UPEI invites members of the media to the following events important to the University, its students, staff, faculty and alumni (World Aids Day 2011—Getting to Zero events):
Who: UPEI students have created several events to support World Aids Day 2011—Getting to Zero
What: An AIDS information booth, Red Ribbon photo shoot and free documentary film screening will take place on World AIDS Day
Where: W.A. Murphy Student Centre, UPEI campus, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE
When: Thursday, December 1, 2011
(12:30-2 pm- Information Booth at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre
1:30 pm- Wear RED & be a part of the giant red ribbon photo shoot
4:30 pm- Free documentary film screening at the Wave (inside the W.A. Murphy Student Centre) WorldAIDScampaign.org)
Why: UPEI is pleased to host these student-driven events to support this world-wide strategy. The events on December 1 will help to raise awareness of AIDS and World AIDS Day 2011. In 2010 there were 1.8 million AIDS-related deaths, lower than the 2.2 million in 2005—Getting to Zero is the AIDS Strategy for 2011-2015. “Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination. Zero AIDS Related Deaths.”
