The AIDS epidemic remains significantly widespread globally: it is estimated that 4.8 million people were newly infected with HIV in 2003, more than in any previous year.
Approximately 37.8 million people are living with HIV. The virus has killed over 20 million people since the first cases of AIDS were identified in 1981, and nearly 3 million in the year 2003 alone.
In France, there have been 59,495 reported cases of AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic, including 2,840 cases in our very own department of Alpes-Maritimes.
Join us on the Promenade des Anglais (opposite Ruhl Beach),
on Sunday, November 27 (from 11 am)
and Thursday, December 1 (from 6 pm)
Featuring:
– Marcel PIETRI (former European Judo Champion)
– Loïc LEFERME (World Champion of Free Diving, pending confirmation)
– Tony VIVARELLI (1981 French Boxing Champion)
– Fabien GUILLERME (European Boxing Champion)
– Carl BLASCO (Triathlete, ranked in the Athens and Sydney Olympics)
– Joël LE ROCH (Marathon runner, 58th in the 2003 New York Marathon)
– David GAUTHIER (Athlete, one of the top regional runners)
– Magalie MAGGIOLINI REYMONENQ (5th in the 100km World Championship)
– Georgy ADAMS (former basketball international)
– Le CAVIGAL NICE BASKET (with professional players and training center players)
– Anthony SCARAMOZZINO (Professional footballer, French international under-18)
PROGRAM
Sunday, November 27, 2005
– 11 am – 4 pm: Promenade des Anglais (Ruhl Beach)
– From 11 am: Activities and prevention in the NGO Village
– NGO stands fighting against AIDS
– Drawing and makeup stand for children
– Stands by Physiotherapy Students
– 12 pm: “Cold dip and mulled wine” at Ruhl Beach
In the presence of athletes from Nice
And also…
– 1 pm: Rock concert with the regional band Inside.
Interview and presentation of the participants, street interviews.
Thursday, December 1, 2005
– At FNAC Nice, from 12 pm: Information and prevention action
– 2 pm: Conference organized by the coalition at FNAC
Rock concert with the band Inside, which will present its single “Con d’Homme,” sold for the benefit of AIDS research.
On the Promenade des Anglais, in front of Ruhl Beach
– 6 pm: Solidarity chain – red ribbon (gathering)
Why a solidarity chain – red ribbon: The Coalition wishes to show that in the Alpes-Maritimes, we are capable of uniting against AIDS through a symbolic act such as the link:
– The link as a red ribbon originally a sign of solidarity towards HIV-positive people, a way to show concern in the fight against AIDS.
– The link as a hand extended to another as a sign of friendship, as a gesture of assistance.
That’s why the Coalition wishes to form a Red Ribbon composed of people and the essential red fabric, emblematic of the fight against AIDS.
In the presence of athletes from Nice
7 pm: Rock concert with the regional band Inside.
Contacts:
Sophie BECQUET
06 10 90 08 67
nice@sida-info-service.org
Florence EXCOFFON
04 93 55 90 35
aides_nice@hotmail.com
SIDA INFO SERVICE A.M.
c/o Mutualité Française A.M.
11 rue Colonel Driant – Le Jalna B1
06100 NICE
Tel: 04 92 09 18 91
Fax: 04 92 09 03 70
Website: www.sida-info-service.org/nice
