The woman phoned me and said it would be great if some of our members could make it down to london for the event.

treataidsnow@... wrote:

Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:29:36 +0000
From: treataidsnow@...
Subject: Stop AIDS Day of action!
To: treataidsnow@...

Dear Treat AIDS Now Campaigner,

Preparations for the G8 meeting are at full speed and it is
crucial that we get our demands on their Agenda now.

Millions of people are still dying, because they can't
access the treatment they need.

Now is the time to increase the pressure on the government to
take action, making clear that it is unacceptable that people
die due to their complacency.

In March the G8 Development Ministers are meeting. As the UK's
Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn
will of course be present.

This is a key moment in our fight for universal access to
treatment and strategically the perfect time to present Benn
with all the action cards we have collected.

Please help by sending us all your collected action cards and
get as many campaigners as possible to take part in a joint day
of action on Tue 20 Mar.

(You can keep collecting action cards until Tue 13 Mar and then
put them in the post, so they reach us before the Tue 20 Mar.)

Below you find what the plan is so far:

People & Planet as part of the Stop AIDS Campaign coalition will
take part in a whole day of action on Tue 20 Mar.

The overall aim is to get Benn's head straight on AIDS before
the G8 Development Minister's meeting and to win the support of
more MPs to push the UK government to take action!

The date is set and Benn is booked for an hour. Now, we've got
to get as many groups to London as possible as well as getting
everyone to invite their MPs to the event and book them for a
lobbying session in the afterwards. We can double the numbers of
MPs by everyone booking their Uni + home MPs.

The event is a joint event with other members of the Stop AIDS
Campaign coalition. Please get in touch with other groups
campaigning on HIV/AIDS on your campus/ in your school/college
(e.g. Student Stops AIDS Campaign, Medsin/Pharmaware) to
coordinate things like coming to London, booking MPs, etc.

There is money available for travel expenses and we'll provide
food and drinks for the day, but we need to know roughly how
many people of each group are coming, so please get in touch
with me via email of phone by Fri 23 Feb.

We will draft an invitation for MPs, which you can use, as soon
as we get the confirmation which room we will be in.


Proposed outline of the day:

Treat AIDS Now Day of Action


Date: Tuesday 20 March

11ish-1: meet, organise, prep and ‘gee up’.
1-2: hour with Benn, including speakers, Q&A, presentation of
petition, time for him to meet campaigners.
2-3: MPs encouraged to stay back and network with constituents,
can perform some lobbies here.
3-5: Meetings with MPs who cannot be at meeting.
5/530: photo shoot and stunt

Below are the plans for what the event should be like in detail:

Benn room/time should include:
- Visual display of pillcard petitions + shoes + case studies,
pics, stats etc
- Area for groups to display what they have done
- Area for photographer + backdrop
- Filming area – Youtube?
- Refreshments
- Session with Benn must be engaging and a dialogie – must be
time for Q&A etc
- Speakers could include Southern speaker + someone from the
campaign + Benn

- Use Douglas Room for storing stuff, a place to meet etc
- Invite Lords as well as MPs
- Photo stunt at end like Trafalgar Sq photo but needs a
‘twist’. German theme? Clock ticking? Emergency message (ambulance)?

Do email me any of your creative ideas for the photo stunt and
any other ideas and comments you have.

Please email me: daniela.strauss@...

Or give me a ring in the People & Planet office: 01865 245678

All the best,

Dani
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Daniela Strauss
Treat AIDS Now Campaign Intern
People & Planet
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