source of information on the U.S. legislature; who's in it, what they're working on and how you can stay informed.
• Find Your Representative
• Find Your Senator
• Find Your State/Local Government Officials