Global AIDS Week of Action

INDIA Activities

May 2006

 

 

 

WHEN

 

WHAT

 

WHERE

 

WHO

Organizing partners

 

19/5/06

 

Press conference

Other Publicity towards GWA

 

Bangalore

 

Bangalore HIV and AIDS Forum

 

20/5/06-21/5/06

 

Film Festival on HIV and AIDS with Celebrities Speak

 

Candle Light Vigil

 

Bangalore

 

OPEN SPACE, Bangalore HIV and AIDS Forum, India Disasters.com, Samraksha

 

22/5/06

 

PLHA get Together- Felicitating  People Working on the issue of HIV and AIDS

 

Development of a Charter of Demands of PLHA

 

Bangalore

 

 

Bangalore HIV&AIDS Forum

 

23/5/06

 

Public Hearing on HIV related issues in Karnataka

 

Bangalore

 

Bangalore HIV and AIDS Forum, NGOs from other Networks and Support Groups in Karnataka

 

24/5/06

 

Advocacy with Elected representatives

 

Davangere, Karnataka

 

Abhaya AKP – Sex workers Forum, and Positive Peoples Network, AIDAN

 

25/5/06

 

Universal Access and Primary Health Care- Seminar and Development of Charter

 

 

 

 

Shimoga, Karnataka

 

MGRDSCT, ABHAYA –AKP, PHM and AIDAN

WHEN

Dates/Times

WHAT

Rally/press conference

WHERE

Venue/City

WHO

Organising partners

24/4/06

NGO sensitisation.

Kohima

 

NAGA DAO (A confederation of NGOs doing programmes on Drugs and HIV/AIDS

1/5/06 – 7/5/06

Prayer for people with HIV in all Churches across Nagaland

Across

Nagaland

Nagaland Baptist Church Council

23/5/06

 

Release of a documentary film on stories of people affected by HIV at the Raj Bhavan

Kohima

NSACS/ECS

24/5/06

Presentation of Charter of Demands to the CM and the Governor

Kohima

Naga DAO

19/05/06

Press Conference

 

Marathwada, Pune, Vidarbha and Western Maharashtra

CYDA and its partner organizations

20/05/06 – 25/05/06

 

Street Plays, Rallies, Radio Campaign in partnership with Radio Mirchi, public hearing, cycle rallies, signature campaign, poster exhibition

Marathwada, Pune, Vidarbha and Western Maharashtra

CYDA and its partner organizations

26/05/06 (10AM to 4PM)

 

Dharna and meeting with Health Minister; presenting him the Charter of Demands

   Mumbai

CYDA and its partner organizations

19/05/06

 Press conference

Ahmedabad

SHAN

20/05/06-25/05/06

District level programme, covering all the 26 districts

All the districts in Gujarat

 

SHAN members and other NGOs working on HIV&AIDS

21/05/06-23/05/06

Film festival

Ahmedabad

SHAN and Film Friends Club

24/05/06

 

Rally on district HQ and memorandum to District Collector and Chief Medical Officer

District HQs

SHAN members and other NGOs

20/05/06-25/05/06

Advocacy with Elected representatives

Ahmedabad

SHAN and AAI-I

26/5/06

 

 

State Level Consultation by Positive people on the issue of Access and Dignity

Ahmedabad

SHAN, PTRC and other groups

19/05/06

Press Meet

At Chennai Press Club, Chennai

Call For Action UNGASS – TN

( A Collective of 150 People’s Organisations & NGOs from Tamilnadu)

20/05/06

Silent Protest; Public Meeting, Street theatre, poster campaign, pamphlet distribution

 Villupuram District, Tamilnadu

Call For Action UNGASS – TN

21/05/06

Silent Protest; Public Meeting, Street theatre, poster campaign, pamphlet distribution

Trichy  district,  Tamilnadu

Call For Action UNGASS – TN

22/05/06

Silent Protest; Public Meeting, Street theatre, poster campaign, pamphlet distribution

Salem District, Tamilnadu

Call For Action UNGASS – TN

23/05/06

Silent Protest; Public Meeting, Street theatre, poster campaign, pamphlet distribution

 Madurai District, Tamilnadu

 

Call For Action UNGASS – TN

24/05/06

Silent Protest; Public Meeting, Street theatre, poster campaign, pamphlet distribution

Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu

 

Call For Action UNGASS – TN

25/05/06

Silent Protest; Public Meeting, Street theatre, poster campaign, pamphlet distribution

Coimbatore District, Tamilnadu

 

Call For Action UNGASS – TN

26/05/06

 

Silent Protest; Public Meeting, Street theatre, poster campaign, pamphlet distribution

Submission of Charter of Demands to the Health Secretary, Tamilnadu State

Chennai, Tamilnadu

Call For Action UNGASS – TN

20/05/06 – 26/05/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

Release of Poster

 

Launch Charter of Demands

 

Launch of the Campaign on Strengthening PHC

 

Launch the Film Suffering in Silence

7 districts in Andhra Pradesh

 

 

 

 

APPACHA & PLWHA Network

 

 

 

 

 

20/05/06-25/05/06

 

13 cultural troop visiting 13 blocks, awareness on HIV/AIDS, press meet, Poster Campaign, Pamphlet distribution

Bolangir & Bargarh district

Samuhik Marudi Pratikar Udyam

21/05/06-25/05/06

Rally, Press meet, Poster Campaign, Charter of Demands to the CDMO, District Collector, Health Minister and Chief Minister

Keonjhar, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri & Ganjam district

Ideal Development Agency, Juanga Jeevan Jeevika Bikash Samiti, Sneha Abhiyan, RUSH, Population Services International

26/05/06

 

District Programmes, Charter of demands to the CDMO, District Collector, Health Minister and Chief Minister

 

Meeting of the PLHAs and charter of demands to the Health Minister and Chief Minister

In all the Action Aid Operational districts

 

 

Bhubaneswar

 NGO’s working on HIV&AIDS

 

 

 

 

Fellows

23/05/06

Candle Light March and Media Chat

    Allahabad

UPNP+, AAK, AKAJSS, Lok Sevak Mandal and other local groups

24/05/06

Candle Light March and Media Chat

Varanasi

UPNP+, SRF, JMN, Guria and other local groups

25/ 05/06

Candle light march by the community and other civil society groups followed by chat with media regarding the UNGASS issue

Agra (Western UP) and  Azamgarh (Eastern UP)

Lucknow

UPNP+ and other civil society groups – ACCET, Pani, FPAI, Vigyan, SRF, Bharosa, Naz Foundation International, Uttar Pradesh Yaunik Adhikar Manch, Sahyog, AALI, Laxmi, Ankur, Vatsalya, UPVAN, UPVHA

26/05/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Release of report on   Assessment of Prevalence and Vulnerability of HIV infection in 5 districts of UP, conducted by ActionAid in partnership with Partners’ alliance and UPNP+ 

 

Sharing the Status Report of the state government’s efforts to deal with HIV&AIDS apropos the commitments made in UNGASS in 2001.

 

Testimonies by individuals from the community

 

Followed by Press conference

 

Handing over the Study report and Status report along with community demand charter and other material to the Chief Minister and Health Minister by a representatives’ group

 

Simultaneously in Agra, Azamgarh and Lucknow.

UPNP+ and other civil society groups – ACCET, Pani, FPAI, Vigyan, SRF, Bharosa, Naz Foundation International, Uttar Pradesh Yaunik Adhikar Manch, Sahyog, AALI, Laxmi, Ankur, Vatsalya, UPVAN, UPVHA

14/5/06

Planning Meeting of North Bengal Network of Positive People- Spandan for an Information and Sensitization Programme on UNGASS Declaration and Rights of PLWHAs at Siligur

Siliguri city

Spandan- A Network of Positive People in North Bengal & CRS

22.05.06 & 23.05.06

Orientation Programme and Workshop on  ‘UNGASS Declaration and State Response to the Right to Care & Dignity for PLWHAs

Kolkata

ActionAid Kolkata

24/5/06

Consultative Workshop of Civil Society Organizations in West Bengal on Sharing Concerns over Rights of PLWHA

 

Development of People’s Charter

Kolkata

Activists, NGOs, Action Aid working on HIV and AIDS in West Bengal

17/05/06- 26/05/06

Rising Voices of the HIV+ People in Rural Bengal- Plays for Advocacy on Rights of PLWHA in communities

Rural Areas of West Bengal

Reflect Resource Group, PBJBSP & HJS, Action Aid