Aids Day Blogathon
AIDS Ribbon
 
Purpose: The red AIDS ribbon became the international symbol of the fight against AIDS in 1991. We wear it in support of those who have HIV or AIDS, as well as part of a call to action around prevention, treatment and care.
 
Supplies: Red ribbon, scissors and safety pins.
 
How-to: Cut the ribbon 4 inch long pieces. Loop and pin. It’s that easy!

 
 
Download World AIDS Day Materials
 
Petition: make several copies for your table.
Quartersheet: print and cut to distribute and post.
Blogathon Flyer
 

 
Tabling Advice
When it comes to tabling, there are some important things to remember…
 
1. Define your goal and be prepared!  If you’re collecting signatures for a petition, be prepared to explain why it’s important for people to sign on. If you’re distributing condoms, make sure you can talk about why it’s important to use condoms. If you’re selling tickets for a World AIDS Day benefit, talk up the performers, where the money goes and why World AIDS Day is important.
 
2. Make it pretty. Nobody wants an unattractive table. The point is to spark the interest of folks who are walking by to stop and find out more information about your cause. Be sure you have large signs or posters on the front of or behind your table that spark folks’ interest. Example “Today is World AIDS Day…do you know your status?” or “Today is World AIDS Day…What are you doing to help stop the pandemic?”
 
3. Don’t hide behind the table. If you look like you don’t want to talk to anyone, they won’t want to talk to you! Get up! Walk around. Talk to strangers! Encourage them to check out your table for more information.
 
4. Partners are best. Ideally you want someone in front of the table bringing folks in as well as someone behind the table with the information.
 
5. Hand outs are a must! Hand outs include fliers, quarter sheets and/or awesome freebies. Make sure that the information you distribute has a website or email address where they can contact someone to get more involved. And who doesn’t love cool free stuff? For example, if you are tabling for World AIDS Day, condoms and red ribbons are awesome to give away (do not pin condoms to your ribbons!). 
 
6. Sign-up sheets help grown your constituency. The point is to get more people involved in your work. Be sure to have a place where they can sign up for emails about next steps, organizational meetings or future events.
 
7. Music is a plus! That is, if it’s fun music. And not so loud you can’t hear the person behind the table talking. If you can find music related to your cause, that’s also helpful.
 
8. Have fun! Show people why you are passionate about your cause. Look busy and not bored. When tabling, you are the face of your cause!

Learn More
Get informed about policies and issues around the HIV epidemic

Amplify Issues:  HIV

Amplify HealthFacts: HIV

Youth and the Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic (Advocates for Youth)

Questions and Answers: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS (SIECUS)

HIV/AIDS: A Global Pandemic (Religious Action Center of Reformed Judaism)

U.S. Global AIDS Policy and HIV Prevention (CHANGE)


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