Cities Turn (RED) For WORLD AIDS DAY

December 1st is World AIDS Day and this year's theme  is 'Universal Access and Human Rights'. The world is coming together to raise awareness of the goal of an AIDS Free Generation due in 2015. Last year nearly half a million babies were born with HIV.
Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education.

This World AIDS Day, cities around the world will light their most distinctive landmarks (RED). From the Sydney Opera House, to Paris' City Hall & Fountains, from the London Eye, to Cape Town’s Table Mountain, from Niagara Falls, to the Seattle Space Needle - the world will turn red to highlight the goal that by 2015 we can have a world where virtually no child is born with HIV.

Sydney Opera House

Empire State Building

The London Eye

Seattle Space Needle  

AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007,making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history.
Launched in 2006, (RED) had generated over $150 million for Global Fund and over 5 million people have been impacted by  HIV and AIDS programs supported by (RED). Products like Nike, Converse, Apple, Starbucks are just a few from the long line of companies who give up to 50% of their profits to help with the global funding that takes care of families and communitites affected by HIV or AIDS.

Tomorrow you can do a ton of things to support WOLRD AIDS DAY.

Turn your Facebook and Twitter (RED)

On World AIDS Day, December 1st, you can unlock a (RED) badge on foursquare. Simply shout #turnred when you check in to any location and you will unlock this (RED) badge.

Meet up for (RED)

(2015) RED

Starbucks is contributing 5c/5p to fighting AIDS on EVERY hand crafted beverage. Coffee never tasted so good!

So let's get together world and let the number for 2015 be 0!!