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Help get your family and friends involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS. People need to understand the crisis before they can take action.

Tell everyone you know about this campaign. Post a link on your website. Write about it on your Blog. And take a few minutes now to send a message to your friends.

Spread the word. And don't worry. We won't do anything with your email address or your friend's email address, except send them this message.

Your Name:
Your Email Address:
Friend's Email Addresses: (separate multiple addresses by commas)
Subject:	One Day For AIDS

Message:
Hi there, If you're like me, I often don't know how to respond when I hear or read about the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. But I recently checked out this website called One Day For AIDS that is all about giving people tangible ways to take action. Did you know that 5,700 people die of AIDS every day? Sadly, HIV/AIDS is a daily reality for millions of people around the world, which is why the One Day For AIDS campaign is challenging people to give ONE DAY ($30) to the cause. You can go to the website (www.onedayforaids.com) and donate to the organization of your choice. Check it out and learn about other ways that you can make a difference in the lives of people both locally and overseas. And don't forget to forward this email to everyone you know. Thanks!

Tell the Canadian Government

Help make a global difference by being aware of what your government is doing related to HIV/AIDS issues. Let officials know how you feel, and urge them to become more involved. Funding by Canada and other wealthy governments is vital to stopping the global HIV/AIDS tragedy.

Let the Prime Minister and your Member of Parliament know you support an annual Canadian contribution of at least $100 million per year to address global AIDS. Let them know that they should keep their promise of supporting the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

• Prime Minister -
• Find your Member of Parliament

Sample letter:

Dear [fill in blank]

I have recently spent some time learning more about HIV/AIDS and the effects that the disease is having on individuals and countries around the world. [Feel free to add specific examples here in which you have a personal interest.] We must work together with other governments and other non-governmental organizations around the world to stop the spread of this disease NOW!

In 1969, the Canadian government committed to the modest goal of giving 0.7% of it's Gross National Income to fighting poverty in the poorest nations of the world. Five countries - Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Luxembourg and the Netherlands - have met this target. Six more have committed to doing so by 2015. Currently, we're only giving 0.34% of our GNI to official development assistance and have no definite plan to increase it to 0.7% despite current budget surpluses.

What will it take for this government to stand up in the fight against HIV/AIDS? - a fight in which currently 8,000 people die each day of a preventable disease.

HIV/AIDS is not just the problem of Africa or Asia, or other regions. It is everyone's problem, including ours. [Feel free to share some personal thoughts here. Specifically share anything you and your friends have done to address the global AIDS issue - e.g. holding an event to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, raising money, etc.] I hope that the Canadian government will realise the magntitute of this problem and join me in doing something about it.

Sincerely

[Your name]